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Edinburgh Chess Congress Results
David Lloyd Leisure
April 4th – 6th, 2014
Report by Jim Wallace
Prizewinners list:
Premier |
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| 1st= (£375 each) | IM Mark Orr | (Wandering Dragons) | 4½/5 | |
| FM Alan Tate | (Wandering Dragons) | 4½/5 | ||
| 1st Grading Prize: (1900-2100) (£25 each) | Raj Bhopal | (Wandering Dragons) | 3½/5 | |
| Duncan Campbell | (Oban) | " | ||
| 2nd Grading Prize: (£50) | Peter Smith | (Ayr) | 3/5 | |
| East of Scotland Champion (£25 each) | IM Mark Orr & FM Alan Tate | 4½/5 | ||
| Edinburgh Evening News Cup (£30) | Kai Pannwitz | (Inverness) | 2/5 | |
Challengers Event |
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| 1st (£150) | Richard Kynoch | (Wandering Dragons) | 4/5 | |
| 2nd (£25 each) | Joe Parks | (Kilmarnock) | 3½/5 | |
| Mike Cavanagh | (Bon Accord) | " | ||
| Donald Heron | (Wandering Dragons) | " | ||
| Grading Prize (£30) | Euan Gray | (North Juniors) | 3½/5 | |
Major Event |
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| 1st (£150 ) | Nicolas Mahoney | (England) | 4½/5 | |
| 2nd (£25 each) | Nile Irving | (Stirling) | 3½/5 | |
| Noel Boustread | (England) | " | ||
| Chris Donkin | (Wandering Dragons) | " | ||
| Grading Prize: (£10 each) | David Potts | (Bellshill) | 3/5 | |
| Calum McGillivray | (Edinburgh) | " | ||
| Paul Shafi | (Castlehill) | " | ||
Bishops Event |
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| 1st (£150 each) | Jason Maxwell | (Austin Friars) | 5/5 | |
| 2nd Prize (£35 each) | Simon Kerridge | (Bearsden) | 4/5 | |
| Bryan O’Rourke | (Dunfermline) | " | ||
| Grading prize (£30) | Bruce Chalmers | (Renfrew) | 3½/5 | |
Knights Event |
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| 1st (£150) | Tariq Pasha | (North Juniors) | 4½/5 | |
| 2nd= (£20) | Andrew Millar | (Austin Friars) | 4/5 | |
| Ronald Dunnet | (Musselburgh) | " | ||
| Camas Millar | (Austin Friars) | " | ||
| Sholpan Namazbayeva | (England) | " | ||
| Grading Prize (£15 each) | Ben Hartman | (Badgers Brook) | 3/5 | |
| Duncan DePasquale | (North Juniors) | |||
Other Prizes |
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| Best Game (£30) judged by Geoff Chandler | Alan Tate | (Wandering Dragons) | ||
| Most entertaining game prize judged by Geoff Chandler donated by Chess Hosts.com |
Noel Boustread | (England) | ||
| Giant Killer Prize (£30) (grading difference 738) | Sidharth Berera | (South Morningside) | ||
| Prize Draw (£30) | Ronald Dunnet | (Musselburgh) | ||
| Dick Heathwood's slow starter prize £10 prize incorporated into 2nd place Knights prizes. |
Andrew and Camas Millar | (Austin Friars) | ||