1998 85th Smith & Williamson British Chess Championship, Torquay, 27 July - 7 August • 1997« »1999

1998 British Chess Championship		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	Nigel D Short	ENG	2670g	b35+	w28+	b20+	w6+	b½/2	w½/19	b½/7	w9+	b4+	w16+	b3-	8½
2	Matthew D Sadler	ENG	2660g	w44+	b15+	w16+	b19+	w1=	b4=	w3+	b21+	w7=	b9-	w6+	8½
3	Anthony J Miles	ENG	2590g	b27+	w11+	b10=	w8=	b28=	w25+	b2-	w20+	b6=	w4+	w1+	8
4	Jonathan S Speelman	ENG	2600g	b31=	w22+	b25+	w10+	b7=	w2=	b8+	w19+	w1-	b3-	w9+	7½
5	Chris G Ward	ENG	2505g	b22=	w29=	b27+	w11=	b39+	w28=	b10+	w7-	b8=	w18+	b16+	7½
6	Peter K Wells	ENG	2515g	w38+	b14+	w12+	b1-	w8-	b30+	w15+	b16=	w3=	b7+	b2-	7
7	Krishnan Sasikiran	IND	2470f	b23+	w32+	b9=	w39+	w4=	b8=	w1=	b5+	b2=	w6-	b11=	7
8	Daniel Gormally	ENG	2400m	b57+	w43=	w21+	b3=	b6+	w7=	w4-	b17+	w5=	b12=	w13=	7
9	Mark Hebden	ENG	2590g	w37=	b66+	w7=	b24+	w16=	b13=	w12+	b1-	w21+	w2+	b4-	7
10	Andrew Ledger	ENG	2450m	w36+	b40+	w3=	b4-	w30=	b26+	w5-	b33=	w17+	b24+	w12=	7
11	Miroslav Houska	ENG	2375	w62+	b3-	w36+	b5=	w31=	b40-	w27+	b34+	w13=	b19+	w7=	7
12	Andrew D Martin	ENG	2445m	b41+	w56+	b6-	w18-	b22+	w43+	b9-	w31+	b20+	w8=	b10=	7
13	Aaron Summerscale	ENG	2455g	w52+	b26-	w40+	b30=	w17+	w9=	b19-	w32+	b11=	w28+	b8=	7
14	Nicholas Pert	ENG	2390f	b48+	w6-	b23=	w29+	b20=	b31=	w17-	w47+	b28=	b39+	w21+	7
15	Gary W Lane	ENG	2405m	b68+	w2-	b29=	w23=	b41+	w18+	b6-	w43=	b22=	w32+	b20+	7
16	Praveen Thipsay	IND	2450g	b45+	w54+	b2-	w41+	b9=	w20=	b25+	w6=	b19+	b1-	w5-	6½
17	Simon K Williams	ENG	2335f	b61+	w20-	b56=	w45+	b13-	w29+	b14+	w8-	b10-	w42+	b28+	6½
18	Simon Knott	ENG	2340f	w49=	b55=	w47+	b12+	w19-	b15-	w41+	b24=	w40+	b5-	w39+	6½
19	Jonathan Rowson	SCO	2495m	w46+	b33+	w26+	w2-	b18+	b1=	w13+	b4-	w16-	w11-	b23=	6
20	Keith C Arkell	ENG	2475g	w51+	b17+	w1-	b32+	w14=	b16=	w40+	b3-	w12-	b30+	w15-	6
21	Stuart Conquest	ENG	2490g	b29=	w31+	b8-	w22=	b51+	w32+	b28+	w2-	b9-	w25+	b14-	6
22	Richard G Pert	ENG	2240	w5=	b4-	w59+	b21=	w12-	b50+	w30=	b52+	w15=	b34=	w24=	6
23	Robert Eames	ENG	2232	w7-	b58+	w14=	b15=	w24=	b39=	w26=	b30=	w34=	b33+	w19=	6
24	Richard A Bates	ENG	2395m	w50=	b49=	w42+	w9-	b23=	b34=	w39+	w18=	b43+	w10-	b22=	6
25	Brian Kelly	IRL	2405f	w66=	b50+	w4-	b46+	w34+	b3-	w16-	b49+	w33+	b21-	w26=	6
26	Thomas Hinks-Edwards	ENG	2315	b53+	w13+	b19-	w28-	b60+	w10-	b23=	w29=	b42=	w48+	b25=	6
27	David Tebb	ENG	2250	w3-	b62+	w5-	b47=	w55+	b42=	b11-	w48=	b60+	w35=	b44+	6
28	Jonathan P Levitt	ENG	2430g	w65+	b1-	w44+	b26+	w3=	b5=	w21-	b40+	w14=	b13-	w17-	5½
29	David M Moskovic	ENG	2235	w21=	b5=	w15=	b14-	w56+	b17-	w61+	b26=	w30-	b49+	w34=	5½
30	Susan K Lalic	ENG	2350wg	b60=	w47=	b48+	w13=	b10=	w6-	b22=	w23=	b29+	w20-	b31=	5½
31	Adam Hunt	ENG	2265	w4=	b21-	w66+	b56+	b11=	w14=	w33=	b12-	b51=	w43=	w30=	5½
32	Gavin Wall	ENG	2355	w58+	b7-	w55+	w20-	b63+	b21-	w52+	b13-	w36+	b15-	w37=	5½
33	Michael J Basman	ENG	2360m	b63+	w19-	b41-	w42=	b53+	w35+	b31=	w10=	b25-	w23-	b48+	5½
34	Andrew Dyce	WLS	2295	w56-	b65+	w52=	b49+	b25-	w24=	b60+	w11-	b23=	w22=	b29=	5½
35	Andrew P Smith	IRL	2290f	w1-	b42-	w62+	b55=	w58+	b33-	w49-	b61+	w46+	b27=	w36=	5½
36	F Norman Stephenson	ENG	2215	b10-	w64+	b11-	w50=	b47=	w60-	b63+	w45+	b32-	w51+	b35=	5½
37	Oliver Jackson	ENG	2255	b9=	w41-	b60=	w63-	b48+	w47=	b51=	w42-	b57+	w53+	b32=	5½
38	David Coleman	ENG	2245	b6-	w48-	b64-	w62=	b59=	w66+	b57+	w53-	b47=	w60+	b50+	5½
39	Graeme Buckley	ENG	2295m	b47=	w60+	b54+	b7-	w5-	w23=	b24-	w41+	b53+	w14-	b18-	5
40	Charles Kennaugh	ENG	2290f	b64+	w10-	b13-	w48+	b45+	w11+	b20-	w28-	b18-	w50=	b42=	5
41	Marcus E Osborne	ENG	2205	w12-	b37+	w33+	b16-	w15-	w54+	b18-	b39-	w44-	b61+	w56+	5
42	Jovanka Houska	ENG	2190		w35+	b24-	b33=	w46+	w27=	b43-	b37+	w26=	b17-	w40=	5/10
43	James E Cobb	WLS	2305	w55=	b8=	w49=	b51=	w52+	b12-	w42+	b15=	w24-	b31=		5/10
44	Andrew P Lewis	ENG	2275f	b2-	w57+	b28-	w60-	b50-	w59+	b48-	w56+	b41+	w47+	w27-	5
45	David Ledger	ENG	2220f	w16-	b59=	w50+	b17-	w40-	b61-	w62+	b36-	w58+	b55+	w46=	5
46	Nathan Alfred	ENG	2235	b19-	w63=	b61+	w25-	b42-	w53=	b56+	w60=	b35-	w54+	b45=	5
47	Melanie Buckley	ENG	2005	w39=	b30=	b18-	w27=	w36=	b37=	w58+	b14-	w38=	b44-	w51=	4½
48	Andrew G Cooper	HKG	2145	w14-	b38+	w30-	b40-	w37-	b62+	w44+	b27=	w55+	b26-	w33-	4½
49	Simon Buckley	ENG	2120	b18=	w24=	b43=	w34-	b54=	w51=	b35+	w25-	b50=	w29-	b53=	4½
50	Sheila Jackson	ENG	2165wm	b24=	w25-	b45-	b36=	w44+	w22-	b64=	b58+	w49=	b40=	w38-	4½
51	Francis Rayner	WLS	2235	b20-	w61=	b53+	w43=	w21-	b49=	w37=	b55=	w31=	b36-	b47=	4½
52	Adrian Jackson	ENG	2225	b13-	w53=	b34=	w64+	b43-	w63+	b32-	w22-	b54-	w59=	b60+	4½
53	James McDonnell	IRL	2020	w26-	b52=	w51-	b66+	w33-	b46=	w65+	b38+	w39-	b37-	w49=	4½
54	Chris Beaumont	ENG	2330	w59+	b16-	w39-	b58=	w49=	b41-	w55-	b65=	w52+	b46-	b57+	4½
55	Craig Hanley	ENG	2010	b43=	w18=	b32-	w35=	b27-	w57=	b54+	w51=	b48-	w45-	b59=	4
56	Michael Holmes	IRL	(1999)	b34+	b12-	w17=	w31-	b29-	b65=	w46-	b44-	w62+	w63+	b41-	4
57	David Gunter	ENG	2175	w8-	b44-	w58-	b59+	w61=	b55=	w38-	b66+	w37-	b65+	w54-	4
58	Heather Richards	ENG	2130	b32-	w23-	b57+	w54=	b35-	w64+	b47-	w50-	b45-	w66=	b63+	4
59	Edmund C Player	ENG	2110	b54-	w45=	b22-	w57-	w38=	b44-	b66+	w64=	w65=	b52=	w55=	4
60	Clive Wismayer	ENG	2125	w30=	b39-	w37=	b44+	w26-	b36+	w34-	b46=	w27-	b38-	w52-	3½
61	Cathy Forbes	ENG	2110wm	w17-	b51=	w46-	b65=	b57=	w45+	b29-	w35-	b64=	w41-	w62=	3½
62	Aiden Leech	ENG	2145	b11-	w27-	b35-	b38=	w66=	w48-	b45-	w63+	b56-	w64+	b61=	3½
63	Jonathan Mutton	ENG	2135	w33-	b46=	w65=	b37+	w32-	b52-	w36-	b62-	w66+	b56-	w58-	3
64	Thomas Rendle	ENG	1848	w40-	b36-	w38+	b52-	w65=	b58-	w50=	b59=	w61=	b62-	b66-	3
65	Chris Morrison	SCO	2200	b28-	w34-	b63=	w61=	b64=	w56=	b53-	w54=	b59=	w57-	b67-	3
66	R Alan Barton	ENG	2180	b25=	w9-	b31-	w53-	b62=	b38-	w59-	w57-	b63-	b58=	w64+	2½
67	Carey Wilman	SCO	2060											w65+	1+
68	Philip Potopaev	ENG	2060	w15-											1-

1998 British Chess Championship Play-Off, Torquay, Saturday 8 August 1998

Rapidplay - 30m + 30s/move

1998 British Chess Championship	Fed	Elo	1	2	Total
Nigel Short	ENG	2670g	½	1	1½
Matthew Sadler	ENG	2660g	½	0	½

1998 British Ladies' Champion: Susan Lalic
1998 British Under 21 Champions: Miroslav Houska, Nicholas Pert, Krishnan Sasikiran
Alexander Best Games Prize: Chris Ward for his game vs David Tebb
British Championship Rating Prizes: Richard Pert 6/11; Melanie Buckley 4½/11
GM norm achieved: Krishnan Sasikiran
IM norm achieved: Miroslav Houska
WIM norm achieved: Jovanka Houska

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1998 BCF MAJOR OPEN

1998 British Major Open		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	Robert S McFarland	ENG	2240	b38+	w14=	b20-	w50+	b63+	w10=	b51+	w2=	b23+	w26+	b6+	8½
2	Martin J Simons	ENG	2170	b46=	w86+	b36+	w87+	b3=	w32+	w6=	b1=	w26=	b9+	w5+	8½
3	Matthew N Anderton	ENG	2260	w52+	b16=	w62+	b18+	w2=	b22+	w14+	b6+	w9-	b7-	w15+	8
4	John N Sugden	ENG	2240	w59+	b62=	w19+	b55+	w22=	b26=	w8+	b9=	w5=	b15=	w7+	8
5	David E Buckley	ENG	2110	b90+	w32-	b74+	w61=	b13=	w46+	b35+	w17+	b4=	w14+	b2-	7½
6	Dilip Das	IND	2180	b60+	w56+	b87=	w20+	b10=	w11+	b2=	w3-	b32+	w27+	w1-	7½
7	Andrew N Greet	ENG	2205	b65+	w64=	b23=	w56+	b25-	w54+	b39+	w10+	b14=	w3+	b4-	7½
8	Andrew J C Hammond	ENG	2200	b50+	w48+	b39-	w49+	b51=	w30+	b4-	w27=	b36+	w20+	w9=	7½
9	John Naylor	ENG	2240	b75+	w44+	b25+	w39=	b14-	w13+	b27+	w4=	b3+	w2-	b8=	7½
10	Robert C Noyce	ENG	2155	w57=	b58=	w73+	b70+	w6=	b1=	w33+	b7-	w21+	b16=	w29+	7½
11	Philip Potopaev	ENG	2060	bye+	b30+	w47-	w31+	b17+	b6-	w41-	w13=	b51+	w25+	b26+	7½
12	David J Spence	ENG	2070	b96+	w13=	b17-	w40=	b69+	w61=	b38=	w24+	w33=	b41+	w34+	7½
13	Desmond T N Tan	ENG	2150	w78+	b12=	w70=	b59+	w5=	b9-	w21=	b11=	w69+	b42+	w33+	7½
14	Bret C Addison	ENG	2105	w114+	b1=	w33+	b15+	w9+	w39+	b3-	b26=	w7=	b5-	w18=	7
15	Daniel L Bisby	ENG	2215	b66+	w20=	b64+	w14-	b87=	w36+	b23=	w39+	b31+	w4=	b3-	7
16	Rohan M Churm	ENG	2115	b77+	w3=	b27=	w51=	b46=	w87=	b63+	w31=	b54+	w10=	b17=	7
17	Robert F Willmoth	ENG	2195	w99+	b23=	w12+	b47=	w11-	b37+	w34+	b5-	w29=	b46+	w16=	7
18	Richard J A Almond	ENG	2120	b101+	w63+	b32=	w3-	b27-	w94+	b43+	w23-	b28=	w38+	b14=	6½
19	Chris J Beckett	ENG	2105	b105=	w106+	b4-	w69=	b28=	w60=	b46-	w74+	b40+	w63+	b27=	6½
20	Matthew P Broomfield	ENG	2105	w88+	b15=	w1+	b6-	w53-	b70+	w45+	b42=	w41+	b8-	w22=	6½
21	Ian A Debbage	ENG	2025	b35+	w51=	w80+	b22-	w41-	b62+	b13=	w61+	b10-	w44+	b30=	6½
22	Timothy R Dickinson	ENG	2155	b27=	w46+	b54+	w21+	b4=	w3-	b32-	w36-	b65+	w39+	b20=	6½
23	David J Garner	ENG	2090	b103+	w17=	w7=	b41=	w42=	b49+	w15=	b18+	w1-	b33-	w57+	6½
24	Ian R Henderson	ENG	2215	w83=	b73=	w59-	b109+	w70=	b66=	w50+	b12-	w52=	b69+	w46+	6½
25	David J Hodge	ENG	2130	b40+	w43+	w9-	b78+	w7+	b41=	w26-	b64=	w42=	b11-	w53+	6½
26	Christopher I Howell	ENG	2150	b67+	bye=	w83+	w32=	b48+	w4=	b25+	w14=	b2=	b1-	w11-	6½
27	Chris Jones	ENG		w22=	b91+	w16=	b30=	w18+	b47+	w9-	b8=	w64+	b6-	w19=	6½
28	Richard M Jones	ENG	2015	w41-	b112+	w30-	b100+	w19=	w81+	b79+	b34-	w18=	b37=	w64+	6½
29	Ian G Kelly	ENG	2065	b110=	w74=	b40=	w48-	b77+	w84+	b61=	w35+	b17=	w32+	b10-	6½
30	Nicholas S Lee	ENG	2130	b31+	w11-	b28+	w27=	b86+	b8-	w42-	w60+	b63=	b73+	w21=	6½
31	Shanker Menon	ENG	2170	w30-	b101+	w71+	b11-	w57+	b52+	w53+	b16=	w15-	b34-	w50+	6½
32	Stewart Reuben	ENG	2240	w53+	b5+	w18=	b26=	w34+	b2-	w22+	b41=	w6-	b29-	w66+	6½
33	Oliver Rosten	ENG	2240	b63=	w68+	b14-	w38+	b60+	w51=	b10-	w48+	b12=	w23+	b13-	6½
34	Nick J Rutter	ENG	2130	b68+	w87-	b84+	w92+	b32-	w65+	b17-	w28+	b46=	w31+	b12-	6½
35	David Wise	ENG	2180	w21-	b85=	w82+	b83+	w55+	b53=	w5-	b29-	w99+	b66=	w52+	6½
36	James R Bourne	ENG	2065	w98+	b41=	w2-	b45=	w78+	b15-	w59+	b22+	w8-	b53=	w42=	6
37	Leigh J Debbage	ENG	2075	b97+	b47-	w45=	w67+	b61=	w17-	b40+	w63-	b87+	w28=	b43=	6
38	Thomas J S Dougherty	ENG	2055	w1-	b114+	w99=	b33-	w93+	b68=	w12=	b58=	w47+	b18-	w73+	6
39	Andrew M Dunn	ENG	2060	b115+	w79+	w8+	b9=	w47+	b14-	w7-	b15-	w57=	b22-	b54+	6
40	Berthold Lausen	GER		w25-	b95+	w29=	b12=	w52-	b83+	w37-	b75+	w19-	b91+	w80+	6
41	Stephen C Ledger	ENG	2175	b28+	w36=	b49=	w23=	b21+	w25=	b11+	w32=	b20-	w12-	b45=	6
42	Gavin R Lock	ENG		b86=	w71=	b60=	w44+	b23=	w79=	b30+	w20=	b25=	w13-	b36=	6
43	Roger D W Marsh	ENG	2065	w93+	b25-	w92-	b85=	w108+	b55+	w18-	b57-	w100+	b59+	w37=	6
44	Tim R Spanton	ENG	2115	w82+	b9-	w57=	b42-	w58+	b59=	w66=	b78+	w53=	b21-	w83+	6
45	Jay Stockham	ENG		b87-	w115+	b37=	w36=	b56+	w48=	b20-	bye=	w80+	b64=	w41=	6
46	Mark Allison	ENG		w2=	b22-	w98+	b64+	w16=	b5-	w19+	b80+	w34=	w17-	b24-	5½
47	Philip Almond	ENG	2185	b94+	w37+	b11+	w17=	b39-	w27-	b48=	w54-	b38-	w84=	b86+	5½
48	Paul Botham	ENG	2090	w107+	b8-	w109+	b29+	w26-	b45=	w47=	b33-	w58=	b50-	w90+	5½
49	D Ian Calvert	ENG	2065	b100+	w72=	w41=	b8-	b84=	w23-	w78-	b104=	b96+	w105+	b60=	5½
50	James Coleman	ENG	2040	w8-	b107=	w104+	b1-	w80=	b98+	b24-	w105=	b92+	w48+	b31-	5½
51	Neil E G Crickmore	ENG	2120	w102+	b21=	w108+	b16=	w8=	b33=	w1-	b53=	w11-	b58=	w59=	5½
52	Paul S Davies	ENG	2055	b3-	w77=	b105=	w97+	b40+	w31-	b60=	w87=	b24=	w81+	b35-	5½
53	Michael F G Duggan	ENG		b32-	w97+	b79=	w72+	b20+	w35=	b31-	w51=	b44=	w36=	b25-	5½
54	David G Flower	WLS	2065	w95+	b80=	w22-	b108+	w66=	b7-	w68+	b47+	w16-	b57=	w39-	5½
55	Robin W Haldane	ENG		b71=	w76+	b72+	w4-	b35-	w43-	b77-	w56-	w102+	b93+	b89+	5½
56	Peter C R Lane	ENG	2070	w112+	b6-	w58+	b7-	w45-	b78=	w57-	b55+	bye=	w77=	b84+	5½
57	Arthur Pinkerton	IRL		b10=	w81=	b44=	w79=	b31-	w72=	b56+	w43+	b39=	w54=	b23-	5½
58	Philip R Pugh	ENG		b89=	w10=	b56-	w81=	b44-	w102+	b94+	w38=	b48=	w51=	b61=	5½
59	John E Richards	ENG	2050	b4-	w90+	b24+	w13-	b92=	w44=	b36-	w68+	b61+	w43-	b51=	5½
60	Arpi Shah	IND	2030	w6-	b102+	w42=	b80+	w33-	b19=	w52=	b30-	w88+	b83=	w49=	5½
61	Binoy Shah	IND	2205	w70=	b69=	w66+	b5=	w37=	b12=	w29=	b21-	w59-	b99+	w58=	5½
62	Marc A Shaw	ENG	2105	b92+	w4=	b3-	w86-	b67+	w21-	b69-	w97+	b84=	w68+	b65=	5½
63	Tomas M Thrower	ENG	2055	w33=	b18-	w76+	b73+	w1-	b92+	w16-	b37+	w30=	b19-	w69=	5½
64	Alec J Toll	ENG	2100	b104+	b7=	w15-	w46-	b74+	w86+	b87+	w25=	b27-	w45=	b28-	5½
65	Ieuan C Ward	ENG	2045	w7-	b92-	w112+	b107+	w116+	b34-	w80-	b108+	w22-	b85+	w62=	5½
66	Mark A Whitehead	ENG	2050	w15-	b88+	b61-	w105+	b54=	w24=	b44=	w86=	b72+	w35=	b32-	5½
67	Iva Anguelov	ENG		w26-	b98=	w75+	b37-	w62-	b108=	w88-	b112+	w104+	b80-	w99+	5
68	Paul A Aston	ENG		w34-	b33-	w95+	b91=	w75+	w38=	b54-	b59-	w98+	b62-	w104+	5
69	John W Bass	ENG	2005	b76=	w61=	bye=	b19=	w12-	b91=	w62+	w81+	b13-	w24-	b63=	5
70	Terry J Bean	ENG	2040	b61=	w110+	b13=	w10-	b24=	w20-	b96=	w90=	b77=	w72=	b74=	5
71	Matthew D F Cave	ENG	2030	w55=	b42=	b31-	w96+	b79-	w97=	b90=	bye=	w85=	w89=	b77=	5
72	John A Feavyour	ENG	2135	w109+	b49=	w55-	b53-	w99=	b57=	w73=	b88+	w66-	b70=	w78=	5
73	John S Garnett	ENG	2030	b106=	w24=	b10-	w63-	b104+	w105=	b72=	w96+	b79+	w30-	b38-	5
74	Gawain C B Jones	ENG		w91=	b29=	w5-	b76=	w64-	b107=	w98+	b19-	w93=	b100+	w70=	5
75	Ninad R Konakanchi	IND		w9-	b82=	b67-	w103+	b68-	w76+	b84=	w40-	bye=	w92=	b105+	5
76	David Lewis	ENG		w69=	b55-	b63-	w74=	w100=	b75-	w110=	b82=	w109+	b101+	b81=	5
77	John C Simmons	ENG		w16-	b52=	w91=	b99=	w29-	b93=	w55+	b83=	w70=	b56=	w71=	5
78	Jesper Sisask	ENG		b13-	w96+	b81+	w25-	b36-	w56=	b49+	w44-	b89=	w79=	b72=	5
79	Martin R Taylor	ENG	2130	w85+	b39-	w53=	b57=	w71+	b42=	w28-	b99=	w73-	b78=	w82=	5
80	Robert Thomas	ENG	2145	b84+	w54=	b21-	w60-	b50=	w106+	b65+	w46-	b45-	w67+	b40-	5
81	Neville H Twitchell	ENG	2105	w108=	b57=	w78-	b58=	w85+	b28-	w92+	b69-	w90+	b52-	w76=	5
82	Laurie Waller	ENG		b44-	w75=	b35-	w98=	b96-	w103-	b115+	w76=	b97+	w87+	b79=	5
83	Mel J Young	ENG	2050	b24=	w105+	b26-	w35-	b94=	w40-	b112+	w77=	b86+	w60=	b44-	5
84	Leslie J Crane	ENG		w80-	b93+	w34-	b110+	w49=	b29-	w75=	b91=	w62=	b47=	w56-	4½
85	Angus J French	ENG		b79-	w35=	b89=	w43=	b81-	w112=	b103+	w94=	b71=	w65-	b87=	4½
86	Tim Hebbes	ENG		w42=	b2-	w103+	b62+	w30-	b64-	w91=	b66=	w83-	b108+	w47-	4½
87	Rosalind Kieran	ENG	2025	w45+	b34+	w6=	b2-	w15=	b16=	w64-	b52=	w37-	b82-	w85=	4½
88	Matthew C King	ENG		b20-	w66-	b115+	w94-	b110=	w89=	b67+	w72-	b60-	w96+	b103=	4½
89	Timothy Lunn	ENG	2130	w58=	b108-	w85=	b111-	w102=	b88=	w107+	b100=	w78=	b71=	w55-	4½
90	Peter S Morton	ENG		w5-	b59-	w93-	b104=	b95+	w110+	w71=	b70=	b81-	w94+	b48-	4½
91	David Parr	ENG	2135	b74=	w27-	b77=	w68=	b106=	w69=	b86=	w84=	b105=	w40-	b92=	4½
92	Sophie E Tidman	ENG		w62-	w65+	b43+	b34-	w59=	w63-	b81-	b107+	w50-	b75=	w91=	4½
93	Syringa L Turvey	ENG		b43-	w84-	b90+	w106=	b38-	w77=	b105-	w103+	b74=	w55-	w108+	4½
94	Ruth Bates	ENG	2035	w47-	b103=	w107=	b88+	w83=	b18-	w58-	b85=	w108=	b90-	w100=	4
95	Lucy J Broomfield	ENG		b54-	w40-	b68-	b114-	w90-	b115+	w109=	b102=	w107+	b98=	w101=	4
96	Marcus Coupe	ENG		w12-	b78-	w101+	b71-	w82+	b99=	w70=	b73-	w49-	b88-	w110+	4
97	Andrew Foulds	ENG		w37-	b53-	w102+	b52-	w109+	b71=	w99-	b62-	w82-	b110=	w115+	4
98	Mark Hubbuck	ENG		b36-	w67=	b46-	b82=	w114+	w50-	b74-	w106+	b68-	w95=	b107=	4
99	Stephen M Jones	ENG	2040	b17-	w104=	b38=	w77=	b72=	w96=	b97+	w79=	b35-	w61-	b67-	4
100	Munroe L Morrison	ENG		w49-	b109-	w114+	w28-	b76=	bye=	b101+	w89=	b43-	w74-	b94=	4
101	Koichi B Nicholas	ENG		w18-	w31-	b96-	b112-	w115+	b114+	w100-	b110+	bye=	w76-	b95=	4
102	Claire L Thrower	ENG		b51-	w60-	b97-	w115+	b89=	b58-	w104=	w95=	b55-	b109=	bye+	4
103	Liam D Varnam	ENG		w23-	w94=	b86-	b75-	w107=	b82+	w85-	b93-	w110=	b115+	w88=	4
104	Jack Waller	ENG		w64-	b99=	b50-	w90=	w73-	b109+	b102=	w49=	b67-	w106+	b68-	4
105	Richard J Watts	ENG		w19=	b83-	w52=	b66-	w112=	b73=	w93+	b50=	w91=	b49-	w75-	4
106	Dinesh Agarwal	IND		w73=	b19-	w110=	b93=	w91=	b80-	w108-	b98-	w112+	b104-	w109=	3½
107	Stephen J E Casement	ENG		b48-	w50=	b94=	w65-	b103=	w74=	b89-	w92-	b95-	bye+	w98=	3½
108	James Foster	ENG		b81=	w89+	b51-	w54-	b43-	w67=	b106+	w65-	b94=	w86-	b93-	3½
109	Alexander M Stille	ENG		b72-	w100+	b48-	w24-	b97-	w104-	b95=	w115+	b76-	w102=	b106=	3½
110	Joanna S Hart	ENG		w29=	b70-	b106=	w84-	w88=	b90-	b76=	w101-	b103=	w97=	b96-	3
111	John Brooke	ENG		bye=	bye=	b113-	w89+								2
112	Daniel C Gibbs	ENG		b56-	w28-	b65-	w101+	b105=	b85=	w83-	w67-	b106-			2
113	Richard D Carpenter	ENG				w111+									1
114	Tosin Otulana	NGR		b14-	w38-	b100-	w95+	b98-	w101-						1
115	Anila Shah	IND		w39-	b45-	w88-	b102-	b101-	w95-	w82-	b109-	bye+	w103-	b97-	1
116	Marcus P A Connolly	ENG						b65-							0

1998 British Boys Under 18 Champions - Andrew N Greet, David E Buckley, Desmond T N Tan - 7½;

1998 British Girls Under 18 Champion - Iva Anguelov - 5 pts

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1998 British Junior Championships - Under 8 to Under 16

These games and results appear on a separate page - click here

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1998 BRITISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (formerly Veterans)

(1) Michael P Cook (189) 5½/7; (2) D George Ellison (183) 5; (3-5) James R Boyce (171), Kenneth W Lloyd (193), Roelof Westra (186) 4½; (6-8) Lim Kok-Ann, James S McRae, Malcolm Peart 4; (9-13) Dr. Donald Walter Baldwin, Stanley E Cranmer, Hugh S Flockhart, James R Nicholson, J Yates 3½; (14-18) K A Brown, David A S Buckland, H James Draisey, John Poole, David A Tidmarsh 3; (19) Frank A Boagey 1½.

U-150 CHAMPIONSHIP (5 Round Swiss)

1 Stanley E Cranmer (144) 4½/5; 2-5 Andrew J Bigg (150), M Brazier (144), R J Ditchburn (150), D McGowan (103) 4; 6-7 O Cooley, P McIntosh 3½; 8-13 R Allen, B Boomsma, R Dean, J Harbour, R Mooring, L Roche 3; 14-24 D Flynn, Douglas Forbes, I V Houska, W Ingham, Victoria Kowalkowski, E Lutton, James Nicolson, Dinah M Norman, J Poole, Patrick Charles Ribbands, S A Williams 2½; 25-31 D Cannan, P Carpenter, M England, T McMahon, W Moffatt, B Sandercock, P Walker 2; 32-34 P Bloom, D Jarvis, A Sage 1½; 35-38 L Donington, A Grice, S Watson 1.

U-125 CHAMPIONSHIP (5 Round Swiss)

1 D Flynn 5/5 ; 2 G Lakeland 4½; 3-6 N Lister, P Manton, L P Roche, G C Rosser 4; 7-13 Lara Barnes, H Berlin, S J Cooke, W J Ellworthy, Douglas Forbes, R D White, T E J Wilde 3½; 14-23 A Collins, P E Higgins, R Hulley, P H Jackson, D W Lewis, C J D Newman, K O Nicholas, J Parker, C J A Rawlinson, Ellen Walker 3; 24-34 R R Brown, D Everitt, R Gosden, Michael J Gunn, T Jepson, S Moxley, P E Richards, A J Sage, R Thompson, N A Ward, S L Watson 2½; 35-43 R C Andriessen, Lana Boztas, M Callis, V Ghasi, N Mahoney, C Morrison, B K Nicholas, R N Smith, R Vallance 2; 44-48 G Garnett, W McLaughlin, A Trent, A R Willis, J Wynne 1½; 49-54 E Buck, R A Clark, A Cox, Marjorie Ellison, D Morrison, A D Wright 1; 55 William E Upton ½; 56 M J Adams 0.

U-100 CHAMPIONSHIP (5 Round Swiss)

1 J Clarke 4½/5; 2-4 Lana Boztas, L Cornhill, M Richards 4; 5-10 E Buck, M Cuggy, N A Hayward, M Plant, P R Plant, D Stone 3½; 11-14 J Al Malah, M R Garrod, B Nicholas, O Wilson 3; 15-22 Y Ehtesham-Haghighi, T Jepson, S Mooring, C Mycroft, R Mycroft, D Rennie, G Rowan, J H Whitfield 2½; 23-28 Harriet E Bates, P Carrick, I Mason, W McLaughlin, D Turtle, L Winston 2; 29-32 Karen Davies, S Howard, A Swersky, R Vallance 1½; 33-34 A Cox, R Smith 1; 35 F Sealey ½; 36 N Pryor 0.

ALL-PLAY-ALL (9 competitors, 11 Rounds)

1 Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell 9/11; 2 Steve Connor 7

WEEK 1 - HARRY BAINES TOURNAMENT (16 competitors, 9 Rounds)

1 James Mansson 8/9; 2 Robin Harskin 7

WEEK 2 HARRY BAINES TOURNAMENT (17 competitors, 9 Rounds)

1st W E C Hughes 9/9; 2 M Rich 6½

5 DAY WEEK 1 TOURNAMENT (26 competitors, 5 Round Swiss)

1-4 John Dodgson, Michael S Kobylka, S Law, Victor B Rumsey 4/5

5 DAY WEEK 2 TOURNAMENT (32 competitors, 5 Round Swiss)

1 David J James 4½/5; 2-3 D Hill, Clive L Waters 4

WEEKEND OPEN

(22 competitors, 6 Round Swiss)

1-2 J Nick Hawkins, D L Roberts 4½/6

WEEKEND U-140

(17 competitors, 6 Round Swiss)

1-2 W Bennet, S Pride 5/6

WEEKEND U-110

(25 competitors, 6 Round Swiss)

1 J B Farrell 5/6; 2 S L Watson 4½

RAPIDPLAY 26 JULY

(56 competitors, 6 Round Swiss)

(1) Gavin Wall (London) 5½/6; (2-4) Tim Dickinson (Banbury), Andrew Greet (Truro), Gary Kenworthy (Stevenage), Aaron Summerscale (London) 5

RAPIDPLAY 2 AUGUST (38 competitors, 6 Round Swiss)

1 Bogdan Lalic 5½/6; 2 Tim Dickinson 5

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THE SMITH & WILLIAMSON 85th BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Torquay 27 July - 7 August 1999 Report by Neil Graham, Director for Congress Chess (1999 BCF Yearbook, p25)

After 18 years under the stewardship of Stewart Reuben, the British championships started with me as the new Congress Director. 1 am sure that everyone will join me in thanking Stewart for his service in building up the Championships to the successful event it has now become. I have been one of the organising team for many years but nothing had prepared me for the sheer organisational nightmare of running this huge event, the flagship of the Federation's year. So glossing over all the problems leading up to the Championships which would take a few A4 sheets themselves, a swift move to arriving on Saturday 25 July. By Sunday evening everything was set up, the simul with Irish IM elect, Brian Kelly, had taken place and Gavin Wall had won the Rapidplay and we were ready to go.

The continued sponsorship of Smith and Williamson ensured an excellent entry once again in the Championship. Although Michael Adams was not playing, the appearance of Nigel Short after an eleven year absence whetted everyone's appetite and resulted in one of the best tournaments for years with a head-to-head with current champion Matthew Sadler in prospect. After winning their first four games the two gladiators met at the board in Round Five and attracted a huge audience of spectators. Any thoughts of a quick draw vanished as a 71 move marathon was played - the assembly applauding the players as a draw was finally agreed in the last seconds of the seven hour session. The ‘Any Questions' evening scheduled for Friday - normally a popular attraction - was deserted with everyone watching the game in the main hall.

Other players threatened to join Sadler and Short in the lead but by the penultimate round they were still ahead of the field. However, Matthew lost disastrously to Mark Hebden leaving Nigel a point clear. Scores out of 10 were Short 8½, Sadler 7½, Hebden, Miles, Speelman and Wells 7. The final round pairings were Sadler-Wells and Miles-Short. Peter Wells succumbed in time pressure leaving Short needing only a draw to win. However, Tony Miles had a slight advantage which he skilfully nursed into an endgame win. So the final scores were Short and Sadler 8½; Miles 8; Speelman and Ward 7½ - a play-off for the second successive year! Last year's indecisive Championship attracted some criticism. However, a clarification of the rules meant that both players returned on the Saturday knowing that they would have to play to a finish. The limit of 30 moves plus 30 seconds a move gave the two participants time for two proper games rather than ‘penalty shootout' chess and again we saw two closely contested battles. As in Round Five the crowd who had remained witnessed two rook & pawn endings with a draw in the first game followed by a 75 move victory in the decider. An excellent climax to a well-contested event.

Other highlights of the Championships were too numerous to mention, so I will confine myself to a few. Susan Lalic won the Women's Championship for the fifth time. She was pressed by Jovanka Houska who scored a Women's IM norm. Jovanka's brother Miroslav achieved an IM norm. As well as the brother-sister combination two of the young Buckley family, Melanie and Simon also qualified and played in the Championship; the first time I can remember two brothers and sisters competing in the event. Krishnan Sasikiran, who finished with 7/11, was joint Under 21 Champion with Miroslav Houska and Nick Pert, and achieved a GM norm.

On now to the other events. Entries in general held up, although the continued migration of Under 16s to the Major Open was not stemmed by the increase in prize money in the junior sections. The all-play-alls are clearly in their death throes due to the increased popularity of the graded Championships - the Under 150 an innovation this year. The weekenders were disappointing; all the progress made in increased entries in the last couple of years was lost.

Bob Jones, General Secretary of the WECU, was in charge of publicity this year and had some notable successes particularly with West Country television and local newspapers. Nevertheless the impression that chess is somehow alien to news coverage was re-inforced by the attitude of certain organisations - here in Torquay it was the BBC who could find no time to cover the Championships over the two weeks. Coverage in the national media, particularly the Daily Telegraph and Teletext was superb. Denis Walker was in charge of the web pages and had so many ‘hits' that the lines could not cope by the time that the final rounds were reached. Games were keyed in as moves were played but to actually reach the technological level that the event demands is still too expensive for the limited budget the Federation has. Presentation this year also extended to a banner, which had to be replaced because the keyword ‘CHESS' had been omitted and an official photographer, a role excellently performed by Paul Aston. Bogdan Lalic provided the commentary and gave an authoritative and deep insight into the games; still finding time to win the middle Sunday Rapidplay.

A local committee which arranged everything from the cricket match (won by the Congress team against Torquay III) to the evening events, provided help at every level. This co-operation between the Federation and local organisers is of paramount importance to the success of the Championships and I would like to extend my thanks to all the Devon team. On the subject of success at this point I ought to gloss over the fact that the quiz team John Robinson and I participate in again won Richard Furness's Sunday quiz - this year assisted by Bob Jones and Rosie Vasey. I ought to but I won't.

The Championships cannot function without the dedicated band of organisers who act as arbiters, office staff, publicists and so on. On behalf of the Federation I would like to thank David Welch, Richard Furness, John Robinson, Neville Belinfante, Roger Edwards, Alex McFarlane, John Turnock, Peter Purland, Ian Cowen, Tony Corfe, Alec Webster, John Henderson, Bob Jones, Denis Walker, Victor Cross, Mike O'Hara and David Carpenter who were the mainstays of the organisation team. One name is missing from the list, that of George Smith, who announced that he was retiring as Congress Secretary after 10 years service. The Federation would like to place on record its thanks to George for his service in this post. Normally we would wish a happy retirement from administrative duties, however, George is remaining as International Grader so he will still maintain his links to the Congress through this post.

Finally I would like to thank all the competitors – without them there would be no event – and I look forward to welcoming friends old and new to Scarborough in 1999.

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File updated

Date	Notes
1998	First uploaded to BritBase in 1998 as a zipped file.
18 August 2008	Further amendments.
19 August 2021	Now with a complete crosstable for the Championship, which obviates the need to include stubs in the download file and games viewer. So the number of games in the download has now been whittled down to 287, plus the two games from the play-off. If anyone still wants the 76 stubs, they can be found at this link.
27 September 2026	Added the game N Lee 0-1 G Wall, Rapidplay (26 July, rd 4).
4 October 2026	Added a complete crosstable for the Major Open.
7 October 2026	Added 205 games from the Major Open (which incorporated the Under-18 Championship). The games were read from the bulletin by AI and look to be in good shape but please report any anomalies spotted.