1990 (40th) Paignton Chess Congress, Oldway Mansion, 2-8 September

Premier: (1) Keith C Arkell (Derby) 6/7 (£450); (2) A Tyson Mordue (Downend & Fishponds) 5½; (3-6) Gerald Moore (Hounslow), Simon P Finn (Slough), Graeme N Buckley (Bushbury), Clive R Bowley (Slough) 5. Grading prizes: H Michael Lamb (Bolton), John Walker (Teignmouth). Veteran's Prize: Frank Parr (Sutton). 49 players.

Challengers (U170): (1) Martin R Sellars (Horfield) 5½/7; (2-7) Alan W Brusey (Teignmouth), Richard W O'Brien (Lewisham), Thomas M Middleton (Hexham), C Peters (Teignmouth), T King (Weston-super-Mare), Timothy R Spanton (Kings Head) 5. Grading Prize (141-155): Brian H Boomsma (Torquay); (U140) Geoffrey M Jones (Atherton). Veterans: Donald M Andrew (Wakefield). 40 players.

Minor: (1) Chris M Brookwell (aged 17, Torquay) 6/7; (2-3) S Tearle (Basingstoke), Wally Sapiecha (Teignmouth) 5½; (4-6) Ken Wilkinson (Truro), J Frank Chambers (Paignton), Mark Huba (Kings Head) 5. Grading prizes: A Rex Willis (Exeter), Leonard S Woodbridge (Kingsbridge), H J Lomax (Paignton). Veterans: Leslie Pratt (Sheffield). 43 players.

American* A: (1) Richard W Rendell (Devizes)

American B: (1) Nigel W Dennis (Maidenhead)

American C: (1-3) James W Hall (East Grinstead), Alec B Page (New Milton), E Alan Crickmore (Exmouth)

American D: (1) J Lord (Gloucester)

American E: (1) Kenneth A J Francis (Mercia)

American F: (1) John R Webb (Fareham); (2-?) Gordon Walker (Teignmouth), etc

* American = all-play-all (eight players in each section)

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Date	Notes
20 March 2025	19 games from the Premier plus 3 from other sections. Source of games, mainly Westward Ho (WECU Newsletter), May 1991, available online at the Hampshire Chess History website. Many thanks to Graham Stuart for digitising and publishing the newsletter. Results are from the West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser for 11 October 1990.