1994 Surrey Congress, Sutton Library, 1-4 April

From Chess Circuit 5 (1994)

1994 Surrey Easter Chess Congress

There were 522 participants, a slight increase over last year, which meant every available inch of space was used, although a play area was supplied for the younger children. Quickplay finishes were used here for the first time, although virtually every other tournament uses them already so one would not expect any great problems. The Open was won by Mike Basman, with 6.5/7 ahead of Andrew Kinsman on 6. Grandmaster Bogdan Lalic surprisingly only managed 5. The "Premier" tournament for players graded under 170 ended in a tie between two former Redhill club champions, Martin Page and Richard Bryant, an interesting coincidence as the arbiter was also a former Redhill champion! Other sections were provided all the way down to "Novice". Trudi and Caroline did a splendid job in keeping the scoreboards up to date throughout the tournament. Kevin Thurlow

1994 Surrey Open (93 Played, Fide rated): (1) Michael J Basman (ENG 2365, Chessington) 6½/7; (2) Andrew P H Kinsman (ENG 2350, Wimbledon) 6; (3-6) Susan K Arkell [Lalic] (ENG 2370, Peacehaven), Richard J McMichael (ENG 2285, Kings Head), Malcolm Pein (ENG 2420, Wood Green), Andrew P Smith (ENG 2305, Slough) 5½; (7-10) Mark Ferguson (ENG 2290), Thomas Hinks-Edwards (ENG 2225), Bogdan Lalic (CRO 2520), David R Neil (ENG 2265) 5, etc. Grading Prizes: Thomas Hinks-Edwards (Richmond Juniors) 5; Oliver Rosten (Sutton) 4½; Alan M Gregg (Wimbledon) 4; Stewart Haslinger (Formby) 3½. Junior: Luke McShane (Richmond Juniors) 4; Karl Mah (Wanstead) 4; Mark Ferguson (Haslemere) 5. British Championship places to Richard McMichael, reserve Andrew Smith.

1994 Surrey Premier Under 170 (65 played): (1-2) Richard B E Bryant (Guildford), Martin C Page (Insurance) 6/7; (3-4) Steven G Gilmour (BT Reading), (Abbas) T Mestani (Kings Head) 5½... Grading: Paul McMahon (Cambridge, City), Tomas M Thrower (Sutton) 5; N Burton (Hampton) 4½. Junior: Aiden Leech (Maidenhead) 4.

1994 Surrey Major Under 145 (115 played): (1-2) Anthony J Barwise (Bolton), Ben D Savage (Chess Forum) 6½/7; (3) Karl L Forman (Coventry Transport) 6; (4-5) John C H Nyman (Kings Head), Iozeph Okosieme (Lewisham) 5½... Grading: C Panayi (Sutton), DBA Hughes (Brighton) 5; A Foot (West London) 4. Junior: Leigh Debbage (Thamesdown Juniors) 4½; Oliver Gee (Basingstoke), Scott Fitzgerald (Sutton) 5.

1994 Surrey Minor A Under 120 (Fri/Sat, 76 played): (1-3) Jason M Gregory (Glyn School), Costas Harris (Barnet Knights), Jonathan W Hinton (Epsom Downs) 4½/5; (4-8) R J Hulley (Ashford Middx), L Evbuomwan (Wimbledon), Gordon J Gwilliams (Kings Head), Leslie Ian Makinson (Wimbledon), Clifford S Silverman (Willesden) 4... Grading: ER Tapper (Eastbourne) 4; A Duncan (Islington) 3½. Junior: Paul Seet (Caterham School), Matthew Tillett (Streatham) 3.

1994 Surrey Minor B Under 120 (Sun/Mon, 58 played): (1) Rod C Burroughs (Hutton, Essex) 5/5; (2-5) Leslie Ian Makinson (Wimbledon), Shankar Menon (Richmond Juniors), G Gwilliams (Kings Head), Michael Whitworth (DHSS) 4... Grading: Paul Abbott (Phoenix) 3½; Matthew Broomfield (South Norwood) 3. Junior: Stephen Casement (Canterbury), Claire Thrower (Sutton) 3.

1994 Surrey Novice A Under 100 (Fri/Sat, 66 played): (1) Graham F Botfield (East Grinstead) 5/5; (2) Keith Gee (Basingstoke) 4½; (3-6) Peter D Brindley (Barbican), Rob Emmans (Addlestone), Katherine Feld (Ashtead), Neil Fitzgerald (Sutton Grammar) 4... Junior: Peter Titmas (Maidstone), Ivana Houska (Slough) 3½; David Ho (Maidstone) 3.

1994 Surrey Novice B Under 100 (Sun/Mon, 49 played): (1) Alessandro M Jones (West London) 5/5; (2-5) Derek Birt (Hayes Middx), Daniel G Gee (Basingstoke), Lloyd Houghton (Banstead), Ali Onder (Staines) 4... Junior: Mark Dixon (Trinity School), Fennel Best (Oxford), Christopher Gee (Basingstoke) 3½.

Congress Veterans Prize: Derek Birt; Ladies Prize censored [that's what it says on the SCCU website - JS]. A number of Special Prizes, commemorating the Vera Menchik year, went to women. Family Prize: (1) Neil & Scott Fitzgerald 75%; (2) Kate & Matthew Feld 70%. Entry to the Novice and Minor Tournaments reached its limit (because of limited accommodation) nearly two weeks before the congress and those disappointed were invited to play in the Major, with special Merit Merit Awards to J W Brant (Wallington), J Cuzick (Richmond Juniors), M Howard (Charlton). Results Martin Cath

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Date	Notes
9 November 2025	Uploaded as a PGN file with 104 games (63 Open + 41 from other sections). Many thanks to Steve Giddins who very kindly volunteered to input the games for BritBase from the official bulletin. The bulletin had no details of results but I have been able to source these from the SCCU bulletin archive and Chess Circuit No.5 (1994).
10 November 2025	Two amendments: (1) the final few moves of Kinsman-Lalic, rd 7, amended (45 a7, not 45 Qb7, etc); (2) the bulletin gives both the McMichael-Ferguson and McMichael-S Arkell/Lalic games as being played in round 5. I have reassigned the McMichael-S Arkell/Lalic game to round 4 as it seems more likely. My thanks to Andy Ansel for drawing my attention to these.