1995 Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International

1995 Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
1	Julian M Hodgson	ENG	2590g	b18+	w5+	b2=	w6=	b15+	w7+	b3-	w12+	b4=	6½
2	Anthony J Miles	ENG	2600g	w13+	b8+	w1=	b3=	w10+	b12=	w22+	b4=	w6=	6½
3	Matthew D Sadler	ENG	2565g	b24=	w29+	b23+	w2=	b12=	w13+	w1+	b6=	w9=	6½
4	Vadim Milov	ISR	2570g	b23=	w42+	b6=	w18+	b5=	w26+	b11+	w2=	w1=	6½
5	Alexander Baburin	RUS	2495m	w37+	b1-	w41+	b17+	w4=	b22-	w23+	b18+	w13+	6½
6	Igor Khenkin	ISR	2555g	w16+	b14+	w4=	b1=	w8+	b9=	w12=	w3=	b2=	6
7	Igor Stohl	SVK	2525g	w31+	b9=	w21+	b13=	w14+	b1-	w10=	b22+	w8=	6
8	James C Howell	ENG	2525m	b27+	w2-	b34+	w19+	b6-	w18+	b16=	w26+	b7=	6
9	Peter K Wells	ENG	2545g	b17=	w7=	b29+	w27=	b23+	w6=	b15=	w24+	b3=	6
10	Keith C Arkell	ENG	2505m	b30+	w12=	b11=	w40+	b2-	w19+	b7=	w16=	b24+	6
11	Mark L Hebden	ENG	2570g	w25=	b28+	w10=	b22=	w16=	b14+	w4-	b21+	w23+	6
12	Bogdan Lalic	CRO	2590g	w22+	b10=	w25+	b24+	w3=	w2=	b6=	b1-	w16=	5½
13	Johannes A J Van Mil	NED	2435m	b2-	w26+	b43+	w7=	b27+	b3-	w17+	w15+	b5-	5½
14	Bjarke Kristensen [Sahl]	DEN	2440m	b19+	w6-	b42+	w20+	b7-	w11-	b29=	w32+	b26+	5½
15	Miron N Sher	RUS	2510g	w21=	b41+	w17=	b37+	w1-	b28+	w9=	b13-	w22+	5½
16	Christer Hartman	SWE	2345m	b6-	w33+	b36=	w54+	b11=	w27+	w8=	b10=	b12=	5½
17	Susan K Lalic	ENG	2315wg	w9=	b20+	b15=	w5-	w38=	b48+	b13-	w29+	b19=	5
18	Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant	GEO	2420wg	w1-	b47+	w44+	b4-	w39+	b8-	w41+	w5-	b36+	5
19	Conor O'Shaughnessy	IRL	2230	w14-	b51+	w39+	b8-	w25+	b10-	w37=	b38+	w17=	5
20	Edmund C Player	ENG	(2264)	b34+	w17-	b35+	b14-	w28-	w42+	b30=	b25=	w37+	5
21	Jonathan I M Grant	SCO	2275	b15=	w49+	b7-	w36-	b51=	w54+	b33+	w11-	b30+	5
22	Gerard Welling	NED	2415m	b12-	w32+	b46+	w11=	b36+	w5+	b2-	w7-	b15-	4½
23	Graeme N Buckley	ENG	2355f	w4=	b48+	w3-	b47+	w9-	b38+	b5-	w35+	b11-	4½
24	Thomas Engqvist	SWE	2405m	w3=	b36+	w28+	w12-	b26-	w40+	b32+	b9-	w10-	4½
25	Leon Pliester	NED	2375m	b11=	w40+	b12-	w32+	b19-	w36+	b26-	w20=	b27=	4½
26	Joseph Ryan	IRL	2210	w38=	b13-	w51+	b44+	w24+	b4-	w25+	b8-	w14-	4½
27	Soren Bech Hansen	DEN	2295f	w8-	b38+	w48+	b9=	w13-	b16-	w39+	b37=	w25=	4½
28	Jana Bellin	ENG	2210wg	b33+	w11-	b24-	w53+	b20+	w15-	b34=	w30-	b40+	4½
29	Daniel L Bisby	ENG	2120	w52+	b3-	w9-	b38-	w53+	b50+	w14=	b17-	w43+	4½
30	Ludo Tolhuizen	NED	2255	w10-	b39=	w38=	b48-	w44+	b47+	w20=	b28+	w21-	4½
31	Eugene Martinovsky	USA	2305f	b7-	w50+	b40-	w46+	b33=	w32-	b36=	w34=	b42+	4½
32	Oliver Rosten	ENG	2190	w39=	b22-	w50+	b25-	w49+	b31+	w24-	b14-	w38+	4½
33	John Nicholson	IRL	2065	w28-	b16-	w55+	b41+	w31=	b37=	w21-	b43=	b49+	4½
34	Colin A Costello	ENG	2115	w20-	b55+	w8-	b39-	w52+	b43=	w28=	b31=	w41+	4½
35	David W Anderton	ENG	2215	w36-	b52+	w20-	b43=	w47=	b39=	w48+	b23-	w46+	4½
36	David S Gibeon	ENG	2075	b35+	w24-	w16=	b21+	w22-	b25-	w31=	b47+	w18-	4
37	Richard O'Donovan	IRL	2230	b5-	w45+	b49+	w15-	b40=	w33=	b19=	w27=	b20-	4
38	Timothy R Spanton	ENG	2060	b26=	w27-	b30=	w29+	b17=	w23-	b51+	w19-	b32-	3½
39	John McLean	SCO	(2132)	b32=	w30=	b19-	w34+	b18-	w35=	b27-	w42-	w48+	3½
40	Joseph P Conlon	ENG	2040	w46+	b25-	w31+	b10-	w37=	b24-	w43=	b41=	w28-	3½
41	(Derek) George Ellison	ENG	2140	b53+	w15-	b5-	w33-	b45+	w51+	b18-	w40=	b34-	3½
42	Roger D de Coverly	ENG	2105	w54+	b4-	w14-	b49=	w48=	b20-	w45=	b39+	w31-	3½
43	Neville B K Gill	ENG	(2040)	b45=	bye=	w13-	w35=	b54=	w34=	b40=	w33=	b29-	3½
44	Rohan Churm	ENG	2115	b49-	w53+	b18-	w26-	b30-	w45-	b52=	b50+	w54+	3½
45	P Johnson	ENG	(1938)	w43=	b37-	w47-	b52=	w41-	b44+	b42=	w46-	w51+	3½
46	Carey Wilman	SCO	2080	b40-	w56+	w22-	b31-	w50-	b52=	w53+	b45+	b35-	3½
47	Alison Coull	SCO	2115	b50=	w18-	b45+	w23-	b35=	w30-	b49=	w36-	b52=	3
48	(Edward) Leslie Stuart	ENG	2080	w55+	w23-	b27-	w30+	b42=	w17-	b35-	w49=	b39-	3
49	Mark Whitehead	ENG	(2009)	w44+	b21-	w37-	w42=	b32-	b53=	w47=	b48=	w33-	3
50	Mairead M O'Siochru	IRL	(1978)	w47=	b31-	b32-	w51-	b46+	w29-	b54+	w44-	b53=	3
51	Paul Benson	ENG	(1817)	bye=	w19-	b26-	b50+	w21=	b41-	w38-	w54+	b45-	3
52	O O'Siochru	IRL	(1955)	b29-	w35-	b54-	w45=	b34-	w46=	w44=	b53=	w47=	2½
53	Suzanne Connolly	IRL	2030	w41-	b44-	w56+	b28-	b29-	w49=	b46-	w52=	w50=	2½
54	David M Moskovic	ENG	2165	b42-	bye=	w52+	b16-	w43=	b21-	w50-	b51-	b44-	2
55	S Ackerman	RSA		b48-	w34-	b33-	w56=						½ / 4
56	I Poyzer	ENG			b46-	b53-	b55=						½ / 3

Chief Arbiter: Richard Furness
Ratings in brackets are those achieved in the tournament by unrated players.

Once again sponsorship was provided by Monarch Assurance pic, the Isle of Man Tourist Board and The Cherry Orchard Hotel whose excellent accommodation and playing area combined with first-class service and food, made the hotel one of the best venues for top class chess. Most of the players stayed at the hotel. A coach tour was organised, beach football and table tennis matches which were much enjoyed by the more energetic and younger players. The tournament was a highly rated 9 round Swiss, the winner on tie break being Julian Hodgson. There were a number of overseas players including those from the Republic of South Africa, USA, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Croatia, Israel, Slovakia, Russia and Sweden. The 1996 tournament will enjoy additional sponsorship from Manx Airlines and is expected to be even more successful.

1st prize winners and 2-5th: £860 each
6th equal: £25 each
Rating 2175 to 2350: IM Christer Hartman £100
2000 to 2170: C Costello, D Bisby, J Nicholson £33.33 each
Under 2000: P Johnson £100
Veteran: Eugene Martinovsky £100
Lady WGM: K Arakhamia, WGM S Lalic £50 each
Junior: Edmund Player £100
Manx: Neville Gill £100

MAJOR

1st AL Charity £300
2nd= I Stenhouse, Wl Lambie, R Weeber £100 each
Grading Prize: 1 RM Furness £100
GP 2: GF Dyett, P Carey £50 each
GP 3: ML Bush, H Lockwood, DJ Twitchell £33.33 each
GP 4: D Helliwell £50
GP 5: K Rothwell £100
GP 6: GA Markus £100
GP 7: CJ Jowett £100
Consolation GPs: RD Sharman, DR Sedgwick, A Harrison £33.33 each
Veteran: JR Nicholson £100
Lady: M Vann £100
Manx: G Cross, F Maher £50 each
BCM Subscription: M Bradford

MINOR

1st= A Robertson (Manx Trophy), P Cheshire (Minor Trophy) £125 each
3rd PM Bird £50
Grading Prize: 1 DE Hardcastle £50
GP 2: BD Stephenson £50
GP 3: RH Prickett £50
GP 4: S Ackerman, R Williams, J Blindell £16.67 each
GP 5: GP McMahon £50
Consolation GPs: B Keig, G Quayle £25 each
Veteran: JT Luck £50
Junior: A Ferguson £50
Manx: I Poyzer £50
BCM Subscription: A Smith

(source of additional info: 1997 BCF Yearbook)

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