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Tournament: 1st Chess Events International • 45 games • last edited
Tuesday, 22 September, 2026 6:18 PM
Venue: Imperial College, London • Dates: 24 June - 4 July 1996 • Download PGN
1996 (1st) Chess Events International, Imperial College, London
1996 Chess Events
Imperial College, London |
Fed |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Total |
| 1 |
John R Richardson |
ENG |
2295 |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
7 |
| 2 |
Benjamin Martin |
NZL |
2375f |
½ |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| 3 |
Herman Grooten |
NED |
2370m |
½ |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| 4 |
Peter J Sowray |
ENG |
2345f |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
5½ |
| 5 |
Timothy P Wall |
ENG |
2250 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
4½ |
| 6 |
Gerard J Welling |
NED |
2395m |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4½ |
| 7 |
Andrew J Whiteley |
ENG |
2295m |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| 8 |
Tejas Bakre |
IND |
2230 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
½ |
1 |
3½ |
| 9 |
Michael J Franklin |
ENG |
2265f |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
|
½ |
3 |
| 10 |
Daire McMahon |
IRL |
2260 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
|
1 |
Average Elo: 2308 Category 3 IM norm = 6½ (achieved by John Richardson - his 2nd - his 1st was in 1982)
Organiser: Adam Raoof
Finance: Chess Events Ltd (Nigel Johnson); BCF Friends of Chess
File Updated
| Date |
Notes |
| 22 September 2026 |
First upload of 45 games. |
