2024 Hampshire Individual Championship, 1-3 November, Lysses Hotel, Fareham • 2023«|»2025

2024 Hampshire Open

2024 Hampshire Open		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	Petr Marusenko	UKR	2111m	w15+	b2=	w12+	b3=	b7+	4
2	Jack Wicken	ENG	1878	w25+	w1=	b11+	b9=	w4=	3½
3	David A Cordner	ENG	1970	w21+	b4=	w27+	w1=	b6=	3½
4	Avyukt Dasgupta	ENG	2191	b31+	w3=	b14+	w7=	b2=	3½
5	Sebastian Mokhber Garcia	ENG	1724	w23=	b17+	w9=	b10+	w12=	3½
6	David Collyer	ENG	1904	w9=	b23+	w10=	b24+	w3=	3½
7	John Merriman	ENG	2325	w32+	b24+	w13+	b4=	w1-	3½
8	Balahari Bharat Kumar	ENG	2159	bye=	w22=	b15=	b26+	w16+	3½
9	James Merriman	ENG	2172	b6=	w18+	b5=	w2=	b11=	3
10	Rajasekhar Pentakota	ENG	1989	b19+	w13=	b6=	w5-	b25+	3
11	Zain Patel	ENG	2194	w26+	b12=	w2-	b15+	w9=	3
12	Roger D W Marsh	ENG	1920	b30+	w11=	b1-	w27+	b5=	3
13	Iwan Cave	WLS	2242	w29+	b10=	b7-	w22+	b14=	3
14	Yash Watarkar	IND	1972	bye=	b16+	w4-	b28+	w13=	3
15	Lukasz Marek Piecha	ENG	1798	b1-	b32+	w8=	w11-	b27+	2½
16	Florence Spirling	ENG	1708	w20=	w14-	b31+	w17+	b8-	2½
17	Tom Bird	ENG	2045	b18=	w5-	w21+	b16-	w28+	2½
18	Philip Tarrent-Edwards		1746	w17=	w29=		b21=	w26+	2½
19	Alikhan Menseitov	ENG	1712	w10-	b26-	w32+	b30+	w20=	2½
20	Olga L Latypova	ENG	1983	b16=	b27-	w30+	bye=	b19=	2½
21	John Moore	ENG	1605	b3-	w31+	b17-	w18=	b22=	2
22	Thomas R Anderson	SCO	1868	w33=	b8=	w26=	b13-	w21=	2
23	Roger D de Coverly	ENG	1972	b5=	w6-	b28-	w31=	b32+	2
24	Kevin J Thurlow	ENG	2023	w28+	w7-	b25+	w6-		2
25	Nicholas Warner	ENG	1615	b2-	bye+	w24-	b29+	w10-	2
26	Martin J Clancy	ENG	1828	b11-	w19+	b22=	w8-	b18-	1½
27	Larissa Cuthbert	ENG	1632	bye=	w20+	b3-	b12-	w15-	1½
28	Daniel Goodlad	ENG	1789	b24-	b29=	w23+	w14-	b17-	1½
29	Niclas Hordnes	NOR	1859	b13-	b18=		w25-	b31=	1½
30	Adam Smith	ENG		w12-	bye=	b20-	w19-	bye+	1½
31	Matthew Kirk	GCI	1837	w4-	b21-	w16-	b23=	w29=	1
32	Andrew Waters	ENG	1872	b7-	w15-	b19-	bye+	w23-	1
33	Steven Jones	ENG	2257	b22=	bye=				1

2024 Hampshire Major

2024 Hampshire Major		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	Tomasz Wilamowski	ENG	1789	19b½	15w1	9b1	11w1	2b1	4½
2	Tim Jones	ENG	1787	7w1	12b1	5w1	3b1	1w0	4
3	Tom Philidor	ENG	1722	14w1	18b1	4w1	2w0	11b1	4
4	Richard Edney	ENG	1830	20b1	16w1	3b0	8w1	10b1	4
5	Dave Agostinelli	ENG	1747	25b1	13w1	2b0	12w½	16b1	3½
6	Lewis Jackson	ENG	1556	11b0	20w1	25b1	9w½	13b1	3½
7	Alex Dore	ENG	1616	2b0	24w1	13b½	15w1	12b1	3½
8	Christian Westbrook	ENG	1670	21b1	9w½	11b½	4b0	19w1	3
9	Joe A Coburn	ENG	1804	23w1	8b½	1w0	6b½	20w1	3
10	David Elliott	ENG	1711	12b0	19w1	18b1	14w1	4w0	3
11	Ian G Matthew	ENG	1670	6w1	17b1	8w½	1b0	3w0	2½
12	Austin Sopocko	ENG	1588	10w1	2w0	16b1	5b½	7w0	2½
13	Chris Stevens	ENG		27w1	5b0	7w½	17b1	6w0	2½
14	John Belinger	ENG	1616	3b0	22w1	26b1	10b0	17w½	2½
15	Graeme Ford	ENG	1514	bye=	1b0	23w1	7b0	25w1	2½
16	Nicholas Stout	ENG	1652	26w1	4b0	12w0	25b1	5w0	2
17	Stephen Lineker-Miller	ENG	1555	22b1	11w0	19b½	13w0	14b½	2
18	Oliver Williamson	ENG	1568	24b1	3w0	10w0	27b½	22w½	2
19	Peter Kasprowicz	ENG	1632	1w½	10b0	17w½	26b1	8b0	2
20	Jack McBurnie	ENG	1639	4w0	6b0	bye+	21w1	9b0	2
21	Milen Kortman	ENG	1587	8w0	23b½	22w½	20b0	26w1	2
22	Helen Archer-Lock	ENG	1705	17w0	14b0	21b½	24w1	18b½	2
23	John Torrance	SCO	1636	9b0	21w½	15b0	bye+	-0	1½
24	Gillian A Moore	ENG	1678	18w0	7b0	27w½	22b0	bye+	1½
25	Edward Burton	ENG	1607	5w0	27b1	6w0	16w0	15b0	1
26	Roy Goode	ENG	1501	16b0	bye+	14w0	19w0	21b0	1
27	Peter C Wood	ENG	1640	13b0	25w0	24b½	18w½	-0	1

2024 Hampshire Minor

2024 Hampshire Minor		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	Megan Birch	ENG	1560	22w1	21b1	19w1	8b1	3w1	5
2	Michal Orszulak	ENG	1623	26b½	5w1	4b½	9w1	8b1	4
3	Isaac Yip Hin Long	ENG	1505	27b1	10w1	bye=	15w1	1b0	3½
4	Oleksii Pustyntsev	UKR	1565	17w½	7b1	2w½	19b1	6w½	3½
5	David Lightfoot	ENG	1353	6w1	2b0	21w1	12b½	16b1	3½
6	Oliver Ward	ENG	1538	5b0	24w1	23b1	10w1	4b½	3½
7	Paul Collis	ENG	1471	bye=	4w0	20b1	25w1	15b1	3½
8	Tim Bland	ENG	1564	14b1	11w1	16b1	1w0	2w0	3
9	Graham Payne	ENG	1444	25b1	15w½	bye=	2b0	22w1	3
10	Michael Eason	ENG	1586	13w1	3b0	22w1	6b0	21w1	3
11	Phil Stevens	ENG	1488	23w1	8b0	18w½	17b1	12w½	3
12	Scott Waugh	ENG	1582	20b0	28w1	14b1	5w½	11b½	3
13	Steven Charles	ENG	1433	10b0	27w½	26b1	16w½	20b1	3
14	Dave Williams	ENG	1391	8w0	29b1	12w0	28b1	19w1	3
15	Rob Coles	ENG	1529	28w1	9b½	17w1	3b0	7w0	2½
16	William Taplin	ENG	1506	29w1	18b1	8w0	13b½	5w0	2½
17	John E Davis	ENG	1401	4b½	26w1	15b0	11w0	25b1	2½
18	Parisa Patel	ENG	1055	31b1	16w0	11b½	20w0	26b1	2½
19	Andy Haynes	ENG	1517	24b1	20w1	1b0	4w0	14b0	2
20	Daniel Burton	ENG	1410	12w1	19b0	7w0	18b1	13w0	2
21	Tim Rushworth	ENG	1487	30b1	1w0	5b0	24w1	10b0	2
22	Keven Lamb	ENG	1376	1b0	30w1	10b0	23w1	9b0	2
23	Dominic Campion	ENG	1196	11b0	bye+	6w0	22b0	28w1	2
24	Alan Weaver	ENG	1227	19w0	6b0	30w1	21b0	29b1	2
25	Eliza Blin	ENG	996	9w0	bye=	27b1	7b0	17w0	1½
26	David Long	ENG	1439	2w½	17b0	13w0	27b1	18w0	1½
27	Ethan Ricketts	ENG	1203	3w0	13b½	25w0	26w0	30b1	1½
28	Nette Robinson	ENG	1313	15b0	12b0	29w1	14w0	23b0	1
29	William Jackson	ENG	1213	16b0	14w0	28b0	30b1	24w0	1
30	Lucas Summers	ENG	1095	21w0	22b0	24b0	29w0	27w0	0
31	Jon Hunt	ENG	1456	18w0					0

Tournament Director: Graham Stuart
Chief Arbiter: Emma-Jane Billington-Phillips

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[press release] The 2024 Hampshire Chess Association Congress was held at the Lysses Hotel in Fareham, 1-3 November 2024, with a record 92 entries playing across three sections.

A change from the previous year saw the Congress held over 5 rounds, with an increased time control on 90+30. This is in keeping with other Congresses, as this seems a well-liked time-control.

Jack Wicken joined the ranks of current and previous Fareham Chess Club players who have won the Hampshire Individual Championship, and the Silver Rook Trophy. Jack finished with six other players in 2nd place in the Open with 3½ points from the five rounds.

The winner of the Open was IM Petr Marusenko who defeated FM John Merriman in the last round, overhauling him and finished with 4 points.

Southampton University’s David Collyer who was also joint 2nd won the Len Walters Board for best score by a Hampshire Under 1950 player (excluding the winner of the Silver Rook).

As per last year the Open section was run as a FIDE rated event and this attracted 34 players, which was the most of all sections.

In the Major section (27 players) Tomasz Wilamowski just dropped the one draw and his 41⁄2 points was half a point ahead of three players. This included Thomas Philidor who took home the Peter Marshall Cup for best score by an eligible Hampshire
player. Thomas won the Parsons Cup two years ago.

In the Minor section (31 players), it was the Megan Birch show, she won all five games to finish a full point ahead of Michal Orszulak. Megan also won the Parsons Cup as the best Hampshire qualified player.

The full list of prize winners is:

OPEN

1st (4 pts) IM Petr Marusenko (Hackney)
2nd = (3½ pts) John Merriman (Petts Wood & Orpington), Avyukt Dasgupta (Watford), David Collyer (So’ton Uni), Sebastian Mokhber-Garcia (Surrey Juniors), David Cordner (Southampton), Jack Wicken (Fareham), Balahari Bharat Kumar (Desert Penguins)
Underbye+950 RP (3½ pts) David Collyer, Sebastian Mokhber-Garcia & Jack Wicken (combined with 2nd place prize)

The Silver Rook was won by Jack Wicken.
The Len Walters Board was won by David Collyer.

MAJOR

1st (4½ pts) Tomasz Wilamowski
2nd (4 pts) Richard H Edney (IOW), Tim Jones (New Milton), Thomas Philidor (Fareham)
Underbye+700 RP (3½ pts) – Alex Dore (Southampton), Lewis Jackson (So’ton Uni)

The Peter Marshall Cup was awarded to Thomas Philidor as the best placed Hampshire qualified player.

MINOR

1st (5 pts) Megan Birch (Basingstoke) who also wins the Parsons Cup
2nd (4 pts) Michal Orszulak
3rd (3½ pts) Oleksii Pustyntsev, Oliver J Ward (So’ton Uni), Hin Long Isaac Yip (Chandler’s Ford), Paul S Collis (Godalming)
Underbye+450 Grading Prize (3½ pts) David Lightfoot (IOW)

The Gillian Moore Cup, which is awarded to the highest scoring Hampshire lady in the Congress, was won by Megan Birch (Basingstoke) for her maximum score in the Minor.

The John Dunleavy Memorial Prize for the best game in any section was won by David Collyer for his excellent round 4 win against Kevin Thurlow in the Open section of the congress.

Graham Stuart
Secretary - Hampshire Chess Association

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File Updated

Date	Notes
10 February 2025	First uploaded to BritBase. My thanks to Graham Stuart for sending the games and press releases.