4th Benedictine Open, Manchester, 4-12 September 1981

(crosstable taken from 1981/82 BCF Yearbook – various errors corrected)

1981 Manchester Benedictine		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total	S.O.S.
1	Anthony J Miles	ENG	2565g	w49+	b11+	w12+	b21+	w5=	b7+	w2=	b3=	w16+	7½	51
2	Dmitry Gurevich	USA	2425m	b26=	w43=	b63+	w31+	b6=	w14+	b1=	w8+	w3=	6½	48½
3	Raymond D Keene	ENG	2475g	b54+	b65+	b24=	w9=	b7=	w15+	b21+	w1=	b2=	6½	48
4	Sergey Kudrin	USA	2465m	w25=	b13-	w30=	b62+	w61+	b51+	w22=	b21+	w5+	6½	41
5	Adam Kuligowski	POL	2405g	b69+	w19=	b8+	w24+	b1=	w21=	b16=	w7+	b4-	6	49
6	John P Fedorowicz	USA	2465m	b31=	w15+	b41+	b17=	w2=	w35=	b9=	w14=	b32+	6	48
7	Yaacov Murey	ISL	2450m	w36+	b37=	w51+	b22+	w3=	w1-	b35+	b5-	w23+	6	47
8	Paul Van der Sterren	NED	2420m	w53+	b29+	w5-	b25=	w20=	b37+	w13+	b2-	w30+	6	46½
9	Julian M Hodgson	ENG	2370f	w68+	b23=	w34+	b2=	w12=	b22=	w6=	b19+	w11=	6	46½
10	Jonathan Tisdall	USA	2415m	w40+	b62+	w21-	b34-	w30+	b12=	w25+	b22+	w20=	6	43
11	David J Strauss	USA	2410f	w61+	w1-	b43=	w28=	b65+	b34=	w38+	w24+	b9=	6	4½
12	Jon L Arnason	ISD	2440m	b38+	w32+	b1-	w19=	b9=	w10=	b27=	w48+	w18=	5½	50
13	Daniel J King	ENG	2320	b16=	w4+	b35=	w14=	b24+	w18=	b8-	w42+	b15=	5½	48½
14	Dragoljub Ciric	JUG	2400g	w58+	b22=	w37=	b13=	w36+	b2-	w44+	b6=	w17=	5½	47
15	Krzysztof Pytel	POL	2400m	w50+	b6-	w40+	b52+	w23=	b3-	w29+	b17=	w13=	5½	46½
16	Ron W Henley	USA	2455m	w13=	b25=	w53+	b36=	w34+	b41+	w5=	b23=	b1-	5½	46
17	Nigel R Davies	ENG	2395f	b45=	w26+	b28+	w6=	b35=	b23=	w20=	w15=	b14=	5½	46
18	Yair Kraidman	ISL	2440g	w39+	b41=	w22-	b27+	w25+	b13=	w23=	b20=	w12=	5½	45½
19	Glenn C Flear	ENG	2385f	w47+	b4=	w23=	b12=	w22-	b53+	b26+	w9-	w39+	5½	44½
20	Margeir Petursson	ISD	2460m	b24-	w42+	b46+	w65=	b8=	w45+	b17=	w18=	b10=	5½	43½
21	Michael J Basman	ENG	2400m	b59+	w48+	b10+	w1-	b38+	b5=	w3-	w4-	b27=	5	49½
22	Daniel Roos	FRA	2360f	b55+	w14=	b18+	w7-	b19+	w9=	b4=	w10-	b26=	5	49½
23	Gert Ligterink	NED	2450m	b56+	w9=	b19=	w32+	b15=	w17=	b18=	w16=	b7-	5	48
24	Vaidyanathan Ravikumar	IND	2325m	w20+	b33+	w3=	b5-	w13-	b52+	w39+	b11-	w29=	5	47½
25	Marcos Paolozzi Da Cunha	BRA	2325	b4=	w16=	b48+	w8=	b18-	w43+	b10-	w38+	b42=	5	46½
26	Klaus Berg	DEN	2295	w2=	b17-	w42=	b47+	w71+	b29=	w19-	b57+	w22=	5	41½
27	Walter Shipman	USA	2345f	w29-	b50=	w58+	w18-	b56+	b36+	w12=	b34=	w21=	5	41
28	Alan E Hanreck	ENG	2275	w57+	b34=	w17-	b11=	w33+	b44-	w64+	b12-	w50+	5	41
29	Andreas Fehrig	FRG	2215	b27+	w8-	b63-	w60+	b32+	w26=	b15-	w54+	b24=	5	41
30	Alan M Byron	ENG	2240	b15-	w71=	b4=	w59+	b10-	w70+	b45+	w35+	b8-	5	40
31	Cicero Nogueira Braga	BRA	2340	w6=	b52=	w47+	b2-	w51-	b61+	w34=	b36=	w44+	5	39½
32	Ian Duncan Wells	ENG	2355	w72+	b12-	w57+	b23-	w29-	b33+	w37+	b44+	w6-	5	38½
33	H James Plaskett	ENG	2410m	b46+	w24-	b45=	w43=	b28-	w32-	b55+	w63+	b52+	5	37
34	Andrzej Sydor	POL	2420m	b70+	w28=	b9-	w10+	b16-	w11=	b31=	w27=	b36=	4½	45
35	Aldo Haik	FRA	2440m	w60+	b42=	w13=	b37+	w17=	b6=	w7-	b30-	w40=	4½	43½
36	Victor W Knox	ENG	2315	b7-	w54+	b55+	w16=	b14-	w27-	b48+	w31=	w34=	4½	42½
37	Maxim Dlugy	USA	2350	b71+	w7=	b14=	w35-	b63+	w8-	b32-	w51+	b41=	4½	40
38	Anthony C Kosten	ENG	2315	w12-	b39+	w62+	b44+	w21-	w65=	b11-	b25-	w54+	4½	39½
39	Gilles Andruet	FRA		b18-	w38-	b69+	w46+	b43=	w48+	b24-	w64+	b19-	4½	38
40	Alan A Smith	ENG	2250	b10-	w67+	b15-	w48-	b66=	w60+	b43=	w46+	b35=	4½	36½
41	Robert G Hartoch	NED	2390m	b53+	w18=	w6-	b71=	b70+	w16-	w57=	b50=	w37=	4½	36
42	bernard de Bruycker	BEL	2345	w52=	b20-	b26=	w70-	w62+	b71+	w51+	b13-	w25=	4½	35
43	Alan T Ludgate	IRL	2210	w44=	b2=	w11=	b33=	w39=	b25-	w40=	b52=	b45=	4	43
44	Edward W Formanek	USA	2370m	b43=	w45=	b66+	w38-	b55+	w28+	b14-	w32-	b31-	4	39½
45	Eric Schiller	USA	2235	w17=	b44=	w33=	b51=	w52+	b20-	w30-	b53=	w43=	4	39½
46	Peter W Hempson	ENG	2245	w33-	b64+	w20-	b39-	w49=	b47=	w61+	b40-	w60+	4	36½
47	Kim L Harris	ENG		b19-	w59+	b31-	w26-	b67=	w46=	b60=	w56=	b64+	4	35
48	Clare E Whitehead	ENG	1885	w64+	b21-	w25-	b40+	w53=	b39-	w36-	w60=	b63+	4	36
49	Frank Behrhorst	FRG		b1-	b60-	w68+	w55-	b46=	w56=	b63-	w62+	b58+	4	33
50	Leontxo García	ESP	2230	b65-	w27=	b71-	w58+	b60-	w66+	b70+	w41=	b28-	4	31
51	Andrew D Martin	ENG	2345	b67+	w35=	b7-	w45=	b31+	w4-	b42-	b37-	w53=	3½	41
52	Stuart C Brown	ENG		b42=	w31=	b60+	w15-	b45-	w24-	b56+	w43=	w33-	3½	39½
53	Helmut Schumacher	BEL	2290	b8-	w69+	b16-	w66+	b48=	w19-	b54-	w45=	b51=	3½	37½
54	Bozena Pytel	POL	2015wm	w2-	b36-	b59=	w56-	b58+	w67+	w53+	b29-	b38-	3½	37
55	Graeme Oswald	ENG		w22-	b61+	w36-	b49+	w44-	b57-	w33-	b59=	w67+	3½	35
56	Alain Villeneuve	FRA	2320	w23-	b58=	w61-	b54+	w27-	b49=	w52-	b47=	w68+	3½	34
57	Guy West	AUS		b28-	w70+	b32-	w63-	b59+	w55+	b41=	w26-	def-	3½	31½
58	Tom Farrand	ENG		b14-	b56=	b27-	b50-	w54-	w72+	b66+	b47+	w49-	3½	31
59	Chris J Morrison	SCO	2240	w21-	b47-	w54=	b30-	w57-	b68=	bye+	w55=	b69+	3½	29½
60	Kenneth P Neat	ENG	2305	b35-	w49+	w52-	b29-	w50+	b40-	w47+	b48-	b46-	3	37½
61	Byron A Jacobs	ENG	2245	b11-	w55-	b56+	w67+	b4-	w31-	b46-	w69=	b66=	3	36½
62	Julian T Farrand	ENG		b66+	w10-	b38-	w4-	b42-	w69+	w68-	b49-	w70+	3	35½
63	Oliver A Jackson	ENG	2225	w41-	b72+	w2-	b57+	w37-	b64-	w49+	b33-	w48-	3	35
64	Albert Frank	BEL		b48-	w46-	b67-	w68+	b69+	w63+	b28-	b39-	w47-	3	32
65	Robert Bellin	ENG	2390m	w50+	b3-	w29+	b20=	w11-	b38=	withdrew			3	31½
66	Hanneke van Parreren	NED	2040	w62-	b68+	w44-	b53-	w40=	b50-	w58-	b72+	w61=	3	28
67	Jean-Pierre Mercier	FRA		w51-	b40-	w64+	b61-	w47=	b54-	b69-	w70+	b55-	2½	29½
68	(Denis) Michael Denison	ENG		b9-	w66-	b49-	b64-	w72+	w59=	b62+	w58-	b56-	2½	29½
69	Achim Soltau	FRG		w5-	b53-	w39-	b72+	w64-	b62-	w67+	b61=	w59-	2½	29
70	John J Cox	ENG	2275	w34-	b57-	w72+	b42+	w41-	b30-	w50-	b67-	b62-	2	31½
71	Raymond English	ENG		w37-	b30=	w50+	w41=	b26-	w42-	withdrew			2	27½
72	Peter Mamusung	INA		b32-	w63-	b70-	w69-	b68-	b58-	def-	w66-	def-	0	28½

English players again did well with several younger ones scoring international title norms against tough opposition The tournament continues to grow in both strength and numbers.

A. J. Miles won the Special Benedictine Prize for the best score in the Lloyds Bank Masters and the Benedictine (7 + 7½)

IM norms D. J. King (Cat. 7), N. R. Davies and J. M. Hodgson (Cat. 6), D. Strauss* (Cat. 5);
IWM norm Clare Whitehead (16W);
FM norms M. Dlugy* (Cat. 5), A. M. Byron, C. Braga, A. E. Hanreck, M. Paolozzi and I. D. Wells* (all Cat. 4).

* Final norms—eligible for titles subject to ratification by F.I.D.E.

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File Updated

Date	Notes
24 February 1998	Original upload.
6 September 2020	The same 116 games as previously. Now with crosstable and short report.