1991 Midland Counties Chess Union Congress (Forrest Cup), Darwin Suite, Assembly Rooms, Derby, 22-24 March

1991 Midland Championship		Grade	Resid.	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Notes
1	Mark L Hebden	239	Marten Inn	◊ 1/16	♦ 1/7	◊ 1/3	♦ 1/9	◊ 1/15	♦ 0/2	5	MCCU Champion
2	Graeme N Buckley	203	Bushbury	◊ 1/32	♦ 0/15	◊ 1/34	♦ 1/12	◊ 1/10	◊ 1/1	5	U21 ch
3	Andrew Bryce	200	Milton Keynes	◊ 1/23	♦ 1/38	♦ 0/1	◊ ½/6	♦ 1/21	◊ 1/16	4½
4	Lawrence Cooper	205	Stafford	◊ 1/18	♦ 1/17	◊ ½/15	♦ ½/5	◊ ½/7	♦ 1/13	4½
5	Raymond G Evans	194	Tamworth	♦ ½/22	◊ 1/28	♦ 1/25	◊ ½/4	♦ ½/6	◊ 1/19	4½
6	Oliver A Jackson	191	GMCCA	◊ 1/36	♦ 1/10	◊ ½/9	♦ ½/3	◊ ½/5	♦ 1/15	4½
7	Jonathan P Nelson	195	Whoberley	♦ 1/35	◊ 0/1	♦ 1/18	◊ 1/29	♦ ½/4	◊ 1/11	4½
8	Michael H Barnes	193		♦ ½/26	◊ 1/22	♦ ½/29	◊ 0/14	♦ 1/17	◊ ½/12	3½
9	Glenn L House	204		♦ 1/31	◊ 1/21	♦ ½/6	◊ 0/1	♦ 0/16	◊ 1/29	3½
10	Andrew J Ledger	214		♦ 1/39	◊ 0/6	♦ 1/38	◊ 1/24	♦ 0/2	◊ ½/14	3½
11	Dave J Ledger	195		◊ ½/27	♦ 1/41	◊ 1/20	♦ 0/15	◊ 1/23	♦ 0/7	3½
12	John Naylor	191		½/bye	◊ 1/26	♦ ½/14	◊ 0/2	♦ 1/28	♦ ½/8	3½
13	Paul C Raynes	198		♦ 1/30	◊ ½/29	♦ ½/24	◊ ½/21	♦ 1/14	◊ 0/4	3½
14	Peter A Richmond	197		½/bye	♦ 1/43	◊ ½/12	♦ 1/8	◊ 0/13	♦ ½/10	3½
15	Kenneth T Rose	180	Kidsgrove	♦ 1/44	◊ 1/2	♦ ½/4	◊ 1/11	♦ 0/1	◊ 0/6	3½	U185 GP
16	Graham A Waddingham	181	Birmingham	♦ 0/1	◊ 1/30	◊ ½/19	♦ 1/32	◊ 1/9	♦ 0/3	3½	U185 GP
17	Michael W Alcock	193		◊ 1/34	◊ 0/4	♦ ½/23	♦ 1/41	◊ 0/8	♦ ½/22	3
18	Robert S Eames	176		♦ 0/4	◊ 1/35	◊ 0/7	♦ 1/33	♦ 0/19	◊ 1/39	3
19	(Louis) Alan Edwards	202		♦ 0/29	◊ 1/31	♦ ½/16	½/bye	◊ 1/18	♦ 0/5	3
20	Jane Garwell [Richmond]	188		½/bye	◊ 1/37	♦ 0/11	◊ ½/26	♦ ½/29	◊ ½/21	3
21	Stephen C Ledger	185		◊ 1/42	♦ 0/9	◊ 1/32	♦ ½/13	◊ 0/3	♦ ½/20	3
22	Roy Sagall	180		◊ ½/5	♦ 0/8	◊ 1/33	½/bye	♦ ½/24	◊ ½/17	3
23	John K Robinson	171		♦ 0/3	♦ 1/42	◊ ½/17	◊ 1/25	♦ 0/11	◊ ½/24	3
24	Jonathan A Tait	191		½/bye	♦ 1/33	◊ ½/13	♦ 0/10	◊ ½/22	♦ ½/23	3
25	Stephen Tatlow	188		½/bye	♦ ½/27	◊ 0/5	♦ 0/23	◊ 1/30	♦ ½/26	3 / 2½1
26	RG Walker	159		◊ ½/8	♦ 0/12	◊ 1/42	♦ ½/20	◊ ½/31	◊ ½/25	3
27	Steven J Burke	166		♦ ½/11	◊ ½/25		◊ ½/38	♦ ½/39		2½
28	Frank S Cockerill	182			♦ 0/5		♦ 1/34	◊ 0/12	♦ ½/38	2½
29	Raymond J Gamble	172		◊ 1/19	♦ ½/13	◊ ½/8	♦ 0/7	◊ ½/20	♦ 0/9	2½
30	Otto H Hardy	170		◊ 0/13	♦ 0/16			♦ 0/25	◊ 1/37	2½
31	Stephen Mario Joseph	166j	Nottm Gambit	◊ 0/9	♦ 0/19	◊ 1/35		♦ ½/26		2½
32	Andrew C Southall	173		♦ 0/2		♦ 0/21	◊ 0/16	♦ 1/35		2½	=U16 ch
33	Paul Stimpson	150			◊ 0/24	♦ 0/22	◊ 0/18		◊ 1/35	2½
34	Joe W Vere	155j	Courtaulds	♦ 0/17	◊ 1/39	♦ 0/2	◊ 0/28	♦ 1/40		2½	U18 ch, =U16 ch
35	Peter C Clarke	165		◊ 0/7	♦ 0/18	♦ 0/31		◊ 0/32	♦ 0/33	<=2
36	JA Cooksey	171		♦ 0/6						<=2
37	Michael J Gibbons	151			♦ 0/20		♦ 1/40		♦ 0/30	<=2
38	Chris M Riley	184			◊ 0/3	◊ 0/10	♦ ½/27		◊ ½/28	<=2
39	Graham M Smith	180		◊ 0/10	♦ 0/34			◊ ½/27	♦ 0/18	<=2
40	CD Thomas	127					◊ 0/37	◊ 0/34		<=2
41	Chris P Timmins	178			◊ 0/11		◊ 0/17			<=2
42	Player X/Y/Z			♦ 0/21	◊ 0/23	♦ 0/26				<=2
43	Player X/Y/Z				◊ 0/14					<=2
44	Player X/Y/Z			◊ 0/15						<=2

The crosstable in the bulletin is incomplete, not giving the individual scores of players who scored 2½, and no information at all about those who scored 2 or fewer (marked as <=2 in the above crosstable). There were probably 44 players, three of whom are not identifiable from the games recorded in the bulletin.

Contemporary BCF grades as given in the bulletin. For the PGN file I have converted these to four-figure Elo ratings using the then current conversion formula Elo = (BCF x 8) + 600.

¹ The total shown in the bulletin is 3 but the points only add up to 2½

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Prizewinners:

Awards (Titles decided by tie-breaks)

Open - MCCU Champion - ML Hebden (Marten Inn) 5/6; (1-2) Hebden, GN Buckley (Bushbury) 5/6; (3-7) A Bryce (Milton Keynes), L Cooper (Stafford), RG Evans (Tamworth), OA Jackson (GMCCA), JP Nelson (Whoberley) 4½. U21 Champion: GN Buckley; U16 [typo for U18? - JS] Champion: JW Vere (Courtaulds, Derby) 2½. U16 (1-2) Vere, SM Joseph (Nottm. Gambit). Grading: U185 KT Rose (Kidsgrove), GA Waddingham (Birmingham) 3½.

Major. 55 competed. PN Wallis Rose Bowl - PJ Mercs (Oxclose, Nottm.) 5/6; (1-3) J Lyth (Morecambe), PJ Mercs, D Williams (Mickleover) 5/6; (4-7) D Amour (Mansfield), RJ Forey (Mickleover), G Gibson (Hucknall), L Grinsell (Bushbury) 4½. U14 Champion: James Redburn (Radcliffe & Bingham) 3½; (1-2) Redburn, MM Tailby (Nottingham) 3½. Grading U155: S Wedlock (Southend) 4; U140: S Edwards (Cheddleton) 3½.

Minor. 69 competed. Britannia Building Society Trophy: J Wagenbach (Mansfield) 5/6. (1-4) G Berzins (S Manchester), D Carrott (Lutterworth), T Severn (Sutton-in-Ashfield), Wagenbach all 5/6. U12 Champion: Emma Nutbrown (Cheddleton) 1½. Grading U110: GK Heath (Ashover), K Walsh (Ilford), JC Yeomans (Charnwood Kts) 4; U95: G Lea (Stockport), Paul May, Philip May (both Amber Valley) 4. Best U/G - J. Gill (Derby), P. Wilkinson (Sutton-in-Ashfield) 4.

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File Updated

Date	Notes
29 November 2022	First upload. From a bulletin lent by Mike Alderson.