1995 (3rd) Morecambe Spring Congress, Morecambe Town Hall, 27-29 May

1995 Morecambe Open (crosstable generated from games - not definitive)

1995 Morecambe Open		Fed	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1	Mark L Hebden	ENG	244	w12+	b4+	w6+	b5+	w2=	b3+	5½
2	Keith C Arkell	ENG	236	b9+	w3+	b13+	w7+	b1=	w4+	5½
3	Oliver A Jackson	ENG	191	w29+	b2-	w12+	b22+	w5+	w1-	4
4	D Wayne Clark	ENG	192	b26+	w1-	b25+	w19+	b10+	b2-	4
5	Andrew C Southall	ENG	216	b19+	w14+	b31+	w1-	b3-	w11+	4
6	Michael J Surtees	ENG	194	b27+	w15+	b1-	w13+	b16-	w18+	4
7	Richard J Gaughan	ENG	182		w8+	b23+	b2-	w24+	w16+	4 / 5
8	Jason P McKenna	ENG	193	w28=	b7-	b9-	w26+	b20+	w10+	3½
9	Nicholas J Rutter	ENG	181	w2-	b29+	w8+	b11=	w17-	b21=	3
10	Michael H Barnes	ENG	196	w11+	b13-	w28+	b14+	w4-	b8-	3
11	Neil E Moss	ENG	173	b10-	w17+	b22=	w9=	b13+	b5-	3
12	Stephen Mulligan	ENG	183	b1-	w26+	b3-	w25=	b27+	w24=	3
13	Philip J Briggs	ENG	185	b34+	w10+	w2-	b6-	w11-	b29+	3
14	Graham Lilley	ENG	189	b25+	b5-	w21+	w10-	b19+	w17-	3
15	Stewart G Haslinger	ENG	170	b17+	b6-	w18=	w31=	b30=	w20=	3
16	Philip J Crocker	ENG	192	b20+	w31=		b24=	w6+	b7-	3 / 5
17	D Brett Lund	ENG	204	w15-	b11-		w27+	b9+	b14+	3 / 5
18	David A Knox	ENG	204		w27+	b15=	w20=	b23+	b6-	3 / 5
19	Matthew A Mackenzie	ENG	179	w5-	b34+	w30+	b4-	w14-	b33+	3
20	Ron G Nixon		177	w16-	b28=	w32+	b18=	w8-	b15=	2½
21	Gareth A Williams	ENG	119	b24=	w22=	b14-	w23-	b32+	w9=	2½
22	D Michael Denison	ENG	186		b21=	w11=	w3-	b25=	w26+	2½ / 5
23	Peter W Hempson	ENG	184		b30=	w7-	b21+	w18-	w25+	2½ / 5
24	Natasha Regan	ENG	188	w21=	b32+		w16=	b7-	b12=	2½ / 5
25	Mark Reischman		146	w14-	b33+	w4-	b12=	w22=	b23-	2
26	Paul J Benson	ENG	168	w4-	b12-	w33+	b8-	w28+	b22-	2
27	Philip T Seery	ENG	169	w6-	b18-	w29+	b17-	w12-	b35+	2
28	Mark R Addis	ENG	170	b8=	w20=	b10-	w30-	b26-	w32+	2
29	Simon N Gilmore	ENG	164	b3-	w9-	b27-	w32+	b33+	w13-	2
30	William TP Giblin	ENG	198		w23=	b19-	b28+	w15=		2 / 4
31	Stephen H Berry	ENG	220	w33+	b16=	w5-	b15=			2 / 4
32	Robert Newton	ENG	176		w24-	b20-	b29-	w21-	b28-	0 / 5
33	R Alan Barton	ENG	177	b31-	w25-	b26-		w29-	w19-	0 / 5
34	John Waters	WLS	106	w13-	w19-					0 / 2
35	Jon Lee Burgess	ENG	153						w27-	0 / 1

1995 Morecambe Major (Under 160 BCF Grade) (crosstable generated from games - not definitive)

1995 Morecambe Major		Fed	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1	Philip Pugh	ENG	139	b33=	w22+	b7+	w2+	w5=	b4=	4½
2	George C W Coomber	ENG	148	b3+	w40+	w4=	b1-	b18+	w11+	4½
3	Stephen M Jones	ENG	129	w2-	b25+	b8+	w15=	b22+	w9+	4½
4	Mark A Whitehead	ENG	152	b23+	w35+	b2=	w16+	b9=	w1=	4½
5	Carl S Portman	ENG	156	b28+	w20+	b15+	w11=	b1=	w14=	4½
6	Robert A Dean	ENG	135	b12=	w8=	b26=	w7=	b35+	w24+	4
7	Kevin J Delaney		148	w34+	b39=	w1-	b6=	w38+	b10+	4
8	Mandy Haslinger	ENG	151	w38=	b6=	w3-	b40+	w29+	b17+	4
9	Michael A Swystun		147	b18+	w16=	b10=	w20+	w4=	b3-	3½
10	Martyn J Harris	ENG	129	b24+	w11=	w9=	b19=	b15+	w7-	3½
11	John S Garnett	ENG	145	w45+	b10=	w39+	b5=	w14=	b2-	3½
12	Andrew E Fawcett		152	w6=	b38=	w27=	b28=	w19+	b13=	3½
13	Richard M Jones	ENG	146	b40-	w18=	b31+	w33+	b16=	w12=	3½
14	Tom Vout	ENG	143	b42+	w26+		w24=	b11=	b5=	3½ / 5
15	David Munro		151	b29+	w27+	w5-	b3=	w10-	b21=	3
16	Graham J Ashcroft	ENG	120	w36+	b9=	w37+	b4-	w13=	b25-	3
17	Barry Standen		118	w19=	b21=	w36+	w22=	b24=	w8-	3
18	Philip J Walters	SCO	127	w9-	b13=	w34+	b39+	w2-	b27=	3
19	James Coleman	ENG	140	b17=	w31+	b20-	w10=	b12-	w33+	3
20	Neil A Howe		139	w44+	b5-	w19+	b9-	w21-	b34+	3
21	Dragoljub Sudar	ENG	137	b26-	w17=	b33-	w30+	b20+	w15=	3
22	Jason Cast	WLS	143	w46+	b1-	w41+	b17=	w3-	w23=	3
23	T Lee Fellows		134	w4-	b30=	w44+	b37+	w25-	b22=	3
24	James R Nicolson	ENG	149	w10-	b45+	w40+	b14=	w17=	b6-	3
25	Andrew M Barber	ENG	156	b27-	w3-	b42-	w41+	b23+	w16+	3
26	A Brian Halliwell	ENG	156	w21+	b14-	w6=	b38=	w28+		3 / 5
27	Deio Parri	WLS	138	w25+	b15-	b12=	w32-	b33=	w18=	2½
28	David J Buckell	ENG	136	w5-	b44=	w30+	w12=	b26-	b37=	2½
29	Neil Smith	USA	144	w15-	b41-	w45+	b36+	b8-	w35=	2½
30	Robin IR Wilding	ENG	124	b43-	w23=	b28-	b21-	w44+	w40+	2½
31	David C Curtis		125		b19-	w13-	b44+	w37=	b36+	2½ / 5
32	John Foxall		158	w39-	b34+	w35=	b27+			2½ / 4
33	A George Richmond		90	w1=	b37-	w21+	b13-	w27=	b19-	2
34	Conrad J Jowett	NED	128	b7-	w32-	b18-	w42+	b41+	w20-	2
35	David J Eisen	USA	138	w41+	b4-	b32=		w6-	b29=	2 / 5
36	Robin Bumstead		144	b16-	w42+	b17-	w29-	b40+	w31-	2
37	George V Glover	ENG	146		w33+	b16-	w23-	b31=	w28=	2 / 5
38	Brian S Mackay		130	b8=	w12=		w26=	b7-		1½ / 4
39	Dean M Hartley	SCO	138	b32+	w7=	b11-	w18-			1½ / 4
40	James S Ridgway		125	w13+	b2-	b24-	w8-	w36-	b30-	1
41	Stan Neal Metcalfe		89	b35-	w29+	b22-	b25-	w34-		1 / 5
42	Jonathan R Verden		90	w14-	b36-	w25+	b34-			1 / 4
43	M S Preston		103	w30+						1 / 1
44	Philip J Ashmore		115	b20-	w28=	b23-	w31-	b30-		½ / 5
45	Wayne Thompson	USA	122	b11-	w24-	b29-				0 / 3
46	Walter M Fairbairn		120	b22-						0 / 1

This was the third Morecambe Spring Bank Holiday Congress. It was a six round event from Saturday 27th to Monday 29th of May 1995. The venue was Morecambe Town Hall.

The two highest place players in the Open were entitled to play in the British Chess Championship in Swansea [31/7/95 -12/8/95]

The Fred Turner open prizes were £300, £150, £100 plus two grading prizes of £40 each.

The Major was for players under 160BCF. The prizes were £200, £100, £50 plus two grading prizes of £30 each.

The Minor was for players under 120BCF The prizes were £200, 100, £50 plus two grading prizes of £30 each.

Entry fees were: Open £16 Major & Minor £14 Free entry for: GMs, IMs, WGMs, WIMs A team prize of £50 was available for the highest scoring team of four players [any three to count] from the same club regardless of tournament. Clubs may enter any number of teams. Each section played two rounds per day. The opening ceremony was on the Saturday at 9.20 am. The timetable was: Morning session 9.30am - 2.30pm Afternoon Session 2.45pm - 7.45pm

The time control was 48 moves in 2 hours then after Black's 48th move both clocks put back by 30 minutes and the game completed in the time remaining.

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File Updated

Date	Notes
3 February 2026	First upload. Many thanks to Sean Parker for inputting and sending the games.