1996 (4th) Morecambe Spring Congress, Morecambe Town Hall, 25-27 May

1996 Morecambe Open (crosstable generated from games - not definitive)

1996 Morecambe Open		Fed	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1	Keith C Arkell	ENG	239	w24+	b17+	w2+	b8+	w10+	b3=	5½
2	Patrick R Coffey	SCO	185	b27+	w4+	b1-	w5=	b12+	w18+	4½
3	David Tebb	ENG	214	w6=	b28+	w14=	b22+	w5+	w1=	4½
4	Michael H Barnes	ENG	201	w19+	b2-	w20+	b6+	w14=	b9+	4½
5	Harry Lamb	ENG	182	b13=	w25+	w9+	b2=	b3-	w11+	4
6	Ron G Nixon	ENG	177	b3=	w13+	b11=	w4-	b23+	b10+	4
7	D Brett Lund	ENG	207	b26+	w8-	b12-	w21+	b19+	w14+	4
8	Graham Lilley	ENG	185	w23+	b7+	w10=	w1-	b18-	b17+	3½
9	Charles W Kennaugh	ENG	216	b12+	w11=	b5-	w15+	b28+	w4-	3½
10	Peter E Jowett	ENG	191	b22=	w29+	b8=	w12+	b1-	w6-	3
11	Oliver A Jackson	ENG	195	w18+	b9=	w6=	b14-	w22+	b5-	3
12	Matthew A Mackenzie	ENG	179	w9-	b30+	w7+	b10-	w2-	b22+	3
13	Stewart G Haslinger	ENG	188	w5=	b6-	w23=	b27=	w24+	b20=	3
14	R Alan Barton	ENG	179	w30+		b3=	w11+	b4=	b7-	3 / 5
15	Gareth A Williams	ENG	129	w16=	b21=	w17=	b9-	w27+	b28=	3
16	Malcolm R Peacock	ENG	182	b15=	w22=	b18=	w28+	b20-	w29=	3
17	Andrew C Southall	ENG	199	b20+	w1-	b15=	w18-	b25+	w8-	2½
18	Mandy Haslinger	ENG	166	b11-		w16=	b17+	w8+	b2-	2½ / 5
19	Neil E Moss	ENG	175	b4-	w27=	b25=	w26+	w7-	b24=	2½
20	Mark C Bowhay		166	w17-	b24+	b4-		w16+	w13=	2½ / 5
21	Alan J Beveridge		179		w15=	b22-	b7-	w30+	w23+	2½ / 5
22	Mark Reischman		146	w10=	b16=	w21+	w3-	b11-	w12-	2
23	John F Moore	ENG	131	b8-	w26=	b13=	w29+	w6-	b21-	2
24	Edward P Dodds	ENG	180	b1-	w20-	b30+	w25=	b13-	w19=	2
25	Thomas Chamberlain	ENG	143		b5-	w19=	b24=	w17-	b27+	2 / 5
26	Raymond J Gamble	ENG	176	w7-	b23=	w27=	b19-	b29-	w30+	2
27	Ashley D Wright	ENG	148	w2-	b19=	b26=	w13=	b15-	w25-	1½
28	Robert Newton	ENG	177		w3-	b29+	b16-	w9-	w15=	1½ / 5
29	Richard J Palliser	ENG	150		b10-	w28-	b23-	w26+	b16=	1½ / 5
30	Kevin J Delaney		134	b14-	w12-	w24-		b21-	b26-	0 / 5

1996 Morecambe Major (Under 160 BCF Grade) (crosstable generated from games - not definitive)

1996 Morecambe Major		Fed	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1	Michael S Kobylka	SCO	157	b20+	w14+	b26+	w15+	b4=	w10+	5½
2	David Munro		152	w5-	b33+	w20=	b19+	w12+	b9+	4½
3	Peter Widrascu	ENG	150	b26+		b35+	w20+	b13=	w11+	4½ / 5
4	George CW Coomber	ENG	156	b18=	w35+	b11+	w12+	w1=	b8-	4
5	Philip Ramsey	ENG	122	b2+	w21=	b15-	b22+	w23+	w6=	4
6	Paul Rivers	ENG	88	b24=	w29+	w22+	b9+	w10-	b5=	4
7	Philip T Seery	ENG	159	w19=	b10-	w16=	b32+	b27+	w13+	4
8	Phil M Naylor		157	w32+	b9=	w10=		b26+	w4+	4 / 5
9	James S Ridgway		125	b25+	w8=	b21+	w6-	b15+	w2-	3½
10	Deio Parri	WLS	130		w7+	b8=	w21+	b6+	b1-	3½ / 5
11	John Sargeant		139	b16=	w24+	w4-	b28+	w17+	b3-	3½
12	John Kelly	ENG	90	w23+	b22=	w19+	b4-	b2-	w21+	3½
13	Robert A Dean	ENG	136	b14-	w16+	w17=	b31+	w3=	b7-	3
14	Robin IR Wilding	ENG	124	w13+	b1-	w28=	b17-	w22=	b31+	3
15	George V Glover	ENG	145		b27+	w5+	b1-	w9-	b19+	3 / 5
16	Michael A Swystun		137	w11=	b13-	b7=	w30=	b24+	w26=	3
17	T Lee Fellows		146	b31+	w26-	b13=	w14+	b11-	w18=	3
18	Christopher Blake	ENG	125	w4=	b28=	w23-	b29=	w35+	b17=	3
19	Stuart A White	SCO	136	b7=	w30+	b12-	w2-	b25+	w15-	2½
20	Wayne Thompson	USA	134	w1-		b2=	b3-	w32+	b23+	2½ / 5
21	Neil Smith	USA	144	w33+	b5=	w9-	b10-	w28+	b12-	2½
22	James R Nicolson	ENG	143	b34+	w12=	b6-	w5-	b14=	w30=	2½
23	Stephen W MacCormack		144	b12-	w34+	b18+	w26=	b5-	w20-	2½
24	Jason Cast	WLS	143	w6=	b11-	w33=	b34+	w16-	b27=	2½
25	Brian R Ewart	ENG	151	w9-	b32=	w27-	b33+	w19-	b35+	2½
26	Andrew W McEwen		125	w3-	b17+	w1-	b23=	w8-	b16=	2
27	James D Pratt		125	b29=	w15-	b25+		w7-	w24=	2 / 5
28	A Brian Halliwell	ENG	145	b35=	w18=	b14=	w11-	b21-	w34=	2
29	Abigail Dyce	WLS	148	w27=	b6-	w31-	w18=	b34=	b33=	2
30	John S Garnett	ENG	152		b19-	w32=	b16=	w31=	b22=	2 / 5
31	Peter P White		123	w17-		b29+	w13-	b30=	w14-	1½ / 5
32	Philip J Walters	SCO	133	b8-	w25=	b30=	w7-	b20-		1 / 5
33	Barry Standen		118	b21-	w2-	b24=	w25-		w29=	1 / 5
34	P Haig		84	w22-	b23-		w24-	w29=	b28=	1 / 5
35	James S Macrae	SCO	117	w28=	b4-	w3-		b18-	w25-	½ / 5

This was the fourth Morecambe Spring Bank Holiday Congress. It was a six round event from Saturday 25th to Monday 27th of May 1996. The venue was Morecambe Town Hall.

The two highest place players in the Open were entitled to play in the British Chess Championship in Nottingham.

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 £18 Major & Minor £16 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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Date	Notes
3 February 2026	First upload. Many thanks to Sean Parker for inputting and sending the games.