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Tournament: Manchester League International • 1 game, 3 part-games • last edited
Monday, 21 September, 2026 2:50 PM
Venue: Birch Hall Hotel, Rhodes Hill, Lees, Oldham • Dates: 3-10 November 1997 • Download PGN
Manchester League International, 3-10 November 1997
The Manchester League held an international 10-player APA tournament, 3-7 November 1997, with opportunities for IM norms. The venue was the Birch Hall Hotel, Rhodes Hill, Lees, Oldham.
1997 Manchester League Int'l
Oldham |
Fed |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Total |
| 1 |
Ovidiu-Doru Foisor |
ROU |
2425m |
|
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
| 2 |
Cristina Adela Foisor |
ROU |
2415m |
½ |
|
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6½ |
| 3 |
Daniel W Gormally |
ENG |
2425m |
½ |
1 |
|
0 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| 4 |
Richard A Bates |
ENG |
2345f |
½ |
½ |
1 |
|
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
5½ |
| 5 |
Timothy P Wall |
ENG |
2375f |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| 6 |
José Maria Hernando Rodrigo |
ESP |
2310 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4½ |
| 7 |
Wojciech Ilecki |
POL |
2150 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
4 |
| 8 |
Dale R James |
ENG |
2240 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
|
½ |
½ |
2½ |
| 9 |
Alan A Smith |
ENG |
2235 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
1 |
2 |
| 10 |
D Brett Lund |
ENG |
2285 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
|
2 |
Av. Elo = 2320.5 - Category = 3 - IM Norm = 6½
Organiser: Jason McKenna
Arbiter: Harry Lamb.
File Updated
| Date |
Notes |
| 15 November 1997 |
The text first published on the original 4NCL website. No game scores supplied. |
| 21 September 2026 |
Republished here with one game score and three part-games gleaned from BCM, January 1998, which had a report. Does anyone have more games from this tournament? |
