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2014-5 Grand Prix: Joseph McPhillips retakes lead

Latest result from Nottingham congress

26 Apr. None of the leaders played at Nottingham so placings at the top are unchanged.
12 Apr, Matthew Carr reporrts. David Anderton (Walsall) and Michael Townsend (Stafford) were first, but non-particpant, Joseph McPhillips remains in the lead..
5 Apr, Rod Middleton reports. Daniel Abbas and Andrew Horton (both 3 Cs, Oldham, GMC) were the highest scoring locals and Joseph McPhillips (Bolton) passes Tomasz Sygnowski (West Bromwich).
18 Mar. Tomasz Sygnowski (West Bromwich), winner at Walsall MCCU congress overtakes Joseph Mc Philips (Bolton, GMC)
1 Mar. Tomasz Sygnowski (West Bromwich) gets within striking distance as a result of his points at Warwick
28 Nov. Joseph retains his lead, but Donald Mason (Shirley & Wythall, Warks) is catching up.
31 Aug. The only player to compete in both congresses held so far, Joseph McPhillips (Bolton, GMC) leads.

Participating Congresses

This year, the Midlands GP includes the following standard play open events: Worcestershire Open (12-13 Jul); Manchester (29 Aug-31 Aug); HE Atkins Memorial Leicester ( 28-30 Nov); Shropshire Chess Congress at Telford (3 & 4 Jan); Warwickshire Open (28 Feb- 1 Mar); MCCU Congress at Walsall (14-5 Mar); Nottingham Open (18-19 Apr); Staffordshire Open (Apr, TBC); Bolton Easter (3-5 Apr); and Stockport (TBC).

Organisers

Please send results or a link to the complete results of the open section as soon as possible to the webmaster. The easiest format to enable updating of the leaderboard is surname : given name : grade : club : score, but the webmaster can cope with others, but it takes more time to publish the results.

 

2014-5 Leaderboard subject to validation of players' eligibility Provisional
Player Grade Club affiliation Worc Mancstr Leic Shrops Warks MCCU Bolton Staffs Nott Stckpt Score
Abbas, Daniel 209 3Cs, Oldham, GMC - - - - - 4 - -  
Ali, Golam 151 Sutton Coldfield - - - 3 - - - - -   3
Anderton, David 197 Walsall - - - - - - - 4 -   4
Antal, Laszlo 170 Denton, GMC - 3 - - - - - - -   3
Arkell, Nic 177 Stourbridge, Worcs - - - 2 - - - - -   2
Armstrong, Malcolm 191 Stafford - - - - - - -   7
Ashton, Adam 229 Urmston, GMC - 4 - - - - - - -   4
Barnes Michael H 210 Gambit, Notts - - - - - 4 - - -   4
Batchelor, Francis 168 Olton, Warks - - - - - - - -  
Bentley, John 203 3Cs, Oldham, GMC - - - - - - 3 - -   3
Boswell, Jacob 143 Cheddleton, Staffs - -   - - - - -  
Brockbank, Henry 155 Olton, Warks - - - - - - - -  
Brotherton, Trevor 173 Church Stretton, Shrops - - - 3 - - - - -   3
Broughton, Daniel 1938 W Bridgford, Notts - - 3 - - - - -  
Bull, Phil 165 West Browich, W Mids - - - - - 3 - - -   3
Burke, Mitchell 171 3Cs, Oldham, GMC - - - - - - - -  
Burke, Steven 1974 Ashfield-breads - - 3 - - - - -  
Burns, Martin 174 Stockport, GMC - 2 - - - - 2 - -   4
Burrows, Martin 2130 Wigston, Leics - - - - - - - -  
Colburn, Paul 179 Braunstone, Leics - - - 3 - - - -  
Collett, Ray 148 Worcester - - - - - 1 - - -   1
Combie, Alexander 195 Newark, Notts - - - - - - - - 2   2
Edwards, Simon 180/1938 Cheddleton, Staffs - 2 - - - 2 -   8
Ferrington, Nigel 208 Shrewsbury Telepost - - - 4 - - - - -   4
Gartside, Carl 162 Buxton, Derbys - - - - - - - 1 -   1
Hamilton, Selwyn 136 Warley, W Mids - - - - - - - -  
Hanscombe, Richard 1688 Braustone, Leics - - - - - - - -  
Harlow, Phil 1938 Wigston, Leics - - 1 - - - - - -   1
Hebdon, Mark 244 Leics   - - - 4 - - - 4   8
Hegarty, Sarah 174 Marple - 3 - - - - - - -   3
Hilton, Tim 158 Denton, GMC - - - - - - -   4
Holt, Philip 193 Olton, W Mids - - - - - - - -  
Horton, Andrew 216 3Cs, Oldham, GMC - - - - - - 4 - -   4
Horton, Jamie 172 3Cs, Oldham, GMC - - - - - 3 - -  
Hynes, Tony AM 186 Warks Select - - - 3 2 - - - 3   8
Ireland, David 166 Coventry, Warks - - - - - - - -  
Jackson, Dale 157 Halesowen, Worcs - - - -   - - -  
Jackson, James 224 Chess Mates, Northamton - - - - - - - -  
James, Ann-Marie 192 Warks Select - - - - - - - -  
James, Russell 195 Solihull, Warks - - - - 3 - - - -   3
Jaszkiwskyj, Peter 173 Ketteriung, Northants - 1 2 - - - - - -   3
Jaunoobi, Ali Reza 205 Denton, GMC - - - - - - - -  
Kendall, Tim 1705 Gambit, Notts - - 2 - - - - - 2   4
Lamb, Harry 175 Bolton, GMC - - - - - - - -  
Lau, Jason 190 3Cs, Oldham, GMC - 2 -   - - - - -   2
Livesey, Nigel 152 Marple - 2 - 1 - - - 2 -   5
Lopez Gomez, Pablo 182 Denton, GMC - 3 - 4 - - 2 - -   9
Maciol, Richard 215 W Bromwich, W Mids 3 - - 4 - - - - -   7
Malik, Faraz 171/1898 S Birmingham - 2 - - - - - 2  
Manton, Jacob 172 3Cs, Oldham, GMC - - - - - - 2 - -   2
Mason, Don 199 Shirley, W Mids - - - - 3 - - - -   3
McCumiskey, Andrew 184 Mercia, Brimingham - - - - - - - -  
McNally, Richard 182 Stratford, Warks - - - - - -  
McPhillips, Joseph 219 Bolton, GMC 4 4 - - - - -   14
Mason, Donald 199 Shirley, B'ham - 3 - - - 3 - -  
Munshi, Aditya 163 W Nottingham - - - - - - - -  
Murphy, Hugh 2166 Rushden, Staffs - - - - - - - -  
Naylor, Michael A 161 Gambit, Notts - - - - - 2 - - ½  
Neal, Toby 186 Wellington, Shrops - - - 3 - - - - -   3
Newton, Robert 181 Rochdale, GMC - - - - - - 2 - -   2
Okhai, Shabir 172 Syston, Leics - - 2 - - - -   7
Olbison, Philip 181 Chorlton, GMC - - - - - - -   5
Owen, Dennis 163 Denton, GMC - 3 - - - - - -  
Page, Mark 182 Kenilworth, Warks - - - - - -  
Patterson, Andrew 179 Nuneaton, Leics - - - - 3 - - - -   3
Paul, Nathanael 169 Newport, Shrops - - - - - 3 - - -   3
Pink, Joshua 1841 Coventry, Warks - - 1 2 - - - -  
Pitcher, John 205 Warks Select 3 - - - - - - - -   3
Price, Andrew 1830 Leamington, Warks - - 2 - - - - - -   2
Rita, Joao 168 3Cs, Oldham, GMC - - - - - - - -  
Smith, Simon 172 Warley, W Mids - - - - - - - -  
Stepanyan, Henrik 183 Sutton Coldfield, Warks - - - - - - - -  
Surtees, Mike 199 Gt Lever, GMC - - 3   1 -   12½
Sygnowski, Tomasz 200 West Bromwich, W Mids - - - 3 - -   12½
Tarr, Steve 148 Priorslee, Shrops - - - 3 - - - -  
Taylor, Mark 157 Rochdale, GMC - - - - - - 1 - -   1
Trueman, Glenn 163 Marple, GMC - 2 - - - - - - -   2
Turner, Brian 170 Malvern, Worcs - - - - - - - -  
Tyton, Adam 177 Bolton, GMC - - - - - - -   5
Uddin, Moin 138 West Bromwich, W Mids - - - - 1 - - -  
Vassiliou, Chris 176 Chorlton, GMC - 2 - - - - 2 - -   4
Walker, Nicholas 169 W Bromich, W Mids ½ - - - - - - - -   ½
Whitehead, Mark 171 Rochdale, GMC - - - 2 - - - -  
Willow, Jonah 168 W Nottingham - - - - 3 - -   9
Zabrocki, Philip 169 Telepost, Shrops - - - 2 - - - - -   2
                           

 

Please note that the table is provisional. The names included are based on the club affiliations provided to organisers or stated on websites. These require validation. Competitors who have played in Midlands GP tournaments and whose names are not included on the leaderboard and who believe they are eligible should contact Ray Dolan. See the Grand Prix page for eligibility criteria.