MCCU@Walsall
11 to 13 August 2017
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Midland Counties Chess Union
Grand Prix Congress
The congress was held Friday 11 to Sunday 13 August 2017 at Park Inn by Radisson, Birmingham West, M5 J1. Birmingham Road, Birmingham B70 6RS. It was organised by Alex Holowczak for MCCU
GM Keith Arkell won the Open with 4½/5 to become the 2017 Midlands champion.
Prize winners
| Player | Club | Score | Prize | |
| Open | ||||
| 1st | GM Keith Arkell | Halesowen | 4½ | £500 |
| 2nd = | FM Peter Sowray | Barbican | 4 | £175 |
| 2nd = | Conor Murphy | Charlton | 4 | £175 |
| Rating | Devan Patel | Rushall | +1.06 | £50 |
| Major | ||||
| 1st | Graham Ashcroft | Preston | 4½ | £250 |
| 2nd = | Nathanael Paul | Newport | 4 | £50 |
| 2nd = | Geoffrey Brown | Folkestone | 4 | £50 |
| 2nd = | Robert Clegg | Huddersfield | 4 | £50 |
| Rating | John Harris | Coventry | +1.59 | £50 |
| Minor | ||||
| 1st | Chris Fraser | West Bridgford | 5 | £250 |
| 2nd | Nigel Morris | Coventry | 4½ | £100 |
| 3rd | Julian Hawthorne | Kidsgrove | 4 | £50 |
| Grading | Andy Carter | Red Admiral | 3 | £50 |
Full cross-tables are available from Chess-Results.com.