Doncaster Chess Congress

Results in 2020

Doncaster Congress 2020

This year’s 5-round Doncaster Congress was held from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd February, at Hall Cross School, in the gym again as the main hall was again in use for preparations for a theatrical production or some such purpose.

The number of entrants was below average, totalling 150 after excluding no-shows from the count, split across the sections as follows:

Open	24	(Click here for final table)
Major	38	(Click here for final table)
Intermediate	31	(Click here for final table)
Minor	57	(Click here for final table)

This year the event hosted the Yorkshire Championship, which this year was won by Rotherham-resident Oskar Hackner, who plays in the Sheffield league now for Sheffield Nomads. He scored an undented 5 out of 5!

Chris Stratford of Huddersfield took a number of photographs. Some of these have been incorporated into an expanded version of this report on the YCA website.

Open
1	Hackner, Oskar A	13	W	1	16	B	1	4	W	1	7	B	1	6	W	1	15
	Sheffield Nomads		1			2			3			4			5
2	Jeje, Ayodeji	3	W	½	22	B	1	10	W	1	5	B	0	8	W	1	1½
	Hillsborough		½			1½			2½			2½			3½
3	Smith, Simon	2	B	½	24	W	1	HPB	-	½	12	B	1	5	W	½	1½
			½			1½			2			3			3½
4	Han, Yichen	8	W	1	9	W	½	1	B	0	20	W	1	10	B	1	10
	Forest Hall		1			1½			1½			2½			3½
5	Shaw, Peter	9	B	0	17	W	1	13	B	1	2	W	1	3	B	½	9½
	Wakefield		0			1			2			3			3½
6	Hutchinson, Paul	15	B	1	7	W	0	18	B	1	9	W	1	1	B	0	10
	Scarborough		1			1			2			3			3
7	Milson, Samuel A	HPB	-	½	6	B	1	19	W	1	1	W	0	13	B	½	10
	Sheffield Nomads		½			1½			2½			2½			3
8	Bimpson, Tom	4	B	0	FPB	-	1	24	B	1	11	W	1	2	B	0	9
	Atticus		0			1			2			3			3
9	Staples, Daniel J	5	W	1	4	B	½	11	W	½	6	B	0	14	W	½	9
	York		1			1½			2			2			2½
10	Leah, Tom	18	B	½	23	W	1	2	B	0	17	W	1	4	W	0	8½
	Hillsborough		½			1½			1½			2½			2½
11	Patrick, David A	HPB	-	½	21	W	1	9	B	½	8	B	0	12	W	½	8½
	Calderdale		½			1½			2			2			2½
12	Gardiner, Eric D	HPB	-	½	18	W	½	16	B	1	3	W	0	11	B	½	8
	Hull		½			1			2			2			2½
13	Keely, Leo A	1	B	0	14	W	1	5	W	0	19	B	1	7	W	½	6½
	Huddersfield		0			1			1			2			2½
14	Bowmer, Kevin	16	W	0	13	B	0	23	B	1	18	W	1	9	B	½	5½
	Hackney		0			0			1			2			2½
15	Davis, Jim	6	W	0	HPB	-	½	17	B	0	23	W	1	16	B	1	5
	Worksop		0			½			½			1½			2½
16	Garnett, John S	14	B	1	1	W	0	12	W	0	21	B	1	15	W	0	7
	Buffs		1			1			1			2			2
17	Nicholson, Jim WR	HPB	-	½	5	B	0	15	W	1	10	B	0	21	W	½	6
	York		½			½			1½			1½			2
18	Ilett, Raymond J	10	W	½	12	B	½	6	W	0	14	B	0	23	B	1	5½
	New England		½			1			1			1			2
19	Jennings, Roger W	21	B	½	20	W	1	7	B	0	13	W	0	WD			6½
	Rose Forgrove		½			1½			1½			1½			1½
20	Gillespie, David P	HPB	-	½	19	B	0	22	W	1	4	B	0	WD			5½
	Scotland		½			½			1½			1½			1½
21	Mollison, Jamie	19	W	½	11	B	0	HPB	-	½	16	W	0	17	B	½	4½
	Bank of Scotland		½			½			1			1			1½
22	Brencher, Paul	HPB	-	½	2	W	0	20	B	0	WD						2½
	York		½			½			½			½			½
23	Sheppard, Derek A	HPB	-	½	10	B	0	14	W	0	15	B	0	18	W	0	2½
	Hull		½			½			½			½			½
24	Surtees, Mike J	HPB	-	½	3	B	0	8	W	0	WD						2½
	Great Lever		½			½			½			½			½

Major
1	Somton, Anita	31	B	1	12	W	1	2	B	½	13	W	1	4	B	½	13
	West Nottingham		1			2			2½			3½			4
2	Taylor, Robert G	37	W	1	33	B	1	1	W	½	14	B	1	5	W	½	13
	Malpas		1			2			2½			3½			4
3	Davies, Sam	HPB	-	½	29	B	1	6	W	½	24	B	1	10	W	1	11
	Tiger Chess		½			1½			2			3			4
4	Brocklehurst, Andrew	38	W	½	35	B	1	13	W	½	25	B	1	1	W	½	1½
	Civil Service CA		½			1½			2			3			3½
5	Burns, Martin J	HPB	-	½	24	W	½	26	B	1	11	W	1	2	B	½	10
	Stockport		½			1			2			3			3½
6	Gillespie, Gary D	HPB	-	½	28	W	1	3	B	½	9	W	½	17	B	1	10
	(Derby)		½			1½			2			2½			3½
7	Newton, Robert A	HPB	-	½	31	W	1	23	B	½	17	W	½	13	B	1	10
	Rochdale		½			1½			2			2½			3½
8	Allison, Mark S	16	W	0	36	B	1	32	W	1	10	B	½	14	W	1	9
	Woodseats		0			1			2			2½			3½
9	Ukken, Somton	33	W	0	37	B	1	27	W	1	6	B	½	20	W	1	9
	West Nottingham		0			1			2			2½			3½
10	Round, R Michael	32	B	1	11	W	½	16	B	1	8	W	½	3	B	0	11
	Rose Forgrove		1			1½			2½			3			3
11	Cawston, M John	22	W	1	10	B	½	15	W	½	5	B	0	25	W	1	9½
	Ye Olde Starre Inn		1			1½			2			2			3
12	Stephenson, David W	FPB	-	1	1	B	0	14	W	0	30	B	1	24	W	1	8
	St Andrews		1			1			1			2			3
13	Ashcroft, Graham J	30	B	1	18	W	1	4	B	½	1	B	0	7	W	0	1½
	Preston		1			2			2½			2½			2½
14	Gamble, Raymond J	19	W	½	34	B	1	12	B	1	2	W	0	8	B	0	9½
	Spondon		½			1½			2½			2½			2½
15	Potter, Karl H	36	B	1	16	W	½	11	B	½	20	W	0	19	B	½	9
	Syston		1			1½			2			2			2½
16	Ellames, George J	8	B	1	15	B	½	10	W	0	19	W	½	22	B	½	8½
	Alnwick		1			1½			1½			2			2½
17	Turner, Tim M	HPB	-	½	27	B	½	33	W	1	7	B	½	6	W	0	8½
	Beverley		½			1			2			2½			2½
18	Parry, Jacques H	20	W	1	13	B	0	25	W	0	32	B	½	FPB	-	1	7
	London		1			1			1			1½			2½
19	Taylor, Robert P	14	B	½	23	W	0	35	W	1	16	B	½	15	W	½	7
	Ashfield		½			½			1½			2			2½
20	Varley, Joe	18	B	0	30	W	½	34	W	1	15	B	1	9	B	0	7
	Hull		0			½			1½			2½			2½
21	Whitehead, Mark A	HPB	-	½	26	W	½	24	B	0	28	W	½	37	B	1	6½
	Rochdale		½			1			1			1½			2½
22	Spanton, Tim R	11	B	0	32	W	0	31	B	1	36	W	1	16	W	½	5½
	Battersea		0			0			1			2			2½
23	Baxter, Harry	HPB	-	½	19	B	1	7	W	½	WD						8
	Harrogate		½			1½			2			2			2
24	Clegg, Robert	HPB	-	½	5	B	½	21	W	1	3	W	0	12	B	0	7½
	Huddersfield		½			1			2			2			2
25	Hirst, Joe	HPB	-	½	HPB	-	½	18	B	1	4	W	0	11	B	0	7½
	Newcastle-under-Lyme		½			1			2			2			2
26	Coward, Neil	HPB	-	½	21	B	½	5	W	0	27	B	½	29	W	½	6
	Blackpool		½			1			1			1½			2
27	Macdonald, Ciaran	HPB	-	½	17	W	½	9	B	0	26	W	½	28	B	½	6
	Forest Hall		½			1			1			1½			2
28	Farley, Zak	HPB	-	½	6	B	0	29	W	½	21	B	½	27	W	½	5½
	Hull		½			½			1			1½			2
29	McIntosh, Alan S	HPB	-	½	3	W	0	28	B	½	35	W	½	26	B	½	5½
	Ecclesall		½			½			1			1½			2
30	Bradey, Joseph B	13	W	0	20	B	½	HPB	-	½	12	W	0	36	B	1	4½
	Hillsborough		0			½			1			1			2
31	May, Paul	1	W	0	7	B	0	22	W	0	FPB	-	1	34	B	1	3
	Limewood & Scarcroft		0			0			0			1			2
32	Dean, Robert A	10	W	0	22	B	1	8	B	0	18	W	½	WD			5
	Pudsey		0			1			1			1½			1½
33	Allen, Andrew	9	B	1	2	W	0	17	B	0	WD						5
	Worksop		1			1			1			1			1
34	Gibbs, Steve J	HPB	-	½	14	W	0	20	B	0	37	W	½	31	W	0	3½
	SASCA		½			½			½			1			1
35	Hinchcliffe, Gary	HPB	-	½	4	W	0	19	B	0	29	B	½	WD			3½
	Huddersfield		½			½			½			1			1
36	Goodfellow, Russell R	15	W	0	8	W	0	FPB	-	1	22	B	0	30	W	0	3
	Tunbridge Wells		0			0			1			1			1
37	Tomlinson, Zak	2	B	0	9	W	0	HPB	-	½	34	B	½	21	W	0	2½
	Barnby Dun		0			0			½			1			1
38	Hartley, Dean M	4	B	½	WD												2½
	Amber Valley		½			½			½			½			½
39	Holi, Siefaldin A	HPB	-	½	WD												2½
	Wakefield		½			½			½			½			½
40	Robson, Paul E	WD															0
	Durham City		0			0			0			0			0

Intermediate
1	Fursman, Rob	14	W	1	15	B	½	3	W	½	8	B	1	6	W	1	11½
	Newmarket		1			1½			2			3			4
2	Watson, Steven L	16	B	½	28	W	1	22	B	1	HPB	-	½	7	W	1	11½
	Hull		½			1½			2½			3			4
3	Iskauskas, Alexander	18	B	½	11	W	1	1	B	½	16	W	1	4	B	1	11
	London		½			1½			2			3			4
4	Ellis, Philip G	30	W	1	9	B	1	8	W	1	6	B	½	3	W	0	13
	Ecclesall		1			2			3			3½			3½
5	Brennan, Oliver	8	B	0	31	W	1	21	B	½	22	W	1	9	B	1	8½
	Rotherham		0			1			1½			2½			3½
6	McIntosh, Ken A	HPB	-	½	18	W	1	15	B	1	4	W	½	1	B	0	1½
	Ecclesall		½			1½			2½			3			3
7	Salisbury, Paul	HPB	-	½	17	W	1	26	B	1	10	W	½	2	B	0	1½
	Yorks Copper Works		½			1½			2½			3			3
8	Aziz, Zana	5	W	1	29	B	1	4	B	0	1	W	0	15	B	1	10
	West Leeds		1			2			2			2			3
9	Battye, Phillip J	12	W	1	4	W	0	30	B	1	20	B	1	5	W	0	10
	Three Horseshoes		1			1			2			3			3
10	Livsey, Duncan J	19	W	½	25	B	½	24	W	1	7	B	½	12	W	½	9
	Rolls Royce Derby		½			1			2			2½			3
11	Grice, Alec	HPB	-	½	3	B	0	19	W	1	27	B	½	20	W	1	7½
	Beverley		½			½			1½			2			3
12	Ward, W (Bill)	9	B	0	27	W	½	28	B	1	26	W	1	10	B	½	7½
	Woodseats		0			½			1½			2½			3
13	Winter, Kevin	HPB	-	½	22	B	0	27	W	½	31	B	1	24	W	1	7
	Bradford		½			½			1			2			3
14	Willey, Chris G	1	B	0	16	W	½	HPB	-	½	25	B	1	21	W	1	6½
	Rotherham		0			½			1			2			3
15	Williams, Stephen	31	B	1	1	W	½	6	W	0	23	B	1	8	W	0	9
	Cwmbran		1			1½			1½			2½			2½
16	Grasham, John	2	W	½	14	B	½	25	W	1	3	B	0	17	B	½	8
	Wetherby		½			1			2			2			2½
17	Holroyd‑Doveton, Nathaniel	22	W	½	7	B	0	18	W	1	21	B	½	16	W	½	7
	Rotherham		½			½			1½			2			2½
18	Fursman, Lynne J	3	W	½	6	B	0	17	B	0	30	W	1	29	B	1	5½
	Tewkesbury		½			½			½			1½			2½
19	Porter, Robert	10	B	½	26	W	0	11	B	0	28	W	1	27	W	1	5½
	Worksop		½			½			½			1½			2½
20	Oliver, Bruce R	23	B	½	21	W	½	29	B	1	9	W	0	11	B	0	7½
	Beverley		½			1			2			2			2
21	Matthews, Graham W	HPB	-	½	20	B	½	5	W	½	17	W	½	14	B	0	7
	York RI		½			1			1½			2			2
22	Robson, Owen R	17	B	½	13	W	1	2	W	0	5	B	0	23	W	½	7
	Ye Olde Starre Inn		½			1½			1½			1½