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26/02/2023

Doncaster Congress 2023

incorporating NCCU Individual Championships

NCCU President Tim Wall presents the Championship trophy to Virgil Szekely

and the Junior Championship trophy to Maksym Larchikov

The 2023 Doncaster Congress took place from 24th to 26th February 2023, at the usual venue of Hall Cross School. Originally it was thought the event would be without a bookstall, but in the event one was arranged to be run by Howard Wood of Chess Essentials, on Saturday and Sunday (but not Friday).

After pre-start withdrawals and “no shows”, there were the following numbers of entries to the four sections:

Open	Major	Inter	Minor	Total
36	29	65	63	193

NCCU Championship titles were won as follows:

Championship:	Virgil Szekely
Junior Championship:	Maksym Larchikov
Senior Championship:	M Paul Townsend

The following is a table of round-by-round section results:

			R.1			R.2			R.3			R.4			R.5
#	Name / Club etc	opp	col	r	opp	col	r	opp	col	r	opp	col	r	opp	col	r	SPS
			cum			cum			cum			cum			cum

Open

1	Szekely, Virgil	HPB	-	½	31	B	1	8	W	½	23	B	1	7	W	1	11
	Great Ayton		½			1½			2			3			4
2	Wall, Tim P	21	B	1	34	W	1	9	B	½	3	B	½	4	W	½	12
	Forest Hall		1			2			2½			3			3½
3	Arnott, Jonathan W	14	W	½	32	B	1	13	B	1	2	W	½	5	B	½	11
	SASCA		½			1½			2½			3			3½
4	Potter, John M	22	B	1	11	W	½	7	B	½	14	W	1	2	B	½	11
	Belper		1			1½			2			3			3½
5	Shaw, Peter	33	B	1	HPB	-	½	23	W	½	10	B	1	3	W	½	11
	Wakefield		1			1½			2			3			3½
6	Wills, Thomas	27	B	1	7	W	½	19	W	½	12	B	½	18	W	1	10½
	SASCA		1			1½			2			2½			3½
7	Hackner, Oskar A	15	W	1	6	B	½	4	W	½	25	B	1	1	B	0	10½
	SASCA		1			1½			2			3			3
8	Paul, Nathanael	28	B	1	18	W	½	1	B	½	15	W	½	11	B	½	10
	Shrewsbury		1			1½			2			2½			3
9	Ciuravin, Andrei	31	W	½	30	B	1	2	W	½	19	B	½	15	W	½	9½
	Hull		½			1½			2			2½			3
10	Booth, Steven B	HPB	-	½	20	W	1	18	B	½	5	W	0	26	B	1	9
	Great Ayton		½			1½			2			2			3
11	Nicholson, Jim WR	HPB	-	½	4	B	½	29	W	1	18	B	½	8	W	½	9
	York		½			1			2			2½			3
12	Townsend, M Paul	26	W	½	19	B	½	34	B	1	6	W	½	13	B	½	9
	York		½			1			2			2½			3
13	Zhu, Yaoyao	HPB	-	½	26	B	1	3	W	0	29	B	1	12	W	½	9
	3Cs		½			1½			1½			2½			3
14	Green, Michael	3	B	½	17	W	½	32	W	1	4	B	0	27	W	1	8½
	Loughborough		½			1			2			2			3
15	Larchikov, Maksym	7	B	0	27	W	1	28	W	1	8	B	½	9	B	½	8½
	Hull		0			1			2			2½			3
16	Bartram, William	HPB	-	½	24	W	0	21	B	1	26	B	½	25	W	1	7½
	Durham University		½			½			1½			2			3
17	Milson, Samuel A	HPB	-	½	14	B	½	25	W	0	28	B	1	23	W	1	7½
	Sheffield Nomads		½			1			1			2			3
18	Jennings, Roger W	25	B	1	8	B	½	10	W	½	11	W	½	6	B	0	9½
	Rose Forgrove		1			1½			2			2½			2½
19	Gardiner, Eric D	HPB	-	½	12	W	½	6	B	½	9	W	½	20	B	½	7½
	Hull		½			1			1½			2			2½
20	Jeje, Ayodeji	HPB	-	½	10	B	0	30	W	½	31	B	1	19	W	½	6½
	SASCA		½			½			1			2			2½
21	Alldritt, Nigel RE	2	W	0	35	B	1	16	W	0	30	B	½	29	W	1	6
	Harrow		0			1			1			1½			2½
22	Fellowes, Billy	4	W	0	25	W	0	31	B	½	36	B	1	32	W	1	4½
	Coventry Chess Academy		0			0			½			1½			2½
23	Coates, David H	HPB	-	½	33	W	1	5	B	½	1	W	0	17	B	0	8
	Lincoln		½			1½			2			2			2
24	Handley, Michael R	29	W	½	16	B	1	HPB	-	½	WD						8
	Sheffield Nomads		½			1½			2			2			2
25	Bak, Christopher	18	W	0	22	B	1	17	B	1	7	W	0	16	B	0	7
	Bradford		0			1			2			2			2
26	Collinson, Mark I	12	B	½	13	W	0	36	B	1	16	W	½	10	W	0	6½
	Hull		½			½			1½			2			2
27	Flynn, David	6	W	0	15	B	0	FPB	-	1	33	W	1	14	B	0	5
	Nomads (Notts)		0			0			1			2			2
28	Ilett, Raymond J	8	W	0	FPB	-	1	15	B	0	17	W	0	36	B	1	5
	New England		0			1			1			1			2
29	Mize, Dylan	24	B	½	36	W	1	11	B	0	13	W	0	21	B	0	6½
	Liverpool		½			1½			1½			1½			1½
30	Slinger, AJ (Tony)	HPB	-	½	9	W	0	20	B	½	21	W	½	WD			5
	Ye Olde Starre Inn		½			½			1			1½			1½
31	Butterworth, Andrew	9	B	½	1	W	0	22	W	½	20	W	0	33	B	½	4½
	Barnsley		½			½			1			1			1½
32	Newton, Robert A	HPB	-	½	3	W	0	14	B	0	35	W	1	22	B	0	4½
	Rochdale		½			½			½			1½			1½
33	Brencher, Paul	5	W	0	23	B	0	35	W	1	27	B	0	31	W	½	3½
	Acomb WM Club		0			0			1			1			1½
34	Hepworth, Peter	35	B	1	2	B	0	12	W	0	WD						5
	Huddersfield		1			1			1			1			1
35	Adalsteinsson, Bergmann	34	W	0	21	W	0	33	B	0	32	B	0	FPB	-	1	1
	Leeds		0			0			0			0			1
36	Sheppard, Derek A	HPB	-	½	29	B	0	26	W	0	22	W	0	28	W	0	2½
	Beverley		½			½			½			½			½

Major

1	Cawston, M John	9	B	1	8	W	1	13	B	1	4	W	1	3	B	1	15
	Ye Olde Starre Inn		1			2			3			4			5
2	Webb, Nicholas	FPB	-	1	24	W	1	3	B	½	5	B	1	7	W	1	13½
	The Buffs		1			2			2½			3½			4½
3	Brocklehurst, Andrew	28	W	1	19	B	1	2	W	½	10	B	1	1	W	0	12½
	Civil Service CA		1			2			2½			3½			3½
4	Donahue, Randolph E	HPB	-	½	20	B	1	17	W	1	1	B	0	14	W	1	10½
	Leeds		½			1½			2½			2½			3½
5	Garnett, John S	15	B	½	22	W	1	18	B	1	2	W	0	11	W	1	10½
	The Buffs		½			1½			2½			2½			3½
6	Turner, George	19	W	0	23	B	1	16	W	1	12	B	½	10	W	1	9
	Heywood		0			1			2			2½			3½
7	Bartram, Philip J	18	B	½	12	W	½	24	B	1	8	W	1	2	B	0	9½
	Norfolk & Norwich		½			1			2			3			3
8	Doherty, Paul D	29	W	1	1	B	0	21	W	1	7	B	0	20	W	1	9
	Bolton		1			1			2			2			3
9	McDonnell, James J	1	W	0	28	B	½	25	W	1	20	B	½	12	W	1	7
	Greater London Chess Club		0			½			1½			2			3
10	Bowman, Richard L	HPB	-	½	25	B	1	11	W	1	3	W	0	6	B	0	9½
	Bingley		½			1½			2½			2½			2½
11	Stephenson, David W	HPB	-	½	15	W	1	10	B	0	18	W	1	5	B	0	8½
	St Andrews Hull		½			1½			1½			2½			2½
12	Turner, Tim M	HPB	-	½	7	B	½	19	W	1	6	W	½	9	B	0	8½
	Beverley		½			1			2			2½			2½
13	McIntosh, Ken A	22	B	½	14	W	1	1	W	0	17	B	½	16	W	½	8
	Ecclesall		½			1½			1½			2			2½
14	Ashton, Alannah	HPB	-	½	13	B	0	28	W	1	15	W	1	4	B	0	7½
	3Cs		½			½			1½			2½			2½
15	Bradey, Joseph B	5	W	½	11	B	0	27	W	1	14	B	0	17	W	1	6½
	Hillsborough		½			½			1½			1½			2½
16	Taylor, Mark	26	W	0	FPB	-	1	6	B	0	24	W	1	13	B	½	6½
	Rochdale		0			1			1			2			2½
17	Coward, Neil	HPB	-	½	21	W	1	4	B	0	13	W	½	15	B	0	7½
	Blackpool		½			1½			1½			2			2
18	May, Paul	7	W	½	27	B	1	5	W	0	11	B	0	23	B	½	7
	Limewood & Scarcroft		½			1½			1½			1½			2
19	Brennan, Oliver	6	B	1	3	W	0	12	B	0	23	W	½	21	B	½	6½
	Rotherham		1			1			1			1½			2
20	Greatorex, Roger	HPB	-	½	4	W	0	22	B	1	9	W	½	8	B	0	6½
	Llangollen		½			½			1½			2			2
21	Wells, David	25	W	½	17	B	0	8	B	0	FPB	-	1	19	W	½	5
	York		½			½			½			1½			2
22	Cuaresma, Gerald	13	W	½	5	B	0	20	W	0	27	B	½	FPB	-	1	4½
	Wakefield		½			½			½			1			2
23	Graham, Oliver	24	B	0	6	W	0	FPB	-	1	19	B	½	18	W	½	4½
	Worksop		0			0			1			1½			2
24	Dean, Robert A	23	W	1	2	B	0	7	W	0	16	B	0	25	B	½	5½
	Saltaire		1			1			1			1			1½
25	Willey, Chris G	21	B	½	10	W	0	9	B	0	HPB	-	½	24	W	½	4
	Rotherham		½			½			½			1			1½
26	Ward, Andy	16	B	1	WD												5
	Kenilworth		1			1			1			1			1
27	Dragan, Ionel	HPB	-	½	18	W	0	15	B	0	22	W	½	WD			3½
	Worksop		½			½			½			1			1
28	Tomlinson, Zak	3	B	0	9	W	½	14	B	0	HPB	-	½	WD			3
	Barnby Dun		0			½			½			1			1
29	Allen, Andrew	8	B	0	WD												0
	Worksop		0			0			0			0			0

Intermediate

1	Allison, Paul A	56	B	1	25	W	1	13	B	1	5	W	1	2	W	½	14½
	Hull		1			2			3			4			4½
2	Wheatley, Paul	50	B	1	9	W	1	27	B	1	4	W	1	1	B	½	14½
	Sheffield Nomads		1			2			3			4			4½
3	Connor, Michael I	HPB	-	½	32	B	1	21	W	1	12	W	1	7	B	1	12½
	Great Lever		½			1½			2½			3½			4½
4	Desmedt, Richard E	38	W	1	28	B	1	16	W	1	2	B	0	17	W	1	13
	Barnsley		1			2			3			3			4
5	Kryshtafor, Maksym	45	W	1	31	B	1	18	W	1	1	B	0	19	W	1	13
	Ukraine		1			2			3			3			4
6	Pearce, Neville R	33	B	1	26	W	½	HPB	-	½	27	W	1	15	B	1	11½
	Ye Olde Starre Inn		1			1½			2			3			4
7	Holi, Siefaldin A	HPB	-	½	34	W	1	41	B	1	10	W	1	3	W	0	11½
	Wakefield		½			1½			2½			3½			3½
8	Beardsley, Martin	62	W	1	18	B	0	31	W	1	20	B	1	11	W	½	10½
	Gosforth		1			1			2			3			3½
9	Clare, Steve	35	W	1	2	B	0	38	W	1	18	B	1	16	W	½	10½
	Wallasey		1			1			2			3			3½
10	Gamble, Raymond J	32	W	½	54	B	1	22	W	1	7	B	0	34	W	1	10½
	Spondon		½			1½			2½			2½			3½
11	Ryalls, Jay	57	B	½	51	W	1	29	B	½	40	W	1	8	B	½	10½
	Woodseats		½			1½			2			3			3½
12	Sanger, Richard	53	W	½	52	B	1	30	W	1	3	B	0	45	W	1	10½
	Acomb WM Club		½			1½			2½			2½			3½
13	Meredith, Daniel	52	W	½	53	B	1	1	W	0	35	B	1	32	W	1	9½
	York		½			1½			1½			2½			3½
14	Pitel, Benedikt	58	W	½	21	B	0	54	W	1	36	B	1	26	B	1	8½
	Hull		½			½			1½			2½			3½
15	Clifford, Farrell P	55	W	1	30	B	½	20	W	½	23	B	1	6	W	0	10½
	Dons		1			1½			2			3			3
16	Ward, W (Bill)	FPB	-	1	24	W	1	4	B	0	26	W	½	9	B	½	10½
	Woodseats		1			2			2			2½			3
17	Fisher, Neal	43	W	½	63	B	1	26	B	½	33	W	1	4	B	0	10
	Peterborough		½			1½			2			3			3
18	Siu, Kam Wa	65	B	1	8	W	1	5	B	0	9	W	0	42	B	1	10
	Sheffield Nomads		1			2			2			2			3
19	Taylor, Robert P	64	B	½	42	W	½	47	B	1	29	W	1	5	B	0	9½
	Ashfield		½			1			2			3			3
20	Jenkins, Theo	HPB	-	½	57	W	1	15	B	½	8	W	0	40	B	1	9
	Durham University		½			1½			2			2			3
21	Holroyd-Doveton, Nathaniel	47	B	½	14	W	1	3	B	0	42	W	½	48	B	1	8½
	Rotherham		½			1½			1½			2			3
22	Salisbury, Paul	HPB	-	½	64	W	1	10	B	0	41	W	½	43	B	1	8½
	Wetherby		½			1½			1½			2			3
23	Ferguson, Jonathan	24	B	0	FPB	-	1	62	W	1	15	W	0	44	B	1	8
			0			1			2			2			3
24	Goodfellow, Russell R	23	W	1	16	B	0	40	W	0	47	W	1	41	B	1	8
	Tunbridge Wells		1			1			1			2			3
25	White, Gary M	61	W	1	1	B	0	28	W	0	52	W	1	46	B	1	8
	Maddocks		1			1			1			2			3
26	Jones, Timothy M	59	W	1	6	B	½	17	W	½	16	B	½	14	W	0	9½
	Bristol Cabot		1			1½			2			2½			2½
27	Monterde, Angel	37	W	1	40	B	1	2	W	0	6	B	0	38	W	½	9½
	Leeds		1			2			2			2			2½
28	Hepworth, Nigel R	48	B	1	4	W	0	25	B	1	32	B	0	29	W	½	8½
	Huddersfield		1			1			2			2			2½
29	Hollyman, Mike	63	W	½	58	B	1	11	W	½	19	B	0	28	B	½	8½
	Rhondda		½			1½			2			2			2½
30	McIntosh, Alan S	46	B	1	15	W	½	12	B	0	34	W	0	54	B	1	8
	Ecclesall		1			1½			1½			1½			2½
31	Baxter, Martin	49	B	1	5	W	0	8	B	0	56	B	1	37	W	½	7½
	Settle		1			1			1			2			2½
32	Boothman, George D	10	B	½	3	W	0	55	B	1	28	W	1	13	B	0	7½
	Ravenfield		½			½			1½			2½			2½
33	Fursman, Rob	6	W	0	59	B	1	61	W	1	17	B	0	35	W	½	7½
	Newmarket		0			1			2			2			2½
34	Jarvis, Rob	44	W	½	7	B	0	63	W	1	30	B	1	10	B	0	7½
	Ashfield		½			½			1½			2½			2½
35	Jones, Michael R	9	B	0	50	W	1	60	B	1	13	W	0	33	B	½	7½
	Chislehurst		0			1			2			2			2½
36	Cuaresma, Bien	HPB	-	½	47	W	½	42	B	½	14	W	0	55	B	1	7
	Wakefield		½			1			1½			1½			2½
37	Boustred, Noel J	27	B	0	39	B	½	58	W	1	46	W	½	31	B	½	6½
	Gosforth		0			½			1½			2			2½
38	Wood, Sam	4	B	0	48	W	1	9	B	0	64	W	1	27	B	½	6½
	Gloucester *		0			1			1			2			2½
39	McDonald, Robert	40	B	0	49	W	½	51	B	0	57	W	1	53	W	1	5
	Horsham		0			½			½			1½			2½
40	Ganti, Shriaansh	39	W	1	27	W	0	24	B	1	11	B	0	20	W	0	8
	Ilkley		1			1			2			2			2
41	Andrews, Norman G	HPB	-	½	44	B	1	7	W	0	22	B	½	24	W	0	7½
	York		½			1½			1½			2			2
42	Egan, William J	HPB	-	½	19	B	½	36	W	½	21	B	½	18	W	0	7
	Hull		½			1			1½			2			2
43	Kirkham, Mark	17	B