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Northern Counties Chess Union

Established 1899

A constituent unit of the English Chess Federation

 

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23/11/2025

Amos Burn Memorial Blitz

 

To quote the official blurb:

“Amos Burn was born in Hull on New Year’s Eve, 1848.  He left Hull as a teenager to join his brother in a merchant company in Liverpool.  He died on 25th November 1925.  He had had an outstanding chess career and was for many years the strongest player in Britain.  Indeed, in the 1890s, he was arguably second only to Steinitz amongst the world’s élite.  This year is the centenary of his death.  This tournament is part of a programme of commemoration, ‘Remembering Amos’.”  (Something about Amos Burn can be seen here on the webmaster’s Yorkshire Chess History website.)

 

The event was held on Sunday 23rd November 2025 at the Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX.  First prize was £200.  The event was to be FIDE and ECF rated.

 

No

Name

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

SPS

1

Jamie Heritage

1

W

13

1

B

4

1

W

24

0

B

3

1

W

10

1

B

17

1

W

7

1

B

5

0

W

2

1

B

8

1

W

9

1

B

6

1

W

12

1

B

16

1

W

14

 

1

2

3

3

4

5

6

7

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

 

101

2

Maksym Larchikov

1

B

22

1

W

11

0

B

17

1

W

8

0

B

4

1

W

6

1

W

10

1

B

3

1

B

1

1

W

7

1

W

5

½

B

12

1

W

13

1

W

9

1

B

13

 

1

2

2

3

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10½

11½

12½

 

94

3

Avadhoot Lokesh Brahme

1

-

bye

1

W

14

1

B

8

1

W

1

1

B

7

1

W

4

1

B

25

0

W

2

1

B

6

½

B

5

1

W

17

½

W

10

½

B

9

½

B

13

1

W

18

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

7

8

10

10½

11

12

 

104½

4

Joe Varley

1

B

28

0

W

1

1

B

26

1

W

15

1

W

2

0

B

3

0

W

5

1

B

25

1

B

8

1

W

6

0

B

7

1

W

24

1

B

10

1

W

17

0

B

9

 

1

1

2

3

4

4

4

5

6

7

7

8

9

10

10

 

81

5

John G Cooper

0

B

8

1

W

9

1

B

22

0

W

7

1

B

19

1

W

12

1

B

4

0

W

1

1

B

17

½

W

3

0

B

2

1

W

18

0

W

6

1

B

10

1

W

12

 

0

1

2

2

3

4

5

5

6

 

74

6

Alexandr Klimchik

1

W

25

½

W

7

0

B

10

1

B

19

1

W

18

0

B

2

1

W

16

1

B

24

0

W

3

0

B

4

1

W

8

0

W

1

1

B

5

1

B

12

1

W

16

 

1

 

73

7

Kevin C McCarthy

1

W

23

½

B

6

1

W

18

1

B

5

0

W

3

1

B

10

0

B

1

½

W

8

1

W

14

0

B

2

1

W

4

0

B

13

1

W

22

0

B

11

1

W

21

 

1

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

 

77

8

Stephen Crow

1

W

5

1

B

16

0

W

3

0

B

2

1

W

29

1

B

24

1

W

17

½

B

7

0

W

4

0

W

1

0

B

6

1

B

25

1

W

21

1

B

22

0

W

10

 

1

2

2

2

3

4

5

 

72

9

Dominik Pitel

0

B

17

0

B

5

1

W

20

1

W

27

0

B

12

0

W

19

1

W

28

1

B

16

1

W

24

1

B

14

0

B

1

1

W

21

½

W

3

0

B

2

1

W

4

 

0

0

1

2

2

2

3

4

5

6

6

7

 

61½

10

Tim M Turner

1

W

19

½

B

18

1

W

6

1

W

17

0

B

1

0

W

7

0

B

2

0

B

14

1

W

16

1

B

11

1

W

12

½

B

3

0

W

4

0

W

5

1

B

8

 

1

7

7

7

8

 

68

11

Maharnab Choudhury

1

B

27

0

W

17

0

B

15

1

W

26

1

W

9

0

B

5

1

W

19

0

B

18

1

W

23

1

B

13

0

B

10

½

W

2

0

B

1

0

W

6

1

W

22

 

1

1

1

2

3

3

4

4

5

6

6

 

63

12

Jonathan R Slater

0

B

1

1

W

28

1

B

11

0

B

24

0

W

25

1

W

29

1

B

21

0

W

17

1

B

18

0

W

12

1

B

14

1

W

7

0

B

2

½

W

3

0

B

5

 

0

1

2

2

2

3

4

4

5

5

6

7

7

 

63

13

Benedikt Pitel

½

W

16

0

B

3

1

W

23

0

B

18

1

B

11

0

W

22

1

B

15

1

W

10

0

B

7

0

W

9

0

W

13

1

B

29

1

W

27

1

B

24

0

W

2

 

½

½

 

57½

14

Paul A Allison

1

W

20

0

B

2

0

W

13

½

B

16

0

W

14

1

B

26

0

W

18

1

-

bye

1

B

19

0

W

10

0

B

24

1

W

15

1

B

28

1

W

7

0

B

1

 

1

1

1

 

55

15

Stanley Mount

0

B

21

1

-

bye

1

W

12

0

B

4

0

W

16

1

B

23

0

W

14

0

B

19

½

W

20

1

B

28

0

W

22

0

B

11

1

B

26

1

W

29

1

B

26

 

0

1

2

2

2

3

3

3

 

52½

16

George Swanson

1

W

9

1

B

12

1

W

2

0

B

10

1

W

24

0

W

1

0

B

8

1

B

13

0

W

5

1

W

21

0

B

3

0

B

22

1

W

18

0

B

4

0

B

6

 

1

2

3

3

4

4

4

5

5

6

6

6

7

7

7

 

70

17

David W Stephenson

1

B

29

½

W

10

0

B

7

1

W

14

0

B

6

0

W

21

1

B

11

1

W

12

0

W

13

½

B

22

1

W

25

0

B

5

0

B

17

0

W

20

1

W

23

 

1

5

6

6

6

6

7

 

60

18

Eric D Gardiner

½

B

14

0

W

8

1

B

27

½

W

11

1

B

15

0

W

25

0

B

6

0

W

9

0

B

10

1

-

bye

1

W

20

1

B

23

1

W

24

0

W

1

0

B

3

 

½

½

2

3

3

3

3

3

4

5

6

7

7

7

 

55½

19

Dave Bull

0

B

10

1

W

29

1

B

21

0

W

6

0

W

5

1

B

9

0

B

12

1

W

15

0

W

11

0

B

24

½

W

30

1

B

27

½

W

23

0

B

28

1

B

27

 

0

1

2

2

2

3

3

4

4

4

6

6

7

 

54

20

Tim Roth

0

B

11

0

W

22

0

B

9

1

-

bye

0

W

23

1

B

28

½

B

27

0

W

21

½

B

15

1

W

29

0

B

16

1

W

26

0

W

25

1

B

18

1

W

30

 

0

0

0

1

1

2

3

4

4

5

5

6

7

 

43

21

Andrew D Bettley

1

W

15

0

B

24

0

W

19

0

B

29

1

W

26

1

B

18

0

W

13

1

B

20

1

W

25

0

B

17

1

W

23

0

B

9

0

B

8

½

W

27

0

B

7

 

1

1

1

1

2

3

3

4

5

5

6

6

6

 

57

22

Ben Barton

0

W

2

1

B

20

0

W

5

0

B

25

1

W

27

1

B

14

0

W

24

0

B

23

1

-

bye

½

W

18

1

B

15

1

W

17

0

B

7

0

W

8

0

B

11

 

0

1

1

1

2

3

3

3

4

 

54

23

Stuart Sharp

0

B

7

0

W

27

0

B

14

1

W

28

1

B

20

0

W

15

1

B

29

1

W

22

0

B

12

1

W

26

0

B

21

0

W

16

½

B

19

1

W

25

0

B

17

 

0

0

0

1

2

2

3

4

4

5

5

5

 

49½

24

Mark I Collinson

1

B

26

1

W

21

0

B

1

1

W

13

0

B

17

0

W

8

1

B

22

0

W

6

0

B

9

1

W

19

1

W

11

0

B

4

0

B

16

0

W

14

0

W

29

 

1

2

2

3

3

3

4

4

4

5

6

6

6

6

6

 

61

25

James Kennedy-Wright

0

B

6

0

W

26

1

B

28

1

W

22

1

B

13

1

B

16

0

W

3

0

W

4

0

B

21

1

W

27

0

B

18

0

W

8

1

B

20

0

B

23

0

W

28

 

0

0

1

2

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

6

6

6

 

55

26

Michael Ingleby

0

W

12

1

B

23

0

W

16

0

B

9

0

B

22

1

-

bye

½

W

20

0

B

26

1

W

28

0

B

25

1

W

29

0

W

19

0

B

14

½

B

21

0

W

15

 

0

1

1

1

1

2

5

5

 

41½

27

Ben Ashcroft

0

W

24

1

B

25

0

W

4

0

B

12

0

B

21

0

W

11

1

-

bye

1

W

27

1

B

29

0

B

23

0

W

28

0

B

20

0

W

15

1

B

30

0

W

19

 

0

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

 

40

28

Dan Malbon

0

W

18

0

B

19

1

-

bye

1

W

21

0

B

8

0

B

13

0

W

23

1

B

28

0

W

26

0

B

20

0

B

27

0

W

14

0

W

30

0

B

15

1

B

25

 

0

0

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

 

34

29

Edward Staples

0

W

4

0

B

13

0

W

25

0

B

23

1

-

bye

0

W

20

0

B

9

0

W

29

0

B

27

0

W

15

1

B

26

0

B

30

0

W

11

1

W

19

1

B

24

 

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

3

4

 

19

30

Nazar Kusiumov

½

B

19

1

W

28

1

B

29

0

W

26

0

B

20

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

½