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! Local player Peter Tate had donated a vintage car-horn, found in Oxfam, for calling for attention at the start of each round.

(See the YCA Championship trophy and the horn here.)

Chris Stratford of Huddersfield took a number of photographs, which are of relatively low resolution, but you may request greater-resolution version, for free, from Chris at chrisjstratfordphotography@gmail.com.

	Open																	SPS
photo	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
photo	2	Jeje, Ayodeji	3	W	½	22	B	1	10	W	1	5	B	0	8	W	1	10½
		Hillsborough		½			1½			2½			2½			3½
	3	Smith, Simon	2	B	½	24	W	1	HPB	-	½	12	B	1	5	W	½	10½
				½			1½			2			3			3½
photo	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
photo	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
photo	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
photo	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
photo	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
photo	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
photo	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	10½
		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
photo	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
photo	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	10½
		Preston		1			2			2½			2½			2½
photo	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
photo	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
photo	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
photo	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
photo	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

	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
photo	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
photo	6	McIntosh, Ken A	HPB	-	½	18	W	1	15	B	1	4	W	½	1	B	0	10½
		Ecclesall		½			1½			2½			3			3
	7	Salisbury, Paul	HPB	-	½	17	W	1	26	B	1	10	W	½	2	B	0	10½
		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
photo	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
photo	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, Nat	22	W	½	7	B	0	18	W	1	21	B	½	16	W	½	7
		Rotherham		½			½			1½			2			2½
photo	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
photo	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			2
	23	Kirkham, Mark	20	W	½	24	B	½	HPB	-	½	15	W	0	22	B	½	6½
		Sheffield Deaf		½			1			1½			1½			2
	24	Pearce, Neville R	HPB	-	½	23	W	½	10	B	0	29	W	1	13	B	0	6½
		Ye Olde Starre Inn		½			1			1			2			2
photo	25	Fox, Michael A	HPB	-	½	10	W	½	16	B	0	14	W	0	30	B	1	5½
		Dewsbury		½			1			1			1			2
	26	Connor, Michael I	HPB	-	½	19	B	1	7	W	0	12	B	0	WD			6½
		Great Lever		½			1½			1½			1½			1½
	27	Wright, Dennis J	29	W	0	12	B	½	13	B	½	11	W	½	19	B	0	4½
		Barnet Elizabeth		0			½			1			1½			1½
	28	Ashton, David N	HPB	-	½	2	B	0	12	W	0	19	B	0	31	W	1	3½
		Pensby		½			½			½			½			1½
photo	29	Eddershaw, John HT	27	B	1	8	W	0	20	W	0	24	B	0	18	W	0	5
		Ecclesall		1			1			1			1			1
	30	Lee, Stephen K	4	B	0	FPB	-	1	9	W	0	18	B	0	25	W	0	4
		Hillsborough		0			1			1			1			1
	31	Sparkes, Jonathan	15	W	0	5	B	0	FPB	-	1	13	W	0	28	B	0	3
		Woodseats		0			0			1			1			1

	Minor
photo	1	Williams, Barry	31	W	½	47	B	1	26	W	1	25	B	1	7	W	1	12½
		Aughton		½			1½			2½			3½			4½
	2	Boustred, Noel J	19	B	1	12	W	1	17	B	1	8	W	½	3	B	½	13½
		Gosforth		1			2			3			3½			4
	3	Smith, Alan J	54	B	1	23	W	1	8	B	½	11	W	1	2	W	½	13
		Three Horseshoes		1			2			2½			3½			4
	4	Buckell, David J	24	B	1	18	W	1	15	B	½	6	W	½	19	B	1	12½
		Clitheroe		1			2			2½			3			4
	5	Fraser, Chris A	37	B	1	27	W	1	HPB	-	½	9	B	½	16	W	1	12½
		West Bridgford		1			2			2½			3			4
	6	Sneesby, Phil	41	W	½	56	B	1	31	W	1	4	B	½	25	W	1	11½
		St Johns Norwich		½			1½			2½			3			4
photo	7	Boothman, George D	33	W	1	49	B	1	HPB	-	½	15	W	1	1	B	0	12½
		Dons		1			2			2½			3½			3½
	8	Gelder, Paul	21	W	1	22	B	1	3	W	½	2	B	½	9	W	½	12
		Alwoodley		1			2			2½			3			3½
	9	Neil, Graham	53	B	1	10	W	½	29	B	1	5	W	½	8	B	½	11½
		Nomads (Nottingham)		1			1½			2½			3			3½
	10	Kelly, Andy	40	W	1	9	B	½	16	W	½	18	B	1	14	W	½	11
		Widnes		1			1½			2			3			3½
	11	Farrow, Ian	51	W	½	57	B	1	22	W	1	3	B	0	28	W	1	10½
		Dons		½			1½			2½			2½			3½
	12	Hatfield, David P	43	W	1	2	B	0	23	W	1	34	B	½	29	W	1	10
		Dons		1			1			2			2½			3½
	13	Edgar, Barry	HPB	-	½	41	B	½	40	W	1	21	B	½	26	W	1	9½
		Hetton Lyons		½			1			2			2½			3½
	14	Kocan, Barry A	23	B	0	52	W	1	42	B	1	27	W	1	10	B	½	9½
		Basingstoke		0			1			2			3			3½
photo	15	Brooks, Steven R	44	B	1	39	W	1	4	W	½	7	B	0	21	W	½	11
		Barnby Dun		1			2			2½			2½			3
	16	Coleman, Patrick N	HPB	-	½	FPB	-	1	10	B	½	17	W	1	5	B	0	10
		Lytham St Annes		½			1½			2			3			3
	17	Stratford, Chris J	52	B	1	45	W	1	2	W	0	16	B	0	40	W	1	10
		Huddersfield		1			2			2			2			3
	18	Dunne, David C	48	B	1	4	B	0	50	W	1	10	W	0	37	B	1	9
		Nomads (Nottingham)		1			1			2			2			3
photo	19	Henshaw, Mick	2	W	0	48	B	1	56	W	1	20	B	1	4	W	0	9
		Three Horseshoes		0			1			2			3			3
	20	Hornagold, John	50	B	½	42	W	½	45	B	1	19	W	0	35	B	1	8½
		Arnside		½			1			2			2			3
	21	Whitehouse, Colin	8	B	0	53	W	1	32	B	1	13	W	½	15	B	½	8½
		Rotherham		0			1			2			2½			3
	22	Hayes, Solomon	46	B	1	8	W	0	11	B	0	52	W	1	30	B	1	8
		Eagle and Child		1			1			1			2			3
	23	Nettleship, Andrew	14	W	1	3	B	0	12	B	0	44	W	1	38	B	1	8
		Aughton		1			1			1			2			3
	24	Ashworth, Steven M	4	W	0	55	B	1	28	W	0	41	B	1	34	W	1	7
		Ely		0			1			1			2			3
	25	King, Steve	HPB	-	½	51	B	1	34	W	1	1	W	0	6	B	0	9½
		Hull		½			1½			2½			2½			2½
	26	Dennis, Richard	HPB	-	½	54	W	1	1	B	0	39	W	1	13	B	0	8½
				½			1½			1½			2½			2½
	27	Johnson, Stanley	55	W	1	5	B	0	41	W	1	14	B	0	31	W	½	8½
		South Shields		1			1			2			2			2½
	28	Milson, Neil	HPB	-	½	50	W	½	24	B	1	30	W	½	11	B	0	8½
		Louth		½			1			2			2½			2½
	29	Pannu, Mya	HPB	-	½	35	B	1	9	W	0	36	W	1	12	B	0	8½
		Nottinghamshire Juniors		½			1½			1½			2½			2½
	30	Jackson, Paul Robert	45	W	0	43	B	1	49	W	1	28	B	½	22	W	0	8
		Lancashire		0			1			2			2½			2½
	31	Stokes, Robert S	1	B	½	38	W	1	6	B	0	37	W	½	27	B	½	8
		Scunthorpe		½			1½			1½			2			2½
	32	Steele, Anthony G	49	W	0	33	B	1	21	W	0	50	B	1	HPB	-	½	6½
		Barnsley		0			1			1			2			2½
	33	Scorer, David M	7	B	0	32	W	0	53	B	1	43	W	½	46	B	1	5
		Clitheroe		0			0			1			1½			2½
	34	Hara, R Malcolm	HPB	-	½	36	W	1	25	B	0	12	W	½	24	B	0	7½
		Beverley		½			1½			1½			2			2
	35	Barker, Ian	36	B	½	29	W	0	HPB	-	½	45	B	1	20	W	0	6
		Darnall & Handsworth		½			½			1			2			2
	36	Gorman, Ken	35	W	½	34	B	0	57	W	1	29	B	0	43	B	½	6
		Poulton-le-Fylde		½			½			1½			1½			2
	37	Matusiak, Marcus	5	W	0	46	B	½	47	W	1	31	B	½	18	W	0	6
		Eagle and Child		0			½			1½			2			2
	38	Randle, Kevin	HPB	-	½	31	B	0	51	W	½	49	B	1	23	W	0	6
		Aughton		½			½			1			2			2
	39	Sayer, Ray M	HPB	-	½	15	B	0	46	W	1	26	B	0	48	W	½	6
		Ashfield		½			½			1½			1½			2
	40	Summerland, David	10	B	0	44	W	1	13	B	0	42	W	1	17	B	0	6
		West Leeds		0			1			1			2			2
	41	McKenna, Eric	6	B	½	13	W	½	27	B	0	24	W	0	53	B	1	5½
		Sheffield Nomads		½			1			1			1			2
photo	42	Sriharan, Sri	HPB	-	½	20	B	½	14	W	0	40	B	0	49	W	1	5½
		York RI		½			1			1			1			2
	43	Gardner, Alan R	12	B	0	30	W	0	54	B	1	33	B	½	36	W	½	4½
		Sprotborough		0			0			1			1½			2
	44	Hughes, Ranyl W	15	W	0	40	B	0	55	W	1	23	B	0	50	W	1	4
		Harrogate		0			0			1			1			2
	45	Morrell, Ian R	30	B	1	17	B	0	20	W	0	35	W	0	HPB	-	½	5½
		Belper		1			1			1			1			1½
	46	Stoneham, Brendan	22	W	0	37	W	½	39	B	0	47	B	1	33	W	0	4
		(London?)		0			½			½			1½			1½
	47	Pannu, Aaron	HPB	-	½	1	W	0	37	B	0	46	W	0	52	B	1	3½
		Nottinghamshire Juniors		½			½			½			½			1½
	48	Hutchinson, Stephen A	18	W	0	19	W	0	52	B	0	FPB	-	1	39	B	½	2½
		Scunthorpe		0			0			0			1			1½
photo	49	Snowdon, Michael	32	B	1	7	W	0	30	B	0	38	W	0	42	B	0	5
		Rotherham		1			1			1			1			1
	50	Watson, Andrew T	20	W	½	28	B	½	18	B	0	32	W	0	44	B	0	4½
		Skegness		½			1			1			1			1
	51	Halpin, David	11	B	½	25	W	0	38	B	½	WD						4
		Wetherby		½			½			1			1			1
	52	Norris, David J	17	W	0	14	B	0	48	W	1	22	B	0	47	W	0	3
		Sheffield Nomads		0			0			1			1			1
photo	53	Simmons, Michael W	9	W	0	21	B	0	33	W	0	55	B	1	41	W	0	2
		Sheffield Deaf		0			0			0			1			1
	54	Speck, John	3	W	0	26	B	0	43	W	0	57	B	1	WD			2
		Ecclesall		0			0			0			1			1
photo	55	Beal, Kim	27	B	0	24	W	0	44	B	0	53	W	0	57	W	1	1
		Darnall & Handsworth		0			0			0			0			1
	56	Bohm, Richard D	HPB	-	½	6	W	0	19	B	0	WD						2½
		Bury		½			½			½			½			½
	57	Hariharan, Shambavi	HPB	-	½	11	W	0	36	B	0	54	W	0	55	B	0	2½
		West Nottingham		½			½			½			½			½