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05/06/2022
South
Lakes Congress
Barrow-in-Furness,
3rd to 5th June, 2022
The 24th South Lakes Congress
attracted entrants not only from England but also from Wales, Scotland, the
Isle of Man and the Irish Republic. The event had a new venue, The
Forum, 28 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness. The entry form advertised the
event as an ECF Grand Prix event, which strictly seems wrong as the
post-Covid Grand Prix is not due to resume until July 2022, but in updating
the previous version of an entry form for the next event can involve odd
oversights.
The only
Yorkshire-resident prize-winner appears to have been Tony Slinger of
Leeds, who picked up £187.50 for finishing 1st-2nd= in the Major. The
Barrow-in-Furness CC website reports, “Andy and Maggie Butterworth were
awarded a long service gift of a Cumbria crystal chess set, with flowers for
Maggie. Andy provides the equipment and the bookstall (Chess Direct)
and is retiring soon.”
Here follows the
prize list, and the results of Yorkshire participants (apologies to anyone
missed).
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Section
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Place
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Player
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Club/Location
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Prize
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Open
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1st
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Peter Large
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Epsom
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£250
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2nd
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Nigel Davies
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Tiger Chess
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£125
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Grading Prize
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Yauyau Zhu
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3 Cs
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£30
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Major
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1st-2nd=
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Tony Slinger
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Leeds
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£187.50
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Richard Jennings
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Bon Accord
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£187.50
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Grading Prize
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Alannah Ashton
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3Cs
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£30
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Intermediate
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1st-2nd=
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Gordon Christie
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Shirley & Withal
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£187.50
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Frankie Murray
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East Kilbride
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£187.50
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Grading Prize
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George Horne
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Barrow
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£30
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Cumbria Prize
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Gary Sharkey
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Maryport
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£30
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Minor 1
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1st
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Ahmed Abbas
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3Cs
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£250
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2nd
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Colin Watkinson
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Isle of Man
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£125
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Grading Prize
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Paul Taylor
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Treffynnon
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£30
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Cumbria Prize
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Alan Llewellyn
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Barrow
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£30
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Minor 2
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1st
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Yannick Woods
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Sligo
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£250
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2nd
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James Ovens
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Carlisle
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£125
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Grading Prize
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Stephanie Brown
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Solihull
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£30
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Cumbria Prize
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Cooper Richardson
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Maryport
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£30
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Section/Player
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Location/Club
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Place
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Score
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Open
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18 participants
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Jim
Burnett
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Bawtry
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3rd-6th=
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3
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Eric D
Gardiner
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Hull
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12th-14th
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2
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Derek A
Shephard
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Hull
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17th‑18th=
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1
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Major
(U-1976)
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19 participants
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Tony J
Slinger
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Leeds
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1st-2nd=
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4
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Robert
Clegg
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Huddersfield
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3rd-4th
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3½
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M John
Cawston
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Selby
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5th-8th=
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3
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Zak
Tomlinson
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Doncaster
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9th-13th=
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2½
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David I
Patrick
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Calderdale
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9th-13th=
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2½
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Robert
A Dean
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Undercliffe
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14th-17th=
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2
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Intermediate
(U-1826)
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18 participants
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David
Teague
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Knaresbrough
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4th-7th=
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3
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Neville
R Pearce
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York
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11th-16th
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2
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Owen R
Robson
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York
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17th
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1½
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Minor 1
(U-1676)
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22 participants
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Norman
G Andrews
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York
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6th=8th
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3
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William
J Egan
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York
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22nd
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1
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Minor 2
(U-1526)
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22 participants
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John H T Eddershaw
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Sheffield
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17th-18th=
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1½
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