Suffolk Chess

The annual Great Yarmouth Congress took place last weekend at the Town Hall.   A total of 85 people entered, across three sections - the Open, Under 165 and Under 130.

There were 11 entrants from Suffolk - and some excellent performances!

The Open section was won jointly by Suffolk players David Spence (above) and Graham Moore (right), who both scored four points.   Both were unbeaten.   In the fourth round David beat top seed Terry Chapman, graded 222.   Other Suffolk scores were: Steve Gregory 3; Ian Wallis 1½; Silas Peck ½ (all Ipswich).

See the full results here.

The Under 165 section was won jointly by Suffolk's Richard Lamont (left) and Daniel Frean from the University of East Anglia.

The only other Suffolk entrant was Keith Woodcock (Ipswich) on 2½ points.

See the results here.

In the 37-player Under 130 section, Mark Pulman (see photo) was the best Suffolk player on 3½ points, with Peter Collicott not far behind on 3. Both players are from the Saxmundham club.

Other Suffolk scores in this section were Colin Gardiner (Newmarket) and Roger Smith (Ipswich), both on 2½.

Full results are here.

All photos courtesy Brendan O'Gorman.