44th Annual Hull Chess Congress (2007)
 
 
 
 
The Hull Congress took place on 2-4 November 2007, Student Union, University of Hull.
Just under a hundred players took part. They played in four tournaments (under
95, under 135, under 165 and under 200) and according to a new prize system
distributing prizes according to how many points players scored individually
rather than in which place they finished. The new system, with the
reintroduction of the Intermediate and a capping on the Open, gave rise to some
of the most competitively fought tournaments seen at a Hull Congress, with no
one player managing to win all five games and to claim the top prize of £250.
The Congress saw the return of many 'old' faces to the Congress
and appearance of many new faces who sprung welcome surprises in each of the
tournaments.
I hope all players who read this page enjoyed playing in
Congress. We certainly enjoyed being hosts to you, and we hope to see you again
next year at the Congress, and perhaps also at our Rapid play event at the
University on Sunday 6 April (details will follow soon).
I have listed the prizewinners below and shall post out cheques
to prizewinners who did not attend the prize giving ceremony by the end of the
week.
Many thanks for making our event a success!
Mark
Prizewinners:
Open
4.5/5 R Britton (FM)
4/5 T Le
3.5/5 = R Illet
(Grading Prize-shared)
3.5/5 = C Whitfield
(Grading Prize- shared)
3.5/5 = S Kaminskij
(Grading Prize- shared) Hull Champion 2007!
3.5/5 = D Coates
(Grading Prize- shared)
Major
4/5 T Cole
Intermediate
4/5 A Barber
4/5 R Clegg
4/5 D Buckell
4/5 J Van Gemeren
3.5/5 D Wells (Grade
Prize A)
3.5/5 S Milson
(Grade Prize B)
Minor
4/5 E Stamp
4/5 D Cooper
4/5 J Scotter
3.5/5 = J Thompson
(Grading prize A- shared)
3.5/5 = R Stokes
(Grading prize A- shared)
3.5/5 N Milson
(Grade Prize B)
A full list of final
standings is downloadable available here.
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