Prize Winners
Open Section
Going into the last round Matthew Turner was on 5/5 and was a point ahead of the field. He agreed a quick draw with Richard Webb.
So in 1st place on 5.5/6 and winning £100 was Matthew Turner, pictured on the left below, just about to receive his prize from Peter Anderson.
Roland Bezuidenhout was in 2nd place on 5/6, winning £60
There was a four way tie for 3rd place between between Ian Thompson, Jane Richmond, Richard Webb (all pictured below) and Oscar Garcia. They each won £10
John Weatherlake won the Under 2050 rating prize of £20
Martin O'Neill won the Under 1900 rating prize of £20
Zander Booth won the Junior prize of £20
Intermediate Section
After four rounds there were two players on four points: Steven Harding and Girish Harihar. They met in the 5th round in what was effectively the decisive game for the section, with Steven emerging as victor. This left him a point ahead of the field and he agreed a quick draw in round 6 to secure first place.
So in 1st place on 5.5/6 and winning £100 was Steven Harding.
Six players tied for second place including two juniors who were eligible not only for the junior prize but also rating prizes. As per the tournament rules, players can normally only win one prize but this seemed very unfair in this case, so extra prize money was awarded.
With 4.5/6 and in joint second place, the top placed juniors and top in various rating prize categories, were Daniel Aron and Ojas Dhall, who were each awarded £30
Also in second place and winning £25 each were Tony Sanderson, Girish Harihar, Paul Jackson and Niclas Hordnes
The U1700 rating prize was awarded to Daniel and Ojas as part of their prizes.
The Under 1630 rating prize of £20 was won by Marek Olechny with 3.5/6
The Under 1500 rating prize of £20 was won by Michael Pope, also with 3.5/6
The Under 1400 rating prize of £20 was won by Dan Ursell with 2.5/6
A Junior Prize of £15 was awarded to Michal Orszulak (pictured below after being presented with his prize the following day), as the best placed junior after Daniel and Ojas.
