Prize Winners
Open Section
Going into the last round Mike Duggan, Nwachukwu Okoli and John Weatherlake were all on 4 points, and were being chased by WFM Jane Richmond and Johnathan Bourne on 3.5 points. Mike and Nwachukwu were facing each other as were John and Jane. We were anticipating some tough scraps but two quick draws ensued.
So in joint 1st place, each winning £60, were Mike Duggan, Nwachukwu Okoli and John Weatherlake with 4.5/6.
The Under 2000 Rating Prize was shared by Paul Northcott (pictured below) and Johnathan Bourne, who won £10 each.
There was a 4 way tie for the Under 1850 Rating Prize between Adam Ursell (pictured below), Dennis Stokes-Carter (pictured below), Clive Bowley and Stephen O'Toole, with each winning £5.
Intermediate Section (Under 1800)
The Intermediate Section was very hard fought with intense battles in the last two rounds amongst the leading players.
In 1st place, winning £100, was Lewis Jackson who scored a very impressive 5.5/6.
In 2nd place, winning £50, was Finn Schell who led for the first four rounds and finished on 5/6.
3rd place was shared between Phil Pinto (pictured below), Niclas Hordnes (pictured below) and Alan Wykes who scored 4.5/6. As Alan qualified for a rating prize that was more valuable than a share of 3rd prize, Phil and Nicals split third prize with £15 each.
The Under 1700 Rating Prize of £20 was won by Alan Wykes.
The Under 1570 Rating Prize was shared by James Barnett, Sam Murphy and Peter Austin who won £10 each.
The Under 1300 Rating Prize was shared by Harshal Kulkarni and Dan Ursell.
Before the event it was announced that there would be a discretionary Organiser's Prize. Once the tournament was over and the results were in, it was decided to use that as an extra Junior Prize for the Intermediate section.
The winners of the Intermediate Junior Prizes were Zander Booth (pictured below), Jason Wang (pictured below) and Florence Spirling who won £20 each.
