There is still time to enter this year’s Chester-le-Street Congress, which runs 18-20 August, 2017, at Park View Community Centre, Chester-le-Street.
You can download the entry form here: chester le street 2017 entry form
As an extra incentive to enter, late entry fees are being waived until midnight Thursday 17 August. All entries received by post, phone or email by Thursday 17th April will be at the normal rate. If you turn up on Friday evening without letting the organisers know beforehand, the extra late fee of £5 will apply.
Please send entries to Tim Wall at: 7 Nixon Terrace, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 3EE, email: timpeterwall@gmail.com
or Tel: 0750 372 2366.
Important changes:
After requests from a number of players, all tournaments will now have the same time limit: 90 minutes for all moves, plus 30 second increments per move.
Also, the Challengers (Under 120) tournament is being combined with the Junior (Under 100) tournament, due to a lack of entries in the junior tournament.
Accommodation:
There are some nice pubs not far from the Park View Community Centre, where they offer Bed & Breakfast accommodation.
Please contact Joan or David @ The Butchers Arms, Middle Chare, Chester-le-Street
Tel: (0191) 388 3605 (Please mention the Chess Congress when booking.)
Alternatively, you can try The Lambton Arms, Front Street, Chester le Street DH3 3BJ. Tel: 0191 388 3265, or:
The Lambton Worm, North Rd, Chester le Street DH3 4AJ. Tel: 0191 387 1162. Email: info@thelambton.com
Entries received so far:
Open (FIDE rated):
1 FM Charlie Storey (214) Jesmond
2 FM David Walker (212) Leam Lane
3 Nicholas Tavoularis (206) Middlesbrough
4 Daniel Abrahams (199) Glasgow Montrose
5 Zheming Zhang (184) Forest Hall (Junior)
6 Mark Reynolds (178) Consett
7 Yichen Han (178) Forest Hall (Junior)
8 Aditya Munshi (177) Nottingham (Junior)
9 Chris Izod (175) Jesmond
10 Mick Riding (172) Tynemouth
11 Kevin Wilson (167) Darlington
12 Rich Wiltshir (150) Roshall/Kidgrove
13 Asaad Asaad (Ungraded) England
Stuart Skelsey (166) Forest Hall (Withdrawn)
Major (Under 160 ECF):
1 David Patrick (159) Todmorden
2 Robert Dean (158) Pudsey
3 Raymond Gamble (158) Derby
4 Robert Clegg (155) Huddersfield
5 Stephen Ormerod (155) Darlington
6 John Marsh (154) Leam Lane
7 Paul Clarke (152) Rose Forgrove
8 George Ellames (147) Alnwick
9 Daniel Howe (146) Jarrow
10 Dave Patterson (145) South Shields
11 William Clinton (144) Livingston
12 Richard Desmedt (142) Doncaster
13 David Hall (138) Perth
14 Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya (135) Durham City
15 David Stewardson (134) Leam Lane
16 Eddie Czestochowski (130) South Shields
17 Barry Kocan, (128) Basingstoke
18 Robert Heathwood (124) Pentland Hills
19 Christopher Sayers (122) South Shields
Challengers (Under 120 ECF):
1 Vivien Webster (117) Halifax
2 Weiming Xu (113) Forest Hall (Junior)
3 Sai Kumaar (113) Forest Hall (Junior)
4 Tim Bowler (113) Maryport
5 Stanley Johnson (111) South Shields
6 Brian Dann (110)
7 Paul Freeman (110) Peterlee
8 John Reddington (110) Peterlee
9 David Lowcock (110) Hartlepool
10 Antony Neville (102) Gosforth
11 Hasim Khan (99) Alwoodley (Junior)
12 Fred Stobbart (96) Hetton
13 John Appleby (93) Leam Lane
14 Harry Wilson (86) Darlington (Junior)
15 Brendan Glasper (84) South Shields
16 Eddie Glass (79) Hartlepool
17 Michael Paige (ungraded) Morpeth