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FIDÉ (World Chess Federation) and ECF Awards

Grandmaster, International Master, FIDÉ Master, and Candidate Masters in MCCU

The following individual players from the Midlands counties have been awarded FIDÉ (World Chess Federation) titles

Grandmaster: Keith Arkell (formerly Worcs); Glenn Flear (formerly Leics); Stephen Gordon (Greater Manchester); Mark Hebden (Leics); Jonathan Parker (formerly Notts).

Woman Grandmaster: Dr Jana Bellin (Staffs), Katarzyna Toma (Worcs).

International Master: Chris Baker (Warks); Robert Bellin (Staffs); Lawrence Cooper (Staffs & Worcs); Ameet Ghasi (Warks); Andrew Horton (GMC); James Jackson (Warks); Geoff Lawton (Warks & Leics); Joseph McPhillips (GMC), Jonah Willow (Notts).

FIDÉ Master: Adam G Ashton (Greater Manchester), Michael Barnes (Notts), Bernard Cafferty (formerly Warks); Stuart Clarke (Greater Manchester), Chris Dunworth (formerly Notts), James Jackson (Northants); Robin Moss (Leics), Robert Shaw (Staffs), Nicholas Thomas (Warks), Graham Waddingham (formerly Notts).

Woman FIDÉ Master: Anne-Marie James (Warks); Sarah Longson (GMC).

Candidate Master: Charles Tippleston (Northants), and Alan Walton (Greater Manchester).

National, Regional and County Masters in MCCU

The following individual players from the Midlands counties have been awarded ECF titles

National Master: Peter C Gibbs (Leics).

Regional Master: Andrew Baruch (Warks), Mike Donnelly (Warks), Jamie Hopkins (Shrops), Branko Pribanich (Northants).

County Master: Michael Fletcher (Notts), Karl Forman (Warks), David J Hamblin (Staffs), Dean Hartley (Derbys), Jamie Hillman (Notts), Stephen M Jones (Warks), J Ezra Lutton (Warks), Jim R Nicolson (Greater Manchester), Gordon Stables (Notts).

Masters of Correspondence Chess in MCCU

Jonathan Tait (Notts)