Bolton Easter Congress Results 2011

Page published 26 April 2011 reporter Rod Middleton

Joseph McPhillips, 14, qualifies for British!

Don Mason who is a regular Bolton Easter entrant won the Open. Both he and Adam Ashton were on 3.5/4 after their 4th round draw. Don had a fortunate win in the 5th round when his opponent, David Hart, overlooked a checkmate, whereas Adam could only draw with 14-year-old Joseph McPhillips. Joseph McPhillips was awarded the British Championship Qualifying place as both Don and Adam have already qualified.

Bolton Open Championship

1st        Don Mason                  Warwickshire Select                 4½ pts
2nd        Adam Aston                 3Cs                                          4 pts
3rd        Joseph McPhillips*       Bolton                                      3½ pts
*Joseph McPhillips qualifies - aged 14 - for the British Championship at Sheffield
Under 185 Grading prize: David Hart, Southampton Univ.         3 pts
Five rounds, 16 competitors, £ 450 prize fund

Bolton Major u170

1st        Clive Davies                 Rose Forgrove                          5 pts
2nd        Martin Burns               Stockport                                 4½ pts
3rd        Mick Connor                Great Lever                              4 pts
Under 155 Grading Prizes
George Glover (Carlisle) & John Schofield (Crusaders) 3.5pts
Five rounds, 27 competitors. £ 370 prize fund

Bolton Knights u135

1st        Lawrence Harold          Eccles                                      4½ pts
2nd=     John Sutcliffe, Ronnie Whiteside, James Rothwell,
            Colin White, Ian Lamb, Andy Ross, Mark Rivlin            3½ pts
Under 120 grading (& 2nd=)    Gordon Glover                           3½ pts
Under 100 grading        Jacob Boswell & Angelica Dean           2½ pts
Five rounds, 33 competitors, £ 420 prize fund.

Busy Persons 10-minute blitz

1st        Ali Jaunooby                Denton                                     7 pts
2nd=     Mike Surtees                Bolton                                      6½ pts
166-185 Grading (& 2nd=)         Mitchell Burke  3Cs                   6½ pts
                                                Rob Hearne                               6½ pts
Grading prizes  146-165            Damian McCarthy                       5 pts
                                                Stuart Bainbridge                       5 pts
                                                Robert Frith
Grading 126-145                       Doug Barnett                             5½ pts
Grading 106-125                       Tim Hilton                                  4½ pts
Grading 85-105                         Brian Davies                                4 pts
Under 85 Grading                     Jacob Boswell                              3 pts
Eight rounds, 48 competitors, £221 prize fund

Seventy six players competed in the main congress and nearly 50 more in the Busy Person's 10-minute Blitz tournament. The congress was organised by Harry Lamb and Rod Middleton.