Held at the Cheltenham club on the 20th December, the annual lightning tournament played at the rate of 10 seconds per move on the buzzer was extremely well attended and closely fought, with five rounds of fun, furious chess. Thanks to Nigel Hosken for organising. ResultsAndy Horton4.51= £12.50 Prize moneySimon Fowler 4.51= £12.50 Prize moneyJoey Stewart 43= £6 Prize MoneyIndy Southcott-Moyers43= £6 Prize MoneyMike Ashworth43= £6 Prize MoneyRob Wilden3.5rating prize £6Tom Brown3rating prize £5Tristam De Piro3Paul Masters3Jim Beaty3Paul Lesniowski3Ian Gambles3Paul Broadley3Pete Dhonau 2.5Daniel Tome 2.5Robert Ashworth2.5Alex Carey2Tim Reisner2William Burgess2Arun Broadley2Vince Southcott2H Roberts2Ian Blencowe1.5Alun Richards1.5G. Hood1.5Zack Norris1.5Junior prize £4Zandi Gillespie1Dave Horton (Stroud)0
2023 NGCA Individual tournaments
Standard Play
(75 minutes plus 10 seconds per move)Final Standings Ian Robson 5.5 - 1st Prize £50 and North Glos. Individual ChampionDuncan Dicks 4.5 - equal 2nd Prize £27.50Joey Stewart 4.5 - equal 2nd Prize £27.50Matthew Hammond 3.5 - 1st Rating prize £15Jim Beaty 3.5Simon Fowler 3.5John Jenkins 3.5Richard Freeman 3.0Benjamin Lappin 3.0Mike Ashworth 3.0Zack Norris 3.0 - 2nd Rating prize £15Robert Ashworth 2.5Tom Brown 2.5Rich Maclannan 2 Alun Richards 2Ian Blencowe 1.5 Rob Wilden 1 John Burrows 0.5
Rapid Play
(20 minutes plus 5 seconds per move)Final StandingsIan Robson 5.0 =1st £30 prizeTristram De Piro 5.0 =1st £30 prizeJohn Jenkins 4.5 3rd £15 PrizeRichard Freeman4.0 Duncan Dicks 3.5 Petru Tarabuta 3.5 Matthew Hammond 3.5 Zack Norris3.5 Rating Prize £12.50Alun Richards 3.5 Vince Southcott 3.0 Benjamin Lappin3.0 David Jelfs 3.0 Junior Prize £12.50Joe Ingram 3.0 Rich Maclannan 3.0 Tim Jelfs 2.0 Maddie Dupree 2.0 Rob Wilden 2.0 Agatha Moore 2.0 Plum Moore 1.0 Nelly Moore 0.0
Held at the Cheltenham club on the 20th December, the annual lightning tournament played at the rate of 10 seconds per move on the buzzer was extremely well attended and closely fought, with five rounds of fun, furious chess. Thanks to Nigel Hosken for organising. ResultsAndy Horton4.51= £12.50 Prize moneySimon Fowler 4.51= £12.50 Prize moneyJoey Stewart 43= £6 Prize MoneyIndy Southcott-Moyers43= £6 Prize MoneyMike Ashworth43= £6 Prize MoneyRob Wilden3.5rating prize £6Tom Brown3rating prize £5Tristam De Piro3Paul Masters3Jim Beaty3Paul Lesniowski3Ian Gambles3Paul Broadley3Pete Dhonau 2.5Daniel Tome 2.5Robert Ashworth2.5Alex Carey2Tim Reisner2William Burgess2Arun Broadley2Vince Southcott2H Roberts2Ian Blencowe1.5Alun Richards1.5G. Hood1.5Zack Norris1.5Junior prize £4Zandi Gillespie1Dave Horton (Stroud)0
2023 NGCA Individual tournaments
Standard Play
(75 minutes plus 10 seconds per move)Final Standings Ian Robson 5.5 - 1st Prize £50 and North Glos. Individual ChampionDuncan Dicks 4.5 - equal 2nd Prize £27.50Joey Stewart 4.5 - equal 2nd Prize £27.50Matthew Hammond 3.5 - 1st Rating prize £15Jim Beaty 3.5Simon Fowler 3.5John Jenkins 3.5Richard Freeman 3.0Benjamin Lappin 3.0Mike Ashworth 3.0Zack Norris 3.0 - 2nd Rating prize £15Robert Ashworth 2.5Tom Brown 2.5Rich Maclannan 2 Alun Richards 2Ian Blencowe 1.5 Rob Wilden 1 John Burrows 0.5
Rapid Play
(20 minutes plus 5 seconds per move)Final StandingsIan Robson 5.0 =1st £30 prizeTristram De Piro 5.0 =1st £30 prizeJohn Jenkins 4.5 3rd £15 PrizeRichard Freeman4.0 Duncan Dicks 3.5 Petru Tarabuta 3.5 Matthew Hammond 3.5 Zack Norris3.5 Rating Prize £12.50Alun Richards 3.5 Vince Southcott 3.0 Benjamin Lappin3.0 David Jelfs 3.0 Junior Prize £12.50Joe Ingram 3.0 Rich Maclannan 3.0 Tim Jelfs 2.0 Maddie Dupree 2.0 Rob Wilden 2.0 Agatha Moore 2.0 Plum Moore 1.0 Nelly Moore 0.0