31^st Cottesmore Congress, 4 March 2008

Eleven schools took part in this annual event expertly organised by Jonathan Tuck and Trevor Norton. The standard this year was higher than ever with no less than 5 England players in the entry. The tournament took the form of a 6 round swiss and all the players seemed to enjoy playing in the unique surroundings at Cottesmore.

The team tournament was won by Windlesham with Aldro 2nd and Dorset House 3rd.

The individual competition winner was Zi Yuan Qu 5.5\6 (Windlesham)
2nd= Ramsay Pyper(Windlesham), Felix Haxby(Lancing Prep) and Barnaby Paul (Windlesham) 5\6
5th Joseph Quinn 4.5\6(Dorset House)

Congratulations to all the players who made it a most enjoyable day and thanks to Cottesmore for hosting the event again.

D J Archer IAPS Chess Co-ordinator