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Last update: Tuesday January 8, 2008 12:16
The 21st edition of the Fulprint York Chess Congress saw the event move venue for the first time to the spacious and well-equipped Oaklands Sports Centre. However this did not dampen enthusiasm for this popular tournament, as numbers were only slightly down on previous years.
The story of the event was that of local success, with York players coming equal first or better in every section. In a strong Open; Tim Wall and David Adams came equal first, with the latter gaining the British Championship qualifying place.
There was a three-way tie on 4½ points in a tough Major, but the main story was the double success of brothers Jean-Luc and Pierre Weller who won the Intermediate and Minor sections respectively with perfect scores. These are names to watch out for in the future.
Total 4 sections, 38 prizes, £2570 prizes
| Open Section 49 players | |||
| David Adams | York R.I. | 4½ | £150 |
| Tim Wall | Moscow | 4½ | £150 |
| Richard Palliser | Minster Inn | 4 | £50 |
| Paul Townsend | York R.I. | 4 | £50 |
Eric Gardiner |
Hull | 3 | £30 |
| David Patrick | Courier | 2½ | £30 |
| Major (U161) Section 56 players | |||
| Paul Bielby | Jesmond | 4½ | £150 |
| Patrick Gower | York R.I. | 4½ | £150 |
| Dean Hartley | Amber Valley | 4½ | £150 |
| Alex Combie | Newark | 4 | £50 |
| Tony Slinger | Lady Anne | 4 | £50 |
| Andrew Price | Leamington | 3½ | £30 |
| David Lai | Jesmond | 3 | £30 |
| Thomas Glover | Jesmond | 2½ | £30 |
| Intermediate (U131) Section 54 players | |||
| Jean-Luc Weller | York R.I. | 5 | £250 |
| Gary Corcoran | Bradford | 4 | £50 |
| Karl Potter | Spinney Hill | 4 | £50 |
| Dave Stotard | Hull | 4 | £50 |
| Ian Thackray | St. Albans | 4 | £50 |
| Kevin Wilson | Darlington | 4 | £50 |
| Jack Duckworth | Harrogate | 3½ | £30 |
| Brian Whitaker | Teeside | 3 | £30 |
| Thomas Clements | 3C's | 2½ | £30 |
| Minor (U101) Section 63 players | |||
| Pierre Weller | York R.I. | 5 | £250 |
| Philip Pickering | Nomads | 4½ | £150 |
| Ian Strickland | West Leeds | 4½ | £150 |
Paul Masiak |
York R.I. | 4 | £50 |
David Scorer |
Pendle | 4 | £50 |
| Andrew Zigmond | Harrogate | 4 | £50 |
| Mark Kirkham | Sheffield Uni | 3½ | £30 |
| Roger Hall | York R.I. | 3 | £30 |
| Neil Milson | Louth | 2½ | £30 |
| Terry Tsang U/G | Sheffield Uni | 2½ | £15 |
| Fred Woodcock | York | 2½ | £15 |
| Junior | |||
| Amy Milson | Louth | £10 | |
| Jade Stirrup | Oldham | £10 | |
| Colin White | Chester | £10 | |
[Event "Fulprint York Open"]
[Site "Oaklands Sports Centre"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wall, Tim"]
[Black "Palliser, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Nf3 e4 6. Nh4 Be5 7. Bxe5 Nxe5 8. f4 Ng6 9. Nf5 Kf8 10. Qc1 d5 11. Qa3+ Kg8 12. Nd4 a6 13. Be2 b6 14. b4 Bb7 15. O-O Ne7 16. Nc3 Qd6 17. Qb2 Bc8 18. Rab1 Nf5 19. Nd1 h5 20. a4 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Bg4 22. Nc3 Rh6 23. b5 a5 24. f5 Rd8 25. Rf4 Bxe2 26. Nxe2 Nd7 27. Rbf1 Qe5 28. h3 c5 29. bxc6 Rxc6 30. Qxe5 Nxe5 31. Nd4 Rc4 32. Ra1 Nd7 33. d3 exd3 34. cxd3 Rc3 35. Rb1 Rxd3 36. Rb5 Nf6 37. Rxb6 Rxe3 38. Ra6 Re4 39. Rxe4 dxe4 40. Nc6 Rd1+ 41. Kf2 Nd5 42. Ra8+ Kh7 43. Re8 e3+ 44. Kg3 Rf1 45. Nxa5 Rxf5 46. Nc4 h4+ 47. Kh2 Rf4 48. Nxe3 Nxe3 49. Rxe3 Rxa4 50. Re2 Kg6 51. Kg1 Rf4 52. Re5 Kf6 53. Ra5 g6 54. Rb5 Rf5 55. Rb4 Kg5 56. Rg4+ Kh5 57. Rb4 Ra5 58. Kf2 f5 59. Kf3 Kg5 60. Rc4 Rb5 61. Rc3 Rb4 62. Rd3 Rf4+ 63. Ke2 Ra4 64. Kf3 Kh5 65. Rb3 g5 66. Rb5...and eventually 1/2-1/2
[Event "Fulprint York Open"]
[Site "Oaklands Sports Centre"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adams, David"]
[Black "Blades, Nigel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 Qe7 5. Qe2 f5 6. Nf3 d6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Ba3 Nd7 10. O-O-O Nxe5 11. Rhe1 Qf6 12. Nxe5 1-0
[Event "Fulprint York Open"]
[Site "Oaklands Sports Centre"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Townsend, Paul"]
[Black "Le, Tuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D18"]
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. O-O Bb4 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxe4 12. Ba3 Qc7 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. Qe3 Nxa4 15. Nxf7 Bxf7 16. Bxe6 O-O-O 17. Bxf7 Nab6 18. Be7 Kb8 19. Bh4 Nf6 20. Bg3 Rd6 21. Qa3 Nc8 22. Be6 Rhd8 23. Bxc8 Kxc8 24. Qxa7 Qe7 25. Rfb1 1-0
[Event "Fulprint York Open"]
[Site "Oaklands Sports Centre"]
[Date "2008.01.05"]
[Round "3"][White "Watson, Phil"]
[Black "Gardiner, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D07"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. e3 e5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 exd4 8. Ne2 Nf6 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nb5 Qg5 11. Nxc7 Bg4 12. Qb3 Rad8 13. Qxb7 Rd6 14. Qb5 Qg6 15. f3 Rc8 16. Qc5 Nd7 17. Qc4 Nce5 18. Qf4 Rxc7 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Bd7 21. Be2 Qxg2 22. Qxd6 Rc2 23. Bf1 Qf2+ 24. Kd1 Rxb2 25. Qxd7 Qc2+ 26. Ke1 Qf2+ 27. Kd1 1/2-1/2
[Event "Fulprint York Open"]
[Site "Oaklands Sports Centre"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carpenter, Martin"]
[Black "Maulin, R."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f6 8. Bb5+ Kf7 9. a4 cxd4 10. Ne2 dxc3 11. Ra3 Nc6 12. Rxc3 Bd7 13. Rg3 g6 14. exf6 a6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qg5 e5 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Qb6 19. Rb3 Qa7 20. Be3 Qc7 21. O-O Re8 22. Ng3 h5 23. h4 Nh6 24. Qf4 Qxf4 25. Bxf4 Bc8 26. Bd6 Nf5 27. Nxf5 Bxf5 28. Be7 Rb8 29. Rc3 1/2-1/2