English Seniors 2024 – results

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Congratulations to the new 2024 English Senior Champions

65+ IM Paul Littlewood (5½ points)
Women’s 65+ WGM Sheila Jackson (4 points)
50+ GM Peter Wells (6 points)
Women’s 50+ WIM Natasha Regan (3½ points)

Full results here: https://chess-results.com/tnr944443.aspx

For PGNs of the event – Over 50 Games 2024 | Over 65 Games 2024

The top six in the 50+ were as follows:

Rk Sno   Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts  
1 3 GM Wells, Peter K ENG 2382 Witney 6 50+ Champion, trophy and £500 prize
2= 1 GM Hebden, Mark L ENG 2438 Syston 5½  2=, medal and £175 prize
2= 5 FM Dishman, Stephen ENG 2294 Wycombe & Hazlemere 5½  2=. medal and £175 prize
4= 4 IM Ledger, Andrew J ENG 2374 Woodseats 4½   
4= 14   Brett, Andrew R ENG 2114 4NCL Barbican 4½   
4= 2 GM Davies, Nigel R ENG 2431 Tiger Chess 4½   

Rating performance prizes (highest W-We in band) were as follows:

Over 50 Rating Performance Prizes
1800-1999 Eric Gardiner £100
Under 1800 Neil Homer £100

Additional prizes were awarded based on points scored in band as follows:
50+ Under 2000 prize: Shared three ways between Eric Gardiner (Hull), Clive Walley (Bath) and Barry Hymer (Lancaster) all on 3 points.
50+ Under 1800 prize: Neil Homer (4NCL Pitstop) on 2½ points.

The top nine in the 65+ were as follows:

Rk SNo   Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts  
1 2 IM Littlewood, Paul E ENG 2317 Wood Green 5½  65+ Champion, trophy and £500 prize
2 1 IM Large, Peter G ENG 2394 Epsom 5 2=, medal and £120 prize
3 3 FM Chapman, Terry Pd ENG 2290 Cavendish 5 2=, medal and £120 prize
4 6   Snape, Ian L ENG 2200 Beckenham & Bromley 5 2=, medal and £120 prize
5 11   Burnett, Jim ENG 2095 Mansfield 4½   
6 15   Hutchinson, Paul A ENG 2038 Scarborough  
7 14   Wager, John D ENG 2040 Maidenhead  
8 5   Chandler, Cliff R ENG 2224 Maidstone  
9 22   Hutchinson, Norman A ENG 1954 Cambridge City  

Rating performance prizes (highest W-We in band) were as follows:

Over 65 Rating Performance Prizes
1800-1999 Philip Neatherway £100
Under 1800 Nigel Collins £100

Additional prizes were awarded based on points scored in band as follows:
65+ Under 2000 prize: Norman Hutchinson (Cambridge City) on 4½ points.
65+ Under 1800 prize: Robert Wall (East Grinstead) on 3½ points.

Well played and thanks to all of the 72 players who took part in this year’s Senior Championships!