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Cornwall Spring Congress 2022
Played on 30th April to 1st May 2022 at the Falmouth Hotel
The second Spring congress. after the first was cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid virus, took place in the splendid setting of the Falmouth Hotel. It incorporated the Cornwall championship (Emigrant Cup), Falmouth Cup and Penwith Cup. Thanks to organisers Rebecca and Colin Gardiner and controller John Constable, the congress ran smoothly throughout with many messages of appreciation from visitors.
Note
Under the rules of the competition ungraded players may not win a grading prize and may only receive 50% of any prize to which they are entitled. This does not affect the junior prizes.
The Emigrant Cup winner and new Cornwall champion is ECF CEO Mike Truran from Witney. A successful return after an absence of over 40 years from Cornish chess.
Round by round results and final standings on chess-results.com at https://chess-results.com/tnr632665.aspx?lan=1
| 1 | 4 | James Thomas | 1971 | Penarth | £150 (1st) |
| 2-7 | 3½ | Mike Truran | 2145 | Witney | £80 (2nd= + trophy bonus) |
| Stephen Homer | 1986 | Newton Abbot | £40 (2nd=) | ||
| David Littlejohns | 1968 | Taunton | £40 (2nd=) | ||
| Ben Sommerbauer-Cornell | 1915 | St Albans | £40 (2nd=) | ||
| Indy Southcott-Moyers | 1946 | Stroud | £55 (U1980 + junior=) | ||
| Dillian Duke | 1623 | Hereford | £55 (U1840 + junior=) | ||
| 8-9 | 3 | Andrew Waters | 1838 | Rainham | |
| Andy Hill | 1985 | Bristol | |||
| 10-16 | 2½ | Mark Littleton | 2067 | Wimborne | |
| Stephen Dilleigh | 2088 | Horfield & Redland | |||
| Raymond Gamble | 1874 | Spondon | |||
| Nigel Saunders | 2007 | Abergavenny | |||
| Peter Kirby | 2043 | Horfield & Redland | |||
| Brian Stevens | 1726 | Scarborough | |||
| Gary Trudeau | 1780 | Liskeard | |||
| 17-20 | 2 | Nigel Beveridge | 1798 | Hereford | |
| Jamie Morgan | 1837 | Camborne | |||
| Petra Nunn | 2043 | Bude | |||
| Richard Johnson | 1960 | Bristol Grendel | |||
| 21-22 | 1½ | Grant Healey | 1923 | Camborne | |
| Hugh Fenwick | 1867 | Mushrooms | |||
| 23-26 | 1 | Jan Rodrigo | 1795 | Camborne | |
| Jack Liu | 1834 | Millfield School | |||
| Mike Waddington | 2172 | Dorchester | |||
| Kieran Macphail | 1761 | Trevone |
The Falmouth Cup was won for a third time by another member of the Cornish diaspora, Philip Walters, from the border region of Scotland. His first appearance at the congress was as a junior in the early 1980s and he previously won the Falmouth Cup in 1977.
Round by round results and final standings on chess-results.com at https://chess-results.com/tnr632667.aspx?lan=1
| 1 | 5 | Andrew Swales | 1786 | Burnley | £150 (1st) |
| 2-4 | 4 | Philip Walters | 1728 | Carlisle Austin Friars | £100 (2nd= + trophy bonus £40) |
| David Siddall | 1780 | Penrith | £60 (2nd=) | ||
| Toby Carter | UG | Maidenhead | £30 (2nd=) | ||
| 5-7 | 3½ | Nigel Kirkman | 1773 | Calstock | |
| Caleb Caleshu | 1743 | Plymouth | £25 (junior) | ||
| John Hickman | 1841 | Reading | |||
| 8-11 | 3 | Laurence Tarbuck | 1780 | Lichfield | |
| Lance Carter | 1690 | Maidenhead | £15 (U1750) | ||
| Neville Pearce | 1740 | York | £15 (U1750) | ||
| Stephen Williams | 1717 | Cwmbran | £15 (U1750) | ||
| 12-17 | 2½ | George Lekoudis | 1795 | Barnstaple | |
| Mick Hill | 1675 | Calstock | |||
| Peter Cloudsdale | 1833 | York | |||
| James Galloway | 1540 | Penzance | £20 (U1630) | ||
| Colin Sellwood | 1803 | Camborne | |||
| Paul Errington | 1618 | Bournemouth | £20 (U1630) | ||
| 18-24 | 2 | Kevin Chojnacki | 1639 | Wycombe & Hazlemere | |
| Dave Williams | 1721 | Malpas (Gwent) | |||
| Ian Blencowe | 1642 | Wotton Hall | |||
| Ian Renshaw | 1525 | Carrick | |||
| Rob Woolacott | 1660 | Swale | |||
| James Schumacher | 1550 | Dorset | |||
| Maurice Richards | 1578 | Liskeard | |||
| 25-28 | 1½ | Ian Rescorla | 1638 | Bude | |
| Rob McClatchey | 1846 | Salisbury | |||
| Grant Daley | 1627 | Downend & Fishponds | |||
| MIchael Foss | 1533 | Woking | |||
| 29 | 1 | Paul Bland | 1550 | Wimborne | |
| 30 | 0 | Christine Constable | 1560 | Bude |
The Penwith Cup was won by a newcomer, Eldon Vallejo from Redruth.
Round by round results and final standings on chess-results.com at https://chess-results.com/tnr632668.aspx?lan=1
| 1-2 | 4½ | Eldon Vallejo | UG | Redruth | £65 (1st= + trophy bonus £20) |
| Inigo Atkin | UG | Mold | £45 (1st=) | ||
| 3-4 | 4 | Ellis Fretwell | UG | Amesbury | £20 (3rd=) |
| Ed Craddock | UG | Newquay | £20 (3rd=) | ||
| 5-10 | 3 | Colin Gardiner | 1398 | Camborne | |
| Maria Evdokimova | 1390 | Carrick | |||
| Mark Reid | 1360 | Lerryn | £15 (U1385) | ||
| Douglas Bramley | 1358 | Spondon | £15 (U1385) | ||
| Gillian Morgan | UG | Seaton | £40 (U1200) | ||
| Shaun Walsh | 1381 | Downend & Fishponds | £15 (U1385) | ||
| 11-13 | 2½ | Harry Minor | 1503 | Isle of Man | |
| David Burt | 1314 | Poole | |||
| Nick Jago | UG | Penzance | |||
| 14-16 | 2 | Ben Jago | UG | Penzance | |
| Tony Tatam | 1418 | Plymouth | |||
| Hazel Welch | 1301 | Seaton | |||
| 17-18 | 1½ | Lloyd Russell | 1195 | Bude | |
| Kieran Ongley | 962 | Bude | £25 (junior) | ||
| 19-20 | 1 | Ivan Gerasimenko | 1135 | Carrick | |
| Martin Hill | 1165 | St Albans | |||
| 21 | 0 | Nicole Kiser | UG | Penryn | |