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Cornwall Spring Congress 2023
Played on 28th to 30thApril 2023 at the Falmouth Hotel
We returned to the splendid setting of the Falmouth Hotel for this year's Spring congress, incorporating 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 may 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 9 year old Rami Taleb from Syria and currently resident in Truro. He replaces GM Michael Adams (1983 joint champion, aged 11) as the youngest ever Cornwall champion.
Round by round results and final standings on chess-results.com at https://chess-results.com/tnr758567.aspx?lan=1&art=4
| 1 | 4 | Rami Taleb | 2074 | Truro | £150 (1st) + trophy bonus £40 |
| 2-7 | 3 | Lloyd Retallick | 2070 | North Cornwall | £45 (2nd=) |
| Jeremy Menadue | 2044 | Truro | £45 (2nd=) | ||
| Graham Bolt | 2032 | Exeter | 4 rounds | ||
| John Curtis | 2012 | Bristol & Clifton | £45 (2nd=) | ||
| William Adaway | 1981 | Wimborne | £45 (2nd=) | ||
| David Collier | 1946 | Bristol & Clifton | £45 (2nd=) | ||
| 8-11 | 2½ | Jane Richmond | 2139 | Brown Jack, Swindon | 4 rounds |
| Stephen Dilleigh | 2081 | Horfield & Redland | |||
| David Littlejohns | 1988 | Taunton | |||
| Kieran Macphail | 1799 | Newquay | £40 (U1930) | ||
| 12-17 | 2 | Sandy Storey | 1999 | London | |
| Simon Arnold | 1944 | Eagle & Child, York | |||
| Johnathan Bourne | 1937 | Brown Jack, Swindon | 4 rounds | ||
| Ian George | 1915 | Camborne | |||
| Colin Davis | 1910 | Bristol & Clifton | |||
| Paul Aston | 1879 | Newton Abbot | |||
| 18-19 | 1½ | Paul O'Donovan | 1896 | Cork | |
| Jamie Morgan | 1873 | Camborne |
There were three joint winners of the Falmouth Cup in a seven-way tie for first place: 2022 Penwith Cup winner Eldon Vallejo, Oliver Twentyman, making his debut at the congress, and 2012 winner David Jenkins.
Round by round results and final standings on chess-results.com at https://chess-results.com/tnr758568.aspx?lan=1&art=4
| 1-7 | 3½ | David Siddall | 1803 | Austin Friars, Carlisle | £60 (1st=) |
| William Ingham | 1896 | Teignmouth | £60 (1st=) | ||
| Oliver Twentyman | 1832 | Truro | £60 (1st=) + trophy bonus £15 | ||
| Eldon Vallejo | 1852 | London | £60 (1st=) + trophy bonus £15 | ||
| Rob McClatchey | 1824 | Salisbury | £60 (1st=) | ||
| David Jenkins | 1783 | Camborne | £60 (1st=) + trophy bonus £15 | ||
| Paul Jackson | 1680 | Bournemouth | £60 (1st=) | ||
| 8-14 | 2½ | Nigel Kirkman | 1802 | Calstock | |
| Mick Hill | 1658 | Calstock | |||
| Colin Sellwood | 1785 | Camborne | |||
| Percy Gill | 1749 | Camborne | |||
| Tim Jones | 1717 | Bristol | |||
| John Morrison | 1690 | Exeter | |||
| Christopher Peacock | 1483 | Plymouth | |||
| 15-17 | 2 | Ronnie Burton | 1795 | Weymouth | |
| Luc Gordon | 1545 | Weston-super-Mare | |||
| Philip Walters | 1743 | Carlisle Austin Friars | |||
| 18-22 | 1½ | Alastair Marston | 1694 | Bristol Cabot | |
| James Galloway | 1568 | Penzance | |||
| Ian Renshaw | 1549 | Truro | |||
| Richard Humpleby | 1494 | Camborne | |||
| Paul Errington | 1567 | Bournemouth |
The Penwith Cup wasshared between 2019 winner Chris Constable and 2003 Falmouth Cup winner Colin Gardiner.
Round by round results and final standings on chess-results.com at https://chess-results.com/tnr758569.aspx?lan=1&art=4
| 1 | 5 | Thomas Merchant | 1416 | North Bristol | £150 (1st) |
| 2-3 | 4 | Jacob Cameron-Potter | 1329 | Gillingham | £45 (2nd=) |
| Ian Blencowe | 1580 | Wotton Hall | £85 (2nd=) | ||
| 4-7 | 3 | Colin Gardiner | 1398 | Camborne | (£20 U1460=) + trophy bonus £20 |
| Christine Constable | 1560 | Bude | (£20 U1460=) + trophy bonus £20 | ||
| Ajna Fern | 1563 | Lerryn | |||
| Paul Bland | 1488 | Wimborne | |||
| 8-16 | 2½ | Douglas Bramley | 1328 | Spondon | U1330= (£15) |
| Maurice Richards | 1566 | Bude | |||
| Tony Tatam | 1534 | Plymouth | |||
| Michael Sillence Davis | 1527 | Bristol & Clifton | Junior= (£15) | ||
| Ben Barnett | 1252 | Camborne | Junior= (£15) | ||
| Lloyd Russell | 1255 | Bude | U1330= (£15) | ||
| Hazel Welch | 1237 | Seaton | U1330= (£15) | ||
| Clive Liggatt | 1391 | Totnes | |||
| Philip Spargo | 1452 | Camborne | |||
| 17-18 | 2 | Joshua Birch | 1278 | Liskeard | |
| David Neary | 1200 | Northwich | |||
| 19-20 | 1½ | Daniel Mitchelmore | 1346 | Lerryn | |
| Klaus Tekniepe | 1336 | Plymouth | |||
| 21-23 | 1 | Kieran Ongley | 962 | Bude | |
| David Neary | 1200 | Chesham | |||
| Brett Jackson | 1293 | Lerryn | |||