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Annual Congress 2001

Played on 5th to 7th May 2001 at Truro College

Final Standings

The annual congress returned to Truro College which once again provided excellent playing conditions in the Tresillian Hall. Our thanks to them for providing the ideal venue for chess. As organiser I would like to thank Roger Grey and Robin Kneebone for their constant help throughout the weekend and to Angela Wong and Madeleine Evans who kept the players supplied with food and drink. As controller my thanks are due to the players themselves whose co-operation and sportsmanship made life very easy.

Emigrant Cup

The entry of 19 was slightly down on recent years. However, several regulars were unable to attend this year through unavoidable commitments. On the other hand it was good to welcome back some players who have been absent for many years, notably Tim Gudgeon (9 years) and Ken Gay (so long ago that nobody can remember, least of all Ken!) Once again it was particularly refreshing that several players who were eligible for the Falmouth Cup elected to play in the tougher competition.

Andrew Greet (St Austell) overcame the handicap of winning his first round game for once and retained the trophy and title of Cornwall champion in convincing style. His score of 6/6 is, to my knowledge, the first 100% score since the length of the tournament was increased from 4 rounds. The competition for the minor places was fierce, with David Saqui (Penwith) and Malcolm Pridmore (Truro) recovering from early setbacks to finish equal 2nd with 4/6.

Special mention must be made of the performance of Douglas Cooke (Liskeard) who was playing in the Emigrant for the first time and finished on 3½/6, including a win over David Saqui.

1 6 Andrew Greet 204 St Austell
2-3 4 Malcolm Pridmore 165 Truro
    David Saqui 173 Penwith
4-9 Douglas Cooke 120 Liskeard
    Simon Bartlett 145 Newquay
    Robin Kneebone 135 Penwith
    Colin Sellwood 137 Camborne
    Gary Trudeau 144 Liskeard
    Percy Gill 144 Penwith
10-12 3 James Hooker 127 Penwith
    Roger Grime 164 Godolphin
    Tim Gudgeon 115 Truro
13-16 Malcolm Grimmer 143 Godolphin
    David Burleigh 120 Camborne
    Tim Manton 133 Penwith
    Ken Gay 126 St Austell
17-18 2 Colin Long 97 Truro
    Grant Lakeland 121 St Austell
19 Marcus Pilling 127 Truro
20 ½ Ian Rescorla 120 Godolphin


Falmouth Cup

Restricted to players graded 125 or under, this year's competition provided a contrast with the fierce battles of previous years. Anton Barkhuysen (Camborne) won with a round to spare, finishing on 5½/6 and thus became the first person to win this competition for a third time. Adam Sinclair (Penwith), the 1995 winner, returned after a long absence from the chess scene and showed few signs of rust in finishing 2nd on 4½/6.

Apart from that of the winner, the most notable performance came from last year's Penwith Cup winner, 10 year old Jeremy Kneebone (Penwith) who finished equal 3rd with 4/6 in his first appearance in this competition.

1 Anton Barkhuysen 106 Camborne
2 Adam Sinclair 100 Penwith
3-5 4 Chris Reeves 109 Truro
    Jeremy Kneebone 93 Penwith
    Rico Wong 89 Penwith
6-9 Peter Greenwood 109 Newquay
    Richard Nancarrow 91 Newquay
    Stefan Leaver 106 St Austell
    Geoffrey Harper 96 Truro
10-17 3 Peter Gomersall 89 Godolphin
    Maurice Richards 110 North Cornwall
    Donald Turtle 64 Penwith
    Grant Healey 87 Falmouth
    Philip Spargo 82 Camborne
    Mike Middleton 79 Truro
    Ian Bowman 79 Liskeard
    Tom Bagshaw 65 Truro
18-20 Neil Currah 99 Truro
    John Hollingworth 100 Camborne
    Mike King 81 Liskeard
21-22 2 Rod Smith 88 Godolphin
    Ian Pilling 88 Truro
23 Ian Renshaw 89 Falmouth
24 1 M. Hopkins 65 North Cornwall
25 ½ Andrew Howard-Smith 57 Penwith

Penwith Cup

The battle for first prize was between the oldest player, Dr Kaspar Hocking (Falmouth) and Andy Cooke (Liskeard), the gap in their ages being 75 years. On this occasion youth prevailed with Andy winning the tournament with 5½/6, conceding the draw only to Dr Hocking.

1 Andy Cooke 66 Liskeard
2 5 Dr K. S. Hocking 78 Falmouth
3-5 4 Sheila Cooke 49 Liskeard
    Charles Sinclair-Lack 58 Penwith
    Owen Evans UG Penwith
6-8 3 James Gordon UG  
    Alex Sinclair-Lack UG  
    Iain Paramore UG  
9 2 Tim Gordon UG  
10-11 1 Steven Johnson UG  
    Peter Hughes UG  
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