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2023 Torbay Congress Team Competition

Congratulations to the Wells Warriors team who took over the lead on Round 2 and never looked back after that. They win £50 for their club. The Newton Abbot 1 team also win £50 for their club as the top Devon team.

Wells Warriors Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Oleksandr Matlak (Open) 1 1 ½ ½ ½
2 Paul Humphreys (Major) 0 1 1 1 ½
3 Edward Farms (Foundation) 1 ½ 0 1 0
4 Leon Nelson (Foundation) ½ 1 1 1 1
Round Total 2 14
Cumulative Total 6 12 14
Team Ranking 2nd= 1st 1st 1st 1st

 

Newton Abbot 1 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Alan Brusey (Open) 0 1 1 1 ½
2 Trefor Thynne (Major) ½ 1 ½ 1 ½
3 Richard Brenton (Intermediate) 0 0 1 ½ ½ 2
4 Jack Wills (Intermediate) 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 4
Round Total 3 3 2 13
Cumulative Total 11 13
Team Ranking 5th= 2nd= 2nd 2nd 2nd

 

Downend Rooks Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Oscar Garcia (Open) ½ 1 0 1 1
2 Max Walker (Open) ½ ½ 1 ½ 1
3 Grant Daly (Intermediate) ½ ½ ½ 0 1
4 Shaun Walsh (Foundation) ½ 0 1 0 0
Round Total 2 2 3 11
Cumulative Total 2 4 8 11
Team Ranking 4th= 4th= 3rd= 3rd= 3rd-=

 

Plymouth Pilgrims Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Caleb Caleshu (Open) ½ 0 ½ 1 ½
2 Jake Martin (Open) 0 0 0 1 1 2
3 Michael Stinton-Brownbridge (Major) ½ ½ 1 1 ½
4 Robert Wilby (Intermediate) 0 1 1 0 1 3
Round Total 1 3 3 11
Cumulative Total 1 5 8 11
Team Ranking 2nd= 2nd= 2nd 2nd 3rd=

 

Newton Abbot 2 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Suhayl Abdalla (Intermediate) ½ 0 1 1 0
2 Freddie Sugden (Intermediate) ½ 1 0 1 1
3 Rhys Hammond (Foundation) 0 ½ 0 1 1
4 Len Jarman (Foundation) 0 1 0 ½ 1
Round Total ½ 1 2 10
Cumulative Total 1 8 10
Team Ranking 9th= 6th= 7th= 3rd= 5th

 

Wessex Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Bill Adaway (Open) ½ 0 0 1 0
2 Joe Coburn (Open) 0 0 1 0 1 2
3 Keith Gregory (Open) 0 1 1 ½ 1
4 George Wright (Foundation) 1 ½ 0 0 1
Round Total 2 3
Cumulative Total 3 5
Team Ranking 5th= 8th= 5th= 7th= 6th=

 

South Hams Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 David Archer (Open) 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 Steve Levy (Open) ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 3
3 Trevor Hurt (Intermediate) 1 0 1 1 ½
4 Ben Wilkinson (Intermediate) ½ 1 0 0 0
Round Total 3 2 1 9
Cumulative Total 3 6 8 9
Team Ranking 1st 2nd= 4th 3rd= 7th

 

Exeter En Peasants Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Adam Curry (Intermediate) 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 2
2 Daniel Raabe Branch (Foundation) 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½
3 Lucy Flanagan (Foundation) ½ 0 ½ ½ 0
4 James McIlroy (Foundation) 1 ½ 1 1 1
Round Total 2 2
Cumulative Total 3
Team Ranking 5th= 8th= 7th= 7th= 8th

 

Torquay Grammar School Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Guillaume Beaudoin-Pope (Intermediate) 0 0 0 0 1 1
2 Piran Wills (Intermediate) 0 1 ½ ½ 1 3
3 Joe Forty (Foundation) 1 1 ½ 0 0
4 Alasdair Marr (Foundation) ½ 0 0 0 0 ½
Round Total 2 1 ½ 2 7
Cumulative Total 5 7
Team Ranking 5th= 6th= 7th= 9th 9th

 

Bude Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Chris Constable (Intermediate) 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 Maurice Richards (Intermediate) ½ ½ 0 0 0 1
3 Reubin Medhurst (Foundation) ½ 0 0 0 1
4 Lloyd Russell (Foundation) ½ 1 0 0 1
Round Total 0 0 2 6
Cumulative Total 4 4 4 6
Team Ranking 2nd= 4th= 10th 10th 10th

 

The 2024 Torbay Congress is at the Toorak Hotel

The 2024 Torbay Congress will take place on Friday 8th through to Sunday 10th November.

The venue is the TLH Toorak Hotel, Torquay.

TLH Toorak Hotel Torbay Chess Conference