Who Has Entered the Torbay Chess Congress
The following players have entered the 57th Torbay Congress (31st October to 2nd November 2025). Click on a player's ECF code to see his/her ECF playing record. Note that the ratings listed here are based on the ECF list effective at the time of entry. These ratings will be updated when the October lists are available. The October lists will be used to determine eligibility for entry to the different tournaments - see Rule 5 for further information.
Open Tournament (No Rating Restrictions)
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating | ECF Code | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson | Derek | 1729 | 288847G | ||
| Bolt | Graham | EXETER | 1920 | 106951C | Round 1 |
| Brenton | Richard | Newton abbot | 1627 | 321459L | |
| Bass | John W | Richmond | 1938 | 106363H | |
| Sklavounos | Grigoris | Hammersmith | 1950 | 359439H | |
| Wright | Andrew D | Plymouth | 1477 | 140958L | |
| Littlejohns | David P | Taunton | 1932 | 114482A | |
| Goldschmidt | Martin | Totnes | 1964 | 343924A | |
| Dunn | Andrew M | Torquay | 1985 | 109951G | |
| Gibbs | Dominic V | 4NCL Iceni | 1969 | 101893A | |
| Archer | David J | South Hams | 1817 | 300734A | |
| Nelson | Leon | Wells | 1861 | 360419G | Round 1 |
| Westcott | Dale | Castell Nedd | 1802 | 351026J | |
| Arkell | Keith C | Totnes | 2348 | 105817E | |
| Northam | Lawrence | Yate & Sodbury | 1846 | 362770G | |
| Robertson | Mark M | 1965 | 118060F | Round 4 | |
| Hill | Andy | Horfield & Redland | 2000 | 342132G | |
| Moore | Gerald | Broadland | 2002 | 115710D | |
| Clarke | Adam | Newton Abbot | 1898 | 269129C | |
| Dilleigh | Stephen P | Horfield & Redland | 2014 | 109679F | |
| Brusey | Alan W | Newton Abbot | 1939 | 107557D | |
| T'hart | Gerard | Plymouth | 1732 | 295785B | Round 1 |
| Lawrence | Spencer | Bath | 1828 | 340737J | |
| Edge | John A | Halesowen | 1964 | 110076C | |
| Aston | Paul A | St.Marychurch | 1705 | 105937D | Round 4 |
| Homer | Stephen J | Exeter | 2005 | 162619L | |
| Abbott | Mark V | Newton Abbot | 1914 | 129415F | Round 1 |
| James | Russell A | Shirley & Wythall | 2105 | 113524H | |
| Bhaduri | Aviraj | 1707 | 368578A | ||
| Raikundalia | Krishna | Woodford & Wanstead | 1663 | 341545E | |
| Tye | Jack | Bristol Grendel | 1681 | 292842F | |
| Helbig | Paul D | Bath | 2073 | 112469K | |
| Garcia | Oscar | Clevedon | 2065 | 299337F | Round 3 |
| Humphreys | Jerry | Grendel | 1962 | 113223 | |
| Grose | Kameron | Hammersmith | 1982 | 311725L | |
| Shepherd | Tom | Horfield & Redland | 1989 | 294445F | |
| Bakhtiyorova | Nodirabegim | Atticus | 1757 | 365361E | |
| Bakhtiyorov | Komronbek | Atticus | 1847 | 365362G | |
| Baer | Bruce L | Central Birmingham | 1964 | 106021B | |
| Richmond | Jane | Brown Jack | 2037 | 111099J | Round 3 |
| Bourne | Johnathan D | Brown Jack | 1915 | 107042D | Round 3 |
| Ash | Thomas | Downend & Fishponds | 1797 | 342432H | Round 1 |
| Majeed | Haroon | 2076 | 329127D | ||
| Archer-Lock | Christopher J | Plymouth | 1954 | 105806L | Round 2 |
| Grieve | Harry | 2491 | 272996K | ||
| Menadue | Jeremy FS | Carrick | 1986 | 115427J | |
| Hill | Callum | Hendon | 1670 | 340465B | |
| Bennett | Dominic L | None | 1959 | 163142B |
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson | Derek | 1729 | |
| Bolt | Graham | EXETER | 1920 |
| Brenton | Richard | Newton abbot | 1627 |
| Bass | John W | Richmond | 1938 |
| Sklavounos | Grigoris | Hammersmith | 1950 |
| Wright | Andrew D | Plymouth | 1477 |
| Littlejohns | David P | Taunton | 1932 |
| Goldschmidt | Martin | Totnes | 1964 |
| Dunn | Andrew M | Torquay | 1985 |
| Gibbs | Dominic V | 4NCL Iceni | 1969 |
| Archer | David J | South Hams | 1817 |
| Nelson | Leon | Wells | 1861 |
| Westcott | Dale | Castell Nedd | 1802 |
| Arkell | Keith C | Totnes | 2348 |
| Northam | Lawrence | Yate & Sodbury | 1846 |
| Robertson | Mark M | 1965 | |
| Hill | Andy | Horfield & Redland | 2000 |
| Moore | Gerald | Broadland | 2002 |
| Clarke | Adam | Newton Abbot | 1898 |
| Dilleigh | Stephen P | Horfield & Redland | 2014 |
| Brusey | Alan W | Newton Abbot | 1939 |
| T'hart | Gerard | Plymouth | 1732 |
| Lawrence | Spencer | Bath | 1828 |
| Edge | John A | Halesowen | 1964 |
| Aston | Paul A | St.Marychurch | 1705 |
| Homer | Stephen J | Exeter | 2005 |
| Abbott | Mark V | Newton Abbot | 1914 |
| James | Russell A | Shirley & Wythall | 2105 |
| Bhaduri | Aviraj | 1707 | |
| Raikundalia | Krishna | Woodford & Wanstead | 1663 |
| Tye | Jack | Bristol Grendel | 1681 |
| Helbig | Paul D | Bath | 2073 |
| Garcia | Oscar | Clevedon | 2065 |
| Humphreys | Jerry | Grendel | 1962 |
| Grose | Kameron | Hammersmith | 1982 |
| Shepherd | Tom | Horfield & Redland | 1989 |
| Bakhtiyorova | Nodirabegim | Atticus | 1757 |
| Bakhtiyorov | Komronbek | Atticus | 1847 |
| Baer | Bruce L | Central Birmingham | 1964 |
| Richmond | Jane | Brown Jack | 2037 |
| Bourne | Johnathan D | Brown Jack | 1915 |
| Ash | Thomas | Downend & Fishponds | 1797 |
| Majeed | Haroon | 2076 | |
| Archer-Lock | Christopher J | Plymouth | 1954 |
| Grieve | Harry | 2491 | |
| Menadue | Jeremy FS | Carrick | 1986 |
| Hill | Callum | Hendon | 1670 |
| Bennett | Dominic L | None | 1959 |
Number of players: 48
Major Tournament (Ratings Under 1950)
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating | ECF Code | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | Kevin | Ilkley Chess Centre | 1756 | 228399C | |
| Johnson | Richard J | Bristol Grendel | 1888 | 156417B | |
| Burton | Ronnie | Weymouth | 1757 | 107763G | |
| Pradhan | Ayan | Reading | 1851 | 331640 | |
| Pradhan | Abhishek | Reading | 1886 | 297402C | |
| Thomas | Mark | Llanelli | 1905 | 277961E | |
| Matthew | Ian G | Portsmouth | 1759 | 115087L | |
| White | Nicholas E | Wycombe & Hazlemere | 1732 | 259442 | |
| Waters | Andrew C | Rainham, Kent | 1831 | 103615E | |
| Holland | Mac | Newton Abbot | 1761 | 365392E | |
| Ayres | Jonathan R | Scarborough | 1786 | 144539L | Round 4 |
| Gosling | Brian GE | East Budleigh | 1786 | 111446D | Round 1 |
| Howard | Charles V | Totnes | 1828 | 113071H | |
| O'Brien | Paul W | Worthing | 1736 | 151595A | |
| Lawrence | Adrian M | Brentwood | 1734 | 136484E | |
| Peters | Christopher | 0 | |||
| Wilson | Matthew R | Ilkley Chess Centre | 1815 | 128713J | |
| O'Gorman | Brendan | DHSS | 1791 | 116382G | |
| Schofield | James | South Hams | 1903 | 310014F | |
| Doherty | Paul | Bolton | 1802 | 302953A | |
| Body | Giles | Exeter | 1879 | 178338F | |
| Stinton-Brownbridge | Michael H | PLYMOUTH | 1789 | 157349E | |
| Nyman | John CH | None | 1838 | 116344K | |
| Morrison | John V | Wellington | 1841 | 185366B |
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | Kevin | Ilkley Chess Centre | 1756 |
| Johnson | Richard J | Bristol Grendel | 1888 |
| Burton | Ronnie | Weymouth | 1757 |
| Pradhan | Ayan | Reading | 1851 |
| Pradhan | Abhishek | Reading | 1886 |
| Thomas | Mark | Llanelli | 1905 |
| Matthew | Ian G | Portsmouth | 1759 |
| White | Nicholas E | Wycombe & Hazlemere | 1732 |
| Waters | Andrew C | Rainham, Kent | 1831 |
| Holland | Mac | Newton Abbot | 1761 |
| Ayres | Jonathan R | Scarborough | 1786 |
| Gosling | Brian GE | East Budleigh | 1786 |
| Howard | Charles V | Totnes | 1828 |
| O'Brien | Paul W | Worthing | 1736 |
| Lawrence | Adrian M | Brentwood | 1734 |
| Peters | Christopher | 0 | |
| Wilson | Matthew R | Ilkley Chess Centre | 1815 |
| O'Gorman | Brendan | DHSS | 1791 |
| Schofield | James | South Hams | 1903 |
| Doherty | Paul | Bolton | 1802 |
| Body | Giles | Exeter | 1879 |
| Stinton-Brownbridge | Michael H | PLYMOUTH | 1789 |
| Nyman | John CH | None | 1838 |
| Morrison | John V | Wellington | 1841 |
Number of players: 24
Intermediate Tournament (Ratings Under 1725)
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating | ECF Code | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Catherine | South Hams | 1670 | 349499J | Round 1 |
| Blencowe | Ian P | Wotton Hall | 1582 | 106888L | Round 1 |
| Darlington | Ben | Torquay Boys Grammar School | 1699 | 351843H | |
| Williams | Stephen | Cwmbran | 1652 | 170919H | |
| Morrish | John | Swindon | 1650 | 328194C | |
| Fursman | Lynne J | Cheltenham | 1713 | 110994H | |
| Fursman | Joy P | Bredon, Tewkesbury | 1509 | 152293A | |
| Norman | Dinah M | 1637 | 116277K | Round 1 | |
| Southall | Christopher M | Wellington | 1669 | 178159F | |
| Tomlin | Dave | Forest of Dean | 1372 | 350048C | |
| Blackwell | David | Battersea | 1315 | 318706J | |
| Daly | Grant | Downend & Fishponds | 1574 | 154123H | |
| Sleight | Oliver | Plymouth | 1604 | 355566F | |
| Ingham | H William | Teignmouth | 1689 | 173310C | Round 1 |
| Daniel | Michael | Teignmouth | 1540 | 272510B | |
| Peacock | Christopher D | Plymouth | 1653 | 173352H | Round 3 |
| Lambert | Kevin H | Abergavenny | 1501 | 371976F | |
| Marston | Alastair JD | Bristol Cabot | 1696 | 114982K | |
| Taplin | William | none | 1542 | 287792C | |
| Willoughby | Robert H | West Nottingham | 1657 | 126830C | |
| Rogers | David R | Exmouth | 1712 | 118154D | Round 1 |
| Sellen | John R | None | 1389 | 118688H | |
| Roberts | Malcolm A | Holmes Chapel | 1673 | 118034E | |
| Farina | Mauro | Bath | 1578 | 144861E | |
| Halmkin | Peter E | Teignmouth | 1717 | 147620J | |
| Foster | Paul | Medway | 1529 | 110795B | |
| Wigley | Louis W | Cirencester | 1656 | 315426K | |
| Hibbitt | Arthur | Banbury | 1640 | 112597H | |
| Williams | Dave | Isle of Wight | 1437 | 287786H | Round 1 |
| Jones | Martin C | Pembrokeshire | 1722 | 315333C | |
| Lippard | Barry | Brixham | 1417 | 321370F | |
| Jones | Huw | White Knights Llanelli | 1717 | 293481 | |
| Andrews | Rowan | None | 1619 | 362563B | |
| Henry | Ian | Teignmouth | 1661 | 173247L | Round 3 |
| Pasupulety | Shreyas | Newton Abbot chess club | 1581 | 325608L | |
| Spargo | Philip J | Camborne | 1518 | 161579J | Round 1 |
| Novakov | Oleksii | Bristol Cabot | 1675 | 307557G | Round 1 |
| Doidge | Charles | Teignmouth | 1553 | 109767C | |
| Constable | Christine F | Bude | 1460 | 186045J | |
| Kirkman | Nigel J | Calstock | 1714 | 128104F | |
| Hill | Michael | Calstock | 1651 | 102320C | |
| Hughes | Ben | Plymouth | 1510 | 364064E | |
| Bonds | Thomas S | Newton Abbot chess club | 1613 | 293972B | |
| Nerella | Ananya | Plymouth Chess Club | 1545 | 371342J | |
| Nerella | Varnika | Plymouth Chess Club | 1614 | 371343L | |
| Yau | Justin | Thornbury | 1636 | 175380A | |
| Wilby | Robert G | Plymouth | 1682 | 155624B | |
| Garner | Luke | 1397 | 302692K | ||
| Probert | Malcolm A | Llanelli White Knights | 1592 | 174868D | |
| Dornan | Joe | 1650 | 351724L | ||
| Fearnhead | Joseph T | Horfield & Redland | 1527 | 305279F | |
| Alexander | Ken RD | 1661 | 247342 | ||
| Abdalla | Suhayl | Newton Abbot | 1715 | 320060H | Round 1 |
| Sapiecha | Michael W | Newton Abbot | 1677 | 118492B | |
| Burton | Henry | Pembrokeshire | 1425 | 364958B | |
| Smith | Jack | Teignmouth | 1605 | 343266L | Round 2 |
| Wood | Peter C | None | 1538 | 127012G |
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Catherine | South Hams | 1670 |
| Blencowe | Ian P | Wotton Hall | 1582 |
| Darlington | Ben | Torquay Boys Grammar School | 1699 |
| Williams | Stephen | Cwmbran | 1652 |
| Morrish | John | Swindon | 1650 |
| Fursman | Lynne J | Cheltenham | 1713 |
| Fursman | Joy P | Bredon, Tewkesbury | 1509 |
| Norman | Dinah M | 1637 | |
| Southall | Christopher M | Wellington | 1669 |
| Tomlin | Dave | Forest of Dean | 1372 |
| Blackwell | David | Battersea | 1315 |
| Daly | Grant | Downend & Fishponds | 1574 |
| Sleight | Oliver | Plymouth | 1604 |
| Ingham | H William | Teignmouth | 1689 |
| Daniel | Michael | Teignmouth | 1540 |
| Peacock | Christopher D | Plymouth | 1653 |
| Lambert | Kevin H | Abergavenny | 1501 |
| Marston | Alastair JD | Bristol Cabot | 1696 |
| Taplin | William | none | 1542 |
| Willoughby | Robert H | West Nottingham | 1657 |
| Rogers | David R | Exmouth | 1712 |
| Sellen | John R | None | 1389 |
| Roberts | Malcolm A | Holmes Chapel | 1673 |
| Farina | Mauro | Bath | 1578 |
| Halmkin | Peter E | Teignmouth | 1717 |
| Foster | Paul | Medway | 1529 |
| Wigley | Louis W | Cirencester | 1656 |
| Hibbitt | Arthur | Banbury | 1640 |
| Williams | Dave | Isle of Wight | 1437 |
| Jones | Martin C | Pembrokeshire | 1722 |
| Lippard | Barry | Brixham | 1417 |
| Jones | Huw | White Knights Llanelli | 1717 |
| Andrews | Rowan | None | 1619 |
| Henry | Ian | Teignmouth | 1661 |
| Pasupulety | Shreyas | Newton Abbot chess club | 1581 |
| Spargo | Philip J | Camborne | 1518 |
| Novakov | Oleksii | Bristol Cabot | 1675 |
| Doidge | Charles | Teignmouth | 1553 |
| Constable | Christine F | Bude | 1460 |
| Kirkman | Nigel J | Calstock | 1714 |
| Hill | Michael | Calstock | 1651 |
| Hughes | Ben | Plymouth | 1510 |
| Bonds | Thomas S | Newton Abbot chess club | 1613 |
| Nerella | Ananya | Plymouth Chess Club | 1545 |
| Nerella | Varnika | Plymouth Chess Club | 1614 |
| Yau | Justin | Thornbury | 1636 |
| Wilby | Robert G | Plymouth | 1682 |
| Garner | Luke | 1397 | |
| Probert | Malcolm A | Llanelli White Knights | 1592 |
| Dornan | Joe | 1650 | |
| Fearnhead | Joseph T | Horfield & Redland | 1527 |
| Alexander | Ken RD | 1661 | |
| Abdalla | Suhayl | Newton Abbot | 1715 |
| Sapiecha | Michael W | Newton Abbot | 1677 |
| Burton | Henry | Pembrokeshire | 1425 |
| Smith | Jack | Teignmouth | 1605 |
| Wood | Peter C | None | 1538 |
Number of players: 57
Foundation Tournament (Ratings Under 1500)
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating | ECF Code | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowson | David | Salisbury | 1474 | 183696 | |
| Forty | Joe | Torquay Grammar School | 1440 | 348184A | Round 1 |
| Forty | Jim | none | 1460 | 364278B | Round 1 |
| Pope | Michael R | Salisbury | 1455 | 249525K | |
| Farrow | Ian | Dons | 1442 | 110465C | |
| Leslie | Ian | Cirencester | 1396 | 342670 | |
| Spencer | Steve A | Pontefract | 1465 | 119508G | |
| Walsh | Shaun | Downend and Fishponds | 1315 | 271280F | |
| Farrell | Kyle | Wellington (Somerset) | 1384 | 370119A | |
| Hume | Wyllie | Isle of Arran | 1072 | 242275L | |
| Hart | Robin | Teignmouth | 1470 | 350093H | Round 1 |
| Varney | Toby | Exeter Mathematics School | 1491 | 372601A | |
| Collins | Alan | Cowley | 1464 | 108636E | |
| Saunois | Anthony | Hackney | 1192 | 341539K | |
| Robbins | Richard | Sidmouth | 0 | 248262K | |
| Cawser | Steven E | Brixham | 1462 | 313511B | |
| Huntley | Kevin | Salisbury | 1353 | 193649K | Round 1 |
| Liggatt | Clive | Totnes | 1373 | 321955A | Round 1 |
| Nerella | Gopikrishna | Plymouth Chess Club | 1395 | 371926B | |
| Fletcher | Alex | Exeter Maths School | 1357 | 378793L | |
| Cubbon | Robin J | Sidmouth | 1121 | 140842C |
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowson | David | Salisbury | 1474 |
| Forty | Joe | Torquay Grammar School | 1440 |
| Forty | Jim | none | 1460 |
| Pope | Michael R | Salisbury | 1455 |
| Farrow | Ian | Dons | 1442 |
| Leslie | Ian | Cirencester | 1396 |
| Spencer | Steve A | Pontefract | 1465 |
| Walsh | Shaun | Downend and Fishponds | 1315 |
| Farrell | Kyle | Wellington (Somerset) | 1384 |
| Hume | Wyllie | Isle of Arran | 1072 |
| Hart | Robin | Teignmouth | 1470 |
| Varney | Toby | Exeter Mathematics School | 1491 |
| Collins | Alan | Cowley | 1464 |
| Saunois | Anthony | Hackney | 1192 |
| Robbins | Richard | Sidmouth | 0 |
| Cawser | Steven E | Brixham | 1462 |
| Huntley | Kevin | Salisbury | 1353 |
| Liggatt | Clive | Totnes | 1373 |
| Nerella | Gopikrishna | Plymouth Chess Club | 1395 |
| Fletcher | Alex | Exeter Maths School | 1357 |
| Cubbon | Robin J | Sidmouth | 1121 |
Number of players: 21
Total number of players registered for the Congress: 150