The Torbay Chess Congress
An annual congress held on the English Riviera
The Torbay Congress
Torbay Chess Congress
Torbay Chess Congress

Who Has Entered the Torbay Chess Congress

The following players have entered the 56th Torbay Congress (8th to 10th November 2024). 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 2024 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)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
ArcherDavid JSouth Hams1948300734A
BoltGrahamEXETER1940106951CRound 1
GoldschmidtMartinTotnes1946343924A
RosenDaniel BAshtead1998118218D
PunnettAlan KGuildford1968117524F
LittlejohnsDavid PTaunton1949114482A
GantChris JBarnstaple2056111043D
DilleighStephen PHorfield & Redland2019109679F
CaleshuCalebPlymouth Chess Club1838312432A
SimpsonDerekNone1773288847G
BruseyAlan WNewton Abbot1984107557D
UnderwoodJonathan WRSeaton2015242283K
PatelKeatanCoventry Chess Academy1966313804F
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
ArcherDavid JSouth Hams1948
BoltGrahamEXETER1940
GoldschmidtMartinTotnes1946
RosenDaniel BAshtead1998
PunnettAlan KGuildford1968
LittlejohnsDavid PTaunton1949
GantChris JBarnstaple2056
DilleighStephen PHorfield & Redland2019
CaleshuCalebPlymouth Chess Club1838
SimpsonDerekNone1773
BruseyAlan WNewton Abbot1984
UnderwoodJonathan WRSeaton2015
PatelKeatanCoventry Chess Academy1966

Number of players: 13


Major Tournament (Ratings Under 1950)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
GoslingBrian GEEast Budleigh1859111446DRound 1
JohnsonRichard JGrendel & Treasury1918156417B
McClatcheyRobSalisbury1768171911H
ThomasMarkwhite knights, llanelli1912277961E
InghamH WilliamTeignmouth1814173310CRound 1
PETERSCHRISTOPHERPAIGNTON0
GeorgiouGeorgeSwindon1785149122C
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
GoslingBrian GEEast Budleigh1859
JohnsonRichard JGrendel & Treasury1918
McClatcheyRobSalisbury1768
ThomasMarkwhite knights, llanelli1912
InghamH WilliamTeignmouth1814
PETERSCHRISTOPHERPAIGNTON0
GeorgiouGeorgeSwindon1785

Number of players: 7


Intermediate Tournament (Ratings Under 1750)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
HurtTrevorSouth Hams1592316056H
WinterKevinIlkley Chess Centre1695228399C
BlackCatherineSouth Hams1727349499JRound 1
BurtonRonnieWeymouth1734107763G
DalyGrantDownend & Fishponds1589154123H
NovakovOleksiiBristol Cabot1667307557G
MorrishJohnSwindon1665328194C
PlumbMichael DBognor and Arun1669117233FRound 1
LoydenGarySwindon1569144515H
O'BrienPaul W1649151595A
LambertKevinAbergavenny1587
FursmanLynne JCheltenham1605110994H
FursmanJoy PBude1511152293A
FarrowIanDons1498110465C
BlencoweIan PWotton Hall1536106888L
FlanaganKeith G1709183095J
HollandMac1596365392E
RobertsMalcolm AHolmes Chapel1700118034E
T'hartGerardPlymouth1707295785B
MatthewIan G-1670115087L
SouthallChristopher MExeter1697178159F
RogersDavid RExmouth1706118154DRound 1
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
HurtTrevorSouth Hams1592
WinterKevinIlkley Chess Centre1695
BlackCatherineSouth Hams1727
BurtonRonnieWeymouth1734
DalyGrantDownend & Fishponds1589
NovakovOleksiiBristol Cabot1667
MorrishJohnSwindon1665
PlumbMichael DBognor and Arun1669
LoydenGarySwindon1569
O'BrienPaul W1649
LambertKevinAbergavenny1587
FursmanLynne JCheltenham1605
FursmanJoy PBude1511
FarrowIanDons1498
BlencoweIan PWotton Hall1536
FlanaganKeith G1709
HollandMac1596
RobertsMalcolm AHolmes Chapel1700
T'hartGerardPlymouth1707
MatthewIan G-1670
SouthallChristopher MExeter1697
RogersDavid RExmouth1706

Number of players: 22


Foundation Tournament (Ratings Under 1500)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
KulkarniHarshalPoole1448355826Round 1
FortyJoeTorquay Grammar School1339348184A
BedwellMarcusPentyrch 1336
WelchHazelSeaton1212104846GRound 1
WalshShaunDownend and Fisponds1329271280F
CollinsAlanCowley1476108636E
TomlinDaveForest of Dean1391350048C
HankeyNeilAlsager1185311021Round 1
PopeMichael RSalisbury1477249525K
SkirrowAndrew1344342991L
HartRobinTeignmouth1453350093
BallantyneRichard JNone1266259398B
OgarsMareksSedgemoor1470344428E
BlackwellDavidBattersea1327318706J
LippardBarryBrixham1368321370F
FoxTimSeaton 1336176533E
HammondRhysNewton Abbot1175361338ARound 2
RussellLloydBude1409320016ERound 1
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
KulkarniHarshalPoole1448
FortyJoeTorquay Grammar School1339
BedwellMarcusPentyrch 1336
WelchHazelSeaton1212
WalshShaunDownend and Fisponds1329
CollinsAlanCowley1476
TomlinDaveForest of Dean1391
HankeyNeilAlsager1185
PopeMichael RSalisbury1477
SkirrowAndrew1344
HartRobinTeignmouth1453
BallantyneRichard JNone1266
OgarsMareksSedgemoor1470
BlackwellDavidBattersea1327
LippardBarryBrixham1368
FoxTimSeaton 1336
HammondRhysNewton Abbot1175
RussellLloydBude1409

Number of players: 18


Total number of players registered for the Congress: 60