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 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)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
CullenBrooklynExeter Chess Club0376456E
SimpsonDerek1729288847G
BoltGrahamEXETER1949106951CRound 1
BrentonRichardNewton abbot1627321459L
BassJohn WRichmond1938106363H
SklavounosGrigorisHammersmith1950359439H
WrightAndrew DPlymouth1477140958L
LittlejohnsDavid PTaunton1925114482A
GoldschmidtMartinTotnes1964343924A
DunnAndrew Mtorquay2117109951G
GibbsDominic V4NCL Iceni1969101893A
ArcherDavid JSouth Hams1817300734A
NelsonLeonWells1861360419GRound 1
WestcottDaleCastell Nedd1802351026J
ArkellKeith CTotnes2370105817E
NorthamLawrenceYate & Sodbury1846362770G
RobertsonMark M1965118060F
HillAndyHorfield & Redland2000342132G
MooreGeraldBroadland1942115710D
ClarkeAdamNewton Abbot1798269129C
DilleighStephen PHorfield & Redland2031109679F
BruseyAlan WNewton Abbot1954107557D
T'hartGerardPlymouth1758295785BRound 1
LawrenceSpencerBath1784340737J
EdgeJohn AHalesowen1964110076C
AstonPaul ASt.Marychurch1700105937DRound 4
HomerStephen JExeter2005162619L
AbbottMark VNewton Abbot1903129415FRound 1
JamesRussell AShirley & Wythall2090113524H
BhaduriAviraj1707368578A
RaikundaliaKrishnaWoodford & Wanstead1670341545E
TyeJackBristol Grendel1681292842F
HelbigPaul DBath2073112469K
GarciaOscarClevedon2065299337FRound 3
HumphreysJerryGrendel1962113223
GroseKameronHammersmith1982311725L
ShepherdTomHorfield & Redland1989294445F
BakhtiyorovaNodirabegimAtticus1757365361E
BakhtiyorovKomronbekAtticus1847365362G
BaerBruce LCentral Birmingham1964106021B
RichmondJaneBrown Jack2037111099JRound 3
BourneJohnathan DBrown Jack1915107042DRound 3
AshThomasDownend & Fishponds1797342432HRound 1
MajeedHaroon2076329127D
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
CullenBrooklynExeter Chess Club0
SimpsonDerek1729
BoltGrahamEXETER1949
BrentonRichardNewton abbot1627
BassJohn WRichmond1938
SklavounosGrigorisHammersmith1950
WrightAndrew DPlymouth1477
LittlejohnsDavid PTaunton1925
GoldschmidtMartinTotnes1964
DunnAndrew Mtorquay2117
GibbsDominic V4NCL Iceni1969
ArcherDavid JSouth Hams1817
NelsonLeonWells1861
WestcottDaleCastell Nedd1802
ArkellKeith CTotnes2370
NorthamLawrenceYate & Sodbury1846
RobertsonMark M1965
HillAndyHorfield & Redland2000
MooreGeraldBroadland1942
ClarkeAdamNewton Abbot1798
DilleighStephen PHorfield & Redland2031
BruseyAlan WNewton Abbot1954
T'hartGerardPlymouth1758
LawrenceSpencerBath1784
EdgeJohn AHalesowen1964
AstonPaul ASt.Marychurch1700
HomerStephen JExeter2005
AbbottMark VNewton Abbot1903
JamesRussell AShirley & Wythall2090
BhaduriAviraj1707
RaikundaliaKrishnaWoodford & Wanstead1670
TyeJackBristol Grendel1681
HelbigPaul DBath2073
GarciaOscarClevedon2065
HumphreysJerryGrendel1962
GroseKameronHammersmith1982
ShepherdTomHorfield & Redland1989
BakhtiyorovaNodirabegimAtticus1757
BakhtiyorovKomronbekAtticus1847
BaerBruce LCentral Birmingham1964
RichmondJaneBrown Jack2037
BourneJohnathan DBrown Jack1915
AshThomasDownend & Fishponds1797
MajeedHaroon2076

Number of players: 44


Major Tournament (Ratings Under 1950)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
JohnsonRichard JBristol Grendel1888156417B
BurtonRonnieWeymouth1732107763G
PradhanAyanReading1851331640
PradhanAbhishekReading1886297402C
ThomasMark Llanelli1908277961E
MatthewIan G1712115087L
WhiteNicholas EWycombe & Hazlemere1716259442
WatersAndrew CRainham, Kent1815103615E
HollandMacNewton Abbot1750365392E
AyresJonathan RScarborough1786144539LRound 4
GoslingBrian GEEast Budleigh1806111446DRound 1
HowardCharles VTotnes1828113071H
O'BrienPaul WWorthing1736151595A
LawrenceAdrian MBrentwood1734136484E
PetersChristopher0
WilsonMatthew RIlkley Chess Centre1821128713J
O'GormanBrendanDHSS1791116382G
SchofieldJamesSouth Hams1903310014F
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
JohnsonRichard JBristol Grendel1888
BurtonRonnieWeymouth1732
PradhanAyanReading1851
PradhanAbhishekReading1886
ThomasMark Llanelli1908
MatthewIan G1712
WhiteNicholas EWycombe & Hazlemere1716
WatersAndrew CRainham, Kent1815
HollandMacNewton Abbot1750
AyresJonathan RScarborough1786
GoslingBrian GEEast Budleigh1806
HowardCharles VTotnes1828
O'BrienPaul WWorthing1736
LawrenceAdrian MBrentwood1734
PetersChristopher0
WilsonMatthew RIlkley Chess Centre1821
O'GormanBrendanDHSS1791
SchofieldJamesSouth Hams1903

Number of players: 18


Intermediate Tournament (Ratings Under 1725)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
BlackCatherineSouth Hams1679349499JRound 1
DowsonDavidSalisbury 1617183696
WinterKevinIlkley Chess Centre1724228399C
BlencoweIan PWotton Hall1579106888LRound 1
DarlingtonBenTorquay Boys Grammar School1691351843H
WilliamsStephenCwmbran 1723170919H
MorrishJohnSwindon1649328194C
FursmanLynne JCheltenham1697110994H
FursmanJoy PBredon, Tewkesbury1510152293A
NormanDinah M1640116277KRound 1
SouthallChristopher MWellington 1681178159F
TomlinDaveForest of Dean1372350048C
BlackwellDavidBattersea1316318706J
DalyGrantDownend & Fishponds1530154123H
SleightOliverPlymouth1604355566F
InghamH WilliamTeignmouth1712173310CRound 1
DanielMichaelTeignmouth1553272510B
PeacockChristopher DPlymouth1653173352HRound 3
LambertKevin HAbergavenny1501371976F
MarstonAlastair JDBristol Cabot1696114982K
TaplinWilliamnone1546287792C
WilloughbyRobert HWest Nottingham1665126830C
RogersDavid RExmouth1721118154DRound 1
SellenJohn R1341118688H
RobertsMalcolm AHolmes Chapel1663118034E
FarinaMauroBath1592144861E
HalmkinPeter ETeignmouth1705147620J
FosterPaulMedway1541110795B
WigleyLouis WCirencester1656315426K
HibbittArthurBanbury1637112597H
WilliamsDaveIsle of Wight 1437287786HRound 1
JonesMartin CPembrokeshire 1722315333C
LippardBarryBrixham1406321370F
JonesHuwWhite Knights Llanelli1717293481
AndrewsRowanNone1657362563B
HenryIanTeignmouth1652173247LRound 3
PasupuletyShreyasNewton Abbot chess club1584325608L
SpargoPhilip JCamborne1500161579JRound 1
NovakovOleksiiBristol Cabot1689307557GRound 1
DoidgeCharlesTeignmouth1553109767C
ConstableChristine FBude1460186045J
KirkmanNigel JCalstock1714128104F
HillMichaelCalstock1651102320C
HughesBenPlymouth1510364064E
BondsThomas SNewton Abbot chess club1613293972B
NerellaAnanyaPlymouth Chess Club1545371342J
NerellaVarnikaPlymouth Chess Club1614371343L
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
BlackCatherineSouth Hams1679
DowsonDavidSalisbury 1617
WinterKevinIlkley Chess Centre1724
BlencoweIan PWotton Hall1579
DarlingtonBenTorquay Boys Grammar School1691
WilliamsStephenCwmbran 1723
MorrishJohnSwindon1649
FursmanLynne JCheltenham1697
FursmanJoy PBredon, Tewkesbury1510
NormanDinah M1640
SouthallChristopher MWellington 1681
TomlinDaveForest of Dean1372
BlackwellDavidBattersea1316
DalyGrantDownend & Fishponds1530
SleightOliverPlymouth1604
InghamH WilliamTeignmouth1712
DanielMichaelTeignmouth1553
PeacockChristopher DPlymouth1653
LambertKevin HAbergavenny1501
MarstonAlastair JDBristol Cabot1696
TaplinWilliamnone1546
WilloughbyRobert HWest Nottingham1665
RogersDavid RExmouth1721
SellenJohn R1341
RobertsMalcolm AHolmes Chapel1663
FarinaMauroBath1592
HalmkinPeter ETeignmouth1705
FosterPaulMedway1541
WigleyLouis WCirencester1656
HibbittArthurBanbury1637
WilliamsDaveIsle of Wight 1437
JonesMartin CPembrokeshire 1722
LippardBarryBrixham1406
JonesHuwWhite Knights Llanelli1717
AndrewsRowanNone1657
HenryIanTeignmouth1652
PasupuletyShreyasNewton Abbot chess club1584
SpargoPhilip JCamborne1500
NovakovOleksiiBristol Cabot1689
DoidgeCharlesTeignmouth1553
ConstableChristine FBude1460
KirkmanNigel JCalstock1714
HillMichaelCalstock1651
HughesBenPlymouth1510
BondsThomas SNewton Abbot chess club1613
NerellaAnanyaPlymouth Chess Club1545
NerellaVarnikaPlymouth Chess Club1614

Number of players: 47


Foundation Tournament (Ratings Under 1500)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
FortyJoeTorquay Grammar School1427348184ARound 1
FortyJim1457364278BRound 1
PopeMichael RSalisbury1455249525K
FarrowIanDons1454110465C
LeslieIanCirencester1396342670
SpencerSteve APontefract 1455119508G
WalshShaunDownend and Fishponds1319271280F
FarrellKyleWellington (Somerset)1384370119A
HumeWyllieIsle of Arran1074242275L
HartRobinTeignmouth 1473350093HRound 1
VarneyTobyExeter Mathematics School1491372601A
CollinsAlanCowley1464108636E
SaunoisAnthonyHackney1181341539K
RobbinsRichardSidmouth0248262K
CawserSteven EBrixham1462313511B
HuntleyKevinSalisbury1353193649KRound 1
LiggattCliveTotnes 1373321955ARound 1
NerellaGopikrishnaPlymouth Chess Club1395371926B
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
FortyJoeTorquay Grammar School1427
FortyJim1457
PopeMichael RSalisbury1455
FarrowIanDons1454
LeslieIanCirencester1396
SpencerSteve APontefract 1455
WalshShaunDownend and Fishponds1319
FarrellKyleWellington (Somerset)1384
HumeWyllieIsle of Arran1074
HartRobinTeignmouth 1473
VarneyTobyExeter Mathematics School1491
CollinsAlanCowley1464
SaunoisAnthonyHackney1181
RobbinsRichardSidmouth0
CawserSteven EBrixham1462
HuntleyKevinSalisbury1353
LiggattCliveTotnes 1373
NerellaGopikrishnaPlymouth Chess Club1395

Number of players: 18


Total number of players registered for the Congress: 127