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 55th Torbay Congress (10th to 12th November 2023). 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 2023 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 sections - see Rule 6 for futher informatiuon.

Open Tournament (No Rating Restrictions)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
BoltGrahamEXETER2054106951CRound 1
GregoryKeith DFFareham1961111680A
CoburnJoseph A1847108536A
LittlejohnsDavid PTaunton1996114482A
PatelKeatanCoventry Chess Academy’s 1624313804F
BassJohn WRichmond1956106363H
SimpsonDerekHemel Hempstead1735288847G
ThomasJames1999264005D
ThomasBen1935271919J
DilleighStephen PHorfield & Redland2021109679F
TambiniJasper2033261030K
ArcherDavid JSouth Hams1956300734A
LawrenceSpencer1809340737J
GordonSeanWitney2091340020H
CrockartScott APlymouth2245152944E
WongArturo V snrChard and Ilminster 2062277857K
BruseyAlan WNewton Abbot1966107557D
GoldschmidtMartinTotnes1947343924A
HillAndyHorfield & Redland1980342132G
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
BoltGrahamEXETER2054
GregoryKeith DFFareham1961
CoburnJoseph A1847
LittlejohnsDavid PTaunton1996
PatelKeatanCoventry Chess Academy’s 1624
BassJohn WRichmond1956
SimpsonDerekHemel Hempstead1735
ThomasJames1999
ThomasBen1935
DilleighStephen PHorfield & Redland2021
TambiniJasper2033
ArcherDavid JSouth Hams1956
LawrenceSpencer1809
GordonSeanWitney2091
CrockartScott APlymouth2245
WongArturo V snrChard and Ilminster 2062
BruseyAlan WNewton Abbot1966
GoldschmidtMartinTotnes1947
HillAndyHorfield & Redland1980

Number of players: 19


Major Tournament (Ratings Under 1950)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
InghamH WilliamTeignmouth1918173310CRound 1
T'hartGerardPlymouth chess club1746295785B
MerchantThomasNorth Bristol1415350173F
BurtonRonnieWeymouth1772107763G
JohnsonRichard JGrendel & Treasury1878156417B
GeorgiouGeorgeSwindon1802149122C
AndersonThomas RSouthampton1881144089F
ConwayAlexWellington1877274043G
O'GormanBrendanDHSS1820116382G
GoslingBrian GEEast Budleigh1861111446DRound 1
PaulTedDorchester1850314498H
GreatorexRogerSheffield1738111565
WhittingtonReece WExeter1781276275ERound 1
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
InghamH WilliamTeignmouth1918
T'hartGerardPlymouth chess club1746
MerchantThomasNorth Bristol1415
BurtonRonnieWeymouth1772
JohnsonRichard JGrendel & Treasury1878
GeorgiouGeorgeSwindon1802
AndersonThomas RSouthampton1881
ConwayAlexWellington1877
O'GormanBrendanDHSS1820
GoslingBrian GEEast Budleigh1861
PaulTedDorchester1850
GreatorexRogerSheffield1738
WhittingtonReece WExeter1781

Number of players: 13


Intermediate Tournament (Ratings Under 1750)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
PeachClifford B1451116851ERound 1
SellenJohn R1452118688H
LippardBarryBrixham1402321370F
WinterKevinIlkley Chess Centre1744228399C
MorrishJohnSwindon1651328194C
FursmanLynne JCheltenham1609110994H
FursmanJoy PNone1506152293A
ThrelkeldIanTrowbridge1637155623L
BrentonRichardNewton abbot1574321459L
O'BrienPaul WWorthing1699151595A
MaberMartyn JTaunton1548191456LRound 1
PlumbMichael DBognor & Arun1711117233FRound 1
Beaudoin-PopeGuillaumeTorquay Grammar School1579351321L
WhiteNicholas EHigh Wycombe1650259442A
DalyGrantDownend & Fishponds1558154123H
CurryAdamExeter En Peasants1511355160L
LoydenGarySwindon1575144515H
ConlonJamesPeterborough1558300483B
RobertsMalcolm AHolmes Chapel1693118034E
LawrenceAdrian MNone1680136484E
SugdenFreddieNewton Abbot1720268153F
RogersDavid RExmouth1667118154DRound 1
WilloughbyRobert HWest Nottingham1634126830CRound 4
GlassonJamesTeignmouth1548320010D
SouthallChristopher MExeter1682178159F
RichardsMaurice ABude1554156033F
CawserSteven EBrixham1513313511B
WilbyRobert GPlymouth1663155624B
WillsJackNewton Abbot Chess Club1676344181H
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
PeachClifford B1451
SellenJohn R1452
LippardBarryBrixham1402
WinterKevinIlkley Chess Centre1744
MorrishJohnSwindon1651
FursmanLynne JCheltenham1609
FursmanJoy PNone1506
ThrelkeldIanTrowbridge1637
BrentonRichardNewton abbot1574
O'BrienPaul WWorthing1699
MaberMartyn JTaunton1548
PlumbMichael DBognor & Arun1711
Beaudoin-PopeGuillaumeTorquay Grammar School1579
WhiteNicholas EHigh Wycombe1650
DalyGrantDownend & Fishponds1558
CurryAdamExeter En Peasants1511
LoydenGarySwindon1575
ConlonJamesPeterborough1558
RobertsMalcolm AHolmes Chapel1693
LawrenceAdrian MNone1680
SugdenFreddieNewton Abbot1720
RogersDavid RExmouth1667
WilloughbyRobert HWest Nottingham1634
GlassonJamesTeignmouth1548
SouthallChristopher MExeter1682
RichardsMaurice ABude1554
CawserSteven EBrixham1513
WilbyRobert GPlymouth1663
WillsJackNewton Abbot Chess Club1676

Number of players: 29


Foundation Tournament (Ratings Under 1500)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
WelchHazelSeaton1260104846G
MarrAlasdairTorquay Boys' Grammar School1124348744B
PopeMichael RSALISBURY1468249525K
WalshShaunDownend and Fisponds1237271280F
Raabe BranchDanielExeter En Peasants1414355123E
McIlroyJamesExeter En Peasants 0359844F
BlackwellDavidBattersea1347318706J
FlanaganLucyExeter En Peasants0360014C
BallantyneRichard JNone0259398B
LabouchardiereAndreWeymouth1300316859
EdwardsDavidBarnstaple 1428346770D
WallmanJamescamberley1292267739
HankeyNeilAlsager1177311021HRound 1
SwannOllieSwindon1470347016H
RussSpencer1424349905E
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
WelchHazelSeaton1260
MarrAlasdairTorquay Boys' Grammar School1124
PopeMichael RSALISBURY1468
WalshShaunDownend and Fisponds1237
Raabe BranchDanielExeter En Peasants1414
McIlroyJamesExeter En Peasants 0
BlackwellDavidBattersea1347
FlanaganLucyExeter En Peasants0
BallantyneRichard JNone0
LabouchardiereAndreWeymouth1300
EdwardsDavidBarnstaple 1428
WallmanJamescamberley1292
HankeyNeilAlsager1177
SwannOllieSwindon1470
RussSpencer1424

Number of players: 15


Total number of players registered for the Congress: 76