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
BoltGrahamEXETER1949106951CRound 1
CullenBrooklynExeter Chess Club0376456E
SimpsonDerek1729288847G
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
BoltGrahamEXETER1949
CullenBrooklynExeter Chess Club0
SimpsonDerek1729

Number of players: 3

Major Tournament (Ratings Under 1950)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
BurtonRonnieWeymouth1732107763G
JohnsonRichard JBristol Grendel1888156417B
McClatcheyRobSalisbury1705171911H
PradhanAyanReading1851331640
PradhanAbhishekReading1886297402C
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
BurtonRonnieWeymouth1732
JohnsonRichard JBristol Grendel1888
McClatcheyRobSalisbury1705
PradhanAyanReading1851
PradhanAbhishekReading1886

Number of players: 5

Intermediate Tournament (Ratings Under 1725)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
BlackCatherineSouth Hams1679349499JRound 1
BlackwellDavidBattersea1316318706J
BlencoweIan PWotton Hall1579106888LRound 1
BrentonRichardNewton abbot1626321459L
DalyGrantDownend & Fishponds1530154123H
DarlingtonBenTorquay Boys Grammar School1691351843H
DowsonDavidSalisbury 1617183696
FursmanLynne JCheltenham1697110994H
FursmanJoy PBredon, Tewkesbury1510152293A
MorrishJohnSwindon1649328194C
NormanDinah M1640116277KRound 1
SleightOliverPlymouth1604355566F
SouthallChristopher MWellington 1681178159F
SpencerSteve APontefract 1501119508G
ThrelkeldIanTrowbridge1622155623L
TomlinDaveForest of Dean1372350048C
WilliamsStephenCwmbran 1723170919H
WinterKevinIlkley Chess Centre1724228399C
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
BlackCatherineSouth Hams1679
BlackwellDavidBattersea1316
BlencoweIan PWotton Hall1579
BrentonRichardNewton abbot1626
DalyGrantDownend & Fishponds1530
DarlingtonBenTorquay Boys Grammar School1691
DowsonDavidSalisbury 1617
FursmanLynne JCheltenham1697
FursmanJoy PBredon, Tewkesbury1510
MorrishJohnSwindon1649
NormanDinah M1640
SleightOliverPlymouth1604
SouthallChristopher MWellington 1681
SpencerSteve APontefract 1501
ThrelkeldIanTrowbridge1622
TomlinDaveForest of Dean1372
WilliamsStephenCwmbran 1723
WinterKevinIlkley Chess Centre1724

Number of players: 18

Foundation Tournament (Ratings Under 1500)

SurnameFirst NameClub RatingECF Code Bye
FarrellKyleWellington (Somerset)1384370119A
FarrowIanDons1454110465C
FortyJoeTorquay Grammar School1427348184ARound 1
FortyJim1457364278BRound 1
LeslieIanCirencester1396342670
PopeMichael RSalisbury1455249525K
WalshShaunDownend and Fishponds1319271280F
SurnameFirst NameClub Rating
FarrellKyleWellington (Somerset)1384
FarrowIanDons1454
FortyJoeTorquay Grammar School1427
FortyJim1457
LeslieIanCirencester1396
PopeMichael RSalisbury1455
WalshShaunDownend and Fishponds1319

Number of players: 7

Total number of players registered for the Congress: 33