54th HERTFORDSHIRE
CONGRESS at Royston, 1-2
December 2007
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Open (22
pl) 1-2 Chris Briscoe 186 (Surbiton), Simon
Knott 213 (Hertford) 4½/5; 3-4 Dave
Ledger 203 (Bedford), Paul
Obiamiwe 142 (Wood Green)
4; Chris Briscoe takes British
Championship Qualifying
place and 180-195 grading prize, Paul Obiamwe
the U180 grading prize; Chris Fegan 180 (Writtle) 2½ slow starter prize (from
0/2) ...
Challengers (29
pl) 1 Julien Shepley 169
(Guildford) 4½/5; 2
David Brady 141 (Chingford) 4; 3-4 Liviu
Enciu 145 (Hendon), David
Cutmore 162 (Wood Green)
3½., Liviu Enciu also won the 145-155
grading prize, David Brady the U145 grading prize; Tim Puleston 130 (Milton
Keynes) 2 slow starter prize (from 0/2) ...
Major (53
pl) 1-2 Charles
McAleenan 125 (Athenaeum), Edward Venmore-Rowland 110 (Woodbridge) 4½//5; 3-4 Finlo
Rohrer 130 (BBC), Brian Foreman 131 (Melton) 4; Charles
McAleenan also won the 115-125 grading prize, Edward Venmore-Rowland the U115
grading prize and the J Glynne Jones memorial trophy for best junior from Herts
/ East Anglia; Simon Cage 91 (Royston), John Campbell 114 (Roding & Loughton) 2
won the slow starter prize (from 0/2) ...
Minor (46
pl) 1 Julian Ray (Norfolk) 4½/5; 2-5 Roger
Kearns 99 (Watford), John Rayner 105 (Roding & Loughton), Ian Riddoch 57 (Barnet
Elizabethans), Terry Barnell 108 (London E) 4; Ian Bryan 90 (Beckenham &
Bromley) 3½ won the 80-95 grading prize;
Ian Riddoch won the U80 grading prize; Ed Magee 39 (St Albans) 2 won the u19
junior prize, Robert Lobo 79 (Trinity School), Gregory Ellis 62 (Bury Cannons)
2½ won the u15 junior prize, and Gregory Ellis, Mark Stone 82 (Petts Wood &
Orpington) 2½ won the slow starter prize
