24 September - 2 October 2005
Last updated:
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 6:14 PM
The Monarch Assurance PLC 13th International Chess Tournament
is taking place at the Ocean Castle and Imperial Hotels, Port Erin, Isle
of Man, from Saturday 25 September to Sunday 3 October 2004. The tournament
is dedicated to the memory of Richard Furness.
Dennis Hemsley presents the Hemsley Trophy to the winner, Ray Kearsley
DENNIS HEMSLEY TOURNAMENT
Picture: Dennis Hemsley makes the first move for Barry Sandercock
For players graded under 130, or unrated, or ungraded
Prizes £400 £300 £200
Prizes of £150 for players in the 2nd, 3rd, grading group
All grading prizes are for the best improvement in grading performance
relative to the player's published grade.
Prizes of £150 for the best score by a Senior (over 60), Female,
Under 18, Manx
Schedule: Monday 26 September to Sunday 2 October 2005
Play: Rounds 1-6: 1-7pm, Round 7: 10.30am to 4.30pm
Rate of play: 40 moves in 2 hours, all the moves in 1 hour
Entry Fee: Registered Disabled players: free
Senior, Females and Juniors: £7
All others: £15
BCF Full Direct Members may deduct £2 from the entry fee
Penalty Fee: £10 for entries made after 12 September 2005
Monarch Assurance
Dennis Hemsley Tournament 2005
Chryy Orchard Hotel, Port Erin
Date of congress: 26/09/2005 to 02/10/2005
Arbiter: David Sedgwick
Round 1
Bd WHITE Result BLACK PIN
7 SANDERCOCK,E Barr 128 (0) 1 - 0 BLACKBURN,Sandra 100 (0) 1 12
8 WARE,J Michael 99 (0) 0 - 1 SMITH,Paul S 127 (0) 13 2
9 ROBERTS,Malcolm A 123 (0) 1 - 0 CRAWFORD,Anthony 85 (0) 4 14
10 ROBERTSON,Alan B 83 (0) 0 - 1 GUTTRIDGE,David 122 (0) 15 5
11 PLANT,Malcolm 122 (0) 1 - 0 KENT,Paul 79 (0) 6 16
12 FRIEL,Mike 78 (0) 1 - 0 NALDRETT,Geoffrey 120 (0) 17 7
13 BLACKBURN,Jon EW 117 (0) 1 - 0 DICKSON,David 72 (0) 8 18
14 BIDDULPH,Christop 7 (0) 0 - 1 JOWETT,Conrad J 117 (0) 19 9
15 GRIFFIN,John 105 (0) 0 - 1 KEARSLEY,Raymond 126 (0) 11 3
16 CURTIS,David C 112 (0) ½ - ½ Bye 10 BYE
 
Christopher Biddulph (left) is only nine and the youngest ever player
to take part in the Monarch Assurance tournament, while
Alan Robertson (right) is the congress treasurer and has been with the
tournament from the beginning. Good luck to them both!
Round 2
Bd WHITE Result BLACK PIN
7 GUTTRIDGE,David 122 (1) 0 - 1 SANDERCOCK,E Barr 128 (1) 5 1
8 SMITH,Paul S 127 (1) 0 - 1 BLACKBURN,Jon EW 117 (1) 2 8
9 KEARSLEY,Raymond 126 (1) 1 - 0 FRIEL,Mike 78 (1) 3 17
10 JOWETT,Conrad J 117 (1) ½ - ½ ROBERTS,Malcolm A 123 (1) 9 4
11 CURTIS,David C 112 (½) ½ - ½ PLANT,Malcolm 122 (1) 10 6
12 NALDRETT,Geoffrey 120 (0) 1 - 0 ROBERTSON,Alan B 83 (0) 7 15
13 DICKSON,David 72 (0) 0 - 1 WARE,J Michael 99 (0) 18 13
14 KENT,Paul 79 (0) ½ - ½ GRIFFIN,John 105 (0) 16 11
15 BLACKBURN,Sandra 100 (0) 1 - 0 BIDDULPH,Christop 7 (0) 12 19
16 CRAWFORD,Anthony 85 (0) 1 - 0 Bye 14 BYE
 
Mike Friel and Sandra Blackburn
Round 3
Bd WHITE Result BLACK PIN
7 SANDERCOCK,E Barr 128 (2) 0 - 1 KEARSLEY,Raymond 126 (2) 1 3
8 BLACKBURN,Jon EW 117 (2) 1 - 0 JOWETT,Conrad J 117 (1½) 8 9
9 ROBERTS,Malcolm A 123 (1½) ½ - ½ PLANT,Malcolm 122 (1½) 4 6
10 BLACKBURN,Sandra 100 (1) 0 - 1 SMITH,Paul S 127 (1) 12 2
11 WARE,J Michael 99 (1) ½ - ½ GUTTRIDGE,David 122 (1) 13 5
12 CRAWFORD,Anthony 85 (1) 0 - 1 NALDRETT,Geoffrey 120 (1) 14 7
13 FRIEL,Mike 78 (1) 0 - 1 CURTIS,David C 112 (1) 17 10
14 GRIFFIN,John 105 (½) 0 - 1 ROBERTSON,Alan B 83 (0) 11 15
15 BIDDULPH,Christop 7 (0) 0 - 1 KENT,Paul 79 (½) 19 16
16 DICKSON,David 72 (0) ½ - ½ Bye 18 BYE
John Griffin
Round 4
Bd WHITE Result BLACK PIN
7 KEARSLEY,Raymond 126 (3) ½ - ½ BLACKBURN,Jon EW 117 (3) 3 8
8 CURTIS,David C 112 (2) 0 - 1 SANDERCOCK,E Barr 128 (2) 10 1
9 SMITH,Paul S 127 (2) 1 - 0 ROBERTS,Malcolm A 123 (2) 2 4
10 NALDRETT,Geoffrey 120 (2) ½ - ½ WARE,J Michael 99 (1½) 7 13
11 GUTTRIDGE,David 122 (1½) 1 - 0 KENT,Paul 79 (1½) 5 16
12 JOWETT,Conrad J 117 (1½) 1 - 0 CRAWFORD,Anthony 85 (1) 9 14
13 DICKSON,David 72 (½) 1 - 0 BIDDULPH,Christop 7 (0) 18 19
14 ROBERTSON,Alan B 83 (1) 0 - 1 BLACKBURN,Sandra 100 (1) 15 12
15 GRIFFIN,John 105 (½) 1 - 0 FRIEL,Mike 78 (1) 11 17
16 PLANT,Malcolm 122 (2) ½ - ½ Bye 6 BYE
Round 5
Bd WHITE Result BLACK PIN
7 SMITH,Paul S 127 (3) 0 - 1 KEARSLEY,Raymond 126 (3½) 2 3
8 BLACKBURN,Jon EW 117 (3½) ½ - ½ SANDERCOCK,E Barr 128 (3) 8 1
9 NALDRETT,Geoffrey 120 (2½) ½ - ½ GUTTRIDGE,David 122 (2½) 7 5
10 PLANT,Malcolm 122 (2½) 0 - 1 JOWETT,Conrad J 117 (2½) 6 9
11 ROBERTS,Malcolm A 123 (2) 1 - 0 BLACKBURN,Sandra 100 (2) 4 12
12 WARE,J Michael 99 (2) 1 - 0 CURTIS,David C 112 (2) 13 10
13 KENT,Paul 79 (1½) 1 - 0 DICKSON,David 72 (1½) 16 18
14 CRAWFORD,Anthony 85 (1) 0 - 1 GRIFFIN,John 105 (1½) 14 11
15 FRIEL,Mike 78 (1) 0 - 1 ROBERTSON,Alan B 83 (1) 17 15
16 BIDDULPH,Christop 7 (0) 1 - 0 Bye 19 BYE
Round 6
Bd WHITE Result BLACK PIN
7 KEARSLEY,Raymond 126 (4½) 1 - 0 JOWETT,Conrad J 117 (3½) 3 9
8 ROBERTS,Malcolm A 123 (3) 0 - 1 BLACKBURN,Jon EW 117 (4) 4 8
9 SANDERCOCK,E Barr 128 (3½) ½ - ½ NALDRETT,Geoffrey 120 (3) 1 7
10 GUTTRIDGE,David 122 (3) 0 - 1 SMITH,Paul S 127 (3) 5 2
11 KENT,Paul 79 (2½) 0 - 1 WARE,J Michael 99 (3) 16 13
12 PLANT,Malcolm 122 (2½) 1 - 0 GRIFFIN,John 105 (2½) 6 11
13 BLACKBURN,Sandra 100 (2) 1 - 0 DICKSON,David 72 (1½) 12 18
14 ROBERTSON,Alan B 83 (2) 0 - 1 CURTIS,David C 112 (2) 15 10
15 BIDDULPH,Christop 7 (1) 0 - 1 CRAWFORD,Anthony 85 (1) 19 14
17 FRIEL,Mike 78 (1) 1 - 0 Bye 17 BYE
Friendly:
16 COUCH,Douglas e88 1 - 0 FRIEL, Mike 78
Round 7
Bd WHITE Result BLACK PIN
7 WARE,J Michael 99 (4) 0 - 1 KEARSLEY,Raymond 126 (5½) 13 3
8 BLACKBURN,Jon EW 117 (5) ½ - ½ PLANT,Malcolm 122 (3½) 8 6
9 SMITH,Paul S 127 (4) 0 - 1 SANDERCOCK,E Barr 128 (4) 2 1
10 JOWETT,Conrad J 117 (3½) ½ - ½ NALDRETT,Geoffrey 120 (3½) 9 7
11 CURTIS,David C 112 (3) 0 - 1 ROBERTS,Malcolm A 123 (3) 10 4
12 BLACKBURN,Sandra 100 (3) 0 - 1 GUTTRIDGE,David 122 (3) 12 5
13 DICKSON,David 72 (1½) ½ - ½ FRIEL,Mike 78 (2) 18 17
14 CRAWFORD,Anthony 85 (2) 0 - 1 KENT,Paul 79 (2½) 14 16
15 ROBERTSON,Alan B 83 (2) 1 - 0 BIDDULPH,Christop 7 (1) 15 19
17 GRIFFIN,John 105 (2½) 0 - 1 Bye 11 BYE
Friendly:
16 MIAH,Zahed 99 1 - 0 COUCH,Douglas e88
Final Scores
BCF j/ R O U N D S
Pos Player Grade /e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D
1 KEARSLEY,Raymond......... 126 b16+ w15+ b3+ w2= b9+ w5+ b10+ 6½ 7 1079 154
2 BLACKBURN,Jon EW......... 117 w18+ b9+ w5+ b1= w3= b8+ w7= 5½ 7 1020 146
3 SANDERCOCK,E Barry....... 128 w12+ b4+ w1- b13+ b2= w6= b9+ 5 7 974 139
4 GUTTRIDGE,David.......... 122 b14+ w3- b10= w11+ b6= w9- b12+ 4 7 789 113
5 JOWETT,Conrad J.......... 117 b19+ w8= b2- w17+ b7+ b1- w6= 4 7 820 117
6 NALDRETT,Geoffrey........ 120 b15- w14+ b17+ w10= w4= b3= b5= 4 7 764 109
7 PLANT,Malcolm............ 122 w11+ b13= b8= bye= w5- w16+ b2= 4 6 706 118
8 ROBERTS,Malcolm A........ 123 w17+ b5= w7= b9- w12+ w2- b13+ 4 7 830 119
9 SMITH,Paul S............. 127 b10+ w2- b12+ w8+ w1- b4+ w3- 4 7 865 124
10 WARE,J Michael........... 99 w9- b18+ w4= b6= w13+ b11+ w1- 4 7 808 115
11 KENT,Paul................ 79 b7- w16= b19+ b4- w18+ w10- b17+ 3½ 7 638 91
12 BLACKBURN,Sandra G....... 100 b3- w19+ w9- b14+ b8- w18+ w4- 3 7 665 95
13 CURTIS,David C........... 112 bye= w7= b15+ w3- b10- b14+ w8- 3 6 583 97
14 ROBERTSON,Alan B......... 83 w4- b6- b16+ w12- b15+ w13- w19+ 3 7 630 90
15 FRIEL,Mike............... 78 w6+ b1- w13- b16- w14- bye+ b18= 2½ 6 458 76
16 GRIFFIN,John............. 105 w1- b11= w14- w15+ b17+ b7- bye- 2½ 6 523 87
17 CRAWFORD,Anthony......... 85 b8- bye+ w6- b5- w16- b19+ w11- 2 6 389 65
18 DICKSON,David............ 72 b2- w10- bye= w19+ b11- b12- w15= 2 6 350 58
19 BIDDULPH,Christopher..... 7 je w5- b12- w11- b18- bye+ w17- b14- 1 6 -18 -3
Index A = Player Score B = No. Graded Games Played
C = Total Grading Points D = Grading Performance
PLAYERS
PIN Name Grade Club
1 SANDERCOCK,E Barry....... A 128 Chalfont
2 SMITH,Paul S............. A 127 Brighton & Hove
3 KEARSLEY,Raymond......... A 126 Wimbledon
4 ROBERTS,Malcolm A........ A 123 Holmes Chapel
5 GUTTRIDGE,David.......... B 122 Yarmouth
6 PLANT,Malcolm............ A 122 Three Cs
7 NALDRETT,Geoffrey........ A 120 Insurance
8 BLACKBURN,Jon EW......... A 117 Holmes Chapel
9 JOWETT,Conrad J.......... A 117 Blackpool
10 CURTIS,David C........... A 112 Haywards Heath
11 GRIFFIN,John............. B 105 Douglas
12 BLACKBURN,Sandra G....... A 100 Holmes Chapel
13 WARE,J Michael........... D 99 Southern
14 CRAWFORD,Anthony......... C 85 Quarry Bank
15 ROBERTSON,Alan B......... A 83 Douglas
16 KENT,Paul................ E 79 Widnes
17 FRIEL,Mike............... C 78 Caergwrle
18 DICKSON,David............ B 72 Caergwrle
19 BIDDULPH,Christopher..... * 7 Scoill Vallajeet
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