3rd Oxford University Chess Congress, 26-27 April 2003

Last Edited: Friday May 2, 2003 4:57 PM

Peter Harrison and Richard Palliser report: Once again this event at Lincoln College proved to be an enjoyable and successful event. With over 50 players it was for once the Major, and not the Minor, which turned out to be the largest section. The Open was very strong on paper with one GM and four IMs, but IM Nick Pert always led before finishing a whole point clear. However, just as impressive were the excellent performances of the University's own Andrew Bigg and 165-graded, but fast improving, Aidan Rawlinson.

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Open:

1 IM Nick Pert (Reading) 4½/5 & £400
2= IM Colin Crouch (Pinner), IM Robert Gwaze (Zimbabwe), Aidan Rawlinson (Croydon), Paul Georghiou (Barnet), GM Peter Wells (Abingdon) & Andrew Bigg (Oxford University) 3½/5 & £67.00
U-190 Grading Prize: Aidan Rawlinson
2003 Oxford University Champion: Andrew Bigg

Oxford University Open (ENG), 26-27.IV.2003
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                                      1   2   3   4   5 
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 1 Pert, Nicholas        m ENG 2484  +24 +10 +16 + 2 = 5  4.5 /5  2550

 2 Gwaze, Robert         m ZIM 2335  + 7 +19 + 4 - 1 = 6  3.5 /5  2465
 3 Georghiou, Paul I       ENG 2258  =17 = 9 +12 + 8 = 7  3.5 /5  2504
 4 Wells, Peter K        g ENG 2487  +12 = 8 - 2 +13 +11  3.5 /5  2287
 5 Crouch, Colin S       m ENG 2380  =22 +17 = 8 +18 = 1  3.5 /5  2413
 6 Bigg, Andrew J          ENG 2292  +15 +13 =by =11 = 2  3.5 /5  2356
 7 Rawlinson,Aidan             ----  - 2 +28 + 9 +19 = 3  3.5 /5  2408

 8 Savage, Ben D           ENG 2182  +11 = 4 = 5 - 3 +14  3.0 /5  2350
 9 Palliser, Richard     m ENG 2441  =18 = 3 - 7 +21 +20  3.0 /5  2228
10 Ozeren,Kemal                ----  +23 - 1 =by =17 +18  3.0 /5  2406

11 Moyse, Nigel            ITA 2043  - 8 +15 +22 = 6 - 4  2.5 /5  2170
12 Friedland,Jonathan          ----  - 4 +20 - 3 +23 =15  2.5 /5  2156
13 Lappage, Jonathan       ENG 2208  +20 - 6 =18 - 4 +24  2.5 /5  2053
14 Rose, Matthew           ENG 2223  +21 -16 =by +24 - 8  2.5 /5      
15 Chakanyuka, Charles     ZIM 2067  - 6 -11 +25 +27 =12  2.5 /5      

16 Timmins,Chris               ----  +28 +14 - 1  .   .   2.0 /3  2353
17 Nightall,Mark               ----  = 3 - 5 =23 =10 =19  2.0 /5  2167
18 Smith, Andrew Philip  f IRL 2199  = 9 +27 =13 - 5 -10  2.0 /5  2218
19 Havenaar, Jan           NED 2218  +25 - 2 =by - 7 =17  2.0 /5      
20 Brown,Matthew               ----  -13 -12 +27 +22 - 9  2.0 /5      
21 Bruce,David                 ----  -14 =22 =by - 9 +26  2.0 /5  2148

22 Gunlycke,Daniel             ----  = 5 =21 -11 -20 =23  1.5 /5  2070
23 Bareham, David          ENG 2162  -10 =26 =17 -12 =22  1.5 /5  2156
24 Reigneveld,Ad               ----  - 1 +25 =by -14 -13  1.5 /5      
25 Terry,Sean                  ----  -19 -24 -15 =by +27  1.5 /5      

26 Smallbone, Kieran       ENG 2156   .  =23  .   .  -21  0.5 /2  2162
27 Webster,Ian                 ----  =by -18 -20 -15 -25  0.5 /5      

28 Olmos,Ari                   ----  -16 - 7  .   .   .   0.0 /2      
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Major:

1. Will Burt (Oxford City) 4½/5
2=. Fred Van Randen (Holland), Kok Ippel (Holland) & Tim Willinger (Oxford) 4/5
U-150 Grading Prize: Sam Buckley (Bath), John Yates (Oxford City) & Nick Burrows (Salford) 3½/5

Minor:

1=. Jamie Adcock (Reading), Karl Biswas (Oxford City) & Daniel Lappage (Oxford University) 4/5
U-100 Grading Prize: Richard Barker (Wantage) 3½/5

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