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Lothians Chess Congress Results - Oct 2011

1 to 2 October, 2011

report by Dick Heathwood
Click event headers for grading data on the Chess Scotland site

Prizewinners:

Open

1st - Dmitriy Payada (Castlehill), 4/5, £150

2nd= - Alan G Grant (Cathcart), FM Philip M Giulian (Giffnock), Andrew D Green (Edinburgh), Christopher Tweedie (Hamilton) & Jonathan I M Grant (Edinburgh West) , 3.5/5, £15 each

Grading Prize - Jonathan Edwards (Edinburgh University), 3/5, £50

Lothians Champion - Andrew D Green (Edinburgh), Smerdon Cup Winner

Top 3 Lothian Residents - Andrew D Green (Edinburgh), 3.5/5, £25, Jonathan I M Grant (Edinburgh West), 3.5/5, £25 & George Neave (Edinburgh West), 3/5. All three qualify for free entry to the East of Scotland Championship.

Challenger

1st= - Alan J Birnie (Irvine) & James Doyle (Shettleston), 4/5, £90 each

Grading Prize - Nigel Chapman (Bank of Scotland) & John McBride (Dunfermline), 3.5/5, £15 each

Major

1st = Kai Pannwitz (Inverness), Kiron Roy (Kinross), Sam Phillips (Bishopbriggs) & A Keith Aitchison (Edinburgh), 4/5, £45 each

Grading Prize - Murad Abdulla (Bon Accord), Charles Nisbet (Lasswade) & Stuart McKinney (Gorgie Dalry), 3/5, £10 each

Minor

1st - David McDonald (Giffnock), 4.5/5, £120

2nd = - Mahir Abdulla (Bon Accord) & David Watson (Corstorphine), 4/5, £30 each

Grading Prize 1 - Bill Hepburn (Corstorphine), 3.5/5, £30

Grading Prize 2 - Ian Alexander (Corstorphine), 3.5/5, £30

Junior Prize - Stuart Wynne (Stonelaw HS Rutherglen), 3/5, £20

Giant Killer Prize - Aaron Gourlay (Perth), Book