1978 British Chess Championship, Ayr, Scotland, 7-18 August • 1977« »1979

1978 British Chess Championship			Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	Jonathan S Speelman	2410m	London	♦ 1/17	◊ 1/24	♦ ½/4	◊ 1/28	♦ 1/27	♦ ½/6	◊ ½/2	◊ 1/7	♦ ½/3	◊ 1/10	◊ ½/5	8½
2	H James Plaskett	2410	Bedford	◊ 1/12	♦ 1/9	◊ 1/3	♦ 1/7	◊ 0/6	♦ ½/4	♦ ½/1	◊ 1/10	◊ 1/8	♦ 0/5	◊ 1/14	8
3	A Jonathan Mestel	2450m	Lewes	♦ 1/33	◊ 1/44	♦ 0/2	◊ 1/32	♦ 0/4	◊ 1/21	♦ 1/27	♦ 1/6	◊ ½/1	♦ 1/7	◊ ½/8	8
4	Paul E Littlewood	2345cm	Portsmouth	◊ 1/38	♦ 1/22	◊ ½/1	♦ ½/6	◊ 1/3	◊ ½/2	♦ ½/19	♦ ½/8	◊ ½/7	◊ ½/9	♦ 1/10	7½
5	Simon Webb	2445m	Reading	◊ ½/36	♦ 1/41	♦ ½/32	◊ ½/10	♦ ½/20	◊ 0/19	◊ 1/23	♦ 1/27	◊ 1/14	◊ 1/2	♦ ½/1	7½
6	John E Littlewood	2350bm	Skelmersdale	♦ 1/23	◊ 1/27	♦ 1/11	◊ ½/4	♦ 1/2	◊ ½/1	♦ 0/7	◊ 0/3	♦ 1/19	♦ 0/8	◊ 1/16	7
7	John G Cooper	2315bm	Benfleet	♦ 1/37	◊ 1/19	♦ 1/13	◊ 0/2	◊ 1/31	♦ 1/12	◊ 1/6	♦ 0/1	♦ ½/4	◊ 0/3	♦ ½/9	7
8	Peter H Clarke	2345bm	Bude	♦ 1/35	◊ 0/11	♦ ½/19	◊ 1/33	♦ ½/10	◊ 1/20	♦ 1/21	◊ ½/4	♦ 0/2	◊ 1/6	♦ ½/3	7
9	Robert Bellin	2420m	Wimbledon	♦ 1/15	◊ 0/2	◊ ½/16	♦ ½/22	♦ 1/28	◊ 0/27	◊ 1/31	♦ 1/20	◊ 1/26	♦ ½/4	◊ ½/7	7
10	Shaun M Taulbut	2405m	Marlborough	◊ ½/25	♦ 1/26	◊ ½/36	♦ ½/5	◊ ½/8	♦ 1/31	◊ 1/14	♦ 0/2	◊ 1/12	♦ 0/1	◊ 0/4	6
11	Nigel D Short	2225	Atherton	◊ 1/16	♦ 1/8	◊ 0/6	♦ 0/31	♦ 1/34	◊ ½/13	♦ 0/20	◊ ½/28	♦ 1/21	◊ ½/15	♦ ½/18	6
12	Graham D Lee		London	♦ 0/2	◊ 1/37	♦ 1/17	◊ 1/24	♦ ½/21	◊ 0/7	♦ 0/13	◊ 1/36	♦ 0/10	◊ 1/28	♦ ½/26	6
13	Jeff Horner	2395	Bolton	◊ 1/39	♦ 1/18	◊ 0/7	♦ 0/21	◊ 1/32	♦ ½/11	◊ 1/12	♦ 0/14	◊ 0/16	♦ 1/22	♦ ½/15	6
14	William Watson		London	♦ 0/27	◊ ½/33	♦ 1/42	◊ ½/44	♦ 1/23	◊ 1/17	♦ 0/10	◊ 1/13	♦ 0/5	◊ 1/19	♦ 0/2	6
15	Michael J Haygarth	2360bm	Leeds	◊ 0/9	♦ 0/16	◊ 1/41	♦ ½/39	◊ ½/25	◊ 1/24	♦ ½/28	♦ ½/22	◊ 1/27	♦ ½/11	◊ ½/13	6
16	John Carleton	2280	Liverpool	♦ 0/11	◊ 1/15	♦ ½/9	◊ 0/20	♦ ½/43	◊ ½/29	♦ ½/39	◊ 1/33	♦ 1/13	◊ 1/26	♦ 0/6	6
17	Simon J B Knott	2205	London	◊ 0/1	♦ 1/38	◊ 0/12	♦ 1/25	◊ ½/22	♦ 0/14	◊ 0/32	♦ 1/40	◊ 1/39	♦ ½/20	◊ 1/27	6
18	Brian R Eley	2340bm	Bolton-on-Dearne	♦ 1/43	◊ 0/13	♦ ½/20	◊ 0/19	◊ 0/39	♦ 1/38	♦ 1/29	◊ ½/21	◊ ½/22	♦ 1/34	◊ ½/11	6
19	Andrew J Whiteley	2385bm	London	◊ 1/40	♦ 0/7	◊ ½/8	♦ 1/18	◊ ½/36	♦ 1/5	◊ ½/4	♦ ½/26	◊ 0/6	♦ 0/14	◊ ½/20	5½
20	George S Botterill	2400m	Aberystwyth	◊ ½/30	♦ ½/31	◊ ½/18	♦ 1/16	◊ ½/5	♦ 0/8	◊ 1/11	◊ 0/9	♦ ½/28	◊ ½/17	♦ ½/19	5½
21	David E Rumens	2310bm	Coulsdon	♦ 0/24	◊ 1/43	♦ 1/23	◊ 1/13	◊ ½/12	♦ 0/3	◊ 0/8	♦ ½/18	◊ 0/11	♦ ½/25	◊ 1/31	5½
22	Alan P Ashby		Bristol	♦ 1/29	◊ 0/4	♦ ½/28	◊ ½/9	♦ ½/17	◊ 0/26	♦ 1/43	◊ ½/15	♦ ½/18	◊ 0/13	♦ 1/37	5½
23	Gerald Bonner	2250bm	Glasgow	◊ 0/6	♦ 1/40	◊ 0/21	♦ 1/29	◊ 0/14	◊ 1/34	♦ 0/5	♦ ½/25	◊ ½/30	♦ ½/31	◊ 1/32	5½
24	Peter W Hempson	2235	Sheffield	◊ 1/21	♦ 0/1	◊ ½/25	♦ 0/12	◊ ½/38	♦ 0/15	◊ ½/30	♦ ½/32	◊ ½/31	♦ 1/39	◊ 1/34	5½
25	William A Linton		Tooting	♦ ½/10	◊ ½/34	♦ ½/24	◊ 0/17	♦ ½/15	◊ ½/43	♦ ½/33	◊ ½/23	♦ ½/37	◊ ½/21	♦ 1/35	5½
26	Paul Garbett	2310	New Zealand	♦ ½/34	◊ 0/10	♦ 0/44	◊ 1/42	♦ 1/33	♦ 1/22	◊ 1/36	◊ ½/19	♦ 0/9	♦ 0/16	◊ ½/12	5½
27	Martyn Corden	2295cm	Birmingham	◊ 1/14	♦ 0/6	◊ 1/39	♦ 1/36	◊ 0/1	♦ 1/9	◊ 0/3	◊ 0/5	♦ 0/15	◊ 1/37	♦ 0/17	5
28	Alan Reid		Prestwick	◊ ½/31	♦ 1/42	◊ ½/22	♦ 0/1	◊ 0/9	♦ 1/32	◊ ½/15	♦ ½/11	◊ ½/20	♦ 0/12	◊ ½/30	5
29	Nigel E Povah	2350cm	London	◊ 0/22	♦ 0/39	♦ 1/37	◊ 0/23	◊ 1/40	♦ ½/16	◊ 0/18	♦ 0/30	◊ ½/41	♦ 1/36	◊ 1/38	5
30	Kenneth G Coates		Wirral	♦ ½/20	◊ 0/32	♦ 0/33	◊ 0/43	♦ 1/41	◊ ½/37	♦ ½/24	◊ 1/29	♦ ½/23	◊ ½/35	♦ ½/28	5
31	David J Findlay	2290	Glasgow	♦ ½/28	◊ ½/20	♦ 1/34	◊ 1/11	♦ 0/7	◊ 0/10	♦ 0/9	◊ ½/37	♦ ½/24	◊ ½/23	♦ 0/21	4½
32	Victor W Knox	2350bm	Cheadle	◊ ½/42	♦ 1/30	◊ ½/5	♦ 0/3	♦ 0/13	◊ 0/28	♦ 1/17	◊ ½/24	♦ ½/35	◊ ½/33	♦ 0/23	4½
33	Paul Motwani		Broughty Ferry	◊ 0/3	♦ ½/14	◊ 1/30	♦ 0/8	◊ 0/26	♦ 1/35	◊ ½/25	♦ 0/16	◊ ½/38	♦ ½/32	◊ ½/41	4½
34	Norman Littlewood	cm	Sheffield	◊ ½/26	♦ ½/25	◊ 0/31	♦ 1/40	◊ 0/11	♦ 0/23	◊ 1/42	♦ ½/39	♦ 1/36	◊ 0/18	♦ 0/24	4½
35	Alan A Smith		Manchester	◊ 0/8	♦ 0/36	◊ 0/40	◊ ½/37	♦ 1/42	◊ 0/33	♦ 1/38	♦ 1/41	◊ ½/32	♦ ½/30	◊ 0/25	4½
36	Geoffrey W Lawton		Leicester	♦ ½/5	◊ 1/35	♦ ½/10	◊ 0/27	♦ ½/19	◊ 1/39	♦ 0/26	♦ 0/12	◊ 0/34	◊ 0/29	♦ ½/40	4
37	Glenn C Flear		Leicester	◊ 0/7	♦ 0/12	◊ 0/29	♦ ½/35	◊ 1/bye	♦ ½/30	◊ 1/40	♦ ½/31	◊ ½/25	♦ 0/27	◊ 0/22	4
38	Philip M Giulian		Newton Mearns	♦ 0/4	◊ 0/17	♦ ½/43	◊ ½/41	♦ ½/24	◊ 0/18	◊ 0/35	♦ 1/42	♦ ½/33	◊ 1/40	♦ 0/29	4
39	Chris Morrison		Aberdeen	♦ 0/13	◊ 1/29	♦ 0/27	◊ ½/15	♦ 1/18	♦ 0/36	◊ ½/16	◊ ½/34	♦ 0/17	◊ 0/24	♦ 0/42	3½
40	David Brine Pritchard		Godalming	♦ 0/19	◊ 0/23	♦ 1/35	◊ 0/34	♦ 0/29	◊ 1/41	♦ 0/37	◊ 0/17	◊ 1/42	♦ 0/38	◊ ½/36	3½
41	Leon P Burnett		Colchester	♦ ½/44	◊ 0/5	♦ 0/15	♦ ½/38	◊ 0/30	♦ 0/40	◊ 1/bye	◊ 0/35	♦ ½/29	◊ ½/42	♦ ½/33	3½
42	Michael Joseph Freeman		Thornborough	♦ ½/32	◊ 0/28	◊ 0/14	♦ 0/26	◊ 0/35	◊ 1/bye	♦ 0/34	◊ 0/38	♦ 0/40	♦ ½/41	◊ 1/39	3
43	Philip Stuart Milner-Barry	bm	London	◊ 0/18	♦ 0/21	◊ ½/38	♦ 1/30	◊ ½/16	♦ ½/25	◊ 0/22	withdrew ill				2½ / 7
44	Bernard Cafferty	2300cm	Birmingham	◊ ½/41	♦ 0/3	◊ 1/26	♦ ½/14	withdrew bereavement							2 / 4

m = International Master, bm = British Master, cm = Candidate (British) Master

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1978 British Ladies Chess Championship, Ayr • 1977« »1979

1978 British Ladies' Championship			Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	Sheila Jackson1	2090blm	Liverpool	◊ 1/7	♦ ½/3	♦ 1/14	◊ 1/8	◊ ½/2	♦ 1/6	♦ 1/4	◊ 1/10	◊ 0/5	♦ 1/9	◊ 1/11	9
2	Susan L Caldwell	(183)blm	London	◊ 1/19	♦ 1/9	♦ 1/10	◊ 1/3	♦ ½/1	◊ ½/4	♦ 0/8	◊ 1/14	♦ 1/12	◊ 1/6	◊ 1/5	9
3	Jane Garwell	1975	Pontypool	♦ 1/20	◊ ½/1	♦ 1/12	♦ 0/2	◊ 1/10	◊ ½/11	♦ 1/9	◊ 1/8	◊ 1/4	♦ ½/5	♦ ½/7	8
4	(Patricia) Anne Sunnucks	2065wm	Camberley	♦ 0/10	◊ 1/18	♦ 1/15	◊ 1/6	♦ ½/9	♦ ½/2	◊ 0/1	◊ 1/11	♦ 0/3	◊ 1/12	♦ 1/8	7
5	Rowena M Bruce	2000wm	Plymouth	♦ ½/12	◊ ½/8	♦ ½/11	◊ 1/14	♦ 0/6	◊ ½/9	♦ 1/17	◊ 1/15	♦ 1/1	◊ ½/3	♦ 0/2	6½
6	Debbie Evans	1840	Kenilworth	◊ 0/9	♦ 1/19	◊ 1/7	♦ 0/4	◊ 1/5	◊ 0/1	♦ ½/11	♦ 1/18	◊ 1/10	♦ 0/2	◊ 0/15	6½
7	Nancy C Elder	1830blm	Dundee	♦ 0/1	◊ 1/20	♦ 0/6	◊ 1/17	♦ ½/14	◊ 0/8	♦ 0/10	◊ 1/19	♦ 1/18	♦ 1/13	◊ ½/3	6
8	Helen Granat	2065	London	◊ ½/11	♦ ½/5	◊ 1/13	♦ 0/1	◊ ½/12	♦ 1/7	◊ 1/2	♦ 0/3	◊ ½/9	♦ 1/14	◊ 0/4	6
9	Elaine Pritchard	2060wm	Godalming	♦ 1/6	◊ 0/2	◊ 1/16	♦ ½/10	◊ ½/4	♦ ½/5	◊ 0/3	♦ 1/13	♦ ½/8	◊ 0/1	♦ 1/19	6
10	Wanda Pritchard	1910	Godalming	◊ 1/4	♦ 1/16	◊ 0/2	◊ ½/9	♦ 0/3	♦ ½/12	◊ 1/7	♦ 0/1	♦ 0/6	◊ 1/20	♦ 1/17	6
11	Toni Binns2		Keighley	♦ ½/8	◊ ½/15	◊ ½/5	♦ ½/12	◊ 1/16	♦ ½/3	◊ ½/6	♦ 0/4	◊ ½/13	◊ 1/18	♦ 0/1	5½
12	H Clare Watkins		Swansea	◊ ½/5	♦ 1/17	◊ 0/3	◊ ½/11	♦ ½/8	◊ ½/10	♦ ½/15	♦ 1/16	◊ 0/2	♦ 0/4	◊ 1/20	5½
13	Margaret E E (Peggy) Clarke	1980	Bude	♦ ½/15	◊ 0/14	♦ 0/8	◊ 1/20	♦ ½/18	◊ ½/17	♦ 1/19	◊ 0/9	♦ ½/11	◊ 0/7	◊ 1/16	5
14	Lynne G P Houston		Dundee	◊ ½/17	♦ 1/13	◊ 0/1	♦ 0/5	◊ ½/7	♦ 1/19	◊ 1/16	♦ 0/2	♦ 1/20	◊ 0/8	♦ 0/18	5
15	Olive Chataway	(135)	Harrow	◊ ½/13	♦ ½/11	◊ 0/4	♦ 0/16	♦ 1/20	◊ 1/18	◊ ½/12	♦ 0/5	◊ 1/17	◊ 0/19	♦ 0/6	4½
16	Margaret R Rowley		Harrogate	♦ 1/18	◊ 0/10	♦ 0/9	◊ 1/15	♦ 0/11	◊ 1/20	♦ 0/14	◊ 0/12	♦ ½/19	◊ 1/17	♦ 0/13	4½
17	Muriel E Leask		Balerno	♦ ½/14	◊ 0/12	♦ ½/18	♦ 0/7	◊ 1/19	♦ ½/13	◊ 0/5	◊ 1/20	♦ 0/15	♦ 0/16	◊ 0/10	3½
18	Margaret J Goodwin		Poole	◊ 0/16	♦ 0/4	◊ ½/18	♦ 1/19	◊ ½/13	♦ 0/15	♦ 0/20	◊ 0/6	◊ 0/7	♦ 0/11	◊ 1/14	3
19	Christine M Elder		Dundee	♦ 0/2	◊ 0/6	♦ 1/20	◊ 0/18	♦ 0/17	◊ 0/14	◊ 0/13	♦ 0/7	◊ ½/16	♦ 1/15	◊ 0/9	2½
20	Ingeborg J Smith		Glasgow	◊ 0/3	♦ 0/7	◊ 0/19	♦ 0/13	◊ 0/15	♦ 0/16	◊ 1/18	♦ 0/17	◊ 0/14	♦ 0/10	♦ 0/12	1

¹ 1978 British Women's Championship - Sheila Jackson beat Susan Caldwell 2-0 in a play-off, Norwich, April 1979. Source: BCF Year Book, 1979-80, p62
² maiden name Loftus - she married Cedric Binns shortly before this tournament (ref. English Chess Forum). Later married Bruce Halliwell.

wm = Women's International Master, blm = British Lady Master

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1978 BCF MAJOR OPEN TOURNAMENT: (11-round Swiss)

Rank	1978 Major Open	Total
1-2	Simon R Gillam (Edinburgh), James Steedman (Darlington)	8½
3	Paul F Habershon	8
4	Andrew J D Baruch	7
5-12	J(ohn?) M(ichael?) Chevalier, Tim D Harding, Gerald P Hildred, Ronald L Johannes, John W O'Loghlen (Bristol), John M Ripley, Brian R Smith, C H Watson	6½
13-15	Percy B Cook, D Michael Denison, Chris J McSheehy	6
16-22	K R Clark (London), Oliver A Jackson, Ian McAllan, R M McGinnis, Andrew D Martin, Frank Parr, Peter J Sullivan	5½
23-28	Kevin Bowmer, Richard C P Freeman, Richard James (Whitton), Nigel A P McSheehy (Birmingham), David Robertson, Ian Wallis	5
29-33	P Coughlin, C Dixon, Keith L Escott (Sutton Coldfield), Michael C Goodland (Bristol), James E Vickery	4½
34	Richard W O'Brien (London)	3½
35	R J Wood	2
withdrew	Donald M Andrew 4/10, D Blair 3½/8

1978 British Veterans (Over 60s) Tournament (11-player a.p.a.)

1978 British Veterans (60+)		Resid.*	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	John B Hawson	Worcester Park	&;	½										8½
2	James Macrae Aitken	Cheltenham	½	&;	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	8
3	Alan F Stobo	Altrincham		½	&;									6½
4	A Laxton	London		0		&;								6
5	Walter R Rayner			0			&;							6
6	Peter Doig	Wormit		0				&;						5
7	Alfred Milner	Manchester		½					&;					5
8	Harry Standring	Sheffield		0						&;				4
9	John W Graham			½							&;			2½
10	Frank Richardson	St Annes-on-Sea		0								&;		2½
11	Miss A Livesey			0									&;	1

Aid to deducing the draw order: Aitken had a bye in round 1, then met in order: Doig, Graham, Hawson, Stobo, Laxton, Livesey, Milner, Rayner, Richardson, Standring.
* place of residence not given in 1978, so I have put the residential references from the 1979 BCF Congress.

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1978 BRITISH UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP: (11-round Swiss)

(1-4) Thomas M Clarke (Belfast), John Hall, Andrew J Muir, Daniel Shuttleworth (Ashton-under-Lyne) 8/11; (5) Julian M Hodgson 7½; (6) Adrian Jackson (Doncaster) 7; (7-8) Gary Kenworthy, M Shaw (Coventry) 6½; (9-10) E Erdogan, Stephen J Shutler (Poole) 6; (11-19) Keith R Barnes, Mark A Bastow (Keighley), David K Evans, Stephen J Gregory, Ian Hopkinson, David A Houston (Belfast), Paul G Middleton, Gary Senior, Leon M Wooldridge 5½; (20-22) Stephen M Chivers (Southampton), Stephen J Street (Poole), David Tuddenham 5; (23-26) T R Carr, David Paul Hurricks (Ipswich), Leslie H Smart, Henry Angus James Stewart 4½; (27) D Jamieson [David Jameson?] 4; (28-29) Adrian G Elwin, M J Morton (Swindon) 2½; 30 D A Law 2.

1978 BRITISH UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIP: (11-round Swiss)

(1) Stephen Quigley (London) 8½/11; (2) Erik O M C Teichmann (Cambridge) 8; (3-4) Colin P Garwood (Dunstable), Colin A McNab (Dundee) 7½; (5-8) John W Branford, Jonathan S Friedland (London), John C Hawksworth (Bradford), M Paul Townsend 7; (9-13) Keith C Arkell (Birmingham), Clive A Frostick (Orpington), Robert J Jacobs (Westerham), B Lo, Matthew Rose (Marlow) 6½; (14-18) Keith Allen (Belfast), J R Butler, Tom Farrand, Richard Haydon (Swindon), Carl Tallintire 6; (19-24) David Carless, Nevil Chan (Harrow), Simon D Hannan, Andrew Kawalec, P Taylor, Robert J Woodcraft 5½; (25-29) Christopher J Ballad, Richard R Berry (Glasgow), Simon D Brown, Nigel P Cornwall, Richard J McMichael 5; (30-36) Adrian Barron, P J Dawes, Trevor G Dunmore, A R Hughes, Kajol K Rakshit, John E Upham (Camberley), Mark A Vidler 4½; (37-39) John C Barron, Andrew Evans (Bridgend), Russell Granat 4; (40) M J Doran 3; (41) Ewan Campbell Isbister 2½; (42) N Mason 2.

1978 BRITISH UNDER-16 CHAMPIONSHIP: (11—round Swiss)

(1) Thomas L Milligan (Tullibody) 8½/11; (2) Neale D Walford 8; (3-4) Patrick G Donovan (Bexhill), Claire Whitehead (Leek) 7½; (5-7) Neil W Cannon, Dean Graham (Newcastle-on-Tyne), Craig S M Thomson 7; (8-10) P Martin, Laurence J Pinto, Kevin A Yeomans (Olton) 6½; (11-16) Stephen J Barrett, Kevin Beedle (Chesham), G B Dawson (Birmingham), Philip J Hughes, M Kelly (Broadstairs), Guy A Novik 6; (17-20) M Johnson, M Melville, D J Miller, Simon Triggs (Watford) 5½; (21-26) Robert G Frew (Belfast), A McLennan, P D Manning, Simon Munro (Aberdeen), Paul D Noble (Hove), Michael C Smythe (Bangor, NI) 5; (27-32) Bruce Lockwood (Huddersfield), Ken B McEwan (Norwich), Joseph G Motwani, J Rakshit, Allan Whitehead (Leek), Richard M Whitehouse 4½; (33) Andrew Butterworth 4; (34-35) C L Hill, Miss J Clough 3½; (36) J McTaggart 0.

1978 BRITISH UNDER-14 CHAMPIONSHIP: (11—round Swiss)

(1-2) Michael Bennett (Hendon), Peter K Wells (Portsmouth) 8½/11; (3) Neil F Dickenson 8; (4-5) James C Howell, Ian Robson 7½; (6-9) Mark L Condie, William T Giblin, John R Kennedy (Belfast), Andrew George H Kluth 7; (10-12) Andrew C L Dyson, David J Edmonds, John R Richardson 6½; (13-18) Keith A Dawson (Ossett), Michael Kerridge (Leamington), Gary W Lane, Vincent S Lewis, A J Mitchell, Ian A Welch (Portsmouth) 6; (19-28) Bruce L Baer, A Bianchini (Ayr), Martyn J Goodger, D A Jackson, Andrew P H Kinsman, Stephen R Mannion, Nick J Pelling, D Russell, J Ryan, Matthew P Sames 5½; (29-31) G L Brown, Neil I Fox, M J Watkins 5; (32-35) A G Clough, Michael Forward (Huddersfield), Michael G Semple (Newtownabbey), Aaron Stolow 4½; (36-38) J A Brown, Nigel P J Greer (Belfast), Kevan Ramsden (Huddersfield) 4; (39) C C Magee 3½; (40) Anthony M Kerr (Belfast) 2½; (41) Anthony G Milligan (Tullibody) 1½.

1978 BRITISH UNDER-11 CHAMPIONSHIP: (7—round Swiss)

(1) Neil L Carr (Barking) 6/7; (2-5) Craig R Dawson, Angus J Dunnington, John M Emms, Peter A Garrett (Liverpool) 5; (6-7) David R Norwood (Kearsley), Malcolm D Pridmore 4½; (8-10) Niall P Carton (Newcastle, Co. Down), David A Knox, A G Wright 4; (11-16) G K Brown, P M Brown, John E Duggan, J Franklin, J Sharp, D A Wood 3; (17-18) Scott Reid Caird, G Nuttall 2; (19) Alan John Bolland 1; (20) Geoffrey M Knox 0.

1978 BRITISH GIRLS' UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIP: (5—rounds)

(1) Carey A Groves (Portsmouth) 4½; (2) S Lilley 4; (3) T P Hill 3; (4) Anita Rakshit 2½; (5) M Law 1.

1978 BRITISH GIRLS' UNDER-14 CHAMPIONSHIP: (5—rounds)

(1) Gaynor James 5; (2-3) Karen Cartmel, Lavinia A M Pereira 3½; (4) Mira Rakshit 2½; (5) K Shaw 2; (6) M S Abraham 1½; (7) Salli E Clarke (Bude) 1; (8) Penelope (Pennie) Anne Clarke (Bude) 0. Withdrew ill: H Johnson 1/3.

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FIRST CLASS TOURNAMENT: (11-round Swiss)

(1) P W Bourne (Leeds) 9/11; 2 Harry I Woolverton 8½; 3= Nicholas Arkell (Birmingham), Guy J Mason 8; 5= Alan D Gravett, K F Shaw (Stalybridge) 7½; 7= John D Blore, T Borland, Ian R Dutton, Brian R Ewart, Roger Hardy, Lucien Mouillaux (France) 7; 13= G Beattie, Stephen Mulligan, Roy Woodcock (Nuneaton) 6½; 16= M Bird, Simon Deighton (Leeds), A E Gentry, J N McDonald, Victor B Rumsey, J Whyte, David G Woodruff 6: 23= John R Beadle, Ken Clow, Neil A Howe, C Keller, P Kenning, J R M Moore, John D H Nicholas, S L Whitehead 5½; 31= T W Aitken, Michael L Baumber, Cedric Binns, Dr K Reinhard Cherubim (West Germany), Fred Clough, H James Draisey (Bristol), D C Hartley, Martin D Leanse, A Mack, Arthur Pinkerton, S B Towers 5; 42= Dale R Heron, Duncan Macindoe, M Meldrum, Thomas V Melrose 4½; 46= F R J Martin, I Smith, F A Winter 4; 49 Antony J Sage (Bath) 3½; 50= W J Pettigrew, Meyer Stolow, R Nuttall 3; 53 John C Calvert 2½. Withdrew: J Wright 1/10.

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FIVE DAY TOURNAMENTS: (5-round Swiss)

First week mornings:

1 David A Kilgour 4½; 2= Philip J Meade (Cheltenham), David O Vaughan 4; 4= W T Franklin, A Hughes, H Trevor Jones, Peter Allan Richmond 3½; 8= Douglas D Blane, Philip B Pinto, Jack A Speigel, David Welch 3; 12= Paul R Bielby, N Goldberg, N Larter 2½; 15= Robert L Baker, M P Covington, Mrs P Jackson, 2; 18= Jonathan Beedle, Patrick J Carton, Stanislaw P Tokarz 1½; 21= M J Kelly, J B W Robertson, A T D Stewart 1; 24 R Milner 1.

First week afternoons:

1 D Duncan 4½; 2= C McMahon, I Millar 3½; 4= S C James, Robin S G Makin 3; 6 P W Walsh 2½; 7= S L Green, Ronald H Saunders, William A Shutler (Poole) 1½; 10 Mrs A W McLean ½.

Second week mornings, section A:

1= David A Kilgour, Martin E Whetton (Tamworth) 4½; 3= Anthony K Swift 3½; 4= A J Miller, Peter Allan Richmond 3; 6= P R Fawcett, A Foster, P F Walsh, A Willis (Walsall) 2½; 10= M J Hooper, (Alexander) Aird Thomson, David Welch 2; 13= Eric E Croker, G G Hood, Jack A Speigel 1½; 16 Philip B Pinto 1.

Second week mornings, section B:

1 Robert L Baker 4½; 2= David A Knox, A W Watts 4; 4 D Sherwood 3; 5= Miss M S Abraham, M Baxandall, Jonathan Beedle, Anthony J Doherty (York), N Goldberg, Miss T P Hill, R G Jones, James D Pratt 2½; 13= Mrs Francesca Enns, Kenneth A J Francis (West Bromwich) 1½; 15 M Kelly 1; 16 G Nuttall 1.

Second week afternoons:

1= D G Byrne, Mike J O'Hara, David J A Sheen 4; 4= C Button, Raymond J Gamble (Derby), M J Lamping, Kenneth W C Stewart 3½; 8= A Conkie, J D Hunnable, D Quinn 3; 11= Robin S G Makin, R G Nixon, John D Thornton 2½; 14= J R Dunlop, D J Meadows (Derby), M J Reid, William A Shutler, M Sutherland, C Wilson 2; 20 T Russell 1½; 21= Mrs P Jackson, J Kennedy, Miss S A Lilley 1. Withdrew: S L Green 1/4.

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REPORT ON THE 65th ANNUAL CONGRESS [BCF Yearbook 1978/9, page 55]

Held at the Craigie College of Education, Ayr and sponsored by Grieveson Grant and Co. 7th—19th August, 1978

The Congress was opened on Monday 7th August by the Provost of Kyle & Carrick District Provost A D Paton C A Mr W A Cordon, the President of the B.C.F., responded for the Federation.

The Congress this year was held in Scotland for the first time for 52 years. In view of the welcome we received it is to be hoped that we do not have to wait this long before we cross the border again.

This year we were sponsored by Grieveson Grant & Co., a leading firm of London Stockbrokers. Their generosity meant that the first prize in the British Championship, including the Sims prize, was over £1,100 while the eighth prize was £200.

The playing conditions were good with two Halls in use and very adequate ancillary rooms for refreshments, analysis and bookstall.

The number of entries was 385 for the first week and 373 for the second week and after allowing for those playing in two one-week events the grand total was 426. This figure was most gratifying after many people had forecast that we would not reach 250.

The British Championship, which had a record number of 44, was extremely hard fought, with hardly any short draws. H. J. Plaskett set the pace by winning his first four games. However J. S. Speelman, who at no stage was lower than second, went through the tournament without losing and eventually finished first with 8½ points. If he repeats this form this should be the first of many wins. Second equal were Plaskett and A. J. Mestel. Fourth equal were P. E. Littlewood and S. Webb and sixth equal were R. Bellin, P. H. Clarke, J. Cooper and J. E. Littlewood. The B.C.Q.C. prizes were won by P. H. Clarke and G. D. Lee.

The Ladies Championship, as last year, finished in a tie. The play-off will be between S. L. Caldwell and S. Jackson who finished well clear of the rest of the field.

The under-21 Championship resulted in a four-way tie between T. M. Clarke, J. Hall, A. J. Muir and D. Shuttleworth. They now face a play-off for a place in next year's British Championship.

The under-18 Championship was won by S. Quigley who thereby qualifies for next year's British Championship.

The under-16 Championship was won by T. L. Milligan. Particuarly noteworthy was the performance of Clare Whitehead who finished third equal but would have been first equal if she had won her last round game.

The under-14 Championship was shared by M. Bennett and P. K. Wells.

The under-11 Championship was won by N. L. Carr.

The Girls under-18 was won by last years Girls under-14 Champion, Miss C. Groves.

The Girls under-14 Championship was won by Miss G. D. James.

In the major open tournament S. R. Gillam had a point lead entering the last round but a loss by him enabled J. Steedman to catch him on the post. Both players had 8½ points and on the sum of opponents scores, Steedman qualifies for next year's British Championship.

The first Class Tournament was won by P. W. Bourne. The over-60 Tournament was won by J. B. Hawson with Dr. J. M. Aitken half a point behind in second place.

The five-day events as usual provided keen opposition. The winners were:- First week morning: D. A. Kilgour; first week afternoon: D. Duncan; Second week morning "A"; D. A. Kilgour and M. E. Whetton; Second week morning "B": R. L. Baker; Second week afternoon: D. G. Byrne, M. O'Hara and D. J. A. Sheen.

Once again I have to thank the control team and the B. C. F. Secretary who gave unstintingly of their time and support. Mrs. Kluth headed a team of ladies who gave valuable help on the result desk.

A small prize-giving ceremony was held at the end of the first week when prizes were presented by Councillor Douglas.

The closing ceremony was held on Saturday 19th August The prizes were presented by the Lady Provost, Mrs. A. Paton. Mr. T. E. Borland, President of the Ayr Chess Club, brought the congress to a close.

J Harry Baines

Chief controller

Richard Edward Boxall, T. J. Craig, G. P. Lawrence, S. D. Mannion, Ronald O Powis

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20 June 2019	Full results and crosstables added.
30 August 2021	Added ten games from the veterans section, played by Dr JM Aitken. Input by Geoff Chandler.
26 August 2024	Added the game M.Sames 0-1 D.Edmonds (Under-14), contributed by Andy Ansel, for which many thanks.