4th Benedictine Open, Manchester, 4-12 September 1981

(crosstable taken from 1981/82 BCF Yearbook – various errors corrected)

1981 Manchester Benedictine		Title	Nat.	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total	S.O.S.
1	Anthony J Miles	GM	ENG	2565	W49 +	B11 +	W12 +	B21 +	W 5 =	B7 +	W 2 =	B 3 =	W16 +	7½	51
2	Dmitry Gurevich	IM	USA	2425	B26 =	W43 =	B63 +	W31 +	B 6 =	W14 +	B 1 =	W 8 +	W 3 =	6½	48½
3	Raymond D Keene	GM	ENG	2475	B54 +	B65 +	B24 =	W 9 =	B 7 =	W15 +	B21 +	W 1 =	B 2 =	6½	48
4	Sergey Kudrin	IM	USA	2465	W25 =	B13 —	W30 =	B62 +	W61 +	B51 +	W22 =	B21 +	W 5 +	6½	41
5	Adam Kuligowski	GM	POL	2405	B69 +	W19 =	B 8 +	W24 +	B 1 =	W21 =	B16 =	W 7 +	B 4 —	6	49
6	John P Fedorowicz	IM	USA	2465	B31 =	W15 +	B41 +	B17 =	W2 =	W35 =	B 9 =	W14 =	B32 +	6	48
7	Yaacov Murey	IM	ISL	2450	W36 +	B37 =	W51 +	B22 +	W 3 =	W 1 —	B35 +	B 5 —	W23 +	6	47
8	Paul Van der Sterren	IM	NED	2420	W53 +	B29 +	W 5 —	B25 =	W20 =	B37 +	W13 +	B 2 —	W30 +	6	46½
9	Julian M Hodgson	FM	ENG	2370	W68 +	B23 =	W34 +	B 2 =	W12 =	B22 =	W 6 =	B19 +	W11 =	6	46½
10	Jonathan Tisdall	IM	USA	2415	W40 +	B62 +	W21 —	B34 —	W30 +	B12 =	W25 +	B22 +	W20 =	6	43
11	David J Strauss	FM	USA	2410	W61 +	W 1 —	B43 =	W28 =	B65 +	B34 =	W38 +	W24 +	B 9 =	6	4½
12	Jon L Arnason	IM	ISD	2440	B38 +	W32 +	B 1 —	W19 =	B 9 =	W10 =	B27 =	W48 +	W18 =	5½	50
13	Daniel J King		ENG	2320	B16 =	W 4 +	B35 =	W14 =	B24 +	W18 =	B 8 —	W42 +	B15 =	5½	48½
14	Dragoljub Ciric	GM	JUG	2400	W58 +	B22 =	W37 =	B13 =	W36 +	B 2 —	W44 +	B 6 =	W17 =	5½	47
15	Krzysztof Pytel	IM	POL	2400	W50 +	B 6 —	W40 +	B52 +	W23 =	B3 —	W29 +	B17 =	W13 =	5½	46½
16	Ron W Henley	IM	USA	2455	W13 =	B25 =	W53 +	B36 =	W34 +	B41 +	W 5 =	B23 =	B 1 —	5½	46
17	Nigel R Davies	FM	ENG	2395	B45 =	W26 +	B28 +	W 6 =	B35 =	B23 =	W20 =	W15 =	B14 =	5½	46
18	Yair Kraidman	GM	ISL	2440	W39 +	B41 =	W22 —	B27 +	W25 +	B13 =	W23 =	B20 =	W12 =	5½	45½
19	Glenn C Flear	FM	ENG	2385	W47 +	B 4 =	W23 =	B12 =	W22 —	B53 +	B26 +	W 9 —	W39 +	5½	44½
20	Margeir Petursson	IM	ISD	2460	B24 —	W42 +	B46 +	W65 =	B 8 =	W45 +	B17 =	W18 =	B10 =	5½	43½
21	Michael J Basman	IM	ENG	2400	B59 +	W48 +	B10 +	W 1 —	B38 +	B 5 =	W 3 —	W 4 —	B27 =	5	49½
22	Daniel Roos	FM	FRA	2360	B55 +	W14 =	B18 +	W 7 —	B19 +	W 9 =	B 4 =	W10 —	B26 =	5	49½
23	Gert Ligterink	IM	NED	2450	B56 +	W 9 =	B19 =	W32 +	B15 =	W17 =	B18 =	W16 =	B 7 —	5	48
24	Vaidyanathan Ravikumar	IM	IND	2325	W20 +	B33 +	W 3 =	B 5 —	W13 —	B52 +	W39 +	B11 —	W29 =	5	47½
25	Marcos Paolozzi Da Cunha		BRA	2325	B 4 =	W16 =	B48 +	W 8 =	B18 —	W43 +	B10 —	W38 +	B42 =	5	46½
26	Klaus Berg		DEN	2295	W 2 =	B17 —	W42 =	B47 +	W71 +	B29 =	W19 —	B57 +	W22 =	5	41½
27	Walter Shipman	FM	USA	2345	W29 —	B50 =	W58 +	W18 —	B56 +	B36 +	W12 =	B34 =	W21 =	5	41
28	Alan E Hanreck		ENG	2275	W57 +	B34 =	W17 —	B11 =	W33 +	B44 —	W64 +	B12 —	W50 +	5	41
29	Andreas Fehrig		FRG	2215	B27 +	W 8 —	B63 —	W60 +	B32 +	W26 =	B15 —	W54 +	B24 =	5	41
30	Alan M Byron		ENG	2240	B15 —	W71 =	B 4 =	W59 +	B10 —	W70 +	B45 +	W35 +	B 8 —	5	40
31	Cicero Nogueira Braga		BRA	2340	W 6 =	B52 =	W47 +	B 2 —	W51 —	B61 +	W34 =	B36 =	W44 +	5	39½
32	Ian Duncan Wells		ENG	2355	W72 +	B12 —	W57 +	B23 —	W29 —	B33 +	W37 +	B44 +	W 6 —	5	38½
33	H James Plaskett	IM	ENG	2410	B46 +	W24 —	B45 =	W43 =	B28 —	W32 —	B55 +	W63 +	B52 +	5	37
34	Andrzej Sydor	IM	POL	2420	B70 +	W28 =	B 9 —	W10 +	B16 —	W11 =	B31 =	W27 =	B36 =	4½	45
35	Aldo Haik	IM	FRA	2440	W60 +	B42 =	W13 =	B37 +	W17 =	B 6 =	W 7 —	B30 —	W40 =	4½	43½
36	Victor W Knox		ENG	2315	B 7 —	W54 +	B55 +	W16 =	B14 —	W27 —	B48 +	W31 =	W34 =	4½	42½
37	Maxim Dlugy		USA	2350	B71 +	W 7 =	B14 =	W35 —	B63 +	W 8 —	B32 —	W51 +	B41 =	4½	40
38	Anthony C Kosten		ENG	2315	W12 —	B39 +	W62 +	B44 +	W21 —	W65 =	B11 —	B25 —	W54 +	4½	39½
39	Gilles Andruet		FRA		B18 —	W38 —	B69 +	W46 +	B43 =	W48 +	B24 —	W64 +	B19 —	4½	38
40	Alan A Smith		ENG	2250	B10 —	W67 +	B15 —	W48 —	B66 =	W60 +	B43 =	W46 +	B35 =	4½	36½
41	Robert G Hartoch	IM	NED	2390	B53 +	W18 =	W 6 —	B71 =	B70 +	W16 —	W57 =	B50 =	W37 =	4½	36
42	Bernard de Bruycker		BEL	2345	W52 =	B20 —	B26 =	W70 —	W62 +	B71 +	W51 +	B13 —	W25 =	4½	35
43	Alan T Ludgate		IRL	2210	W44 =	B 2 =	W11 =	B33 =	W39 =	B25 —	W40 =	B52 =	B45 =	4	43
44	Edward W Formanek	IM	USA	2370	B43 =	W45 =	B66 +	W38 —	B55 +	W28 +	B14 —	W32 —	B31 —	4	39½
45	Eric Schiller		USA	2235	W17 =	B44 =	W33 =	B51 =	W52 +	B20 —	W30 —	B53 =	W43 =	4	39½
46	Peter W Hempson		ENG	2245	W33 —	B64 +	W20 —	B39 —	W49 =	B47 =	W61 +	B40 —	W60 +	4	36½
47	Kim L Harris		ENG		B19 —	W59 +	B31 —	W26 —	B67 =	W46 =	B60 =	W56 =	B64+	4	35
48	Clare E Whitehead		ENG	1885	W64 +	B21 —	W25 —	B40 +	W53 =	B39 —	W36 —	W60 =	B63 +	4	36
49	Frank Behrhorst		FRG		B 1 —	B60 —	W68 +	W55 —	B46 =	W56 =	B63 —	W62 +	B58 +	4	33
50	Leontxo García		ESP	2230	B65 —	W27 =	B71 —	W58 +	B60 —	W66 +	B70 +	W41 =	B28 —	4	31
51	Andrew D Martin		ENG	2345	B67 +	W35 =	B 7 —	W45 =	B31 +	W 4 —	B42 —	B37 —	W53 =	3½	41
52	Stuart C Brown		ENG		B42 =	W31 =	B60 +	W15 —	B45 —	W24 —	BL6 +	W43 =	W33 —	3½	39½
53	Helmut Schumacher		BEL	2290	B 8 —	W69 +	B16 —	W66 +	B48 =	W19 —	B54 —	W45 =	B51 =	3½	37½
54	Bozena Pytel	IWM	POL	2015	W 2 —	B36 —	B59 =	W56 —	B58 +	W67 +	W53 +	B29 —	B38 —	3½	37
55	Graeme Oswald		ENG		W22 —	B61 +	W36 —	B49 +	W44 —	B57 —	W33 —	B59 =	W67 +	3½	35
56	Alain Villeneuve		FRA	2320	W23 —	B58 =	W61 —	B54 +	W27 —	B49 =	W52 —	B47 =	W68 +	3½	34
57	Guy West		AUS		B28 —	W70 +	B32 —	W63 —	B59 +	W55 +	B41 =	W26 —	Def —	3½	31½
58	Tom Farrand		ENG		B14 —	B56 =	B27 —	B50 —	W54 —	W72 +	B66 +	B47 +	W49 —	3½	31
59	Chris J Morrison		SCO	2240	W21 —	B47 —	W54 =	B30 —	W57 —	B68 =	Bye +	W55 =	B69 +	3½	29½
60	Kenneth P Neat		ENG	2305	B35 —	W49 +	W52 —	B29 —	W50 +	B40 —	W47 +	B48 —	B46 —	3	37½
61	Byron A Jacobs		ENG	2245	B11 —	W55 —	B56 +	W67 +	B 4 —	W31 —	B46 —	W69 =	B66 =	3	36½
62	Julian T Farrand		ENG		B66 +	W10 —	B38 —	W 4 —	B42 —	W69 +	W68 —	B49 —	W70 +	3	35½
63	Oliver A Jackson		ENG	2225	W41 —	B72 +	W 2 —	B57 +	W37 —	B64 —	W49 +	B33 —	W48 —	3	35
64	Albert Frank		BEL		B48 —	W46 —	B67 —	W68 +	B69 +	W63 +	B28 —	B39 —	W47 —	3	32
65	Robert Bellin	IM	ENG	2390	W50 +	B 3 —	W29 +	B20 =	W11 —	B38 =	Withdrew			3	31½
66	Hanneke van Parreren		NED	2040	W62 —	B68 +	W44 —	B53 —	W40 =	B50 —	W58 —	B72 +	W61 =	3	28
67	Jean-Pierre Mercier		FRA		W51 —	B40 —	W64 +	B61 —	W47 =	B54 —	B69 —	W70 +	B55 —	2½	29½
68	(Denis) Michael Denison		ENG		B 9 —	W66 —	B49 —	B64 —	W72 +	W59 =	B62 +	W58 —	B56 —	2½	29½
69	Achim Soltau		FRG		W 5 —	B53 —	W39 —	B72 +	W64 —	B62 —	W67 +	B61 =	W59 —	2½	29
70	John J Cox		ENG	2275	W34 —	B57 —	W72 +	B42 +	W41 —	B30 —	W50 —	B67 —	B62 —	2	31½
71	Raymond English		ENG		W37 —	B30 =	W50 +	W41 =	B26 —	W42 —	Withdrew			2	27½
72	Peter Mamusung		INA		B32 —	W63 —	B70 —	W69 —	B68 —	B58 —	Def —	W66 —	Def —	0	28½

English players again did well with several younger ones scoring international title norms against tough opposition The tournament continues to grow in both strength and numbers.

A. J. Miles won the Special Benedictine Prize for the best score in the Lloyds Bank Masters and the Benedictine (7 + 7½)

IM norms D. J. King (Cat. 7), N. R. Davies and J. M. Hodgson (Cat. 6), D. Strauss* (Cat. 5);
IWM norm Clare Whitehead (16W);
FM norms M. Dlugy* (Cat. 5), A. M. Byron, C. Braga, A. E. Hanreck, M. Paolozzi and I. D. Wells* (all Cat. 4).

* Final norms—eligible for titles subject to ratification by F.I.D.E.

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File Updated

Date	Notes
24 February 1998	Original upload.
6 September 2020	The same 116 games as previously. Now with crosstable and short report.