1st Northumbrian Masters, Chillingham Arms, Newcastle, 28 August - 1 September 1996 (9 round Swiss)

Pos

Player

Nat

Titl

Elo

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Total

Rtd

C

D

E

F

ID/DoB

1

PLIESTER,Leon

NED

im

2350

w23=

b37+

w5+

b22+

w2=

b17+

w9+

b15+

w8=

7½

8

6½

2304

4.48

2.02

1000381

2

GORMALLY,Daniel

ENG

2300

b6=

w30+

b10+

w3+

b1=

w9=

w8+

b16+

w7=

7

9

7

2311

4.32

2.68

406465

3

BRYSON,Douglas

SCO

im

2380

w18=

b31+

w23+

b2-

w5-

b26+

w25+

w7=

b14+

6

7

4

2257

4.69

-0.69

2400073

4

BUCKLEY,Graeme

ENG

im

2370

b9-

w39+

b14+

w20+

w17-

b21-

w18+

b13+

w15+

6

8

5

2278

5.04

-0.04

402265

5

MAH,Karl

ENG

fm

2245

b34+

w6=

b1-

w40+

b3+

w10=

w15-

b17+

w23+

6

8

5

2333

3.04

1.96

404381

6

PEDERSEN,Steffen

DEN

im

2415

w2=

b5=

w19+

b27=

w22+

b8-

w21+

b9=

w16+

6

9

6

2247

6.48

-0.48

1401491

7

SHAW,John

SCO

fm

2335

b29=

w11+

b9=

w8+

b10-

w20+

w17+

b3=

b2=

6

9

6

2304

4.86

1.14

2400553

8

WALL,Gavin

ENG

2305

w17=

b21+

w25+

b7-

w23+

w6+

b2-

w11+

b1=

6

9

6

2296

4.59

1.41

401942

9

COBB, James

ENG

2260

w4+

b17=

w7=

b24+

w15+

b2=

b1-

w6=

b10=

5½

9

5½

2372

3.15

2.35

403563

10

ROWSON,Jonathan

SCO

im

2425

w27+

b12=

w2-

b36+

w7+

b5=

w16-

b21+

w9=

5½

8

4½

2276

5.60

-1.10

2400561

11

DEARING,Eddie

SCO

2185

w36=

b7-

w18=

b37+

w33+

b27=

w23+

b8-

w17=

5

6

2½

2316

1.92

0.58

2400731

12

DUNWORTH,Chris

ENG

fm

2335

w38+

w10=

b22=

b17-

w28+

w16-

b20+

w14-

b25+

5

9

5

2249

5.58

-0.58

402800

13

HOUSKA,Miroslav

ENG

2265

bye=

bye=

w28+

b15-

w21-

b34+

b35+

w4-

w27+

5

6

3

2225

3.36

-0.36

403539

14

RAY,Chris

ENG

2200

w35+

b15-

w4-

b33=

w36+

b24=

w27+

b12+

w3-

5

6

2½

2357

1.74

0.76

403148

15

RIZOUK,Ryad

ALG

fm

2385

b22-

w14+

b16+

w13+

b9-

w25+

b5+

w1-

b4-

5

9

5

2264

5.94

-0.94

7900279

16

STOREY,Charles

ENG

2215

w31-

b35+

w15-

b19+

w24+

b12+

b10+

w2-

b6-

5

7

4

2332

2.38

1.62

406686

17

ANSELL,Simon

ENG

2420

b8=

w9=

b29+

w12+

b4+

w1-

b7-

w5-

b11=

4½

9

4½

2291

6.03

-1.53

402141

18

COBB,Charles

ENG

2260

b3=

w26-

b11=

w34+

b20-

w31+

b4-

w35+

b24=

4½

6

2½

2259

3.00

-0.50

403601

19

KING,Jonathan

SCO

2115

b40=

w29=

b6-

w16-

b26-

w39+

b34+

w22=

b30+

4½

6

3

2212

2.22

0.78

2401061

20

LEDGER,David

ENG

fm

2235

w24-

b36+

w37+

b4-

w18+

b7-

w12-

b28+

w21=

4½

7

2½

2270

3.15

-0.65

401986

21

MCMICHAEL,Richard

ENG

2200

b33=

w8-

b34=

w39+

b13+

w4+

b6-

w10-

b20=

4½

7

3

2293

2.59

0.41

400963

22

NAYLOR,John

ENG

2265

w15+

b24+

w12=

w1-

b6-

b23-

w28=

b19=

w32+

4½

9

4½

2256

4.59

-0.09

403172

23

WHITELEY,Andrew

ENG

im

2255

b1=

w33+

b3-

w26+

b8-

w22+

b11-

w30+

b5-

4½

7

2½

2263

3.43

-0.93

400831

24

WILLIAMS,Simon

ENG

fm

2350

b20+

w22-

b26+

w9-

b16-

w14=

b33+

b25=

w18=

4½

7

2½

2234

4.62

-2.12

404454

25

BISBY,Daniel

ENG

2205

b26=

w40+

b8-

w31+

w27+

b15-

b3-

w24=

w12-

4

6

1½

2346

1.86

-0.36

404586

26

BROOKE,John

USA

w25=

b18+

w24-

b23-

w19+

w3-

b30-

b38+

w28=

4

9

4

2217

2174

27

WALL,Tim

ENG

2320

b10-

w32+

b39+

w6=

b25-

w11=

b14-

w29+

b13-

4

8

3

2248

4.80

-1.80

401641

28

CAMPBELL,Eoin

SCO

2040

b39-

w44+

b13-

w29+

b12-

w30=

b22=

w20-

b26=

3½

6

2

2240

1.44

0.56

2400740

29

CLARKE,Tom

IRL

2230

w7=

b19=

w17-

b28-

w34-

b36+

w37+

b27-

b35=

3½

6

1

2211

3.18

-2.18

2500302

30

COATHUP,Roger

ENG

2110

bye=

b2-

w36-

b35=

w37+

b28=

w26+

b23-

w19-

3½

4

½

2178

1.64

-1.14

407062

31

JOSHI,Kishanchand

IND

b16+

w3-

bye=

b25-

w35=

b18-

w38=

w32-

b43+

3½

7

2½

2226

2124

32

OKOSIEME,Iozeph

ENG

2055

w37-

b27-

w35-

b38=

b44+

w33-

w36+

b31+

b22-

3½

3

½

2273

0.66

-0.16

406317

33

SACHDEV,Tania

IND

w

w21=

b23-

bye=

w14=

b11-

b32+

w24-

b37=

w34=

3½

7

2½

2183

2081

20/08/86

34

SHAH,Arpi

IND

w

2035

w5-

b38=

w21=

b18-

b29+

w13-

w19-

b36+

b33=

3½

7

2

2221

1.82

0.18

5004934

35

YOUNG,J Joseph

SCO

b14-

w16-

b32+

w30=

b31=

b38+

w13-

b18-

w29=

3½

8

3

2196

2109

36

BHATIA,Kanwal K

ENG

w

b11=

w20-

b30+

w10-

b14-

w29-

b32-

w34-

w38+

2½

9

2½

2190

2024

22/04/81

37

BHATIA,Kulwant S

ENG

b32+

w1-

b20-

w11-

b30-

w44+

b29-

w33=

b39-

2½

6

1

2194

1921

19/12/79

38

WATERS,Clive

ENG

2235

b12-

w34=

b40-

w32=

b39+

w35-

b31=

w26-

b36-

2½

3

1

2142

1.89

-0.89

407330

39

JONES,Gawain

ENG

w28+

b4-

w27-

b21-

w38-

b19-

w42-

b41-

w37+

2

7

1

2202

1893

11/12/87

40

JONES,Martyn

ENG

w19=

b25-

w38+

b5-

1½

4

1½

2200

2113

41

HARTMAN,Stefan

ENG

w39+

1

0

0

42

WALTON,Colin

ENG

2135

b39+

1

0

0

43

GILLAM,Simon

SCO

2235

w31-

0

0

0

44

HOULSBY,Mark

ENG

b28-

w32-

b37-

0

2

0

Click here for original bulletin (PDF) with some annotated games, etc.

1st Northumbrian Masters International Open
Date of Congress 28/08/96 to 01/09/96 Organiser: Tim Wall - Chess Events Ltd

Arbiter : Simon Gillam

Pairing System: BCF accelerated for 2 rounds then BCF seeded

Venue: Chillingham Arms, Newcastle-upon Tyne.

Rated for FIDE and BCF graded by GMA Smith

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1ST NORTHUMBRIAN MASTERS The Chillingham, Newcastle upon Tyne 28 August - 1 September 1996

After the successful all-play-alls and Scheveningen team events held in Newcastle over the past year, I felt it was time to hold a bigger Swiss event which aimed to give opportunities to a broader group of players. Not knowing quite what sort of response to expect, I was very pleased when we attracted 40 players from 8 different countries, including International Masters Leon Pliester (Netherlands), Steffen Pedersen (Denmark), Douglas Bryson and Jonathan Rowson (Scotland), Graeme Buckley and Andrew Whiteley (England) as well as English IM Elect Simon Ansell.

In the end, out of the various contenders, two players stood out by their consistency and professional approach: Leon Pliester, in contrast to some of the other faltering IMs, kept himself at the top of the table and didn't look back. From the moment he arrived at Newcastle Airport and took out his laptop, Leon was a picture of concentration throughout, clearly relishing the challenge and getting a well-deserved tournament victory.

In second place was young Londoner Danny Gormally (19), registering his first IM norm (with half a point to spare!), who demonstrated quick thinking and a level-headed approach that augurs well for the future.

Other notable performances were achieved by John Shaw (Scotland), Gavin Wall and James Cobb (both England) who all narrowly missed IM norms. I understand that John has come very close once or twice before, so like Robert the Bruce and his spider, I'm sure he’ll succeed in the end!

Juniors also did well, with FM Karl Mah finishing 3rd equal and some very young players making bold progress in the world of International chess:

Kanwal Bhatia (Newcastle) aged 15, completed a full International rating of 2024;

Martyn Jones (Durham) aged 11, made a part rating of 2100;

Tania Sachdev (New Delhi, India) aged 10, made a part rating of 2060; and Gawain Jones (York) aged 8 (!), scored 2/9 in his first ever International event.

Flying the flag for the North-East on 5/9 were Charlie Storey (Newcastle) and Chris Ray (Cramlington) with very good performances, Charlie defeating top seed Jonathan Rowson in an exciting battle. As for yours truly... ? Well, I must confess that I’m not really "Wonderwall" and I did find the pressure of trying to play and organise a bit too much this time, but I still enjoyed the chess and the friendly atmostphere as always.

A lot of good work by several people is always needed if any event is going to run smoothly and this tournament was no exception. In particular, the Arbiting team of Simon Gillam and Lara Barnes were exceptional, with Lara also putting in many hours at the computer, sending out invitations, preparing for the tournament, printing out results and inputting games. Simon even helped out by playing a game in the tournament, thereby making it possible for "KC" Joshi to complete his full rating. We were helped by the computer expertise of Mark Houlsby (Games Editor) and John Tumock (Computerised Pairings Mastermind) who enabled us to understand the workings of "Protos" and produce fast, accurate pairings in time for the next round. Working behind the scenes to make sure that things happened was our Treasurer, Nigel Johnson, helping me to stay on budget and guiding me through the maze of forecasting and cashflow problems.

I would also like to thank the following people for their support:

The British Chess Federation
The Friends of Chess
Chess Events Limited
Northumberland Chess Association
Durham County Chess Association
Tynebridge Office Equipment

Bill Penny, Clive Waters, Lara Barnes, Stefan Hartman, Mark Houlsby, Dave Ledger and Jonathan King for being such generous hosts to visiting players

-and- (last but not least!)

The staff at the Chillingham Arms for their warm welcome!

We hope to run the 2nd Northumbrian Masters at the same time next year (9 rounds in 6 days, in the last week of August) with maybe a new Tournament Director (if I am otherwise engaged!)

Till then, happy hacking and best wishes!

Tim Wall

Tournament Director September 1996

(Many apologies for the late appearance of the bulletin. This was due to technical problems with computer disks, but happily GM Julian Hodgson came to the rescue to supply a back-up copy when all else failed! Many thanks, Jules and Lizette ...!)

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On the day after the tournament there was a special event where Leon Pliester gave a talk on "My twelve year struggle with the Nimzo-Indian". In this Leon described the difficulties the chess author faces trying to get his book published, referring to a motley collection of co-authors, translators and publishers tactfully only as "Messrs. X, Y, Z, A and B". Afterwards Steffen Pedersen gave a clock simul where he bravely took 1 hour to his opponents' one and a half. The result? Steffen won 10½-2½, with the other local heroes being Paul Edwards (win) and Steve Bartle (draw). The best game prize (a book called "Creative Chess") was awarded for this quite creative, game by John Tumock. [see game viewer/download]

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[THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1996] Masterful victory by Gormally

By Malcolm Peln

DANNY GORMALLY of Charlton Chess Club scored his first International Master result at the Northumbrian Masters organised by Tim Wall at the Chillingham Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Gormally surpassed the required score of 6½/9 by half a point and scored a notable win over Scotland’s top young player, IM Jonathan Rowson, as well as defeating the Scottish champion IM Douglas Bryson.

The tournament was also a great success for the junior contingent. Gawain Jones, eight, of York, the reigning British Under-8 and under-10 champion, scored two points. Tania Sachdev, 10, of New Delhi, scored three and achieved a partial FIDE rating, as did local boy Martyn Jones, with 3½.

The tournament was won by IM Leon Pliester of Holland with an unbeaten 7½/9

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File Updated

Date	Notes
27 September 2020	99 games from a bulletin kindly supplied by Tim Wall. Also one game from a simul played at the congress.