Cardiff Masters, 17-21 February 1997

1997 Cardiff Masters		Nat'y	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
1	James Cobb	ENG	2320	&;	0	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	6½
2	Luke J McShane	ENG	2400f	1	&;	1	0	½	½	½	1	½	1	6
3	Daniel Gormally	ENG	2375	½	0	&;	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	6
4	Colm Daly	IRL	2315	0	1	½	&;	1	1	½	0	½	½	5
5	Sebastian Siebrecht	GER	2380m	½	½	0	0	&;	1	½	1	½	1	5
6	Simon K Williams	ENG	2255f	½	½	½	0	0	&;	1	½	1	1	5
7	Stephen R Mannion	SCO	2380m	0	½	½	½	½	0	&;	0	1	1	4
8	Richard Tozer	ENG	2380m	0	0	0	1	0	½	1	&;	0	0	2½
9	John C Saunders	WLS	2240	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	1	&;	0	2½
10	Cristian Dan Ionescu	ROM	2290f	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	1	1	&;	2½

Average Elo: 2333, Category 4, IM norm = 6/9 - achieved by Cobb, McShane and Gormally.

"This was the first ever IM tournament in Wales and the first international event in Wales rated by the Welsh Chess Union. Financial assistance was provided by the WCU, the Friends of Chess and Chess Events Limited, and organised by Adam Raoof." (1998 British Chess Federation Official Chess Yearbook, p52)

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File Updated

Date	Notes
27 December 2022	First upload to BritBase. All 45 games, with dates and a crosstable. A happy memory for me despite finishing equal last! He who wins his last round game goes home happy...