Entries 2025

Below is a list of entries received so far for each section. Note that you can sort each table via the column headers - it defaults to date received.

If you prefer to see ALL entries in 1 table then click here.

Open

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles
2025-01-29	Peter	Hepworth			Huddersfield	2027		112.5
2025-01-29	Mahin	Rughani			Altrincham Grammar School	2055		156.0
2025-02-03	David	Wise			Great Ayton	2068	1	66.1
2025-02-12	Derek	Sheppard			Beverley	1812	1	26.1
2025-04-21	Martin	Walker			Broadland	2190		160.5
2025-04-26	Julian	Cast			Nomads	2006		108.6
2025-05-22	David	Phillips			Kendal	2066		162.5
2025-06-30	Alexandr	Klimchik			Lincoln	2148		79.7
2025-08-02	Alfie	Melia			Atticus	2096		183.2
2025-08-13	Toby	Quaite			Ilkley Chess Centre	2183		88.5

Challengers (under 2050)

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles
2025-01-29	Carl	Gartside			Macclesfield	1876		147.9
2025-04-23	Nick	Webb			Darlington	1926		68.3
2025-07-03	Dominic	Leigh			Darlington	1769		68.3
2025-07-06	Paul	Butterworth			Ilkley	1870		99.4
2025-08-05	Stephen	Rodgers			Thornaby	1757		68.3
2025-08-08	Jim	Davis			Worksop	2005		73.2
2025-08-12	David	Shapland			Hebden Bridge	1912		113.1

Major (under 1900)

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles
2025-03-03	Tom	Middleton				1878		92.5
2025-04-11	Nathan	Madzia			Leeds Junior Chess	1824		88.8
2025-05-15	John	Cawston			Ye Olde Starre Inne	1816		54.5
2025-05-26	Stuart	Howieson			Scarborough	1816		6.9
2025-06-30	Harry	Bellano			Letchworth & Hitchin	1677		160.4
2025-07-25	Martin	Baxter			Burnley	1717		139.4
2025-07-25	Malcolm	Waddell			Banbury	1813		150.1
2025-07-28	Jamie	Roberts			Crewe	1789		166.1
2025-07-31	Neil	Staples			Banbury	1781		161.6
2025-08-04	Tony	Slinger			Ye Olde Starre Inne	1802		69.3
2025-08-04	Daniel	Hardman			Ashfield	1850		103.9

Intermediate (under 1750)

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles
2025-01-29	Sean	Parker			Morecambe	1624		158.4
2025-02-06	Robert	McClatchey			Salisbury	1726		366.7
2025-02-26	Dave	Colledge			Calderdale	1669		106.1
2025-03-04	Kevin	Winter			Ilkley Chess Centre	1746		96.2
2025-03-06	John	Holliday			Saltaire	1673		104.4
2025-03-20	David	Teague				1717	2	54.5
2025-04-14	Ian	Blencowe			Wotton Hall	1579		207.6
2025-04-16	Timothy	Rossell			Undercliffe	1630		96.2
2025-04-16	Mike	Saunders			Sheffield	1655		94.9
2025-05-01	Owen	Robson			Ye Old Starre Inn	1662		51.7
2025-05-22	Tom	Adams			Woodseats	1684		97.2
2025-06-02	James	Galloway			Camborne	1621		454.0
2025-06-01	Chris	Clynes			Bishop Auckland	1635		97.8
2025-06-09	Declan	Johnson			3Cs	1660		124.9
2025-06-12	Robert	Arthurton			Skegness	1666		89.2
2025-06-21	Tom	Hudson				1593		139.8
2025-07-03	Nicholas	Holmes			Shresbury	1493		195.6
2025-07-03	John	Grasham			Boston Spa	1623		77.6
2025-07-04	Stephen	Spencer			Rose Forgrove	1501		75.1
2025-07-06	Nathaniel	Holroyd-Doveton			Rotherham	1725		87.6
2025-07-16	David	Holmes			Market Harborough	1488		125.5
2025-07-19	Neil	Druggan			Maryport	1658		213.9
2025-07-20	Theodore	Caira			Anstey	1575		125.5
2025-07-20	John	Smart			Dons	1654		75.6
2025-07-29	David	Fowler			Glossop	1630		120.7
2025-08-07	Stephen	Williams			Cwmbran	1715		254.3
2025-08-12	Philip	Rimmer			Consett	1694		101.0
2025-08-14	Brendan	O'Gorman			DHSS	1738		192.8

Minor (under 1600)

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles
2025-01-29	Paul	Fischer			Lincoln	1468		142.0
2025-01-30	Oliver	West			Woodseats	1602		127.1
2025-02-04	David	Buckell			Craven Brewing Company	1553		122.8
2025-02-11	Robert	Jarvis			Ashfield	1586		136.3
2025-03-03	Paul	Jackson			Lancaster	1531		165.9
2025-03-05	Oliver	Tatlow			Saltaire	1462		104.2
2025-03-18	Brian	Corner			Atticus	1479		187.1
2025-04-19	Christopher	Patrick			Ilkley	1510		99.4
2025-05-17	Stewart	Robertson			Alwoodley	1483		81.2
2025-06-22	Matthew	Pickering			Woodseats	1672		100.8
2025-06-27	John	Tindale			Leeds	1501		82.4
2025-06-27	Richard	Thornton			Leeds	1454		82.4
2025-07-01	Stuart	Mclaughlin			Billingham Synthonia	1549		65.6
2025-07-03	Daniel	Howe				1486	1	91.1
2025-07-10	Cornelius	Carey			Heywood	1499	2	135.0
2025-07-14	David	Smart			Doncaster	1521		75.6
2025-07-17	Malcolm	Jackson			Ashfield	1588		110.6
2025-07-19	Colin	Ward				1067		147.8
2025-07-23	Andrew	Flint			Ashfield	1565		103.9
2025-07-24	John	Castledine			Huddersfield	1526		98.2
2025-08-02	Marc	Bryant			Hastings	1580		243.0
2025-08-03	Neil	Dee			Marple	1549		129.3
2025-08-04	Andrew	Zigmond			Harrogate	1572		81.0
2025-08-06	Steve	Daykin			Woodseats	1317		97.2
2025-08-07	Trevor	Blower			Barrow	1531		195.9
2025-08-08	Ethan	Gaffney			Harrogate	1532		114.7
2025-08-08	Brendan	Stoneham			Worksop	1512		73.2
2025-08-11	Matthew	Walshaw			Woodseats	1563		97.2

Foundation (under 1450)

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles
2025-01-29	Jenny	Gartside			Macclesfield	1216		147.9
2025-02-22	David	Lovegrove			Newport	1433		180.0
2025-03-03	Benjamin	Abraham			Swinton and Worsley	0	1	146.5
2025-03-05	David	Halpin			Boston Spa	1181		72.5
2025-03-23	David	Scorer			Craven Brewery	1348		125.8
2025-04-21	Heather Enid	Walker			Broadland	1265		160.5
2025-05-06	Alan	Gardner				1408	3	67.6
2025-05-07	Louis	Lau			Ilkley	1322		94.7
2025-05-24	Connor	Fairfield			Woodseats	1296		97.2
2025-06-09	Luis	Virgos Matilla			Leeds	1380		85.5
2025-06-22	Aranya	Ghosh			Leeds Juniors	1198		83.1
2025-06-28	Anant	Handa			Greater Manchester	1287		137.4
2025-07-19	Robin	Day			Barton upon Humber	0	1	38.3
2025-07-28	David	Roberts			Crewe	1250		166.1
2025-08-08	Michael	Pole				1148		114.7
2025-08-11	Scott	Carling			Maryport	1396		216.0

 

 

 

 

 

Congress 2025 - Details

Date 

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th October 2025

Venue

The Ocean Room, Scarborough Spa Complex, South Bay, Scarborough. YO11 2HD

Details

5 round Swiss tournament for all playing abilities.

6 sections - all ECF rated, Open & Challengers FIDE rated.

Over £7000 in the total prize fund, £1000 first place prize in the Open.

GM's and WGM's given a free entry.

Leaflet to download is here.

On line entry form can be found here.

All Open games will be using smart boards and will be broadcast live over the Internet.

Timetable

	Date	Start time
Round 1	Friday 24th Oct 2025	19:00
Round 2	Saturday 25th Oct 2025	09:30
Round 3	Saturday 25th Oct 2025	14:30
Round 4	Sunday 26th Oct 2025	09:30
Round 5	Sunday 26th Oct 2025	14:30

Note that BST ends on Saturday 25th October 2025.

Games are defaulted 30 minutes after the start time.

Time Control

All moves to be played in 110 minutes with a 10 second increment after each move.

All moves must be recorded on provided score sheets until your time goes under 5 minutes remaining after which this is optional and remains so even if time remaing goes back over 5 minutes.

Sections

		Prize money
		1st	2nd	3rd
Open		£1000	£400	£200
Challengers	under 2050	£600	£300	£100
Major	under 1900	£600	£300	£100
Intermediate	under 1750	£600	£300	£100
Minor	under 1600	£600	£300	£100
Foundation	under 1450	£400	£200	£100

There will be £100 rating prizes in each section subject to entries.

The July ECF and FIDE's published rating lists will determine which section you can enter. In the Open & Challengers the highest ECF/FIDE rating will be used. The October published rating lists will be used for pairing at the event. In the event that your October rating means you are no longer eligible to enter the section requested you may be automatically be moved into the higher section - there would be no additional fee payable if this is the case. If your October rating allows you to enter a lower section, you must request this transfer, again the entry fee will remain at the original value.

You can only win one prize - if you are eligible to win a rating prize as well as a main prize then you will be awarded with which ever has the highest payout.

Prize money will be shared if there is a tie.

Entry fees

All players must be ECF Gold members or above at the time of the event otherwise the Pay to Play fee is payable (£15 adults, £6 juniors). Note that Bronze ECF members would be upgraded to Gold after paying the fee.

In the Open & Challengers sections, non ENG players must have a FIN.

Open - £45

Challengers / Major / Intermediate / Minor - £40

Foundation - £35

£5 discount for Juniors under 18 on 1st September 2025 and seniors aged over 65 on 1st September 2025.

We'll accept late entries but any received after Wednesday 22nd October 2025 will incur a £10 late entry fee.

All fees must be paid in full to confirm your entry before the event.

Withdrawals

If for some reason you are unable to attend a refund will be made. 

For early entries received before 1st July 2025, a full refund will be given, all others may be subject to a £5 administration fee. Withdrawals after Wednesday 22nd October 2025 may not be eligible for a refund.

Pairings

Swiss Manager will be used to pair the rounds using Octobers published ratings.

Pairings/results will be published on chess-results website.

Our Team

Director/Organiser - Nigel Hepworth

Chief Arbiter - Lara Barnes

Arbiters - Matthew Carr, Nigel Hepworth, Peter Ackley, Jim Burnett, Neil Lowther