Scarborough Chess Congress - Entries Received

Entries 2026

Below is a list of entries received so far for each section.

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Note that the key for the Statistics column is as follows ..... 'white (+6, =3, -7)' indicates 6 wins, 3 draws and 7 loses as white. If for example there is no '=' then this means there have been no draws.

Open

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	July Rating	Current Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles	Entries since 2002	Statistics
2026-02-14	Greg	Eagleton	0	0	Huddersfield	2118	2118		101	1
2026-05-21	Leonid	Siedielnikov	0	0	Derby	1870	1870		114	1
2026-03-30	Derek	Sheppard	0	1	Beverley	1795	1716	1	26	14	played 52, white (=11,-15), black (+2,=7,-17) 21.2%

Challengers (under 2050)

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	July Rating	Current Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles	Entries since 2002	Statistics
2026-05-14	Michael	Stokes	0	1	Harrogate	1976	1976	3	81	4	played 9, white (+2,=1,-1), black (+1,-3) 38.9%

Major (under 1900)

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	July Rating	Current Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles	Entries since 2002	Statistics
2026-05-25	Francis	Best	0	1	Isle Of Wight	1893	1893		258	17	played 77, white (+16,=17,-9), black (+11,=11,-13) 53.2%
2026-06-19	Martin P	Gawne	0	0	Ulverston	1845	1844		196	3	played 10, white (=3,-1), black (+1,=2,-3) 35.0%
2026-05-12	Matthew	Wilson	0	0	Ilkley Chess Centre	1825	1825		342	12	played 53, white (+12,=5,-10), black (+12,=6,-7) 55.7%
2026-06-02	Heath	Grimman	1	0	Gosforth	1804	1804		116	1
2026-05-25	Graham	Wilson	0	1	Harrogate	1785	1785		81	16	played 75, white (+14,=12,-13), black (+12,=15,-9) 52.7%

Intermediate (under 1750)

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	July Rating	Current Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles	Entries since 2002	Statistics
2026-05-24	Richard	Saunders	0	1		1769	1729		190	1
2026-06-11	Neil	Staples	0	1	Banbury	1781	1720		162	14	played 64, white (+15,=13,-5), black (+10,=14,-7) 60.2%
2026-05-26	David	Teague	0	0	None	1717	1715	2	54	8	played 34, white (+10,=4,-4), black (+2,=6,-7) 50.0%
2026-06-04	Robert	McClatchey	0	0		1688	1688		241	3	played 10, white (+2,=2,-1), black (=4,-1) 50.0%
2026-03-22	Marian Silviu	Talmacel	0	0	Gambit	1675	1675		109	1
2026-05-07	Sean	Parker	0	0	Acomb	1653	1653		166	8	played 34, white (+1,=10,-6), black (+2,=6,-9) 32.4%
2026-04-14	John	Smart	0	0		1628	1628		76	10	played 45, white (+5,=11,-8), black (+3,=12,-6) 43.3%
2026-02-17	Andrew	Beswick	0	0	Chorlton	1590	1626		137	6	played 23, white (+2,=2,-7), black (+3,=3,-6) 32.6%
2026-04-22	Dave	Colledge	0	1	Saltaire	1626	1626		106	7	played 30, white (+5,=9,-1), black (+2,=7,-6) 50.0%
2026-06-18	Ian	Blencowe	0	1	Wotton Hall	1591	1591		208	9	played 39, white (+4,=7,-6), black (+6,=11,-5) 48.7%
2026-05-05	Matthew	Walshaw	0	0	Woodseats	1586	1586		97	2	played 5, white (=1,-1), black (-3) 10.0%
2026-04-18	David	Buckell	0	1	Acomb	1592	1565		126	23	played 110, white (+24,=25,-8), black (+14,=27,-12) 58.2%

Minor (under 1600)

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	July Rating	Current Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles	Entries since 2002	Statistics
2026-05-13	Benjamin	Topham	0	0	Norfolk & Norwich	1594	1594		170	1
2026-06-18	Adrian	Cload	0	1	Hastings And St Leonards	1547	1590		242	1
2026-05-23	Paul Robert	Jackson	0	0	Lancashire	1581	1581		166	15	played 70, white (+11,=18,-8), black (+9,=19,-5) 55.0%
2026-02-17	Andrew	Zigmond	0	0	Harrogate	1572	1576		81	21	played 100, white (+22,=12,-15), black (+15,=20,-16) 53.0%
2026-05-05	Jim	Morris	0	0	Northenden	1571	1571		145	2	played 5, white (=1,-1), black (+2,-1) 50.0%
2026-03-08	Neil	Dee	0	0	Marple	1549	1562		129	5	played 15, white (+5,=2,-1), black (+2,=2,-3) 60.0%
2026-06-23	Stuart	Mclaughlin	0	0	Billingham Synthonia	1553	1527		66	2	played 5, white (+1,=1), black (+1,-2) 50.0%
2026-04-14	David	Smart	0	1		1515	1515		76	14	played 65, white (+10,=17,-9), black (+6,=15,-8) 49.2%
2026-03-15	David	Holmes	0	0	Market Harborough	1488	1512		126	3	played 10, white (=3,-1), black (+1,=1,-4) 30.0%
2026-05-03	Daniel	Coleman	0	0	Castlehill	1406	1496		240	5	played 18, white (+2,=1,-5), black (+5,=3,-2) 50.0%
2026-04-06	Trevor	Blower	0	1		1531	1488		196	22	played 105, white (+26,=9,-20), black (+20,=8,-22) 51.9%
2026-06-15	Martin	Brookes	0	0	Tynemouth	1383	1408		93	1
2026-03-22	Christopher	Patrick	0	0	Ilkley Chess Centre	0	0		99	1

Foundation (under 1450)

Received	First Name	Surname	Junior	Senior	Club	July Rating	Current Rating	Bye Rounds	Miles	Entries since 2002	Statistics
2026-05-07	David	Littler	0	0	Lancaster	1337	1389		166	1
2026-05-14	Jason	Clemmey	0	0	Hull	1370	1370		33	2	played 4, white (+2), black (-2) 50.0%
2026-06-11	Alastair	Speirs	0	1	Ilkley Chess Centre	1350	1330		99	1
2026-04-17	Jai Jai	Fincham-Richardson	1	0	Wymondham	1305	1305		167	2	played 2, white (-1), black (+1) 50.0%
2026-06-17	Anant	Handa	0	0	Greater Manchester	1248	1271		137	4	played 14, white (+3,-4), black (+4,=2,-1) 57.1%
2026-06-11	Dennis	Laker	0	1	Rookswood	1394	1234		108	1
2026-05-16	Toby	Conyers-Kelly	0	1	Ye Olde Starre Inne	1132	1097		48	6	played 23, white (+4,=1,-6), black (+2,=1,-9) 30.4%
2026-05-26	Colin	Ward	0	0		1041	1041		148	4	played 15, white (+2,-5), black (-8) 13.3%