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23rd Blackpool Chess Conference - 12th to 14th March 1999

Held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool (over five rounds).

Congress Director: K McMahon
Congress Secretary: D Clayton
Chief Controller: D Welch, BCF Chief Arbiter
Number of tournaments: 6
Prize fund: £6,525
Number of competitors: 442

Lancashire Premier Open

Open to all players
Number of competitors: 39
Controller: D Welch
Prize fund: £1,500
1 M Hebden Slough 4½ £700
2= K Arkell Bigwood 4 £200
  D Gormally London 4 £200
  B Lalic Slough 4 £200
GP 188 - 175 RA Barton Morecambe 3½ £50
GP U175 JL Blackburn Kidsgrove 3 £25
  C Hanley Lancaster RGS 3 £25
Lady Prize M Buckley Keynsham 2½ £50
British Qualifier J Merriman Isleworth 3½ £50

Lancashire Challengers

For players graded below 180
Number of competitors: 53
Prize fund: £1,050
1= P Isherwood Preston 4½ £300
  M Peacock Preston 4½ £300
  R Savory Atticus 4½ £300
GP 161 - 151 P Heaton Poulton 3½ £50
GP U151 P Keech 3Cs 3½ £50
Lady Prize L Barnes Tynemouth 2½ £50

Blackpool Major

For players graded below 140
Number of competitors: 72
Controller: G Jones
Prize fund: £1,050
1= S Bainbridge Little Lever 4½ £225
  K Domoras Lytham Ex 4½ £225
  V Lewis Manchester 4½ £225
  R Wild Bury 4½ £225
GP 133 - 128 G Collyer Spalding 4 £16.66
  J Fish Bramhall 4 £16.66
  D Jones Lytham Ex 4 £16.66
GP U128 S Montgomery Chorlton 4 £50

Southbank Intermediate

For players graded below 120
Number of competitors: 93
Controller: P Purland
Prize fund: £1,100
1 C Teran Liverpool 5 £500
2= R Baker High Peak 4 £57.15
  D Curtis Frodsham 4 £57.15
  T Haslinger Formby 4 £57.15
  G Hughes Scarborough 4 £57.15
  B Shorter Formby 4 £57.15
  P Stephenson EEC 4 £57.15
  L Stojnic Preston 4 £57.15
GP 112 - 108 D Bramley Ilkeston 3½ £16.66
  N Coward Guardian 3½ £16.66
  J McKeown Southport 3½ £16.66
GP 107 - 104 J Dilworth EEC 3½ £10
  S Fanning Atherton 3½ £10
  W Gill Wimbledon 3½ £10
  A Smith King Edward VII (Lytham) 3½ £10
  G Viszokai Coddon 3½ £10
GP U104 R McCann Cockermouth 3½ £25
  R Thomson Oswestry 3½ £25
Lady Prize A Kelly Coulsdon 2½ £50

Fylde Minor

For players graded below 100
Number of competitors: 92
Controller: D Newhouse
Prize fund: £1,100
1= V Ghasi Warley Quinborne   £225
  M Horne Crusaders   £225
  J Joyce Netherton   £225
  M Neesa South Tyneside College   £225
GP 94 - 91 K Gorman Poulton   £25
  S McGregor Ilkley   £25
GP 90 - 84 T Loughlin Prescot   £25
  C Woolley Urmston   £25
GP U84 K Cox Gateshead   £16.66
  S Griffin Cheltenham   £16.66
  D Jameson Colwyn Bay   £16.66
Lady Prize S Chevannes Brimingham 2½ £50

Standard

For players graded below 80
Number of competitors: 93
Controller: B Dowdall
Prize fund: £625
1= R Collier West End 5 £175
  M Harris Hunts Cross 5 £175
3 P Leonard   4½ £100
4= P Anderson Peoples 4 £6.50
  S Coleclough-Worral Rawtenstall 4 £6.50
  W Derbyshire Chorley 4 £6.50
  P Fairburn South Tyneside 4 £6.50
  B McHugh Ormskirk 4 £6.50
  MW Patterson Newport 4 £6.50
  P Smith Rolls Royce 4 £6.50
  M Worrall Red Star 4 £6.50
GP Non-Junior U66 B McHugh Ormskirk 4 £12.50
  M Worrall Red Star 4 £12.50
GP Non-Junior UG P Anderson Peoples 4 £12.50
  W Derbyshire Chorley 4 £12.50
Best Junior S Coleclough-Worral Rawtenstall 4 £12.50
  P Fairburn South Tyneside 4 £12.50
Lady Prize K Martin 3Cs 3½ £50

NCCU Grand Prix Prize

Awarded for the highest score by a player whose club is a NCCU registered club.

R Collier Standard West End 5 £16.66
M Harris Standard Hunts Cross 5 £16.66
C Teran Intermediate Liverpool 5 £16.66

Sharon Furlong Trophy

Awarded to the lady with the highest score overall.

K Martin Standard 3Cs 3½ £50