1971 North Devon Open, Barnstaple, 1-3 October 1971 (n.b. not a complete or accurate crosstable as not all games available)

1971 North Devon Open		Elo	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	Peter J Waters	2184	♦ 1/14	◊ 1/33	♦ 1/15	◊ 1/4	♦ 1/6	5
2	George Steven Botterill	2408	◊ 1/35	♦ 1/34	♦ ½/25	◊ 1/16	♦ 1/11	4½
3	Robert Bellin	2304	♦ ½/12	1	♦ 1/38	◊ 1/37	♦ 1/10	4½
4	Harry Golombek	2232	◊ 1/40	♦ 1/41	◊ 1/18	♦ 0/1		3 / 4
5	Gerald H Bennett	2240	◊ 1/42	♦ 1/32		◊ 1/17	♦ 0/12	3 / 4
6	Ronald FA Harman	2144	◊ 1/36	♦ ½/9	◊ 1/7		◊ 0/1	2½ / 4
7	Baruch H Wood	2192	♦ ½/13	◊ 1/8	♦ 0/6	◊ 1/43	♦ 0/20	2½
8	Daniel Wright	2352	♦ 1/44	♦ 0/7	◊ 1/32	♦ ½/26		2½ / 4
9	Robert A Lee	2112	♦ 1/21	◊ ½/6		◊ 0/10	♦ ½/27	2 / 4
10	Michael E Binks	1992			◊ 1/45	♦ 1/9	◊ 0/3	2 / 3
11	Alan K Crombleholme	2144		♦ 1/39		♦ 1/46	◊ 0/2	2 / 3
12	Timothy David Harding	2080	◊ ½/3				◊ 1/5	1½ / 2
13	TP Gidman	1888	◊ ½/7	♦ 1/36			♦ 0/19	1½ / 3
14	David A Hester	2064	◊ 0/1				♦ 1/17	1 / 2
15	Brian F O'Sullivan	2024			◊ 0/1	◊ 1/25		1 / 2
16	Robert Graham Taylor	2080				♦ 0/2	◊ 1/22	1 / 2
17	Peter Charles Griffiths	2240		♦ 1/19		♦ 0/5	◊ 0/14	1 / 3
18	L Burrows	1605		◊ 1/23	♦ 0/4			1 / 2
19	A Maya	1852		◊ 0/17			◊ 1/13	1 / 2
20	David O Vaughan	1992					◊ 1/7	1 / 1
21	Stefano Bruzzi	2288	◊ 0/9		◊ 1/39			1 / 2
22	Stuart J Hutchings	2296				◊ 1/47	♦ 0/16	1 / 2
23	JS Evans	2000		♦ 0/18	◊ 1/48			1 / 2
24	Stephen R Boniface	1784			◊ 1/49			1 / 1
25	MA Walker	1880			◊ ½/2	♦ 0/15		½ / 2
26	Andrew J Morley	2008				◊ ½/8		½ / 1
27	Ian A Marks	1664					◊ ½/9	½ / 1
28	Denys Pepperell Bonner	2040	♦ ½/30					½ / 1
29	RJ Graham	1760					♦ ½/31	½ / 1
30	PA Jones	1640	◊ ½/28					½ / 1
31	FV Pye	1392					◊ ½/29	½ / 1
32	Anthony Lewarne Hosking	1736		◊ 0/5	♦ 0/8			0 / 2
33	Vernon Dilworth	1880		♦ 0/1				0 / 1
34	MR Mahdavi	2080		◊ 0/2				0 / 1
35	EP Meiners	1720	♦ 0/2					0 / 1
36	RJ Dixon	1928	♦ 0/6	◊ 0/13				0 / 2
37	Iain Stenhouse	1872				♦ 0/3		0 / 1
38	M Brisk	1605			◊ 0/3			0 / 1
39	WH Taylor	2048		◊ 0/11	♦ 0/21			0 / 2
40	NM Stewart	1720	♦ 0/4					0 / 1
41	Samson Parker Lucas	1605		◊ 0/4				0 / 1
42	RH Stacey	1700	♦ 0/5					0 / 1
43	Keith R Ingram	1976				♦ 0/7		0 / 1
44	G Hadgkiss	1800	◊ 0/8					0 / 1
45	Roger Hardy	1888			♦ 0/10			0 / 1
46	Michael J Bulford	2168				◊ 0/11		0 / 1
47	AJ Shaw	1920				♦ 0/22		0 / 1
48	P Wood	1784			♦ 0/23			0 / 1
49	Geoffrey Ernest Wolfarth	2056			♦ 0/24			0 / 1

THE FIRST NORTH DEVON CONGRESS [BCM, November 1971, p415-416]

By P.H.Clarke

Another important congress has arisen on the British chess scene. Since I am Chairman of The Hexagon, the group which organised the First North Devon Congress, I ought perhaps to be modest about claiming such a success; on the other hand, the competitors left no doubts regarding their enjoyment of the event. It consisted of a 5-round Swiss tournament, the Barnstaple Open, staged in luxurious surroundings at the North Devon Motel, Barnstaple, over the weekend October 1st to 3rd [1971].

The entry of 71 proved that many players are willing to travel long distances for a short tournament, and now The Hexagon is confident that more will come next year. I would like to stress some of the good features of the event: only 2 rounds on the Saturday; adjournment sessions (no adjudications were necessary); comfortable playing conditions and fine equipment; a prize fund of £240 plus special book prizes. It is planned to maintain these in 1972 and, in the case of the prizes, to effect great improvements.

Despite powerful opposition the local star, P.Waters, took the £100 1st Prize with 5 out of 5, displaying coolness and skill in every situation. Just starting his university career, he should have many opportunities ahead. Two of the favourites, R. Bellin and G.S. Botterill, came next with 4½, while the last main prizes were shared by S. Bruzzi, T.D. Harding and R.G. Taylor with 4. The remaining scores were: G.H. Bennett, M.E. Binks, M.J. Bulford, A. Crombleholme, H. Golombek, R.F. Harman, D.A. Hester, A. Maya, A.J. Morley, B.F. O’Sullivan and D.O. Vaughan 3½; S.R. Boniface, V. Dilworth, J.S. Evans, N.M. Hamlin, S. Hampton, A.L. Hosking, S.J. Hutchings, R.A. Lee, M.R. Mahdavi, I.A. Marks, A.J. Shaw, W.H. Taylor, T.F. Thynne, M.A. Walker and D. Wright 3; D.P. Bonner, T.P. Gidman, P.C. Griffiths, L. Guard, R. Hardy, K.R. Ingram, S.P. Lucas, N.M. Stewart, F. Whitelaw Jr, G.E. Wolfarth and B.H. Wood 2½; J.S. Bunter, L. Burrows, R.J. Dixon, R.D. Evans, Miss C. Hadgkiss, R.C. Harijan, P.A. Jones, R. Palmano, R.H. Stacey, I. Stenhouse, D.J. Tout and P. Wood 2; M. Brisk, R.J. Graham, Miss E. Hadgkiss, G. Hadgkiss, E.H. Jones, G.O. Jordan, R. Lock and F.V. Pye 1½; L. Barker, G.M. Bond, J. Lord, E.P. Meiners III, J.S. Midgley and R.G. Waters 1; J. Fulford and P.G. Tomlinson ½.

The [following] fourth-round encounter [between P Waters and H Golombek] had a decisive bearing on the top placings. My colleague missed his chance in failing to play 19 ..., Kt-B6 and bore the rest as a retribution.

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Date	Notes
1997	Original update
6 August 2020	Updated to latest BritBase standard and added the BCM report. Added and corrected some forenames (n.b. Geoffrey E Wolfarth, not 'George' as previously given)