1981 (18th) Berks & Bucks Congress, Championship Section, 28-31 August, Amersham Community Centre

1981 Berks & Bucks Congress Championship Section		Grade/Elo	Residence/Club	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	William R Hartston	230/2440	Cambridge	b9=	w6+	b12+	w2+	b4=	4
2	Shaun M Taulbut	229/2432	Tilehurst	b12+	w3+	w7+	b1-	w8+	4
3	John C Saunders	185/2080	Hampton Wick	w11+	b2-	w8=	b16+	w7+	3½
4	Clive E Hill	193/2144	Pinner	b14+d	w9=	b6=	b7=	w1=	3
5	Danny Weyns		Belgium	b15-	w14=	b10+	w9=	w11+	3
6	Jonathan J Ady	201/2208	Norbiton	w16+	b1-	w4=	b8-	w15+	2½
7	Raymond B Edwards	198e/2184	Gerrards Cross	b13+	w10+	b2-	w4=	b3-	2½
8	Paul C Girdlestone	189/2112	Hillingdon	b10-	w13+	b3=	w6+	b2-	2½
9	Gerald Moore	199/2192	Chalfont St Peter	w1=	b4=	w16=	b5=	b10=	2½
10	Kenneth I Norman	201/2208	Shepperton	w8+	b7-	w5-	b15+	w9=	2½
11	Ian McAllan	177/2016	Sidcup	b3-	w12-	b13+	w14+	b5-	2
12	Rowley C S Newton	189/2112	Jordans	w2-	b11+	w1-	b13-	w16+	2
13	Ken W Derrick	187/2096	Bristol	w7-	b8-	w11-	w12+	b14=	1½
14	Brian R Eley	209/2272	Rotherham	w4-d	b5=	w15=	b11-	w13=	1½
15	Russell G Granat	197/2176	Merton Park	w5+	b16-	b14=	w10-	b6-	1½
16	Michael V Lambshire	199/2192	Pinner	b6-	w15+	b9=	w3-	b12-	1½

Tournament Programme (with names of all competitors)

Premier: (1) David R Carless (High Wycombe) 4/5; (2-3) Arthur Hall (Goring by Sea), Adrian P R Lewis (St Leonards) 3½; (4-7) Graham E Borrowdale (Ascot), Keith G Hyde (Purley, Berks), Mark E Page (London SE25), Andrew Robbings (Colnbrook) 3; (8) Brian W Atkinson (Windsor) 2½; (9-10) J S Munday (Great Missenden), Simon J Roe (Dunstable) 2; (11-13) Kevin Beedle (Chesham), Roger D de Coverly (Bourne End), Lucien Mouillaux (Grenoble) 1½; (14) F Brian Ings (Rickmansworth) 1.

Challengers A: (1) M J Buxton (Bourne End) 4/5; (2-4) W Broome (Croxley Green), R N Dixon (Ickenham), M Johnstone (Yateley) 3½ (14 players)

Challengers B: (1) Peter R Rawcliffe (Leighton Buzzard) 4½/5; (2) M Lucey (Reading) 4; (3) H Manning (Aylesbury) 3½ (14 players)

Reserves A: (1) N Lane (Pinner) 4½/5; (2) E Barry Sandercock (Chalfont St Giles) 4; (3-4) Jonathan Beedle (Chesham), P Rose (Marlow) 3.

Reserves B: (1) A Buckland (Maidenhead) 4/5; (2) D Lewis (Emmer Green) 3½

Reserves C: (1) Ian Pagani (Great Missenden) 4/5; (2-3) R Noakes, S Knight (Burnham) 3½.

Reserves D: (1) R P F Whitewood (Seer Green) 4/5; (2-4) C Leigh (High Wycombe), F N Copping (Whitstable), T J Brown 3½.

Reserves E: (1) T J Wainwright (Pinner) 4½/5 (2-4) R Buzzard (Flackwell Heath), Gareth Parker (Amersham), J Fairclough 3½.

Reserves F: (1) T S Norways (Pinner) 4½/5; (2-4) R Davis (Rickmansworth), T Jarvis (Chesham), R Jones (Hatch End) 3½ (All 5 rounds, 14 players except "E" which had 16.

Bucks Examiner Cup: Ian Pagani.
Bucks Free Press "Tripartite Shield": Bourne End Club.
Mrs J Stean Cup for most promising U14s: Gareth Parker.

Lightning Tournament: (1) R Granat; (2) J J Ady; (3) A Jackson... 60 played.

Simul: Bill Hartston scored +25 =3 -4 (Roger D Barnett, Jonathan Beedle, Geoffrey W Naldrett, P McTighe)

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