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Tournament: 37th West of England Championship • 28 games, plus 5 from other sections
Venue: Weston-super-Mare • Dates: 8-12 April 1982 • Download PGN • uploaded
Sunday, 8 November, 2026 8:57 AM
1982 (37th) West of England Championship, Weston-super-Mare, 8-12 April
| 1982 West of England Championship, Weston |
BCF Grade |
Affiliation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary W Lane | 196j | Paignton | w26+ | 7= | 22+ | 2= | w8+ | 9+ | 4= | 5½ |
| 2 | Stephen J Shutler | 201 | Parkstone | 18= | w5+ | 12+ | 1= | 7+ | b3= | 8= | 5 |
| 3 | Alan P Ashby | 205 | Bristol & Clifton | w9+ | b13+ | w4= | b7- | b10= | w2= | b15+ | 4½ |
| 4 | Gerald Moore | 199 | Bath | 14+ | 6= | b3= | 11= | 12= | 7+ | 1= | 4½ |
| 5 | Alex Easton | 179 | Bristol Univ | 9+ | b2- | 21= | 10= | 24+ | 14= | 11+ | 4½ |
| 6 | Philip Leslie Walden | 187 | Paignton, Oxford U | 25+ | 4= | 7- | 17= | 15- | 22+ | w19+ | 4 |
| 7 | David O Collier | 185 | Bristol & Clifton | 10+ | 1= | 6+ | w3+ | 2- | 4- | 9= | 4 |
| 8 | Philip E Walker | Weston-super-Mare | 5- | 24+ | 20+ | 18+ | b1- | 15= | 2= | 4 | |
| 9 | David J Shire | b3- | 21= | b24+ | w21+ | 11+ | 1- | 7= | 4 | ||
| 10 | Maurice J Staples | 201 | Bridgwater | 7- | 25+ | w19= | 5= | w3= | 13= | 14= | 3½ |
| 11 | (Brian) Peter A Andrews | 190 | Southampton | w19= | 22= | 13+ | 4= | 9- | 17+ | 5- | 3½ |
| 12 | A Tyson Mordue | 189 | Downend | w17= | 15+ | 2- | b19= | 4= | 20= | 21= | 3½ |
| 13 | George W Wheeler | 188 | Plymouth | 23+ | w3- | 11- | 14= | 18+ | 10= | b16= | 3½ |
| 14 | Michael H Prettejohn | 184 | Truro | 4- | 26+ | 17= | 13= | w19= | 5= | 10= | 3½ |
| 15 | John Crowle Cock | 178 | Cheltenham | bye= | 12- | 23+ | b16= | 6+ | 8= | w3- | 3½ |
| 16 | David A LeMoir | Patchway | b20= | w21= | b18= | w15= | b17= | b19= | w13= | 3½ | |
| 17 | Douglas A Beer | Southampton | b12= | w18= | 14= | 6= | w16= | 11- | 24+ | 3½ | |
| 18 | James R Boyce | 186 | Bristol & Clifton | 2= | b17= | w16= | 8- | 13- | 26+ | 25= | 3 |
| 19 | James M Aitken | 178 | Cheltenham | b11= | w20= | b10= | w12= | b14= | w16= | b6- | 3 |
| 20 | Jeremy F S Menadue | 167 | Truro | w16= | b19= | 8- | 22= | 21= | 12= | 23= | 3 |
| 21 | Paul A Aston | 163 | Torquay | w22= | b16= | 5= | b9- | 20= | 23= | 12= | 3 |
| 22 | Kenneth W Derrick | 187 | Sea Mills | b21= | 11= | 1- | 20= | 25= | 6- | 26= | 2½ |
| 23 | R J Gregory | 173 | Nailsea | 13- | 9= | 15- | 25= | 26= | 21= | 20= | 2½ |
| 24 | Peter J Telfer | 160j | Keynsham, Bristol GS | bye= | 8- | w9- | 26+ | 5- | 25+ | 17- | 2½ |
| 25 | Ronnie Burton | 162 | Weymouth | 6- | 10- | 26= | 23= | 22= | 24- | 18= | 2 |
| 26 | Stephen P Goodman | 181 | Southampton | b1- | 14- | 25= | 24- | 23= | 18- | 22= | 1½ |
n.b. convert old BCF (British Chess Federation) grades to approximate Elo equivalents, thus: (BCF x 8) + 600 = Elo
Other subsidiary sections were played at the same congress. Full tables may be found in Westward Ho (WECU bulletin), no.22, July 1982, at the Hampshire Chess History website.
File Updated
| Date | Notes |
| 8 November 2026 | First upload. 28 games from the Championship, plus six from other sections. I am grateful to David LeMoir for supplying game scores and to Graham Stuart for posting the Westward Ho (WECU bulletin), no.22, July 1982 on his Hampshire Chess History website. |