1985 (22nd) Berks & Bucks Congress, Championship Section, 24-26 August, Amersham Community Centre

1985 Berks & Bucks Congress Championship Section		Grade/Elo	Residence/Club	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	Shaun M Taulbut	232/2456	Earley	b12=	b5=	w16+	w2+	b8+	4
2	David H Cummings	225/2400	Bracknell	w11+	w10+	b15+	b1-	w5+	4
3	John C Saunders	195/2160	Mitcham	w14=	b16+	w5=	b6=	w7+	3½
4	Alan P Ashby	207/2256	Bristol	b6=	b12=	w7=	b14=	b13+	3
5	Clive E Hill	201/2208	Pinner	b7+	w1=	b3=	w9+	b2-	3
6	Rowley C S Newton	198/2184	Reading	w4=	w11=	b10+	w3=	b9=	3
7	David R Carless	188/2104	Bourne End	w5-	b8+	b4=	w15+	b3-	2½
8	Brian R Eley	208/2264	Bolton upon Dearne	b13=	w7-	b11+	b16+	w1-	2½
9	Paul C Girdlestone	184/2072	Lane End, HW	w16-	b14+	w12+	b5-	w6=	2½
10	Simon J Roe	203/2224	Dunstable	w15=	b2-	w6-	b12+	w16+	2½
11	Mark E Page	(185/2080)	Mitcham	b2-	b6=	w8-	w13+	b15+	2½
12	Clive Blackwell	184/2072	Stanwell	w1=	w4=	b9-	w10-	b14=	1½
13	Alan G Grant	2115	Glasgow	w8=	b15-	w14+	b11-	w4-	1½
14	Ian McAllan	183/2064	Sidcup	b3=	w9-	b13-	w4=	w12=	1½
15	Gerald Moore	196/2168	Chalfont St Peter	b10=	w13+	w2-	b7-	w11-	1½
16	D George Ellison	187/2096	Poulton le Fylde	b9+	w3-	b1-	w8-	b10-	1

Tournament Programme (with names of all competitors)

Premier: (1) Michael Trent (Slough) 4/5; (2-4) Alan J Cox (Earley), Ken W Derrick (Seamills, Bristol), Mark V Taylor (ICL, Bracknell) 3½ (16 players)

Chaliengers A: (1) Steven A M Foister (Maidenhead) 4/5; (2-4) Tim Everrett (Chester), Alex Niedzwiedzki (Walsingham), M K Reeves (Hazells, Aylesbury) 3½ (16 players)

Challengers B: (1-2) J Butler (London N8), J Watson (Bourne End) 4/5; (3) Jon David Lee (Abingdon) 3½ (14 players)

Reserves A: (1) M Broom (Hazells) 4/5; (2-3) P Lawrence (Watford), N Reeder (Hazells) 3½ (16 players)

Reserves B: (1) C White (Oxford) 4½/5; (2) A Lawrence (Watford) 3½; (3-5) R A Brown (Reading), J Mike Haslinger (Hayes), J F Taylor (Oxford) 3 (16 players)

Reserves C: (1) D J Carrod (H Wycombe) 4/5; (2-4) R H C Amis (Reading), A Jose (H Wycombe), Graham P Try (Gerrards Cross) 3½ (16 players)

Reserves D: (1) Andrew A Webster (Sutton & Cheam) 4/5; (2-4) Olive Chataway (Harrow), G B James (Whaddon), P Murnane (Reading) 3½ (14 players)

Reserves E: (1-2) Neville Clark (Marlow), Alec S Webster (Sutton & Cheam) 4; (3) R Nall (Henley) 3½ (16 players)

Reserves F: (1) M C Wallace (Ealing) 4½/5; (2) D J Healey (Watford) 4; (3-8) A Crafts (Marston School, Oxford), D Davies (Earley), I Harper (Newport IOW), A J McDonald (Chalfont), D Smith, W Uppington (both Marston Sch) 3 (13 players)

The Mrs J Stean Cup (most promising junior): Andrew Webster, age 11. Bucks Examiner Cup (best Chesham & Amersham player): Rowley Newton (Championship Section, 3 points). Bucks Free Press Tripartite Shield (competed for by Bourne End, Gerrards Cross and H Wycombe members) was won by H Wycombe. Lightning Tournament (26 Aug) was won by Gerald Moore who beat David Carless in the Final. Rowley Newton won the 3rd place play-off.

153 players took part in the congress.

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