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Tournament: Northumbria Masters • Updated
17 February, 2026 11:15 AM
Venue: Newcastle • Dates: 26-30 August 2021 • Download PGN (288 games)
2021 Northumbria Masters, Newcastle, 26-30 August
Three tournaments: GM a.p.a., IM a.p.a., Open. Organiser/Tournament Director Tim Wall, Chief Arbiter Alan Atkinson
| 2021 Northumbria Masters GM |
Fed |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Total |
| 1 |
Ravi Haria |
ENG |
2440m |
|
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6½ |
| 2 |
Conor E Murphy |
IRL |
2382f |
1 |
|
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6½ |
| 3 |
Marcus R Harvey |
ENG |
2440f |
½ |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
6 |
| 4 |
Tamas Fodor jr |
HUN |
2520g |
½ |
½ |
1 |
|
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5½ |
| 5 |
Matthew J Wadsworth |
ENG |
2416m |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
|
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
5½ |
| 6 |
Callum Kilpatrick |
ENG |
2381f |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
|
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
5 |
| 7 |
Matthew J Turner |
SCO |
2509g |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
3½ |
| 8 |
Peter T Roberson |
ENG |
2437m |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
|
½ |
1 |
3 |
| 9 |
Alexander Cherniaev |
RUS |
2438g |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
0 |
2 |
| 10 |
David J Eggleston |
ENG |
2381m |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
1½ |
Category 8, Average 2434. GM norm = 6½, IM norm = 5
GM norms achieved: Ravia Haria (final), Conor Murphy (1st)
IM norms achieved, Marcus Harvey, Callum Kilpatrick.
| 2021 Northumbria Masters IM |
Fed |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Total |
| 1 |
Zala Urh |
SLO |
2216wm |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6½ |
| 2 |
James E Moreby |
ENG |
2283f |
½ |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| 3 |
Peter G Large |
ENG |
2335m |
½ |
½ |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5 |
| 4 |
Jonah B Willow |
ENG |
2396f |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5 |
| 5 |
Yichen Han |
NED |
2307f |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| 6 |
William Claridge-Hansen |
ENG |
2290f |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
4½ |
| 7 |
Harry Grieve |
ENG |
2282f |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
|
1 |
½ |
0 |
4 |
| 8 |
Andrew J Muir |
SCO |
2259m |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
3½ |
| 9 |
Iain Gourlay |
SCO |
2342f |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
|
½ |
3 |
| 10 |
Roderick M McKay |
SCO |
2258m |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
|
2½ |
Category 2, Average 2297. IM norm = 6½, WGM = 6
Slovenian WIM Zala Urh (born 2002) achieved both WGM and IM norms, and won the tournament despite being lowest rated by a considerable margin.
2021 Northumbria Masters Open
| 2021 Northumbria Masters Open |
Fed |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Total |
| 1 |
Brandon G I Clarke |
ENG |
2429m |
w69+ |
b23+ |
w13+ |
b7= |
w14+ |
b5+ |
w10+ |
b2= |
w3= |
7½ |
| 2 |
Daniel W Gormally |
ENG |
2479g |
w38+ |
b44= |
bye+ |
w18+ |
b6= |
w7+ |
b33+ |
w1= |
b5= |
7 |
| 3 |
Marian Petrov |
BUL |
2457g |
b59+ |
w16+ |
b7- |
w36+ |
b13+ |
w8= |
b14+ |
w6+ |
b1= |
7 |
| 4 |
Keith C Arkell |
ENG |
2382g |
b60+ |
w25+ |
b14- |
w26+ |
b8- |
w67+ |
b11+ |
w9+ |
b10+ |
7 |
| 5 |
Peter K Wells |
ENG |
2381g |
w46+ |
b17+ |
w8+ |
b14= |
w30+ |
w1- |
b7+ |
b12+ |
w2= |
7 |
| 6 |
Hamish Olson |
SCO |
2246f |
b47+ |
w36+ |
b18= |
w44+ |
w2= |
b12= |
w30+ |
b3- |
w14+ |
6½ |
| 7 |
Dong Bao Nghia |
VIE |
2227c |
w40+ |
b27+ |
w3+ |
w1= |
b32+ |
b2- |
w5- |
b35+ |
w19+ |
6½ |
| 8 |
Roland Bezuidenhout |
RSA |
2196f |
b72+ |
w45+ |
b5- |
w28+ |
w4+ |
b3= |
w12- |
b32+ |
26w+ |
6½ |
| 9 |
Neil H Bradbury |
ENG |
2297m |
b39+ |
w18- |
w37+ |
b35+ |
w10- |
b63+ |
w23+ |
b4- |
w29+ |
6 |
| 10 |
Max N Turner |
ENG |
2182c |
b41+ |
w30- |
b69+ |
w43+ |
b9+ |
w32+ |
b1- |
w18+ |
w4- |
6 |
| 11 |
Ryan Murphy |
USA |
1977 |
w43+ |
w15- |
b79+ |
b13- |
w55+ |
b22+ |
w4- |
b23+ |
w27+ |
6 |
| 12 |
John Merriman |
ENG |
2245 |
bye= |
w42+ |
b33+ |
w16= |
b41+ |
w6= |
b8+ |
w5- |
|
5½ |
| 13 |
Steven A Jones |
ENG |
2234 |
b48+ |
w28+ |
b1- |
w11+ |
w3- |
b35= |
w25+ |
b19- |
w39+ |
5½ |
| 14 |
Peter J Sowray |
ENG |
2196f |
w49+ |
b67+ |
w4+ |
w5= |
b1- |
b19+ |
w3- |
w33+ |
b6- |
5½ |
| 15 |
Thomas A Eggleston |
ENG |
2178 |
w50+ |
b11+ |
b32- |
bye= |
bye= |
w59+ |
b18- |
w30+ |
b17= |
5½ |
| 16 |
Thomas Villiers |
ENG |
2165c |
w75+ |
b3- |
w49+ |
b12= |
w52+ |
b30- |
w19- |
b40+ |
b44+ |
5½ |
| 17 |
Thomas Brown |
WLS |
2129 |
b76+ |
w5- |
b53+ |
w41- |
b48+ |
bye= |
w21= |
b55+ |
w15= |
5½ |
| 18 |
Mikhail Sedykh |
ENG |
2124 |
w54+ |
b9+ |
w6= |
b2- |
w22= |
b39+ |
w15+ |
b10- |
w20= |
5½ |
| 19 |
Shyam Jagdish Modi |
ENG |
2118 |
b65= |
w53= |
b76+ |
w25= |
b44+ |
w14- |
b16+ |
w13+ |
b7- |
5½ |
| 20 |
Luis Ortiz Sanchez |
ESP |
1899 |
b33- |
w64- |
b74= |
w65= |
b79+ |
w76+ |
b56+ |
w24+ |
b18= |
5½ |
| 21 |
Rafe Martyn |
ENG |
2242f |
bye= |
b62+ |
w44- |
b37+ |
w34- |
w43+ |
b17= |
b39= |
w22= |
5 |
| 22 |
Aditya Verma |
ENG |
2170 |
b52= |
w51+ |
b30- |
w60+ |
b18= |
w11- |
b41= |
w36+ |
b21= |
5 |
| 23 |
David Guthrie |
NZL |
2165c |
b74+ |
w1- |
b60= |
w48= |
b69+ |
w41+ |
b9- |
w11- |
b57+ |
5 |
| 24 |
Andrew D Green |
SCO |
2154c |
bye= |
w52= |
b41- |
b57= |
w73+ |
b46+ |
w27= |
b20- |
w48+ |
5 |
| 25 |
Andrew Philip Smith |
IRL |
2144f |
w73+ |
b4- |
w50+ |
b19= |
b33- |
w60+ |
b13- |
w52+ |
b30= |
5 |
| 26 |
Robert F Willmoth |
ENG |
2116c |
w55+ |
w33= |
bye= |
b4- |
bye= |
b50+ |
bye= |
w31+ |
8b- |
5 |
| 27 |
Jacob D Yoon |
ENG |
2116 |
b56+ |
w7- |
b64= |
w52- |
b47+ |
w62+ |
b24= |
w57+ |
b11- |
5 |
| 28 |
Samuel A Milson |
ENG |
2106 |
w57+ |
b13- |
w70+ |
b8- |
w50= |
b52- |
w66= |
b51+ |
w55+ |
5 |
| 29 |
Paul A G Dargan |
ENG |
2064c |
b79= |
w78+ |
def- |
b39= |
bye= |
w53= |
b52+ |
w43+ |
b9- |
5 |
| 30 |
Jacob Connor Boswell |
ENG |
2012 |
w80+ |
b10+ |
w22+ |
w32= |
b5- |
w16+ |
b6- |
b15- |
w25= |
5 |
| 31 |
Mate Ther |
ENG |
1964 |
bye= |
w79= |
b43- |
w53= |
b64+ |
w56= |
b63+ |
b26- |
w50+ |
5 |
| 32 |
Michael J Basman |
ENG |
2289m |
w61+ |
b35+ |
w15+ |
b30= |
w7- |
b10- |
w34+ |
w8- |
41b |
4½ |
| 33 |
Klauss Mosnegutu |
ROU |
2235 |
w20+ |
b26= |
w12- |
b46+ |
w25+ |
b34+ |
w2- |
b14- |
35w |
4½ |
| 34 |
Peter M Gayson |
ENG |
2150f |
b42- |
w77+ |
b52= |
w64+ |
b21+ |
w33- |
b32- |
w44= |
b43= |
4½ |
| 35 |
Nigel Birtwistle |
ENG |
2123 |
b64+ |
w32- |
b42+ |
w9- |
b76+ |
w13= |
b44+ |
w7- |
33b |
4½ |
| 36 |
Paul A Hutchinson |
ENG |
2120 |
w70+ |
b6- |
w63+ |
b3- |
w39- |
b40= |
w46+ |
b22- |
w62+ |
4½ |
| 37 |
Peter Finn |
ENG |
1981 |
b77= |
w65+ |
b9- |
w21- |
b53- |
w78+ |
b42= |
w64= |
b63+ |
4½ |
| 38 |
Neil Thomson |
SCO |
1960 |
b2- |
bye= |
bye= |
w42+ |
b56= |
w44- |
b64= |
w63= |
b65+ |
4½ |
| 39 |
Joshua Pink |
ENG |
1924 |
w9- |
b54= |
b73+ |
w29= |
b36+ |
w18- |
b53+ |
w21= |
b13- |
4½ |
| 40 |
Sheng Liang Bernard Chan |
MAS |
1870 |
b7- |
w56- |
b66- |
w75+ |
b71+ |
w36= |
b60+ |
w16- |
b64+ |
4½ |
| 41 |
Gopakumar Siddharth |
IND |
1856 |
w10- |
b80+ |
w24+ |
b17+ |
w12- |
b23- |
w22= |
b68+ |
32w |
4½ |
| 42 |
Mark Lim |
ENG |
1779 |
w34+ |
b12- |
w35- |
b38- |
w70+ |
b68= |
w37= |
b49= |
60w+ |
4½ |
| 43 |
Mahmoud Shahbazi |
ENG |
|
b11- |
bye+ |
w31+ |
b10- |
w68+ |
b21- |
w49+ |
b29- |
w34= |
4½ |
| 44 |
Tim Kett |
WLS |
2167c |
w63+ |
w2= |
b21+ |
b6- |
w19- |
b38+ |
w35- |
b34= |
w16- |
4 |
| 45 |
Rohan Bansal |
ENG |
2042 |
w66+ |
b8- |
w57= |
b55= |
w63- |
b49- |
w50= |
b72+ |
w52= |
4 |
| 46 |
Chris Izod |
ENG |
1924 |
b5- |
w73= |
b65+ |
w33- |
b58+ |
w24- |
b36- |
w56= |
w71+ |
4 |
| 47 |
Dominic V Gibbs |
ENG |
1904 |
w6- |
b70- |
w80+ |
b66= |
w27- |
b55- |
w77+ |
b61+ |
w54= |
4 |
| 48 |
Martin J Faulkner |
ENG |
1874 |
w13- |
b55= |
w54+ |
b23= |
w17- |
b57- |
w76+ |
b66+ |
b24- |
4 |
| 49 |
Nicolas Skettos |
CYP |
1862 |
b14- |
w66+ |
b16- |
w76- |
b77+ |
w45+ |
b43- |
w42= |
b56= |
4 |
| 50 |
Sam Jukes |
WLS |
1846 |
b15- |
w71+ |
b25- |
w77+ |
b28= |
w26- |
b45= |
w59+ |
b31- |
4 |
| 51 |
Gary Gillespie |
SCO |
1843 |
bye= |
b22- |
w55- |
b54= |
bye= |
w65= |
b71+ |
w28- |
w68+ |
4 |
| 52 |
Chirag Hosdurga |
ENG |
1838 |
w22= |
b24= |
w34= |
b27+ |
b16- |
w28+ |
w29- |
b25- |
b45= |
4 |
| 53 |
James Merriman |
ENG |
1837 |
bye= |
b19= |
w17- |
b31= |
w37+ |
b29= |
w39- |
w69+ |
|
4 |
| 54 |
Saahil Bansal |
ENG |
1745 |
b18- |
w39= |
b48- |
w51= |
b74+ |
w69- |
b75+ |
w62= |
b47= |
4 |
| 55 |
Theo Khoury |
ENG |
1697 |
b26- |
w48= |
b51+ |
w45= |
b11- |
w47+ |
b59+ |
w17- |
b28- |
4 |
| 56 |
Toby Kan |
ENG |
1696 |
w27- |
b40+ |
w67= |
b68= |
w38= |
b31= |
w20- |
b46= |
w49= |
4 |
| 57 |
Connor Clarke |
ENG |
1691 |
b28- |
w72+ |
b45= |
w24= |
b59- |
w48+ |
b69+ |
b27- |
w23- |
4 |
| 58 |
Vikas Sajanani |
ENG |
|
bye= |
bye= |
bye= |
b67- |
w46- |
b73= |
w61- |
w75+ |
b69+ |
4 |
| 59 |
Roger D de Coverly |
ENG |
1954 |
w3- |
b63- |
w75+ |
b78+ |
w57+ |
b15- |
w55- |
b50- |
w66= |
3½ |
| 60 |
Ifan Rathbone-Jones |
WLS |
1941 |
w4- |
b75+ |
w23= |
b22- |
w66+ |
b25- |
w40- |
73b+ |
42b- |
3½ |
| 61 |
Julien M Shepley |
ENG |
1913 |
b32- |
w76- |
b72= |
w74= |
b65= |
w64- |
b58+ |
w47- |
b75+ |
3½ |
| 62 |
David Paul Gillespie |
SCO |
1862 |
bye= |
w21- |
b77= |
w79+ |
bye= |
b27- |
w68= |
b54= |
b36- |
3½ |
| 63 |
Anum Sheikh |
ENG |
1837wc |
b44- |
w59+ |
b36- |
w71+ |
b45+ |
w9- |
w31- |
b38= |
w37- |
3½ |
| 64 |
Shlok Verma |
ENG |
1724 |
w35- |
b20+ |
w27= |
b34- |
w31- |
b61+ |
w38= |
b37= |
w40- |
3½ |
| 65 |
Eugenia Karas |
ENG |
1697 |
w19= |
b37- |
w46- |
b20= |
w61= |
b51= |
w73= |
b76+ |
w38- |
3½ |
| 66 |
Jonathan McKay |
SCO |
1620 |
b45- |
b49- |
w40+ |
w47= |
b60- |
w74+ |
b28= |
w48- |
b59= |
3½ |
| 67 |
Chris Fegan |
ENG |
2034 |
b71+ |
w14- |
b56= |
w58+ |
bye= |
b4- |
|
|
|
3/6 |
| 68 |
Stephen J Homer |
ENG |
1988 |
bye= |
bye= |
bye= |
w56= |
b43- |
w42= |
b62= |
w41- |
b51- |
3 |
| 69 |
Savas Marin Stoica |
ENG |
1954 |
b1- |
w74+ |
w10- |
b70+ |
w23- |
b54+ |
w57- |
b53- |
w58- |
3 |
| 70 |
Sanjit S Kumar |
ENG |
1702 |
b36- |
w47+ |
b28- |
w69- |
b42- |
w71- |
b74- |
b77+ |
w72+ |
3 |
| 71 |
Patrick Damodaran |
ENG |
1498 |
w67- |
b50- |
bye+ |
b63- |
w40- |
b70+ |
w51- |
w74+ |
b46- |
3 |
| 72 |
Robin J Nandi |
ENG |
1867 |
w8- |
b57- |
w61= |
b73- |
b75- |
w77+ |
b78+ |
w45- |
b70- |
2½ |
| 73 |
Benjamin Larkin |
ENG |
1753 |
b25- |
b46= |
w39- |
w72+ |
b24- |
w58= |
b65= |
60w- |
|
2½ |
| 74 |
Jacques Tivillier |
ENG |
1829 |
w23- |
b69- |
w20= |
b61= |
w54- |
b66- |
w70+ |
b71- |
w77- |
2 |
| 75 |
Paul A Johnson |
ENG |
1812 |
b16- |
w60- |
b59- |
b40- |
w72+ |
79w+ |
w54- |
b58- |
w61- |
2 |
| 76 |
Roger Greatorex |
ENG |
1747 |
w17- |
b61+ |
w19- |
b49+ |
w35- |
b20- |
b48- |
w65- |
|
2 |
| 77 |
Zain Patel |
ENG |
1353 |
w37= |
b34- |
w62= |
b50- |
w49- |
b72- |
b47- |
w70- |
b74+ |
2 |
| 78 |
Kevin Winter |
ENG |
1735 |
bye= |
b29- |
bye= |
w59- |
bye= |
b37- |
w72- |
|
|
1½ |
| 79 |
James McKay |
ENG |
1630 |
w29= |
b31= |
w11- |
b62- |
w20- |
75b- |
|
|
|
1/6 |
| 80 |
Alex Minton |
ENG |
1488 |
b30- |
w41- |
b47- |
bye= |
bye= |
|
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File Updated
| Date |
Notes |
| 31 August 2021 |
First upload. Games from TWIC and tables obtained from chess-results.com |
