Prize winners for 1978.
Sutton Adult School, Benhill Avenue, Sutton
the Open - the Martyr's Crown
Friday, 30th June to Sunday, 2nd July
1 (99pl) John DM NUNN Oxford University 5/5pts £200
2 - 4 Terry B BENNETT Staines, Colin S CROUCH Harrow, Jeremy SILMAN USA 4½pts £67 each
5 - 9 Robert BELLIN SW19, Roger EMERSON Streatham, Ronald A HARRIS Mushrooms, David E RUMENS Hampstead, Andrew J WHITELEY Cavendish 4pts £10 each
Grading prizes: U-180 EG LEA Berkshire 4pts; U-165 Christopher C SHERWOOD Morley College 3pts; U-150 Byron A JACOBS Slough 4pts
Junior prizes: U-18 Richard F HOLMES Richmond & Twickenham 3½; U-16 Daniel J KING Streatham & Brixton 3pts
Audio Chess cassette: Roy J D REDDIN South Norwood
the Major Tournament
1 - 2 (130pl) Peter P TAYLOR Hayes, Kent, John S WHITE Chertsey 5/5 pts £75 each
3 - 5 M DYMOND Harrow, P R FAWSETT Centymca, M SRIARUN Clapham Common 4½pts
Grading prizes: U-145 J D WARD Streatham; U-130 J D HOCKADAY Acton and Harrow
Highest placed ungraded player: PR HUGHES Hertford
Junior prizes: U-18 Gary LANE Lewisham; U-16 Laurence J PINTO Alcazar; U-14 A P SLOANE Wallington
Audio Chess cassette: J B KIRK Pinner Centre
the Minor Tournament
1 (61pl) Miss Teresa NEEDHAM W10 5/5 pts
2 - 3 F CLOONAN London, Julian D LLEWELYN Solihull 4½pts
4 - 9 Karl BOWDEN Brentwood, Frank CARLUCCI Morley College, J R M MOORE Wimbledon, E V SPERRIN Redhill, G R WEBB Chertsey, E J WILSON Kingston 4pts
Grading prize: U-115 S D TAYLOR Morley College
Junior prizes: U-18 S R LEE Wanstead
Audio Chess cassette: E G JONES Sutton
the Novice Tournaments
Section A 1 - 2 S BELL Richmond, Miss Susan K WALKER Banstead 3½/5pts
Section B 1 A P PICKERING Guildford 4/5pts; 2 I M SIM Sutton 2½pts
Section C 1 David BURFOOT Wimbledon; 2 - 3 Miss K E A JUKES Muswell Hill, Miss S WOWK
Section D 1 W SKOK Epsom 5/5pts; 2 A R HARVEY SW2 4pts
Section E 1 - 2 Adrian L BINGHAM Whitgift School, J PINCIS Wimbledon 3½/5pts
Section F 1 Miss Lavinia PEREIRA South Norwood 4½/5pts; 2 R BALATONI Wimbledon College 3½pts
Section G 1 Peter W ELDRIDGE Maidstone 4½/5pts; 2 - 3 Miss K CARTMEL South Norwood, F KHAN 3pts
the Lightning Tournament (with 7 sections)
7 or 8 player, all-play-all Section winners
S HOMER, Peter W ELDRIDGE, Russell G GRANAT, AF WOODLAND, D EDMONDS, Colin S CROUCH, Alan PRIZANT / Andrew J KING.
A list of last year's prize winners can be seen here.