Surrey Easter Congress — 1981

Sutton Central Library · 17–20 April 1981 · SCCA prize winners sheet

About the 1981 Congress

The Surrey Easter Chess Congress 1981 was held at the Central Library, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey, over Easter weekend: 17, 18, 19 and 20 April 1981.

The official Surrey County Chess Association prize winners sheet records a large congress, headed by the Frank Winter Memorial Open and the Major Tournament, supported by main and novice sections.

The Open was a 7-round Swiss with 77 competitors. The Major Tournament, for players under 150 grading, was also a 7-round Swiss and attracted 131 competitors.

Dates17–20 Apr
Easter 1981
VenueSutton
Central Library
Open77
competitors
Major131
competitors

Historical context

The 1981 congress shows the event already well established after the inaugural Surrey Congress at Coombe Girls School, New Malden, in 1975.

Archive treatment

Names, clubs, scores and prize money have been transcribed from the two-page SCCA prize winners sheet.

Frank Winter Memorial Open Tournament

7-round Swiss · 77 competitors

PlacePlayerClubScorePrize
1=M. J. FranklinRichmond6/7£137.50 each
1=B. A. JacobsSlough6/7£137.50 each
3=L. S. BlackstockCharlton5½/7£43.50 each
3=J. H. HodgsonWimbledon5½/7£43.50 each
3=I. M. PountneyLewisham5½/7£43.50 each

Other prizes

CategoryPlayerClubScorePrize
Grading U180P. E. JohnstoneRichmond5£12.50
Grading U165M. R. RustonCharlton5£12.50
Junior U18S. G. DightonAthenaeum5£7.50
JuniorD. J. WattsPurmer4½£4.50

Major Tournament

Under 150 grading · 7-round Swiss · 131 competitors

PlacePlayerClubScorePrize
1stP. M. ShawWallington and Fortlyon7/7£125.00
2ndK. K. ChanLondon, E.56/7£47.50 each
2ndS. J. WhitehouseWimbledon6/7£47.50 each
4=M. P. A. ConnollyPopley5½/7£13.50 each
4=M. NewmanJersey5½/7£13.50 each
4=A. R. SmithMitcham5½/7£13.50 each

Other prizes

CategoryPlayerClubScorePrize
Grading U135P. R. LoosleyGlyn School5½£12.50
Grading U120A. JohnstoneHorsham5½£12.50
Junior U18S. P. ParkerCrystal Palace5£7.50
JuniorN. R. HackersWimbledon5£4.50
JuniorD. AmosRichmond5£7.50
JuniorM. J. GillingsHorsham5£4.50

Main Tournaments

6-player all-play-all sections

SectionPlacePlayerClubScorePrize
A1stC. B. BakerRichmond5½£15.00
A2ndR. W. BauldSurbiton5£5.00 each
A2ndD. V. BoothCrystal Palace5£5.00 each
B1stT. S. AllenFulham5£15.00
B2ndS. N. KhanRichmond4½£10.00
C1stJ. C. OrdDartford6½£15.00
C2ndJ. F. JordanG.L.C.5£10.00
E1stG. K. SandifordWimbledon4½£9.00
E2ndD. G. MacleanBattersea3½£6.00
F1stH. B. ProctorWallington4½£9.00
F2ndA. M. W. ArundaleRoehampton4£6.00
G1stS. CollettBeckenham4½£9.00
G2nd=J. L. GreenAshtead3£3.00 each
G2nd=S. D. PerryKingston3£3.00 each
H1st=A. J. McElligottStreatham3½£7.50 each
H1st=B. SwaffieldRedhill3½£7.50 each
J1stM. L. WhiteMorley College4£9.00
J2nd=M. J. JefferyNalgo3½£3.00 each
J2nd=D. R. C. SimSutton3½£3.00 each

The source jumps from Section C to Section E; no Section D appears on the two-page prize winners sheet.

Novice Tournaments

Swiss tournaments — 5 rounds
SectionPlacePlayerClubScorePrize
A1stM. D. BakerCroydon4½£20.00
A2ndN. FosterLondon, N.W.24£15.00
A3rdE. MartinezLondon, S.E.203½£9.00
B1st=N. FosterLondon, N.W.24£9.50 each
B1st=E. MartinezLondon, S.E.204£9.50 each
B1st=J. TallonStoneleigh4£9.50 each
All-play-all sections — 6 players
SectionPlacePlayerClubScorePrize
A11stC. G. GillCrystal Palace5£7.50
A12ndJ. H. BurtCobham4£5.00
A21st=R. HurleySutton4£6.50 each
A21st=K. QuinnDorking4£6.50 each
A31stR. KocarEpsom4£7.50
A32ndD. T. E. MarjoramEpsom3½£5.00
A41stW. von SchlippeRichmond4½£7.50
A42nd=J. E. BurtCobham3½£2.50 each
A42nd=V. LakshmanCroydon3½£2.50 each
A51stR. KocarEpsom4£7.50
A52ndA. JonesWorcester Park3½£5.00
A61stN. von SchlippeRichmond5£7.50
A62nd=A. BaileyWallington3£2.50 each
A62nd=G. MorganSouth Norwood3£2.50 each
A71stJ. OrmerodMorley College4½£7.50
A72ndJ. C. InwoodShepperton3½£5.00
B11stM. JooseRichmond4£7.50
B12ndT. N. AmorHampton3½£5.00
B21stW. McLaughlinMetropolitan4½£7.50
B22ndK. TaylorSutton3£5.00
B31stE. J. WhippLondon, S.E.144½£7.50
B32ndR. HurleySutton3½£5.00

SCCA officers shown on the prize sheet

RoleNameAddress shown on source
PresidentC. E. Williams10 Box Ridge Avenue, Purley
Hon. Secretary & TreasurerF. C. Manning44 Willow Road, Wallington
Inter-Club Tournaments Secretary and Newsletter EditorH. M. Cath6 Northwood Avenue, Purley

Source notes

Source: two-page Surrey County Chess Association prize winners sheet for “The Surrey Easter Chess Congress 1981”. The image of Sutton Central Library is included as an illustrative venue photograph.

SCCAPrize winnersSutton Central Library1981

A few names and club spellings are difficult to verify from the scan. These have been preserved as close to the source as possible and should be checked against a clearer copy or bulletin if one becomes available.