Surrey Easter Congress — 1984

Sutton Central Library · 20–23 April 1984 · Martin Cath / SCCU Bulletin summary

About the 1984 Congress

The Surrey Easter Congress 1984 was held at Sutton Central Library from 20 to 23 April 1984. The original SCCA prize-winners sheet has not yet been located, so this page is based on a results summary compiled by H. Martin Cath and extracted from the SCCU Bulletin No. 157.

The Frank Winter Memorial Open incorporated the SCCU Individual Championship and ended in a five-way tie for first place on 6/7 from a field of 109 players.

Dates20–23 Apr
Easter 1984
VenueSutton
Central Library
Open109
players
Major109
players

Historical note

Danny King took the SCCU Championship title on tie-break, while Russell Granat received the SCCU nomination for the British Championship.

Archive note

Open and Major names have been expanded where known; the All-play-all sections preserve Martin Cath's published initials.

Frank Winter Memorial Open Tournament

Incorporating the SCCU Individual Championship · 109 played

PlacePlayerScoreNote
1=Danny King (Streatham)6/7SCCU Champion on tie-break
1=Russell Granat (Wimbledon)6/7SCCU nomination for the British Championship
1=Neil Bradbury (Barnet)6/7
1=Joseph Gallagher (Wimbledon)6/7
1=Alex Kuznecov (Streatham / Canada)6/7

Grading and Junior Prizes

CategoryPlayerScore
U185Demetrios Agnos (Richmond)5
U165Patrick Needham (W10)4½
U145Reg Stevenson (Chertsey)3
Junior U18Nicholas Thomas (Rugby)5

Major Tournament

Under-150 grading · 109 players

PlacePlayerScore
1stRussell Goodfellow (Tunbridge Wells)7/7
2=Nick Foster (Hampstead)6
2=Edwin Whipp (Sheffield University)6
4=Eric Key (Barnet)5½
4=Paul Terry (Wimbledon)5½

Grading and Junior Prizes

CategoryPlayerScore
U135Richard Banbury (Oxford University)5
U120James Cavendish (Richmond)4½
Junior U18Bertie Barlow (Richmond)5
Junior U16Leslie Faizi (Fulham)4

Main All-play-all Sections

8-player Sections

SectionPrize winners
A1–2 T. S. Allen (Fulham), C. McHale (Glyn School) 5½
B1 M. Rausch (Horsham) 5; 2 D. P. Johnson (Sutton Manor) 4½
C1 G. Deards (Morley) 6½; 2 P. Armstrong (Ashtead) 6

6-player Sections

SectionPrize winners
E1 P. C. Stokes (Battersea) 4; 2–4 A. M. W. Arundale (St Pauls S), P. J. Holt (Ealing), A. J. Waters (Dulwich) 3
F1–2 B. J. Egdell (Birmingham Univ), S. T. K. Wilkinson (Sutton) 4
G1 A. D. Sim (Sutton) 4½; 2 B. J. Todd (S Norwood) 3½
H1–3 N. Callow (Whitgift), H. Fenwick (London Deaf), B. Swaffield (Redhill) 3
J1–2 D. A. Baldock (S Norwood), G. H. J. Kendall (SW19) 4
K1–2 P. R. Lindley (Ranelagh School), Andrew Webster (Sutton) 4
L1 P. J. Brown (Addington) 4; 2 D. G. Arundale (Roehampton) 3½

Novice Events

Swiss Tournaments

TournamentPrize winners
Novice A — 35 players1 W. D. Armstrong (Wimbledon) 5/5; 2–4 J. Cook (Thomas More School), R. P. Howell (Staines), M. Roe (Vauxhall) 4½. Junior U14: S. Bailey (Downside) 3½.
Novice B — 16 players1 M. A. Rivlin (Hackney) 4½/5; 2–3 G. M. Nelson (Wilsons School), R. A. Sage (Whitgift) 4.

Novice All-play-all Sections

SectionPrize winners
A11 E. Blankett (S Norwood) 5; 2 G. M. Nelson (Wilsons School) 4
A21 J. E. Fardon (GLC) 5; 2 P. Bates (Richmond) 4
A31 I. P. Birch (Clayesmore) 4; 2 C. Bates (Richmond) 3
A41 D. Palmer (Croydon) 4½; 2 J. D. Birch (Camberley) 3½
B11 L. Izzard (Kingston) 5; 2 J. D. Birch (Camberley) 3½
B21 P. A. Nicholls (Addlestone) 5; 2–5 I. P. Birch (Clayesmore), C. M. Cornell (Sutton Manor), R. W. Nelson (Cheam), D. Stewart (Redhill) 2½

Special Prize

PrizeWinner
Ladies PrizeMrs L. Izzard — highest percentage score in the congress, 5/5 in Novice B1

Source Notes

Source: Results summary compiled by H. Martin Cath, extracted from the SCCU Bulletin No. 157 (1984).

The original Surrey Easter Congress 1984 prize-winners sheet has not yet been located. Open and Major names have been expanded where confidently identified; All-play-all sections are preserved substantially as published in the summary.