Surrey Easter Congress — 1989

Central Library, Sutton · 24–27 March 1989 · SCCA prize winners sheet

About the 1989 Congress

The Surrey Easter Chess Congress 1989 was held at the Central Library, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey, from 24 to 27 March 1989.

The Frank Winter Memorial Open attracted 125 competitors and ended in a three-way tie between James Cavendish, Peter Large and John Nicholson, each scoring 6/7. James Cavendish won the Southern Counties Individual Championship title on tie-break.

The source material also includes a four-page selection of game scores from the Open Tournament, covering rounds 3 to 7.

Dates24–27 Mar
Easter 1989
VenueCentral Library
Sutton
Open125
competitors
Major91
competitors
Minor44
competitors

Notable point

The Open carried the Southern Counties Individual Championship title, won by James Cavendish on tie-break.

Games

A selection of 26 game scores was submitted for the Best Game and Highly Commended Game prizes.

Frank Winter Memorial Open Tournament

7-round Swiss · 125 competitors

PlacePlayerScorePrize
1=James Cavendish (Kings Head)6/7£220 each
1=Peter Large (Mitcham)6/7£220 each
1=John Nicholson (I.B.M.)6/7£220 each
4=Michael Basman (Chessington)5½/7£33.35 each
4=Stephen Dishman (Nottingham Univ.)5½/7£33.35 each
4=David Wood (Chatham)5½/7£33.35 each

The Southern Counties Individual Championship title was won by James Cavendish on tie-break. The nomination for a place in the British Championship was awarded to John Nicholson; both James Cavendish and Peter Large were already qualified.

Grading and Junior Prizes

CategoryPlayerScorePrize
U-185D. C. Taylor (Sidcup)5£35
U-172L. B. T. Jones (Hayes, Kent)4½£35
U-162Miss S. Connolly (Leighton B'zard)4£35
Junior U-18Andrew Webster (Sutton)5£25
Junior U-16Simon Ansell (Cowley)4£20

Major Tournament

Under-150 grading · 7-round Swiss · 91 competitors

PlacePlayerScorePrize
1stD. Ball (Fulham)6½/7£220
2ndD. Gunter (South Norwood)6/7£110
3=H. J. Goldring (Ashtead)5½/7£26.25 each
3=S. Jacob (Lewisham)5½/7£26.25 each
3=M. R. Lee (Hampton)5½/7£26.25 each
3=C. P. L. Parker (Wallington)5½/7£26.25 each

Grading and Junior Prizes

CategoryPlayerScorePrize
U-140S. Tilsley (N.P.L.)5½£35
U-130D. Helsby (Lewisham)5£35
Junior U-16Aron Cohen (Guildford)4½£25
Junior U-13Blair Connell (Guildford)4½£20

Minor Tournament

Under-120 grading · 8-round Swiss · 44 competitors

PlacePlayerScorePrize
1stD. R. P. Barber7/8£135
2ndJ. M. Baldwin (Black Lion)6½/8£70
3=K. Andrews (Bracknell)6/8£22 each
3=R. W. Fairhall (Surbiton)6/8£22 each
3=A. Jones (Harrow)6/8£22 each

Other Minor Prizes

PrizePlayerScorePrize
Grading U-105W. Marjoram (Epsom)5½£25
Junior U-18J. Schumacher (Christs Hospital)5£20
Slow-start PrizeA. Hebron (N.P.L.)5½£10

Main Tournaments

8-player All-play-all Sections

SectionPlacePlayerScorePrize
A1=B. A. Barlow (Cavendish)4½£9.50 each
A1=R. Camp (Hayes, Kent)4½£9.50 each
A1=S. T. K. Wilkinson (Wimbledon)4½£9.50 each
B1stP. J. Horlock (Godalming)6½£17.50
B2ndDr K. N. Mehendale (Sutton)5½£11

6-player All-play-all Sections

SectionPlacePlayerScorePrize
C1stM. D. Brougham (Fulham)4£12
C2ndL. Charlwood (Ewell)3½£6
D1=M. Hortin (Whitgift Sch.)4½£9 each
D1=J. C. Inwood (Shepperton)4½£9 each

Novice Tournaments

Under-100 grading · 5-round Swiss tournaments.

TournamentPlacePlayerScorePrize
A — Friday and Saturday; 39 competitors1stN. Mitchem (Kingston)5/5£35
A — Friday and Saturday; 39 competitors2=S. Sarkar (Sutton)4/5£10 each
A — Friday and Saturday; 39 competitors2=G. Smith (Wallington)4/5£10 each
A — Friday and Saturday; 39 competitors2=J. Walton (Hayes, Kent)4/5£10 each
B — Sunday and Monday; 23 competitors1stC. Moore (Frimley Green)4½/5£20
B — Sunday and Monday; 23 competitors2=J. J. Cowle (Cobham)4/5£7 each
B — Sunday and Monday; 23 competitors2=N. Mitchem (Kingston)4/5£7 each
B — Sunday and Monday; 23 competitors2=S. Sarkar (Sutton)4/5£7 each

Junior Prizes

TournamentCategoryPlayerScorePrize
AU-16J. Johnson (Wallington)4£10
AU-12K. Mah (Wanstead)4£10
BU-16B. Shore (Thames Ditton)2£5
BU-12Jasmine Harvey (Streatham)3£5

Selected Game Scores

The congress material includes a four-page typescript headed “A selection of games played in the Open Tournament at the Surrey Easter Chess Congress at Sutton, 24th to 27th March 1989”. It states that the games were transcribed as shown on the players’ scoresheets.

For now, the game scores are best preserved as a source scan. They can later be converted into PGN one game at a time and linked to the archive game viewer after checking the moves.

Open game scores PDF

Games listed in the source scan

The scan includes games from rounds 3 to 7, including Basman, Cavendish, Large, Nicholson, Upton, Kinsman, Franklin and others. Several games are marked as entries for the best game prize.

Special Congress Prizes

PrizeWinner / notePrize
Ladies PrizeShared by four ladies in the Novice Tournaments: Miss J. Goldsmith (Finchley), Miss J. Harvey (Streatham), Mrs M. Warner (Dorking), Miss D. Wells (D.H.S.S.)£6.25 each
Veterans PrizeF. Parr (Sutton), best percentage score over 60, with 4½/7 in the Open Tournament; a year’s free subscription to the Chess Magazine, contributed by Pergamon Chess.
Best Game / Highly Commended Game26 entries to be judged; prize winners to be announced in April.

Congress Officials Listed on the Sheet

RoleNameAddress shown
Inter-Club Tournament SecretaryH. M. Cath6 Norwood Avenue, Purley, Surrey
PresidentR. G. White—
Hon. Secretary & TreasurerF. C. Manning44 Willow Road, Wallington, Surrey

Source Notes

Sources: Surrey County Chess Association prize winners sheet dated 29.3.89 and four-page Open Tournament game scores scan. Any uncertain readings should be checked against the original scans before final publication.

Suggested source folder filenames: source/1989_prizewinners.pdf and source/1989_game_scores.pdf.