Edinburgh Congress

Friday 12/04/2013 - Sunday 14/04/2013

report by Dick Heathwood

Premier

1st Prize - IM Helgi Dam Ziska (Edinburgh University) & Gabriel N Petesch (Edinburgh University), 4.5/5; £375 each

1st Grading Prize - Jim O`Neil (Wandering Dragons), Ian A Marks (Cumbernauld), Douglas Will (Grangemouth) & James Doyle (Shettleston), 3/5; £15 each

2nd Grading Prize - Tom Donohue (Hamilton) & Duncan A F Campbell (Oban), 3/5; £25 each

East of Scotland Champion - Calum MacQueen (Edinburgh), 4/5; £50

Edinburgh Evening News Cup - Murad Abdullazada (Bon Accord), & Ali Roy (Carrick); £15 each

Challengers

1st Prize - David Wallace (Wandering Dragons), 4.5/5; £150

2nd Prize - Douglas McKinnon (Musselburgh), 4/5; £70

Grading Prize - Donald Heron (Wandering Dragons), 3.5/5; £30

Major

1st Prize - Suchith Suvarna (Edinburgh), 4.5/5; £150

2nd Prize - Robert Lawson (Benarty), R McCann (Workington) & Neil Irving (Stirling), 4/5; £25 each

Grading Prize - Anna Milton (Bon Accord), Ioanis Dabos - Doukis (Edinburgh resident), Martin Brejter (Polytechnic) & Declan Shafi (Castlehill), 3/5; £10 each

Bishops

1st Prize - Simon Kerridge (Bearsden), Calum McGillivray (Edinburgh), William G C Platts (Edinburgh), Walter J Pearson (Pentland Hills) & William Harkins (Benarty), 4/5; £45 each

Grading Prize - Gilbert Alomenu (Polytechnic), Robin Johnson (Edinburgh West), Fergus Skillen (South Morningside), 3/5; £10 each

Knights

1st Prize - Francis Lauder (Galashiels), 4.5/5; £150

2nd Prize - Mike Wallace (Sandy Bells), Andrew McCulloch (Giffnock), Charles Bird (Edinburgh University), David King (Musselburgh), William Humphries (Bearsden) & Angus G Ruthven (Corstorphine), 4/5: £15 each

Grading Prize - Rishi Pandya (JMS Gillespie), 4/5; £30

Graded Friendlies

Other Prizes

Best Game - Andrew B Burnett (Wandering Dragons); £30

Giant Killer Prize - Thomas Wills (Livingston), grading difference 654; £30

Prize Draw - Graeme R Russell (Bank of Scotland); £30


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