Edinburgh Congress

Friday 30/03/2012 - Sunday 01/04/2012

report by Dick Heathwood

Premier

1st Prize - GM Daniel Gormally (England), 4.5/5; £500

2nd Prize - Calum MacQueen (Giffnock) & Andrew B Burnett (Wandering Dragons), Joseph McPhillips (England) & John Jarmany (England), 4/5; £65 each

1st Grading Prize - Stephen W Hogg (Dundee/Victoria), WFM Carey A Groves (Wandering Dragons), Walter Burnett (Wandering Dragons), George D Pyrich (Glenrothes) & Russell J F Kynoch (Glenrothes), 3/5; £10 each

2nd Grading Prize - Murad Abdulla (Bon Accord), 3/5; £50

EAST of SCOTLAND JOINT CHAMPIONS - Calum MacQueen (Giffnock) & Andrew B Burnett (Wandering Dragons), 4/5; £25 each

Edinburgh Evening News Cup - Murad Abdulla (Bon Accord); £30 plus book donated by Chess Suppliers

Challengers

1st Prize - David Wallace (Falkirk), Ben He (Edinburgh), Nihad Abdulla (Bon Accord) & WFM Joy Durno (Newmachar), 4/5; £55 each

Grading Prize - Alan J Birnie (Irvine); £30

Major

1st Prize - Jalini Maziar (England) & Dean Whittaker (Edinburgh resident), 4/5; £110 each

Grading Prize - Charles Nisbet (Lasswade) & Harvey Duke (Dundee/Victoria), 3.5/5; £15 each

Bishops

1st Prize - Bryan O`Rourke (Dunfermline), Graeme R Russell (Bank of Scotland), Howard Key (Gorgie Dalry), Martin Beardsley (England), Andrej Jakimiuk (Sandy Bells), Adam Shannon (Dunfermline) & Iain D Hope (Musselburgh), 4/5; £36 each

Knights

1st Prize - Roland Fraser (Paisley), 4.5/5: £150

2nd Prize - David Watson (Corstorphine), Nicholas Blake (Stirling) & Mike Wallace (Sandy Bells), 4/5: £25 each

Grading Prize - Mark J Smith (Edinburgh) & Ian Alexander (Corstorphine), 3.5/5; £15 each

OTHER PRIZES

Best Game - Malola T S Prasath (England); £30

Giant Killer Prize - Euan Gray (North Juniors), grading difference 673; £30

Prize Draw - Ernesto Salvatore (Corstorphine); £30