We are pleased to announce the results from the 7th Mind Sports Olympiad, which took place in the Manchester Conference Centre at UMIST, between Saturday 16th August 2003 and Monday 25th August 2003.
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CHESS
(Prize fund £4,000)
- Please note that all tournaments except for Blitz and Lightning will be BCF graded.
- Simultaneous Display
- Saturday 9, 10am onwards
- Free entry
- Donations to Kirsty Appeal, through Francis House Children's Hospice.
- GM Jonathan Rowson is attempting to break the British record for the largest number of games of chess played simultaneously.
| CHESS - SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY |
Honorary
Gold |
GM Jonathan Rowson (Scotland) |
150 games, broke
British record |
| Gold |
Mark Hesford (England) |
Beat GM |
| Silver |
Sion Howells (England) |
Second |
| Bronze |
David Pardoe (England) |
Third
(longest game) |
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| CHESS - SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY Junior |
| Gold |
Joey Ho (England) |
First
(longest game) |
| Silver |
Tom Cowling (England) |
Second
(longest game) |
Special award for longest and most
interesting game played by a lady |
| Bronze |
Joanne Hutchinson (England) |
Third
(Special Award) |
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- Open Olympiad Championship
- Friday 15, 6:30pm-10:30pm and
Saturday 16 - Sunday 17, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Five rounds in this tournament
- Each player will have two hours per game
- Prize fund of £560 for this event
| CHESS - OPEN OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Nicholas Pert (England)
Stephen Gordon (England) |
4½/5 |
| Bronze |
Adam Ashton (England)
Stephen Mannion (England) |
4/5 |
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| CHESS - OPEN OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Stephen Gordon (England) |
4½/5 |
| Silver |
David Shaw (England) |
3/5 |
| Bronze |
Paul Plant (England) |
2½/5 |
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- Major Olympiad Championship
- Friday 15, 6:30pm-10:30pm and
Saturday 16 - Sunday 17, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Five rounds in this tournament
- Each player will have two hours per game
- Open to players with BCF gradings under 160 only
- Prize fund of £420 for this event
| CHESS - MAJOR OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
George Hall (England) |
4½/5 |
| Silver |
Daniel Sullivan (England) |
4/5 |
| Bronze |
Alexander Baron (England) |
3½/5 |
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| CHESS - MAJOR OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Katie Martin (England)
Jason Wright (England) |
3/5 |
| Bronze |
Robyn Smith (England) |
3/5 |
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- Minor Olympiad Championship
- Friday 15, 6:30pm-10:30pm and
Saturday 16 - Sunday 17, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Five rounds in this tournament
- Each player will have two hours per game
- Open to players with BCF gradings under 115 only
- Prize fund of £420 for this event
| CHESS - MINOR OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Mark Hesford (England) |
5/5 |
| Silver |
Christopher Edwards (England) |
4/5 |
| Bronze |
Antony Doust (England) |
3½/5 |
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| CHESS - MINOR OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Liam Rabbitte (England) |
3½/5 |
| Silver |
Stephen Ho (England) |
3/5 |
| Bronze |
Joey Ho (Hong Kong) |
2½/5 |
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- Olympiad Problem Solving Championship
- Saturday 16, 1pm-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £200 for this event
| CHESS - OLYMPIAD PROBLEM SOLVINGCHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Ian R. Watson (England) |
43½/60 |
| Silver |
Michael McDowell (Northern Ireland) |
40/60 |
| Bronze |
Bill Clark (England) |
35/60 |
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- Olympiad Championship
- Monday 18 - Friday 22, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Fifteen rounds in this tournament
- Each player will have 25 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £440 for this event
| CHESS - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Daniel Gormally (England) |
15/15 |
| Silver |
Nicholas Pert (England) |
13/15 |
| Bronze |
Csaba Bognar (Hungary) |
11/15 |
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| CHESS - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Robert Taylor (England) |
9/15 |
| Silver |
Josiah Lutton (England) |
6/15 |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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- Open Evening Championship
- Monday 18 - Wednesday 20, 6:30pm-10:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Six rounds in this tournament
- Each player will have 60 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £320 for this event
| CHESS - OPEN EVENING CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Nicholas Pert (England) |
5½/6 |
| Silver |
Mike Surtees (England) |
5/6 |
| Bronze |
Alan Walton (England) |
4½/6 |
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| CHESS - OPEN EVENING CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
David Shaw (England) |
4/6 |
| Silver |
Ankush Khandelwal (England) |
3/6 |
| Bronze |
Jason Wright (England) |
2/6 |
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- Novice Olympiad Championship
- Friday 22, 6:30pm-10:30pm and
Saturday 23 - Sunday 24, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Five rounds in this tournament
- Each player will have two hours per game
- Open to players with BCF gradings under 90 only
- Prize fund of £320 for this event
| CHESS - NOVICE OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
John Eyre (England) |
4/5 |
| Silver |
Lawrence Howard (England) |
3½/5 |
| Bronze |
Joey Ho (Hong Kong) |
3/5 |
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| CHESS - NOVICE OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Joey Ho (Hong Kong) |
3/5 |
| Silver |
David Rudolf (England) |
2½/5 |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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- Rapidplay Open Championship
- Saturday 23, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 30 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £340 for this event
| CHESS - RAPIDPLAY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Nicholas Pert (England) |
5½/6 |
| Silver |
Stewart Haslinger (England) |
5/6 |
| Bronze |
Stephen Mannion (Scotland) |
4½/6 |
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| CHESS - RAPIDPLAY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Robert Taylor (England) |
4½/6 |
| Silver |
Gregory Mostyn (France) |
3/6 |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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- Blitz Open Championship
- Sunday 24, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Each player will have 15 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £240 for this event
| CHESS - BLITZ OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Daniel Gormally (England) |
5½/6 |
| Silver |
Nicholas Pert (England) |
5/6 |
| Bronze |
Stewart Haslinger (England) |
4½/6 |
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- Lightning "Fischer Clock" Championship
- Sunday 24, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Each player will have 3 minutes per game with 5 seconds added per move
- Prize fund of £240 for this event
| CHESS - LIGHTNING "FISCHER CLOCK" CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Daniel Gormally (England) |
8/8 |
| Silver |
Mike Surtees (England) |
6/8 |
| Bronze |
Csaba Bognar (Hungary) |
5½/8 |
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| CHESS - LIGHTNING "FISCHER CLOCK" CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Robert Taylor (England) |
4/8 |
| Junior Silver not awarded. |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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- Time Variable Blitz Championship
- Monday 25, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Six rounds in this tournament
- The time control for the first game will be 15 minutes per player
- The time control will decrease in successive games, until...
- The time control for the sixth game will be 2 minutes per player
- Prize fund of £240 for this event
| CHESS - TIME VARIABLE BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Daniel Gormally (England) |
8½/9 |
| Silver |
Stephen Mannion (Scotland) |
7/9 |
| Bronze |
Csaba Bognar (Hungary) |
6/9 |
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| CHESS - TIME VARIABLE BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Robert Taylor (England) |
5½/9 |
| Silver |
Gregory Mostyn (France) |
4½/9 |
| Bronze |
Nathan Taylor (England) |
4/9 |
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- Amateur Olympiad Champion
- No extra fee
- This title and trophy are awarded to the player with the best aggregateresults taken over three Chess events, including one slow play, one rapid and one blitz tournament
| CHESS - AMATEUR OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Nicholas Pert (England) |
293.39/300 |
| Silver |
Stephen Mannion (Scotland) |
276.20/300 |
| Bronze |
Ben Hague (England) |
257.42/300 |
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