Foreword Dear Chess Friends As I started this report I had just heard the sad news that IM Bob Wade had died aged 87. I first met Bob at one of the Whitby Congresses and in 1972 he played in the Teesside GM Tournament where I recall he beat the three Hungarian players Portisch, Bilek and Sax. Earlier in the year we also had the loss of a great servant of the Federation John Dunleavy. I seemed to have known John for such a long time. He was renowned for his wisdom and courtesy and I regarded him as a true friend. 2008 saw more changes in the ECF Board with four resignations after the April Council. A new Board was soon elected and ECF continued to operate. I want to thank the four people who came on to ECF Board in 2006 because they did at least try to bring about changes in ECF, maybe it was too much too quick. Stewart Reuben found a sponsor for the English teams in the Dresden Olympiad, I have thanked LV= for their generous support and hope that it may continue. The chess for schools project remained in the headlines for quite some time, I hope that as you read this year book all issues have been resolved. As I write we are in the midst of an economic crisis and it is too early to say if there has been any impact on The JR Trust or The PIF. Liverpool as part of City of Culture celebrations staged the EU Championship as well as our own British Championships. Both events were very successful. 2009 sees a return to the South Coast, Torquay will host the British Championships in the Riviera Centre. Meanwhile in the North East we have the opportunity to see a venue dedicated to Mind Sports and I am working with Stewart Reuben to secure an International event for 2010. The opening of our National Chess Library in Hastings was a stunning occasion. The official opening was carried out by Charles Clarke MP and the guest list was headed by grandmaster Lothar Scmidt. Special thanks are due to Cynthia and staff in Battle for their unceasing effort to ensure such an outcome having taken receipt of the first books in 1975 after the death of Sir Richard Clarke. Two issues from the occasion was the offer from Charles Clarke to help find a sponsor for the British Championships and the offer from Hastings University to help stage a Hastings Young Masters Unfortunately Gemma left the federation for a new career just after April Council and we are informed that she is enjoying her new work. Chess as a Charity is moving along nicely and we hope to have application forms available in the near future, I would like to thank Mellvile Rodrigues and Richard Fries for their very dedicated and detailed efforts in this respect. David Anderton has worked tirelessly on the campaign for chess as a sport. Thanks to David for completing yet another submission to Sport England for recognition. I regret to advise however that we have been turned down again for recognition. The Directors have submitted their own reports to you and I commend them to you, the workload of the Board is not easy and I thank them all for their efforts. The Trustees of The PIF and the two Standing Committees of Council have continued to offer sound advice and we thank them for their contribution to ECF. Our relationship with the Government through the Ministry of Sport is good and I continue to have good links with a number of Ministers and Members of Parliament. Gerry Walsh ECF President More changes at the top in 2008, and even one in the office. Gemma Master left her post as Membership Secretary after 7 years. Her replacement is Christine Carcas, and long may she reign. The changeover from one Board to another was seamless and it was a great relief for the office staff that this was the case. As reported elsewhere English Chess has lost two more ‘greats’ John Dunleavy may not have been as widely known as Bob Wade, but he worked tirelessly for chess, and helped the office staff with so many constitutional matters. I have known Bob for many years, often irascible but also amusing, he helped and inspired so many in the chess world both will be impossible to replace. Cynthia Gurney Manager of Finance and Management Services CONTENTS Foreword 1 ECF Office and Board 2 – 4 Chief Executive’s & Director’s Reports 5 – 16 John Robinson Youth Chess Trust 17 FIDE Honours List 18 – 20 Awards: President’s Award, Club, Player & Book of the Year 21 – 26 Chess Service Providers: Arbiters, Accredited Coaches, Players & Journalists 27 – 31 ECF Titled Players 32 BCF/ECF Congresses & Champions 33 – 43 ECF Master Points System 44 Results and Tournaments 45 – 72 Junior Reports & Events 73 – 90 UK Land Chess Challenge 91 – 97 Junior Club Directory 98 – 100 Correspondence Chess 101 – 104 Chess Problems 105 – 107 Directory 108 – 138 Signpost 139 – 144 Advertisers 13, 16, OBC PRESIDENTS OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION (1904-2005) & ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION (2005- Present) 1904-05 F G Naumann Esq. 1970-73 P S Milner-Barry Esq., CB OBE 1905-20 Sir John O S Thursby, Bt 1973-76 J Rushton Esq. 1921-38 Canon A G Gordon Ross, MA 1976-78 C E Williams Esq. 1938-41 The Hon F G Hamilton-Russell 1978-79 W A Cordon Esq. 1942-50 J N Derbyshire, JP 1979-82 D W Anderton, Esq. OBE 1950-53 Sir Robert Robinson 1982-85 P M Shaw Esq. 1953-56 G S A Wheatcroft Esq. 1985-89 D C Jarrett Esq. 1956-59 Sir Leonard S Swinnerton Dyer, Bt 1989-93 J Poole Esq. 1959-61 Sir Clarence Sadd, CBE, JP 1993-96 A C Martin Esq. 1961-64 V J R Soanes, Esq. 1996-01 Steve Davis Esq. OBE 1964-67 Sir Frederick A Hoare, Bt. 2001- Gerry Walsh Esq. 1967-70 Dr C G Addingley CHAIRMEN OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION 1996-99 Stewart Reuben Esq. 1999-01 Gerry Walsh Esq. CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION (2001-2005) & ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION (2005- Present) 2001 Chris Majer Esq. 2006 - 2008 Martin Regan Esq. 2001-2002 Mrs Susan Richards 2008 - Chris Majer Esq. 2003-2006 Roy Heppinstall Esq. BCF BOARD G F Walsh, C E Majer, R Richmond, P Wilson, C F W Johnson, S Reuben, P Purland, A C Martin and J Wickham (as for ECF) First published 2009 © English Chess Federation All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without prior permission of the English Chess Federation. Edited by Cynthia Gurney, typeset by Sophie Hare and printed in Great Britain by Fastprint, Hastings ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION OFFICE The Watch Oak, Chain Lane, Battle, East Sussex TN33 0YD Tel: 01424 775222, Fax: 01424 775904 Email: [email protected] website: www.englishchess.org.uk OFFICE STAFF Cynthia Gurney (Manager of Finance & Management Services) Sophie Hare (Admin Database Manager/Webmaster) Tina Weddell (Accounts Assistant) Christine Carcas (Membership Secretary/General Assistant) PRESIDENT HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS Gerry Walsh K J Bloodworth, J M Brew, M Foster, P C Gibbs, J M Glendinning, N A Grant, M Johnson, C J A Jones, HONORARY LIFE VICE-PRESIDENTS A F Kent, J A Leake, C R Moore, Sir Jeremy Morse, D W Anderton OBE, R J Edwards, B A Fewell, N Graham, A Mothersill, G Pearce, A Philpott, E Pritchard, Sir Tim Rice, D C Jarrett, C F W Johnson, A C Martin, C E Majer, A G T Stevens, M D Thornton J A Philpott, J Poole, S Reuben, G Turner, P Turner COUNCIL The Board County Associations, Leagues, Congresses and Other The President: Gerry Walsh, 2 Smiths Dock Park Road, Normanby, Organisations: Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS6 OJN. Tel/Fax: 01642 455381, Email: In accordance with Articles 3 and 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 [email protected] One Representative Member of each Organisation Chief Executive: Chris Majer, 18 Longmead, Woolmer Green, Delegate to the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE): Knebworth, Herts SG3 6JH. Tel: 01438 812781, Email: Gerry Walsh (as above) Email: [email protected] [email protected] Delegate to the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR): Acting Director of Finance: Robert Richmond, 25 Wilford Lane, David Sedgwick West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7QZ. Tel: 0115 945 5908, Email: [email protected] Chairman of Finance Committee: Mike Adams, 10 New House Farm Lane, Wood Street Village, Guildford GU3 3DD. Tel: 01483 233324, Director of Marketing: Peter Wilson, 11 Clos de Gibauderie, St. Email: [email protected] Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1XQ. Tel/Fax: 01481 713441, Email: [email protected] Chairman of Governance Committee: John Philpott, 50 Cranston Gardens, Chingford, London E4 9BQ. Tel: 020 8527 4063, Email: Director of Home Chess: Cyril Johnson, 105 Central Avenue, [email protected] Syston, Leics LE7 2EG. Tel: 0116 260 9012, Email: [email protected] Trustees of the Permanent Invested Fund: Ray B Edwards, C Richard Moore, Keith B Richardson Director of International Chess: Stewart Reuben, 11 Bevan Court, Clevedon Road, Twickenham TW1 2TS. Tel/Fax: 020 8892 6660, Trustees of the John Robinson Fund: David W Anderton OBE, Cynthia Email: [email protected] Gurney, Gerry F Walsh, David Welch Alternate Director of International Chess: Lawrence Cooper Trustees of the Youth Trust Fund: David Anderton OBE, Gary Kenworthy, Robert S McFarland, Peter R Turner Director of Junior Chess & Education: Peter Purland, 11 Warwick Drive, Wallasey, Merseyside CH45 7PJ.