English Chess Federation Official Chess Yearbook 2013 FOREWORD Dear chess colleagues, I am honoured to have been recently elected to the post of ECF President and promise to work hard for the benefit of chess in this country. The past year has been somewhat frenetic in more ways than one, ending with the resignation of our previous president. The new membership scheme has been introduced. Naturally there have been the usual initial teething problems but these are being resolved and we wait with bated breath to see how successful it is. We currently have a Board that still has a couple of vacancies and several new members as a result of the recent elections. However, the current personnel are full of ideas for the future. Whether all the schemes are workable only time will tell, but please rest assured that we are all working with the best intentions for the future well-being of the ECF - in some cases over- working! This year we are organising the 100th British Championships at Torquay and also working towards trying to achieve Charitable Status for the ECF.These two events in themselves will keep several members of the Board fully occupied, more than fully occupied for those mem- bers who also need time to earn a living as well. It saddens me to see some pockets of the country who think they can exist without the ECF and are trying to destroy it when there are so many people who are trying their best to make it work. However, more volunteers are still needed. To paraphrase that well known saying,“Ask not what the ECF can do for you, ask what you can do for the ECF”. Because of the forthcoming workload, plus the additional work generated by the Membership scheme, we are very reliant on the work carried out in the office and I would like to thank the staff who work there for their efforts in keeping the ECF running on a daily basis. And also a thank you to all the volunteers without whom there would be no ECF. - Roger Edwards, President of the English Chess Federation 1 CONTENTS Foreword 1 ECF Office, Board & Officials 2 - 6 Chief Executive’s & Directors’ Reports 7 - 23 FIDE Honours List 24 - 25 Awards: President’s Award, Club, Player & Book of the Year 27 - 33 Chess Service Providers: Arbiters, Accredited Coaches, Players & Journalists 34 - 42 ECF Titled Players 43 BCF/ECF Congresses & Champions 44 - 59 ECF Master Points System 67 Results and Tournaments 68 - 89 Junior Reports & Events 100 - 120 Junior Club Directory 121 - 126 Correspondence Chess 126 - 129 Chess Problems 130 - 131 Directory 132 ... PRESIDENTS OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION (1904 - 2005) & ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION (2005 - present) 1904-05 F G Naumann 1973-76 J Rushton 1905-20 Sir J O S Thursby, Bt 1976-78 C E Williams 1921-38 Canon A G Gordon Ross, MA 1978-79 W A Cordon 1938-41 The Hon F G Hamilton-Russell 1979-82 D W Anderton, OBE 1942-50 J N Derbyshire, JP 1982-85 P M Shaw 1950-53 Sir R Robinson 1985-89 D C Jarrett 1953-56 G S A Wheatcroft 1989-93 J Poole 1956-59 Sir L S Swinnerton Dyer, Bt 1993-96 A C Martin 1959-61 Sir C Sadd, CBE, JP 1996-2001 S Davis, OBE 1961-64 V J R Soanes, 2001-09 G F Walsh 1964-67 Sir F A Hoare, Bt. 2009-12 CJ de Mooi 1967-70 Dr C G Addingley 2012 - R J Edwards 1970-73 P S Milner-Barry, CB, OBE CHAIRMEN OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION (1996 – 2001) & NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMEN OF THE ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION (2009 – present) 1996-99 Stewart Reuben 2009-10 John Paines 1999-2001 Gerry Walsh 2010- Mike Gunn CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION (2001 - 2005) & ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION (2005 - present) 2001 Chris Majer 2006 - 2008 Martin Regan 2001-2002 Mrs Susan Richards 2008 - 2010 Chris Majer 2003-2006 Roy Heppinstall 2010 - 2012 Andrew Farthing ECF and BCF BOARD Roger Edwards, Mike Gunn, Chris Mattos, Alex Holowczak, David Openshaw, Phil Ehr, Sean Hewitt,Jack Rudd First published 2013 © 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 | Compiled by Andrew Walker and printed in Great Britain by Charlesworth Press | Thanks to John Philpott Cover photograph of Gawain Jones by Ray Morris-Hill - http://raymorris-hill.smugmug.com/ 2 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 Tina Turner (Office Manager), Christine Carcas (Membership Secretary), Andrew Walker (Webmaster) PRESIDENT Roger J Edwards HONORARY LIFE VICE-PRESIDENTS D W Anderton OBE, R J Edwards, B A Fewell, N Graham, D C Jarrett, C F W Johnson, A C Martin, C E Majer, R Moore, J A Philpott, J Poole, S Reuben, G Turner, P Turner, G F Walsh HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS J M Brew, T Bristow, Michael Foster MP, P C Gibbs, J M Glendinning, N A Grant, C M Gurney, R Gurney, M Johnson, C J A Jones, A F Kent, J A Leake, C R Moore, Sir Jeremy Morse, A Mothersill, G Pearce, A Philpott, E Pritchard, Sir Tim Rice, A G T Stevens COUNCIL The Board Chairman of the Finance Committee: Mike Truran Email: [email protected] The President: Roger J Edwards Email: [email protected] Chairman of the Governance Committee: Chris Majer Email: [email protected] Chief Executive: vacancy Email: [email protected] Other Council Members Non-Executive Chairman: Mike Gunn Representatives of Member Organisations 41 Stoke Fields, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LT Tel: 01483 571553 Representatives of Constituent Units: Email: [email protected] In accordance with Articles 3 and 5.1 - one Representative Member of each unit: Director of Finance: Chris Mattos London Chess League Email: [email protected] Manchester Chess Federation East Anglian Chess Union Director of Membership & Marketing: vacancy Midland Counties Chess Union Email: [email protected] Northern Counties Chess Union Southern Counties Chess Union Director of Home Chess: Alex Holowczak West of England Chess Union Email: [email protected] County Associations, Leagues, Congresses and Other Director of International Chess: David Openshaw Organisations: Email: [email protected] In accordance with Articles 3 and 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 - One Representative Member of each Organisation Director of Junior Chess & Education: Phil Ehr Email: [email protected] Trustees of the Permanent Invested Fund: Ray B Edwards,Julian Farrand,Keith B Richardson Non-Executive Directors: Sean Hewitt/Jack Rudd Sean’s email: [email protected] Patrons: No current appointments Jack’s email: [email protected] Past President serving on Council: CJ de Mooi Delegate to the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE): Nigel Short MBE Past Chief Executive serving on Council: Andrew Email: [email protected] Farthing 3 Past Non-Executive Chairman serving on Council: Manager, Qualified Coaches Implementation: David John Paines Eustace Email: [email protected] Direct Members’ Representatives: Manager of Prisons Chess: Charlie Fry Honorary Life Vice Presidents,Vice Presidents, Email: [email protected] Corporate Vice Presidents, Honorary Life Members, Life Members: Manager of Grading: Chris Majer 1) Stewart Reuben Basement Flat, 9 West Mall, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4BH 11 Bevan Court, Clevedon Road, Twickenham TW1 2TS Tel: 01179 732173 Email: [email protected] Tel: 0208 892 6660 Email: [email protected] 2) Chris Majer Manager of ICT: vacancy Basement Flat, 9 West Mall, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4BH Tel: 01179 732173 Email: [email protected] Manager of Arbiters (International): David Sedgwick Email: [email protected] Platinum Members: 1) Peter Wilson Manager of British Chess Championships: Lara Barnes 11 Clos de Gibauderie, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 Email: [email protected] 1XQ Tel: 01481 713441 Email: [email protected] Sport and Recreation Alliance Representative: 2) John Wickham David Sedgwick Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Gold Members: Officers Reporting to the Board, President, Chief 1) William Armstrong Executive or Company Secretary: 6 The Heights, Leek, Staffs ST13 7LQ Email: [email protected]; Direct Membership Officer, ECF Data Controller: Tina 2) Robert Thompson Turner Email: [email protected] (as ECF Office) Silver Members: Editor,Yearbook & Chess Moves: vacancy 1) vacancy 2) vacancy Strategic Planning Officer: Stephen Jones Email: [email protected] Bronze Members: 1) vacancy Voting Register Officer:John Philpott 2) vacancy Email: [email protected] Other Officials Minutes Secretary: David Eustace Email: [email protected] Company Secretary: John Philpott 50 Cranston Gardens, Chingford, London E4 9BQ Home Chess Officers: Tel: 020 8527 4063 Email: [email protected] International Rating Officer: vacancy Auditor: Goatcher Chandler Grading Database Administrator: Richard Haddrell 48 Southview, Road, Tunbridge Wells,Kent TN4 9BX Managers of Women's Chess: Tel/fax: 01892 532361 Jovanka Houska/Sabrina Chevannes Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Controller, Counties Championship: vacancy Manager of Congress Chess: Bruce Holland 2A Bertie Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1JP Controller, County & District Correspondence Chess Email: [email protected]