Who Has Entered the Torbay Chess Congress
The following players have entered the 56th Torbay Congress (8th to 10th November 2024). Click on a player's ECF code to see his/her ECF playing record. Note that the ratings listed here are based on the ECF 2024 list effective at the time of entry. These ratings will be updated when the October lists are available. The October lists will be used to determine eligibility for entry to the different tournaments - see Rule 5 for further information.
Open Tournament (No Rating Restrictions)
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating | ECF Code | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer | David J | South Hams | 1945 | 300734A | |
| Bolt | Graham | EXETER | 1931 | 106951C | Round 1 |
| Goldschmidt | Martin | Totnes | 1946 | 343924A | |
| Rosen | Daniel B | Ashtead | 1997 | 118218D | |
| Punnett | Alan K | Guildford | 1977 | 117524F | |
| Littlejohns | David P | Taunton | 1949 | 114482A | |
| Gant | Chris J | Barnstaple | 2056 | 111043D | |
| Dilleigh | Stephen P | Horfield & Redland | 2029 | 109679F | |
| Caleshu | Caleb | Plymouth Chess Club | 1838 | 312432A | |
| Simpson | Derek | None | 1773 | 288847G | |
| Brusey | Alan W | Newton Abbot | 1985 | 107557D | |
| Underwood | Jonathan WR | Seaton | 2015 | 242283K | |
| Patel | Keatan | Coventry Chess Academy | 1966 | 313804F | |
| Richmond | Jane | Brown Jack | 2066 | 007129 | Round 3 |
| Bourne | Johnathan D | Brown Jack | 1913 | 107042 | Round 3 |
| Hill | Andy | Horfield & Redland | 1955 | 342132G | |
| Moore | Gerald | Broadland | 2033 | 115710D | |
| Watarkar | Yash | India | 1963 | 370505F | |
| Davis | Colin J | Bristol & Clifton | 2045 | 351784G | |
| Archer-Lock | Christopher J | 2005 | 105806L | Round 3 | |
| Levy | Steven J | South Hams | 2088 | 134450L | Round 1 |
| Garcia | Oscar | Downend & Fishponds | 2084 | 299337F | |
| Sklavounos | Grigoris | Hammersmith | 1942 | 359439H | |
| Moseley | Alan | 1772 | 365083C | Round 1 | |
| Malinovskii | Ilia | None | 2019 | 319360D | |
| Thompson | Ian D | Chandler's Ford | 2010 | 120322J | |
| Lowe | Chris | Exeter | 1931 | 247331J | Round 3 |
| Kett | Timothy J | Rhyfelwyr Essyllwg | 2093 | 248307F | |
| Aston | Paul A | St.Marychuch | 1633 | 105937D | Round 4 |
| Edge | John A | Halesowen | 1965 | 110076C | |
| Menadue | Jeremy FS | Carrick | 1962 | 115427J | |
| Hariharan | Shambavi | Oxford City | 1940 | 325613D | Round 1 |
| Adaway | William | Wimborne | 1929 | 285981G | Round 1 |
| Gillings | Matt | Cheltenham | 1903 | 111260A | |
| Wilson | Matthew R | 1778 | 128713J | ||
| Keely | Leo A | Huddersfield | 1913 | 127378E | |
| Conway | Alex | Wellington | 1729 | 274043G | |
| Collyer | David | 1818 | 289407F | ||
| Li | Joy Ching | 1755 | 306897D | ||
| Ruszelak | Piotr | Newton Abbot Chess Club | 1779 | 268159G |
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer | David J | South Hams | 1945 |
| Bolt | Graham | EXETER | 1931 |
| Goldschmidt | Martin | Totnes | 1946 |
| Rosen | Daniel B | Ashtead | 1997 |
| Punnett | Alan K | Guildford | 1977 |
| Littlejohns | David P | Taunton | 1949 |
| Gant | Chris J | Barnstaple | 2056 |
| Dilleigh | Stephen P | Horfield & Redland | 2029 |
| Caleshu | Caleb | Plymouth Chess Club | 1838 |
| Simpson | Derek | None | 1773 |
| Brusey | Alan W | Newton Abbot | 1985 |
| Underwood | Jonathan WR | Seaton | 2015 |
| Patel | Keatan | Coventry Chess Academy | 1966 |
| Richmond | Jane | Brown Jack | 2066 |
| Bourne | Johnathan D | Brown Jack | 1913 |
| Hill | Andy | Horfield & Redland | 1955 |
| Moore | Gerald | Broadland | 2033 |
| Watarkar | Yash | India | 1963 |
| Davis | Colin J | Bristol & Clifton | 2045 |
| Archer-Lock | Christopher J | 2005 | |
| Levy | Steven J | South Hams | 2088 |
| Garcia | Oscar | Downend & Fishponds | 2084 |
| Sklavounos | Grigoris | Hammersmith | 1942 |
| Moseley | Alan | 1772 | |
| Malinovskii | Ilia | None | 2019 |
| Thompson | Ian D | Chandler's Ford | 2010 |
| Lowe | Chris | Exeter | 1931 |
| Kett | Timothy J | Rhyfelwyr Essyllwg | 2093 |
| Aston | Paul A | St.Marychuch | 1633 |
| Edge | John A | Halesowen | 1965 |
| Menadue | Jeremy FS | Carrick | 1962 |
| Hariharan | Shambavi | Oxford City | 1940 |
| Adaway | William | Wimborne | 1929 |
| Gillings | Matt | Cheltenham | 1903 |
| Wilson | Matthew R | 1778 | |
| Keely | Leo A | Huddersfield | 1913 |
| Conway | Alex | Wellington | 1729 |
| Collyer | David | 1818 | |
| Li | Joy Ching | 1755 | |
| Ruszelak | Piotr | Newton Abbot Chess Club | 1779 |
Number of players: 40
Major Tournament (Ratings Under 1950)
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating | ECF Code | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosling | Brian GE | East Budleigh | 1846 | 111446D | Round 1 |
| Johnson | Richard J | Grendel & Treasury | 1900 | 156417B | |
| McClatchey | Rob | Salisbury | 1768 | 171911H | |
| Thomas | Mark | white knights, llanelli | 1912 | 277961E | |
| Ingham | H William | Teignmouth | 1790 | 173310C | Round 1 |
| Georgiou | George | Swindon | 1755 | 149122C | Round 1 |
| Baisynov | Islambek | Kyrgyzstan | 1924 | ||
| Waters | Andrew C | Rainham, Kent | 1868 | 103615E | |
| Nyman | John CH | None | 1854 | 116344K | |
| Thynne | Trefor F | Newton Abbot | 1904 | 120405B | |
| Barton | R Alan | Hastings & St. Leonards | 1873 | 106345F | Round 1 |
| Wills | Jack | Newton Abbot Chess Club | 1852 | 344181H | |
| Ayres | Jonathan R | Scarborough | 1803 | 144539L | Round 4 |
| Body | Giles | Exeter | 1843 | 178338F | |
| Lawrence | Spencer | Bath | 1735 | 340737J | |
| Stinton-Brownbridge | Michael H | PLYMOUTH | 1859 | 157349E | Round 1 |
| Graham | Oliver | Worksop | 1812 | 165422G | |
| Howard | Charles V | Totnes | 1824 | 113071H | Round 1 |
| Main | Ollie | 1757 | 350755F | Round 3 | |
| Schofield | James | South Hams | 1895 | 310014F | |
| Martin | Jake | Plymouth | 1875 | 346554J | |
| Collins | Chris M | Totnes | 1918 | 173309G | |
| Mills | Nathan | 1913 | 272540L | ||
| Tello | Yasser | 1787 | 120211L | Round 2 |
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gosling | Brian GE | East Budleigh | 1846 |
| Johnson | Richard J | Grendel & Treasury | 1900 |
| McClatchey | Rob | Salisbury | 1768 |
| Thomas | Mark | white knights, llanelli | 1912 |
| Ingham | H William | Teignmouth | 1790 |
| Georgiou | George | Swindon | 1755 |
| Baisynov | Islambek | Kyrgyzstan | 1924 |
| Waters | Andrew C | Rainham, Kent | 1868 |
| Nyman | John CH | None | 1854 |
| Thynne | Trefor F | Newton Abbot | 1904 |
| Barton | R Alan | Hastings & St. Leonards | 1873 |
| Wills | Jack | Newton Abbot Chess Club | 1852 |
| Ayres | Jonathan R | Scarborough | 1803 |
| Body | Giles | Exeter | 1843 |
| Lawrence | Spencer | Bath | 1735 |
| Stinton-Brownbridge | Michael H | PLYMOUTH | 1859 |
| Graham | Oliver | Worksop | 1812 |
| Howard | Charles V | Totnes | 1824 |
| Main | Ollie | 1757 | |
| Schofield | James | South Hams | 1895 |
| Martin | Jake | Plymouth | 1875 |
| Collins | Chris M | Totnes | 1918 |
| Mills | Nathan | 1913 | |
| Tello | Yasser | 1787 |
Number of players: 24
Intermediate Tournament (Ratings Under 1750)
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating | ECF Code | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurt | Trevor | South Hams | 1632 | 316056H | |
| Winter | Kevin | Ilkley Chess Centre | 1733 | 228399C | |
| Black | Catherine | South Hams | 1711 | 349499J | Round 1 |
| Burton | Ronnie | Weymouth | 1722 | 107763G | |
| Daly | Grant | Downend & Fishponds | 1679 | 154123H | |
| Novakov | Oleksii | Bristol Cabot | 1662 | 307557G | |
| Morrish | John | Swindon | 1654 | 328194C | |
| Plumb | Michael D | Bognor and Arun | 1661 | 117233F | Round 1 |
| Loyden | Gary | Swindon | 1564 | 144515H | |
| O'Brien | Paul W | Worthing | 1649 | 151595A | |
| Lambert | Kevin | Abergavenny | 1587 | ||
| Fursman | Lynne J | Cheltenham | 1605 | 110994H | |
| Fursman | Joy P | Bude | 1511 | 152293A | |
| PETERS | CHRISTOPHER | PAIGNTON | 0 | ||
| Farrow | Ian | Dons | 1483 | 110465C | |
| Blencowe | Ian P | Wotton Hall | 1526 | 106888L | Round 1 |
| Flanagan | Keith G | 1709 | 183095J | ||
| Holland | Mac | 1588 | 365392E | ||
| Roberts | Malcolm A | Holmes Chapel | 1698 | 118034E | |
| T'hart | Gerard | Plymouth | 1703 | 295785B | Round 1 |
| Matthew | Ian G | - | 1670 | 115087L | |
| Southall | Christopher M | Wellington | 1710 | 178159F | |
| Rogers | David R | Exmouth | 1734 | 118154D | Round 1 |
| Willoughby | Robert H | West Nottingham | 1624 | 126830C | Round 4 |
| Panneerselvam | Marshall | Taunton | 1646 | 361074D | |
| Glasson | James | Teignmouth | 1528 | 320010D | Round 1 |
| Foster | Paul | Medway | 1534 | 110795B | |
| Peach | Clifford B | Totnes | 1436 | 116851E | Round 1 |
| Mayhew | Neil | 0 | |||
| Jones | Martin C | Pembrokeshire | 1700 | 315333C | |
| Galloway | James H | camborne | 1621 | 255997D | |
| Doidge | Charles | Teignmouth | 1588 | 109767C | |
| Bellano | Harry | Letchworth & Hitchin | 1645 | 348403J | |
| Jones | Huw | White Knights Llanelli | 1734 | 293481E | |
| Tarbuck | Laurence JM | 1733 | 120053H | ||
| Pasupulety | Shreyas | Newton Abbott chess | 1539 | 325608L | |
| Peacock | Christopher D | Plymouth | 1496 | 173352H | |
| White | Nicholas E | Wycombe and Hazlemere | 1676 | 259442A | |
| Constable | Christine F | Bude | 1460 | 186045J | |
| Wood | Paul E | Plymouth | 1691 | 308432C | |
| Lawrence | Adrian M | 1713 | 136484E | ||
| Marston | Alastair JD | Bristol Cabot | 1731 | 114982K | |
| Nash | Cofi | Swindon | 1739 | 343092D | Round 1 |
| Wright | Andrew D | Plymouth | 1560 | 140958L | |
| Nerella | Varnika | Plymouth Chess Club | 1680 | 371343L | |
| Edwards | David | Barnstaple | 1480 | 346770D | Round 1 |
| Wilby | Robert G | Plymouth | 1628 | 155624B | |
| Saxena | Advik | None | 1598 | 352860B | |
| Manning | Ellis | Newton Abbot | 1666 | 363780D | |
| Hill | Michael | Calstock | 1657 | 102320C | Round 1 |
| Hibbitt | Arthur | Banbury | 1669 | 112597H | |
| Sturt | Benjamin | 1677 | 292547D | Round 3 | |
| Probert | Malcolm A | LLanelli White Knights | 1493 | 174868D | |
| Wood | Peter C | None | 1654 | 127012G | |
| Alexander | Ken RD | 1676 | 247342C | ||
| Greenaway | Terence V | 1527 | 156363E | ||
| Abdalla | Suhayl | Newton Abbot | 1634 | 320060H | Round 1 |
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurt | Trevor | South Hams | 1632 |
| Winter | Kevin | Ilkley Chess Centre | 1733 |
| Black | Catherine | South Hams | 1711 |
| Burton | Ronnie | Weymouth | 1722 |
| Daly | Grant | Downend & Fishponds | 1679 |
| Novakov | Oleksii | Bristol Cabot | 1662 |
| Morrish | John | Swindon | 1654 |
| Plumb | Michael D | Bognor and Arun | 1661 |
| Loyden | Gary | Swindon | 1564 |
| O'Brien | Paul W | Worthing | 1649 |
| Lambert | Kevin | Abergavenny | 1587 |
| Fursman | Lynne J | Cheltenham | 1605 |
| Fursman | Joy P | Bude | 1511 |
| PETERS | CHRISTOPHER | PAIGNTON | 0 |
| Farrow | Ian | Dons | 1483 |
| Blencowe | Ian P | Wotton Hall | 1526 |
| Flanagan | Keith G | 1709 | |
| Holland | Mac | 1588 | |
| Roberts | Malcolm A | Holmes Chapel | 1698 |
| T'hart | Gerard | Plymouth | 1703 |
| Matthew | Ian G | - | 1670 |
| Southall | Christopher M | Wellington | 1710 |
| Rogers | David R | Exmouth | 1734 |
| Willoughby | Robert H | West Nottingham | 1624 |
| Panneerselvam | Marshall | Taunton | 1646 |
| Glasson | James | Teignmouth | 1528 |
| Foster | Paul | Medway | 1534 |
| Peach | Clifford B | Totnes | 1436 |
| Mayhew | Neil | 0 | |
| Jones | Martin C | Pembrokeshire | 1700 |
| Galloway | James H | camborne | 1621 |
| Doidge | Charles | Teignmouth | 1588 |
| Bellano | Harry | Letchworth & Hitchin | 1645 |
| Jones | Huw | White Knights Llanelli | 1734 |
| Tarbuck | Laurence JM | 1733 | |
| Pasupulety | Shreyas | Newton Abbott chess | 1539 |
| Peacock | Christopher D | Plymouth | 1496 |
| White | Nicholas E | Wycombe and Hazlemere | 1676 |
| Constable | Christine F | Bude | 1460 |
| Wood | Paul E | Plymouth | 1691 |
| Lawrence | Adrian M | 1713 | |
| Marston | Alastair JD | Bristol Cabot | 1731 |
| Nash | Cofi | Swindon | 1739 |
| Wright | Andrew D | Plymouth | 1560 |
| Nerella | Varnika | Plymouth Chess Club | 1680 |
| Edwards | David | Barnstaple | 1480 |
| Wilby | Robert G | Plymouth | 1628 |
| Saxena | Advik | None | 1598 |
| Manning | Ellis | Newton Abbot | 1666 |
| Hill | Michael | Calstock | 1657 |
| Hibbitt | Arthur | Banbury | 1669 |
| Sturt | Benjamin | 1677 | |
| Probert | Malcolm A | LLanelli White Knights | 1493 |
| Wood | Peter C | None | 1654 |
| Alexander | Ken RD | 1676 | |
| Greenaway | Terence V | 1527 | |
| Abdalla | Suhayl | Newton Abbot | 1634 |
Number of players: 57
Foundation Tournament (Ratings Under 1500)
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating | ECF Code | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forty | Joe | Torquay Grammar School | 1325 | 348184A | |
| Bedwell | Marcus | Pentyrch | 1336 | ||
| Welch | Hazel | Seaton | 1122 | 104846G | Round 1 |
| Walsh | Shaun | Downend and Fisponds | 1283 | 271280F | |
| Collins | Alan | Cowley | 1476 | 108636E | |
| Tomlin | Dave | Forest of Dean | 1391 | 350048C | |
| Hankey | Neil | Alsager | 1165 | 311021 | Round 1 |
| Pope | Michael R | Salisbury | 1477 | 249525K | |
| Skirrow | Andrew | 1344 | 342991L | ||
| Hart | Robin | Teignmouth | 1450 | 350093 | |
| Ogars | Mareks | Sedgemoor | 1470 | 344428E | |
| Blackwell | David | Battersea | 1333 | 318706J | |
| Lippard | Barry | Brixham | 1383 | 321370F | |
| Fox | Tim | Seaton | 1356 | 176533E | |
| Hammond | Rhys | Newton Abbot | 1175 | 361338A | Round 2 |
| Russell | Lloyd | Bude | 1411 | 320016E | Round 1 |
| Tekniepe | T Klaus | Plymouth | 1331 | 296406F | Round 2 |
| Archer | David J | Godalming | 1395 | 179527C | |
| Cawser | Steven E | Brixham | 1462 | 313511B | |
| Jarman | Lennon | Newton Abbot | 1414 | 361339C | |
| Randhawa | Ronit | Newton Abbot | 1455 | 362848G | Round 1 |
| Forty | Jim | none | 0 | 364278B | |
| Nerella | Ananya | Plymouth Chess Club | 1428 | 371342J | |
| Taplin | William | none | 1476 | 287792C | |
| Saxena | Reyansh | None | 1468 | 352859F | |
| Saxena | Animesh | None | 1159 | 361916D | |
| Hughes | Ben | Wellington (Somerset) | 1249 | 364064E | |
| Main | Cameron | 0 | Round 3 | ||
| Butler | Rene | Market Harborough | 1462 | 316687K | |
| Thompson | Stephen | 1493 | 369938K | Round 4 | |
| Hinde | Stephen | Bristol & Clifton | 1392 | 368493D |
| Surname | First Name | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forty | Joe | Torquay Grammar School | 1325 |
| Bedwell | Marcus | Pentyrch | 1336 |
| Welch | Hazel | Seaton | 1122 |
| Walsh | Shaun | Downend and Fisponds | 1283 |
| Collins | Alan | Cowley | 1476 |
| Tomlin | Dave | Forest of Dean | 1391 |
| Hankey | Neil | Alsager | 1165 |
| Pope | Michael R | Salisbury | 1477 |
| Skirrow | Andrew | 1344 | |
| Hart | Robin | Teignmouth | 1450 |
| Ogars | Mareks | Sedgemoor | 1470 |
| Blackwell | David | Battersea | 1333 |
| Lippard | Barry | Brixham | 1383 |
| Fox | Tim | Seaton | 1356 |
| Hammond | Rhys | Newton Abbot | 1175 |
| Russell | Lloyd | Bude | 1411 |
| Tekniepe | T Klaus | Plymouth | 1331 |
| Archer | David J | Godalming | 1395 |
| Cawser | Steven E | Brixham | 1462 |
| Jarman | Lennon | Newton Abbot | 1414 |
| Randhawa | Ronit | Newton Abbot | 1455 |
| Forty | Jim | none | 0 |
| Nerella | Ananya | Plymouth Chess Club | 1428 |
| Taplin | William | none | 1476 |
| Saxena | Reyansh | None | 1468 |
| Saxena | Animesh | None | 1159 |
| Hughes | Ben | Wellington (Somerset) | 1249 |
| Main | Cameron | 0 | |
| Butler | Rene | Market Harborough | 1462 |
| Thompson | Stephen | 1493 | |
| Hinde | Stephen | Bristol & Clifton | 1392 |
Number of players: 31
Total number of players registered for the Congress: 152