Interested in entering the 2023 Congress? Scroll down to the bottom of this page for instructions!
The table below shows all of the 2023 Congress entries received so far. (This does not necessarily mean that the appropriate entry fee has been received or processed yet – please email the Entry Secretary if you have any queries.)
Notes: (1) The ratings indicated below are taken from the March 2023 ECF rating list, which will be used to determine section eligibility and seedings (as noted in the rules); (2) If you have requested a bye in a particular round, this will be indicated alongside your name.
List of participants
Last modified at 12:00 on 14 April 2023
118 entries received: 31 in the Open, 36 in the Major, and 51 in the Minor.
OPEN
Jack Rudd (2388)
Dominic Mackle (2193)
Paul O’Neill (2175)
Derek Pugh (2130)
Mike Waddington (2088)
Steve Dilleigh (2083)
Paul Hampton (2079)
Tim Paulden (2073)
Stephen Homer (2045)
Graham Bolt (2027) – Bye in Rd 1
Robert Stern (2026)
Alan Brusey (2011) – Bye in Rd 1
Hugo Fowler (2010) – Bye in Rd 1
David Littlejohns (1985)
Chris Lowe (1979)
Tim Hilton (1974)
William Adaway (1967) – Bye in Rd 3
John Bass (1959)
Andy Hill (1945)
Martin Goldschmidt (1927)
Rami Talab (est 1924)
Colin Davis (1915) – Bye in Rds 2 and 4
Ian George (1913)
Michael Stinton-Brownbridge (1913) – Bye in Rd 1
Yasser Tello (1913) – Bye in Rd 4 – PLAYER HAS WITHDRAWN
George Neale (1909)
Adam Woodruff (1902)
Jamie Morgan (1855)
Ted Paul (1822) – Bye in Rd 1
Philip Maul (1791)
George Lekoudis (1786) – Bye in Rd 1
Paul Humphreys (1778)
U-1900 MAJOR
Andrew Waters (1898)
Bill Ingham (1895) – Bye in Rd 1
Giles Body (1857)
Paul Doherty (1853)
Sam Coutu-Oughton (1848)
Charles Howard (1845)
Hugh Fenwick (1839)
Frederick Coleman (1837)
Luke Honey (1833)
Megan O’Brien (est 1833)
John Nyman (1817)
Ronnie Burton (1811) – Bye in Rd 1
Tony Hart (est 1788)
David Jenkins (1783)
Chris Strong (1781)
Kandara Acharya (1778) – Bye in Rd 1
Harvey Cooper (1767) – Bye in Rd 1
Arthur Hibbitt (1758)
Michelle Chan (1757)
Richard Wright (1754)
Gerard ‘t Hart (1750) – PLAYER HAS WITHDRAWN
Percy Gill (1742) – Bye in Rd 1
Brendan O’Gorman (1727)
Niall Homer (1727)
Christopher Southall (1703)
Frederick Sugden (1696)
Reece Whittington (1685)
Oliver Harrison (1680)
John Torrance (1675) – Bye in Rd 1
Stephen Williams (1668)
Robert Wilby (1667)
Dave Turner (1663)
Amanda Jones (1661)
Robert Oughton (1661)
Tiiu Loog (1655) – Bye in Rd 1
Brooklyn Stephens (1650)
Luc Gordon (1537) – Bye in Rd 1
U-1650 MINOR
Joe Dornan (1647)
Adam Curry (est 1625)
Michael Dow (1588) – Bye in Rd 1
Elmira Walker (1584)
Ian Henry (1577) – Bye in Rd 2
Paul Foster (1570)
James Galloway (1568)
Trevor Hurt (1564)
Solomon Hayes (1563)
Grant Daly (1562)
John Constable (1560)
Connor Wilkinson (est 1550)
Richard Smith (1549) – Bye in Rd 1
Robin Morris-Weston (est 1540)
Paul Collis (1539) – Bye in Rd 1
Andrei Zhirnov (1536)
Geoffrey Banks (1528) – Bye in Rd 1
Tony Lopez (1524)
John Stanier (1488)
Mike Hollyman (1485)
Suhayl Abdalla (1475)
Michael Pope (1460)
James MacKellar (1459) – Bye in Rd 1
Ian Leslie (1456)
Florence Spirling (1438)
Christine Constable (1437)
Nathaniel Butcher (1436) – Bye in Rd 1
Dave Tomlin (1432)
Toby Ralph (est 1425)
Barry Lippard (1408)
Joshua Birch (est 1400)
Clive Liggatt (1397)
Andrew Skirrow (1391) – Bye in Rd 1
David Edwards (1378) – Bye in Rd 1
Daniel Smith (est 1372) – Bye in Rd 2
Stanley Rimmer (est 1367)
Alexis Malibiran (1365)
Daniel Raabe Branch (est 1350)
Robert Kelso (1340) – Bye in Rd 1
James Wallman (1330)
Shaun Walsh (1328)
Tim Fox (1325) – Bye in Rd 1
Michael Sillence Davis (est 1316) – Bye in Rds 2 and 4
Luke Garner (1308)
Gillian Morgan (1288)
Hazel Welch (1264) – Bye in Rd 1
Sebastian Johns (est 1100) – Bye in Rd 4 (and will miss Rd 5)
Robin Cubbon (1069)
Charles Harris (est 1050) – Bye in Rd 3
Elouise Finch (est 1000)
Francesca Bennett (est 1000)
Interested in entering the Congress…?
So, you’re keen to join the action in April? Excellent news!
Once you’ve familiarised yourself with all the details given in the tournament leaflet (available at the first link below), please head over to our online entry form (available at the second link below). Completing the form should only take 5-10 minutes, and will not require any bank details – once you have submitted your form, you’ll be given instructions on how to pay the entry fee separately, either by cheque or bank transfer.
As always, please don’t hesitate to get in touch (at the email address on the tournament leaflet) if anything isn’t clear, or you encounter any issues with the online form!
2023 East Devon Chess Congress 