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1st - David Jameson (Colwyn Bay) 184 - 5 out of 6 - £100
2nd = Miroslav Gruca (Widnes) 196 and Mike Surtees (Bolton) 197- 4 out of 6 - £30
U195 - Harry Lamb (Bolton) 180 - 3.5 out of 6 - £30
U180 - Martin Sheard (Barnsley) 170 - 3.5 out of 6 - £30

U170

1st - Nicholas Barnaby (Bolton/Widnes) 155 - 5.5 out of 6 - £100
2nd = David Patrick (Courier Halifax) 158 and George Peters (Chesterfield) 164 - 4.5 out of 6 - £30
U160/U145 - Sheraz Khalil (Bury) 139 , John-Paul Taylor (Warwick University) 139 and Brendan Brown (Clitheroe) 139- 3.5 out of 6 - £20

U130

1st - Harry Brooks (Great Lever) 110 - 5.5 out of 6 - £100
2nd - Brian Slater (Bolton) 90 - 5 out of 6 - £60
U120 - Michael Horne (Crusaders) 119 - 4 out of 6 - £30
U105 - Lee Baron (Bury) 102 - 4 out of 6 - £30

Ludwig Gruchlik Memorial Trophy for the best score by a Bury club member goes to Robert Moneagle and Lee Baron (4 out of 6)

Brief Report from Bernard Sharples

Sixty three contestants braved snow, ice and fog to take part in Bury Chess Club's 16th annual Rapidplay Congress.

Although the turnout was reduced by the weather conditions, diehard entrants from the wilds of Yorkshire and North Wales, and from across the Northwest found a warm welcome at Elton Vale Sports Club - one braving a journey from Sheffield by train that would be tough on any Sunday regardless of the weather.

Played over six rounds in three sections with a total prize money of £660, the games were hard fought, and results were in doubt right up to the end of the day.

Mick Norris wrote:Sixty three contestants braved snow, ice and fog ... found a warm welcome at Elton Vale Sports Club

This pun did not go unappreciated.