Well done to all the Bexhill members who battled it out recently at the Kent congress. Here is a report from our chairman Bill Tracey:
On the weekend of 19th – 21st July 6 club members took part in The Tunbridge Wells Congress.
In the U1900 section our entrants were Bill Luxton, Michael Hayward and Luke Chapman and in the U1600 we had Noah Pearson, Rose Burgess and myself.
In the U1900 Michael fought hard in all of his games and finished with 2 points. Luke likewise competed very well and finished on 2.5 points. Bill really performed very well as, despite being out rated in each of his 5 games, he gained 3 points losing only 1 game.
In the U1600 section Noah performed exceptionally well. Playing in his first competition of this type he won his first match against an opponent rated 560 points higher! He then got a draw against an opponent rated 650 points higher. In the end he finished with 2.5 points finishing in 11th place despite starting as the 24th ranked competitor.
Rose had a great competition, starting as the 16th ranked player, she gained 3.5 points and eventually finished 3rd.
I had a decent competition. For my last match I played the competition leader. He had half a point more than me so I needed a win. I pushed very hard turning down a draw offer after 26 moves. I kept pushing but after 3 hours and 35 minutes made an error and resigned. I finally finished on 3 points.
This is a very well run competition in an excellent venue and I would recommend it to our members for next year.