1996 Welsh Chess Championship, Lakelands Social Club, Rhydypenau Rd, Cyncoed, Cardiff, 5-8 April
Sponsored by Lakelands, supported by Welsh Brewers

1996 Welsh Championship		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1	David H Cummings	ENG	2350m	w8+	b20+	w5+	b3=	w19+	b2+	5½
2	Francis Rayner	WLS	2150	w25+	b4=	w9+	b16+	w3+	w1-	4½
3	John G Cooper	WLS	2390m	b21+	w10+	b13+	w1=	b2-	w11+	4½
4	Sven P Zeidler	WLS	2345	b30+	w2=	b11=	w18=	b21+	w12+	4½
5	Alan P Spice	ENG	2190	w6+	b18+	b1-	bye=	b8=	w13+	4
6	Clive Trevelyan	WLS	2010	b5-	w24+	b17=	w10+	b13=	w19+	4
7	Peter Allan Richmond	WLS	2190	b24=	w27+	b21-	w15+	b18+	w8=	4
8	Michael E Binks	WLS	2100	b1-	w30+	b14=	b9+	w5=	b7=	3½
9	Jeff R Smith	WLS	2225	b17+	w11=	b2-	w8-	b22+	w18+	3½
10	Jonathan A Gilbert	WLS	2155	w26+	b3-	w19=	b6-	w23+	b24+	3½
11	W Nigel R Saunders	WLS	2130	bye+	b9=	w4=	w13=	b25+	b3-	3½
12	Edward G Lea	ENG	2040	b13-	w29=	b27+	w14+d	w20+	b4-	3½
13	Charles F Morris	WLS	2200	w12+	b16+	w3-	b11=	w6=	b5-	3
14	John C Saunders	WLS	2245	w15=	b19=	w8=	b12-d	w27+	b16=	3
15	Keith A B Downey	WLS	2055	b14=	w23=	w20=	b7-	w16=	w25+	3
16	Chris I Price	WLS	2135	b29+	w13-	b28+	w2-	b15=	w14=	3
17	David L Roberts	WLS	2110	w9-	b25+	w6=	b20-	w28=	b29+	3
18	Leighton Williams	WLS	2120	w22+	w5-	b23+	b4=	w7-	b9-	2½
19	David Martin	WLS	2155	b27=	w14=	b10=	w28+	b1-	b6-	2½
20	Gareth Hughes	WLS	2175	b28+	w1-	b15=	w17+	b12-	w21-	2½
21	Andrew N Dyce	WLS	2115	w3-	b26+	w7+	bye=	w4-	b20-	2½
22	John P Weatherlake	WLS	1710	b18-	w28-	w26+	b23=	w9-	b27+	2½
23	Richard Cleveland	WLS	1790	bye=	b15=	w18-	w22=	b10-	w30+	2½
24	Gareth Morris	WLS	1990	w7=	b6-	w29=	b25-	w26+	w10-	2
25	David A Bennion	WLS	1840	b2-	w17-	b30+	w24+	w11-	b15-	2
26	Thomas Brown	WLS	1960	b10-	w21-	b22-	w30+	b24-	b28+	2
27	Joseph D Turner	WLS	1845	w19=	b7-	w12-	b29+	b14-	w22-	1½
28	Carl Evans	WLS	1980	w20-	b22+	w16-	b19-	b17=	w26-	1½
29	John Roe	WLS	1750	w16-	b12=	b24=	w27-	b30=	w17-	1½
30	Charles B Summers	WLS	2055	w4-	b8-	w25-	b26-	w29=	b23-	½

Round 3: C Summers 0-1 D Bennion - score not available
Round 4: E Lea 1-0 J Saunders - won by default (arrived after 30m from the start)
Round 4: J Smith 0-1 M Binks - score not available (might have been a default/bye?)
Round 6: G Hughes 0-0 A Dyce - game agreed drawn but scored 0-0 (FIDE law 12.1)

Arbiters: Frank Hatto, Kevin Staveley, A Zagozda

Time limit: (round 1) 40/120m, all/30m; (rounds 2-6) 40/120m, all/60m

Prizes: £350, £175, £80, £40.

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Date	Notes
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