1981 SCCU (Southern Counties' Chess Union) Individual Championship, Sutton Library, 17-20 April

1981 SCCU Individual Championship		BCF	FIDE	County	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	SOS
1	John C Pigott	203	2310	Surrey	w22+	b18+	w4+	b5+	b2+	w3=	5½	20.5
2	Peter G Large	214	2305	Middx	w10=	b15+	w11+	b16+	w1-	b8+	4½	20.5
3	Simon J B Knott	214	2255	Cambs	b18-	w24+	b17+	w9+	b10+	b1=	4½	17.0
4	Simon D Brown	186	2235	Kent	w16+	w17+	b1-	w8=	b13+	w6=	4	21.0
5	Andrew P H Kinsman	175j		Surrey	b20+	w8=	b13+	w1-	b7=	w10+	4	21.0
6	Jonathan J Ady	199		Surrey	b8-	w20+	w18+	b12=	w15+	b4=	4	17.5
7	Andrew C Cooper	198		Herts*	w21=	b10-	w19+	b11+	w5=	b16+	4	16.5
8	John R Richardson	185j		Kent	w6+	b5=	w10=	b4=	w12+	w2-	3½	22.5
9	Peter J Sowray	209	2270	Middx	w12=	b11-	w21+	b3-	w20+	b19+	3½	16.5
10	Colin P Garwood	188		Beds*	b2=	w7+	b8=	w14+	w3-	b5-	3	23.5
11	Joseph G Gallagher	177j		Surrey	b13=	w9+	b2-	w7-	b22+	w14=	3	19.5
12	Neil F Dickenson	187j	2240	Kent	b9=	w23+	b14=	w6=	b8-	w13=	3	18.5
13	Timothy J Parkes	197		Middx*	w11=	b19+	w5-	b17+	w4-	b12=	3	18.5
14	Kenneth I Norman	200	2235	Middx	w19=	b21+	w12=	b10-	w16=	b11=	3	15.5
15	Daniel J King	209j	2320	Kent	b23-	w2-	b24+	w18+	b6-	w21+	3	14.5
16	Jonathan C Benjamin	201	2230	Middx	b4-	w22+	b23+	w2-	b14=	w7-	2½	18.5
17	William A Linton	195		Surrey	w24+	b4-	w3-	w13-	b18=	b22+	2½	15.5
18	Paul Carey	188		Kent	w3+	w1-	b6-	b15-	w17=	b20=	2	21.5
19	Frank Parr	183		Surrey*	b14=	w13-	b7-	w21=	b23+	w9-	2	17.0
20	John C Saunders	191		Bucks*	w5-	b6-	b22=	w23+	b9-	w18=	2	16.5
21	Michael J Yeo	182	2225	Surrey	b7=	w14-	b9-	b19=	w24+	b15-	2	16.0
22	Matthew C Read	187		Kent*	b1-	b16-	w20=	b24+	w11-	w17-	1½	17.0
23	Simon R Gillam	185		Surrey	w15+	b12-	w16-	b20-	w19-	b24=	1½	13.0
24	Kenneth P Warren	165		Essex*	b17-	b3-	w15-	w22-	b21-	w23=	½	15.0

* = county nominee
Time control: 40/2 hrs, then 20/1 hr. Rds 1 & 2 - Fri 17th; Rds 3 & 4 - Sat 18th; Rd 5 - Sun 19th (3.15pm); Rd 6 - Mon 20th (10am-finish)
Controller: Richard E Boxall

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1981 SURREY EASTER CONGRESS, Sutton, 17-20 April

(from the SCCU Bulletin, May 1981)

Frank Winter Memorial Open: (1-2) Michael J Franklin (Richmond), Byron A Jacobs (Slough) 6/7; (3-5) Leslie S Blackstock (Charlton), John H Hodgson (Wimbledon), Ian M Pountney (Lewisham) 5½ ... 77 players. Grading prizes: U180 - Paul E Johnstone (Richmond) 5; U165 N R Ruston (Charlton) 5; Junior prizes: U18 Simon G Dighton (Athenaeum) 5; David J Watts (Pinner) 4½.

Major U150: (1) Peter M Shaw (Wallington and Fortlyon) 7/7; (2-3) K K Chan (London E5), S J Whitehouse (Wimbledon) 6; (4-6) M P A Connolly (Popley), M Newman (Jersey), Andrew R Smith (Mitcham) 5½ ... 131 players. Grading prizes: U135 P R Loosley (Glyn S) 5½; U120 A Johnstone (Horsham) 5½. Junior U18: S P Parker (Crystal Palace), N R Hackers (Wimbledon) 5; U16 D Agnos (Richmond), M J Gillings (Horsham) 5.

Main Tournaments (8 player APA)

Main A: (1) Chris B Baker (Richmond) 5½; (2-3) Robin W Bauld (Surbiton), D V Booth (Crystal Palace) 5, etc.

Main B: (1) Timothy S Allen (Fulham) 5; (2) S N Khan (Richmond) 4½, etc.

Main C: (1) J C Ould (Dartford) 6½; (2) J F Jordan (GLC) 5, etc.

Main Tournaments (6 player APA) (SCCU bulletin says "don't know about section D")

Main E: (1) Graham K Sandiford (Wimbledon) 4½; (2) D G Maclean (Battersea) 3½

Main F: (1) H B Proctor (Wallington) 4½; (2) A M W Arundale (Roehampton) 4

Main G: (1) S Collett (Beckenham) 4½; (2-3) J L Green (Ashtead), S D Perry (Kingston) 3

Main H: (1-2) A J McElligott (Streatham), B Swaffield (Redhill) 4

Main J: (1) M L White (Morley College) 4; (2-3) M J Jeffery (NALG0), DRC Sim (Sutton) 3½

Novice Tournaments (Open)

Novice A: (1) Matthew D Baker (Croydon) 4½/5; (2) N Foster (London NW2) 4; (3) E Martinez (London SE20) 3½ ... 20 played

Novice B: (1-3) N Foster (London NW2), E Martinez (London SE20), J Tallon (Stoneleigh ) 4/5 ... 14 played.

Novice Tournaments (6 player A.P.A.)

Novice A1: (1) C G Gill (Crystal Palace) 5; (2) J H Burt (Cobham) 4

Novice A2: (1-2) R Hurley (Sutton), K Quinn (Dorking) 4

Novice A3: (1) R Kocar (Epsom) 4; (2) D T E Marjoram (Epsom) 3½

Novice A4: (1) W von Schlippe (Richmond) 4½; (2-3) J E Burt (Cobham), V Lakshman (Croydon) 3½

Novice A5: (1) K Kocar (Epsom) 4; (2) A Jones (Worcester Park) 3½

Novice A6: (1) Nicholas von Schlippe (Richmond) 5; (2-3) A Bailey (Wallington), C Morgan (S Norwood) 3

Novice A7: (1) J Ormerod (Morley College) 4½; (2) J C Inwood (Shepperton) 3½

Novice B1: (1) Mark Josse (Richmond) 4; (2) T N Amor (Hampton) 3½

Novice B2: (1) William G V McLaughlin (Metropolitan) 4½; (2) K Taylor (Sutton) 3

Novice B3: (1) E J Whipp (London SE14) 4½; (2) R Hurley (Sutton) 3½

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File Updated

Date	Notes
7 December 2025	First posted here - 13 games (six played by me in the SCCU Championship and seven by Kevin Thurlow in the Open), plus one part-game (M Franklin 1-0 D Fryer).