1990 Midland Counties Chess Union Congress (Forrest Cup), Darwin Suite, Assembly Rooms, Derby, 23-25 March

1990 Midland Championship		Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Notes
1	Mark L Hebden	234	b19+	w15+	b7+	w2+	b3+	w9+	6
2	Andrew Bryce	197	w23+	b16+	w10+	b1-	w18+	b6=	4½	BCQ
3	Geoffrey W Lawton	230	w20+	b11=	w14+	b21+	w1-	b18+	4½
4	Michael H Barnes	187	w28+	b5=	w21-	b26+	w7=	b16+	4
5	(Louis) Alan Edwards	198	b22+	w4=	b11=	bye=	w16=	b17+	4
6	Oliver A Jackson	192	bye=	b10-	w33+	b8+	w21+	w2=	4
7	Paul Madden	194	b12+	w13+	w1-	bye=	b4=	w15+	4	BGP
8	David Cristinacce	151	b15-	w25+	b22=	w6-	b29+	b21+	3½	U185 GP
9	Paul A Hutchinson	200	w24+	b14=	w31+	b18-	w10+	b1-	3½
10	Dave J Ledger	183	b30+	w6+	b2-	w11=	b9-	w28+	3½	U185 GP
11	John Naylor	171	b25+	w3=	w5=	b10=	b15=	w13=	3½	U21 ch
12	John K Robinson	166	w7-	b18-	b27+	w22=	b33+	w25+	3½	U185 GP
13	Graham M Smith	171	w18+	b7-	w16-	b32+	w20+	b11=	3½	U185 GP
14	Robert K Thomas	177	b32+	w9=	b3-	w28=	b17=	b24+	3½	U185 GP
15	Nigel Birtwistle	192	w8+	b1-	w26+	b16=	w11=	b7-	3
16	Steven J Burke	157	b27+	w2-	b13+	w15=	b5=	w4-	3
17	Michael J Gibbons	141	bye=	b21-	w23+	b31+	w14=	w5-	3
18	Alan A Smith	206	b13-	w12+	b24+	w9+	b2-	w3-	3
19	Stephen I Calderwood	164	w1-	b28-	b29+	w24-	b30+	w26=	2½	U16 ch
20	David M Cooper	172	b3-	w30+	b28=	w25=	b13-	w22=	2½
21	Robert S Eames	192	b29=	w17+	b4+	w3-	b6-	w8-	2½
22	Raymond J Gamble	175	w5-	b23=	w8=	b12=	w26=	b20=	2½
23	Simon N Gilmore	168	b2-	w22=	b17-	w29-	+bye	w33+	2½
24	Stephen Mario Joseph	159	b9-	w27+	w18-	b19+	b28=	w14-	2½	U18 ch
25	Michael Lambert	175	w11-	b8-	w30+	b20=	w31+	b12-	2½
26	Paul Stimpson	144	bye=	w29+	b15-	w4-	b22=	b19=	2½
27	Jonathan A Tait	182	w16-	b24-	w12-	b33=	w32+	b31+	2½
28	RG Walker	158	b4-	w19+	w20=	b14=	w24=	b10-	2½
29	C Walker		w21=	b26-	w19-	b23+	w8-	w/d	1½ / 5
30	Paul R Archer	157	w10-	b20-	b25-	bye+	w19-	b32=	1½
31	William G Armstrong	161	bye=	w32+	b9-	w17-	b25-	w27-	1½
32	Mark N Greenwood	127	w14-	b31-	bye+	w13-	b27-	w30=	1½
33	G Keith Rockett	159	bye=		b6-	w27=	w12-	b23-	1 / 5

Key: BCQ = British Championship qualifier; BGP = Best Game Prize (P Madden, rd 2 v G Smith); U185 GP = Under 185 Grading Prize; U21/18/16 ch = Under 21/18/16 Championship winners

Contemporary BCF grades as given in the bulletin. For the PGN file I have converted these to four-figure Elo ratings using the then current conversion formula Elo = (BCF x 8) + 600.

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Prizewinners:

Open (Forrest Cup) (1) M L Hebden (Leicester) 6/6; (2-3) G W Lawton, A Bryce 4½; (4-7) P Madden, M Barnes, L A Edwards, O A Jackson 4; Best Game: P Madden (Breadsall) (R2 v. G.M. Smith). Midland Ag Champsions: U21 - J Naylor (Rugby) 3½; U18 S M Joseph (Stapleford) 2½; U16 S I Calderwood (Loughborough) 2½. British Championship Qualifier: A Bryce (Hebden, Lawton - already qualified). Grading Prizes: U185 D J Ledger, R K Thomas, G M Smith, J K Robinson, D Cristinacce 3½.

Major (Grade U170): (1) R Sagall (King's Head) 5½/6; (2-3) P J Mercs, S D Sheahan 5; (4) J W Simpson (also U-140 Grading Prize) 4½; (5-11) J A Edge, B A Foreman, R J Forey, M J Gough, J King, K Simpson, J W Vere (Courtaulds, Derby - Midland U14 Champion) 4. Grading Prizes: U155 J Cooksey, H Grist, D Williams, A J Wright 3½.

Minor (Grade U125): (1) P N Morris (Ecclesall) 6/6; (2-5) I J R Clarke, S P Gay, C Harrison, S Pringle, D M Hartley 5; Grading Prizes: U110 J Huthwaite 4½; U95 D A Arnold 4½; Ungraded G Drabwell, P Walker 4; Ladies' Prizes: Abigail Dyce, Gloria Sullivan 2½; Veteran's Prizes: H A J Rather, A Severn 4.

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File Updated

Date	Notes
28 November 2022	First upload. From a bulletin lent by Mike Alderson.