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2026 AGM Congress Results and Pairings


Open Round 1

Open Round 2

Open Round 3

Open Round 4

Open Round 5

Open Final Scores

Challengers Round 1

Challengers Round 2

Challengers Round 3

Challengers Round 4

Challengers Round 5

Challengers Final Scores

 

Open Round 1

Ben Fletcher-Harris 0 – 1 CM Chris Ross
Tristram Cole 1 – 0 Mark Kirkham
George Phillips 0 – 1 Brandan Read
Bill Armstrong 1 – 0 Daniel Rugman
Gary Wickett 0 – 1 Ian Blencowe

Voldi Gailans received a full point bye
Stan Lovell took a half point bye

Open Round 2

CM Chris Ross 1 – 0 Bill Armstrong
Ian Blencowe 0 – 1 Tristram Cole
Brandan Read 1 – 0 Voldi Gailans
Stan Lovell 0 – 1 Ben Fletcher-Harris
Mark Kirkham 0 – 1 George Phillips

Dan Rugman received a full point bye
Gary Wickett took a half point bye

Open Round 3

Tristram Cole ½ – ½ CM Chris Ross
Bill Armstrong 0 – 1 Brandan Read
Daniel Rugman 0 – 1 Ian Blencowe
Voldi Gailans 0 – 1 Ben Fletcher-Harris
Gary Wickett 1 – 0 Stan Lovell

George Phillips received a full point bye
Mark Kirkham took a half point bye

Open Round 4

Brandan Read 0 – 1 Tristram Cole
CM Chris Ross + / – Ian Blencowe
Ben Fletcher-Harris 1 – 0 George Phillips
Dan Rugman 0 – 1 Gary Wickett
Voldi Gailans ½ – ½ Bill Armstrong
Stan Lovell 0 – 1 Mark Kirkham

Open Round 5

CM Chris Ross 1 – 0 Brandan Read
Tristram Cole 1 – 0 Ben Fletcher-Harris
George Phillips 0 – 1 Gary Wickett
Ian Blencowe 1 – 0 Voldi Gailans
Mark Kirkham 0 – 1 Bill Armstrong
Stan Lovell 1 – 0 Daniel Rugman

Open Final Scores

Challengers Round 1

Tony Lawton ½ – ½ Rosie Irwin
Steve Bailey 1 – 0 Abi Baker
Philip Rafferty 0 – 1 Gill Smith
John Osborne 1 – 0 Clare Gailans

Richard Harrington received a full point bye

Challengers Round 2

Richard Harrington 0 – 1 Steve Bailey
Gill Smith 1 – 0 John Osborne
Rosie Irwin 1 – 0 Philip Rafferty
Abi Baker 1 – 0 Tony Lawton

Clare Gailans received a full point bye

Challengers Round 3

Steve Bailey 1 – 0 Gill Smith
John Osborne 0 – 1 Rosie Irwin
Clare Gailans 0 – 1 Abi Baker
Tony Lawton 1 – 0 Richard Harrington

Philip Rafferty received a full point bye

Challengers Round 4

Rosie Irwin 1 – 0 Steve Bailey
Gill Smith 1 – 0 Abi Baker
Phil Rafferty 0 – 1 Tony Lawton
Richard Harrington 1 – 0 Clare Gailans

John Osborne received a full point bye

Challengers Round 5

Gill Smith 0 – 1 Rosie Irwin
Steve Bailey 1 – 0 Tony Lawton
Richard Harrington 0 – 1 John Osborne
Clare Gailans 1 – 0 Philip Rafferty

Abi Baker received a full point bye

Challengers Final Scores