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2026 Autumn Tournament 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

1. Andrew Crosby 0 – 1 Gary Hogan

2. Brandan Read 1 – 0 George Phillips

3. Gary Wickett 0.5 v 0.5 Bill Armstrong

4. Ian Blencowe 1 – 0 Daniel Rugman

5. Voldi Gailans 0.5 – 0.5 Richard Murphy

6. Philip Gordon 0 – 1 Bittor Ibanez

7. Stan Lovell – Half Point Bye

8. John Jenkins  – Half Point Bye

9. Mark Hague – Half Point Bye

Open Round 2

1. Gary Hogan (1) 1 – 0 (1) Ian Blencowe

2. Bittor Ibanez (1) 0 – 1 (1) Brandan Read

3. Bill Armstrong (½) 1 – 0 (½) John Jenkins

4. Stan Lovell (½) 0 – 1 (½) Voldi Gailans

5. Richard Murphy (½) 1 -0 (½) Mark Hague

6. George Phillips (0) 0 – 1 (0) Philip Gordon

7. Dan Rugman (0) 1 – 0 (0) Andrew Crosby

8. Gary Wickett (½) – Half Point Bye

Open Round 3

1. Brandan Read (2) 0.5 – 0.5 (2) Gary Hogan

2. Voldi Gailans (1½) 0 – 1 (1½) Bill Armstrong

3. Ian Blencowe (1) 0.5 – 0.5 (1½) Richard Murphy

4. Philip Gordon (1) 1 – 0 (1) Dan Rugman

5. Bittor Ibanez (1) 1 – 0 (1) Gary Wickett

6. John Jenkins (½) 0 – 1 (½) Stan Lovell

7. Mark Hague (½) 0.5 – 0.5 (0) George Phillips

8. Andrew Crosby (0) – Full Point Bye

Open Round 4

1. Bill Armstrong (2½) 0 – 1 (2½) Brandan Read

2. Gary Hogan Gary (2½) 1 – 0 (2) Philip Gordon

3. Richard Murphy (2) 1 – 0 (2) Bittor Ibanez

4. Stan Lovell (1½) 0.5 – 0.5 (1½) Ian Blencowe

5. Andrew Crosby (1) v (1½) Voldi Gailans

6. Gary Wickett (1) 1 – 0 (1) Mark Hague

7. Dan Rugman (1) 0 – 1 (½) John Jenkins

8. George Phillips (½) – Full Point Bye

Open Round 5

1. Brandan Read (3½) 1 – 0 (3) Richard Murphy

2. Voldi Gailans (2½) 0 – 1 (3½) Gary Hogan

3. Bittor Ibanez (2) 0 – 1 (2½) Bill Armstrong

4. Ian Blencowe (2) 1 – 0 (2) Gary Wickett

5. Philip Gordon (2) 1 – 0 (2) Stan Lovell

6. John Jenkins (1½) 0.5 – 0.5 (1½) George Phillips

7. Mark Hague (1) 0 – 1 (1) Andrew Crosby

8. Dan Rugman (1) – Full Point Bye

Open Final Scores

Equal 1st, on 4½ points: Gary Hogan and Brandan Read.  Gary won the Open trophy on tie-break.

3rd, on 3½ points: Bill Armstrong.

On 3 points Richard Murphy, Ian Blencowe and Philip Gordon.

On 2½ points Voldi Gailans, who won Rating Prize B.

On 2 points Bittor Ibanez, Stan Lovell, Gary Wickett, Dan Rugman, John Jenkins, George Phillips and Andrew Crosby.  Andrew, George and John shared Rating Prize A.

On 1 point Mark Hague.

Challengers Round 1

1. Steve Bailey 0 – 1 Janet Lucas

2. Tony Lawton 0 – 1 Abdurrahman Khan

3. Simon Highsmith 0 – 1 John Osborne

4. Philip Rafferty 0 – 1 John Fullwood

5. Peter Walker 1 – 0 Clare Gailans

6. Richard Harrington 0 – 1 Gill Smith

7. Claire Norman – Full Point Bye

8. Lea Ryan – Half Point Bye

Challengers Round 2

1. Abdurrahman Khan (1) 0 – 1 (1) Gill Smith

2. John Fullwood (1) 0.5 – 0.5 (1) John Osborne

3. Lea Ryan (½) 1 – 0 (1) Claire Norman

4. Philip Rafferty (0) 1 – 0 (0) Steve Bailey

5. Clare Gailans (0) 0 – 1 (0) Simon Highsmith

6. Richard Harrington (0) 0 – 1 (0) Tony Lawton

7. Peter Walker (1) – Half Point Bye

8. Janet Lucas (1) – Half Point Bye

Challengers Round 3

1. Gill Smith (2) 0 – 1 (1½) John Fullwood

2. John Osborne  (1½) 0 – 1 (1½) Peter Walker

3. Janet Lucas (1½) 1 – 0 (1½) Lea Ryan

4. Claire Norman (1) 0 – 1 (1) Abdurrahman Khan

5. Simon Highsmith (1) 0 – 1 (1) Philip Rafferty

6. Tony Lawton  (1) 1 – 0 (0) Clare Gailans

7. Richard Harrington (0) – Full Point Bye

8. Steve Bailey (0) – Half Point Bye

Challengers Round 4

1. Peter Walker (2½) 0 – 1 (2½) Janet Lucas

2. John Fullwood (2½) 1 – 0 (2) Tony Lawton

3. Gill Smith (2) 1 – 0 (2) Philip Rafferty

4. Abdurrahman Khan (2) 0.5 – 0.5 (1½) Lea Ryan

5. John Osborne (1½) 1 – 0 (1) Richard Harrington

6. Claire Norman (1) 0 – 1 (1) Simon Highsmith

7. Clare Gailans (0) 0 – 1 (½) Steve Bailey

Challengers Round 5

1. Janet Lucas (3½) 1 – 0 (3½) John Fullwood

2. Peter Walker (2½) 0 – 1 (3) Gill Smith

3. Abdurrahman Khan (2½) 1 – 0 (2½) John Osborne

4. Lea Ryan (2) 0 – 1 (2) Simon Highsmith

5. Philip Rafferty (2) 0.5 – 0.5 (2) Tony Lawton

6. Steve Bailey (1½) 1 – 0 (1) Claire Norman

7. Clare Gailans (0) 0 – 1 (1) Richard Harrington

Challengers Final Scores

1st, on 4½ points: Janet Lucas, who won the Challengers trophy.

2nd, on 4 points: Gill Smith.

Equal 3rd, on 3½ points: John Fullwood and Abdurrahman Khan.

On 3 points Simon Highsmith.

On 2½ points Peter Walker, John Osborne, Philip Rafferty, Tony Lawton and Steve Bailey.  Philip won Rating Prize A.

On 2 points Lea Ryan and Richard Harrington.  Richard won Rating Prize B.

On 1 point Claire Norman.

On 0 points Clare Gailans.