Almost a hundred chess players, plus families, friends and onlookers, attended the three days at the UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON ARENA and took part in another successful event.

All the participants played in FIDE RATED events; five round Swiss Tournaments.

The FIDE OPEN enjoyed upgraded facilities from 2024 in response to popular requests.

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OPEN

Joint winners were:

GM KEITH ARKELL
GM DANNY GORMALLY
FM ADAM ASHTON
MIKE SURTEES

MAJOR

Winner

ROBERT KANE

KNIGHTS

Winner

LEO OGILVIE

WOMEN’S PRIZES  went to Arora Tashika and Annabel Foakes

Arkell vs Gormally.

_{Photos by Barbara Farrar Eccles Chess Club}

Full prize list:

Prize List
FIDE OPEN
=1st Keith Arkell GM
Danny Gormally GM
Mike Surtees
Adam Ashton
=Grading Prize Sai Vaddhireddy
Rudy Van Kemenade
Julie Van Kemenade
Josh Cameron
Mahin Rughani
Josh Cameron
Zhu Yaoyao
Allanah Ashton
James Kearney
Peter Hepworth
Jamie Barnes

MAJOR
1st Robert Kane
2nd Nathan Madzia
=GP u.1750 I.G.Matthews
Charlie Wainright
Women’s Prize Arora Tashika

KNIGHTS
1st Leo Ogilvie
=2nd John Peoples
Daniel Westhead
Stephen Pride

GP u1550 Yavuz Ayoin Kocak
Women’s Prize Annabel Foakes