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2025 Torbay Congress Team Competition

Congratulations to both the Totnes Brutus team whi finished first on 13 points. Downend and Fishponds came second on 12. The Newton Abbot Bots and the Wellington Welly Wing Gambits shared third on 11½ points.

Totnes Brutus Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Keith Arkell (Open) 1 1 1 0 1 4
2 Martin Goldschmidt (Open) 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 4
3 Charlie Howard (Major) ½ ½ ½ 0 1
4 Clive Liggatt (Foundation) ½ 1 0 ½ ½
Round Total 3 2 3 13
Cumulative Total 3 10 13
Team Ranking 1st= 1st 1st= 2nd 1st

 

Downend & Fishponds Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Shaun Walsh (Foundation) ½ 1 0 ½ 0 2
2 Grant Daly (Intermediate) 1 1 ½ ½ 0 3
3 Tom Ash (Open) ½ 0 1 ½ 1 3
4 Haroon Majeed (Open) 1 1 1 1 0 4
Round Total 3 3 1 12
Cumulative Total 3 6 11 12
Team Ranking 1st= 2nd 1st= 1st 2nd=

 

Newton Abbot Bots Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Mark Abbott (Open) ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 3
2 Mike Sapiecha (Intermediate) 0 1 1 1 1 4
3 Shreyas Pasupulety (intermediate) ½ 0 1 ½ ½
4 Mac Holland (Major) ½ ½ 1 0 0 2
Round Total 2 2 11½
Cumulative Total 7 11½
Team Ranking 7th= 6th= 3rd= 3rd= 3rd=

 

Wellington Welly Wing Gambits Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Adam Clarke (Open) 0 1 0 1 1 3
2 John Morrison (Major)) ½ 1 0 1 ½ 3
3 Chris Southall (Intermediate) 1 ½ ½ ½ 1
4 Kyle Farrell (Foundation) 0 1 0 1 0 2
Round Total ½ 11½
Cumulative Total 5 9 11½
Team Ranking 7th= 3rd 6th= 4th= 3rd=

 

Llanelli White Kinghts Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Mark Thomas (Major) 1 1 ½ 0 1
2 Huw Jones (Intermediate) ½ 1 ½ ½ 0
3 Martin Jones (Intermediate) ½ ½ 0 ½ 1
4 Malcolm Probert (intermediate) 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 2
Round Total 2 2 10½
Cumulative Total 2 6 8 10½
Team Ranking 5th= 4th 4th= 5th 5th=

 

Teignmouth Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Charles Doidge (Intermediate) 1 0 0 1 1 3
2 Peter Halmkin (Intermediate) ½ 0 1 1 1
3 Bill Ingham (Intermediate) ½ 1 1 0 1
4 Jack Smith (Intermediate) ½ 0 0 0 0 ½
Round Total 1 2 2 3 10½
Cumulative Total 10½
Team Ranking 3rd= 6th= 6th= 6th 5th=

 

Plymouth Nerella Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Robert Wilby (Intermediate) 0 1 1 ½ 0
2 Ananya Nerella (Intermediate) 1 0 0 0 1 2
3 Varnika Nerella (Intermediate) 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 2
4 Gopi Nerella (Foundation) ½ 0 1 1 0
Round Total 2 9
Cumulative Total 4 6 9
Team Ranking 3rd= 5th= 4th= 6th= 7th

 

Plymouth Pilgrims Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Mick Stinton-Brownbridge (Major) ½ 1 0 1 ½ 3
2 Chris Archer-Lock (Open) 0 0 ½ ½ 1 2
3 Gerard T'hart (Open) ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1
4 Ben Hughes (Intermediate) 1 0 0 ½ 0
Round Total 2 1 ½ 2 2
Cumulative Total 2 3
Team Ranking 5th= 9th= 10th= 9th= 8th=

 

Newton Abbot Newts Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Andy Dunn (Open) 1 0 ½ ½ 0 2
2 Alan Brusey (Open) 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 2
3 Richard Brenton (Open) 0 ½ 0 0 1
4 Tom Bonds (Intermediate) ½ 1 ½ 0 0 2
Round Total 2 2 ½
Cumulative Total 6
Team Ranking 7th= 6th= 6th= 8th 8th=

 

Plymouth Reserves Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
1 Andrew Wright (Open) 0 0 1 0 0 1
2 Klaus Tekniepe (Foundation) 0 0 1 0 0 1
3 Oliver Sleight (Intermediate) ½ ½ 1 ½ 0
4 Chris Peacock (Open) 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1
Round Total ½ 1 ½ 0
Cumulative Total ½ 5
Team Ranking 10th 10th 9th 9th= 10th

 

The 2025 Torbay Congress is at the Toorak Hotel

The 2025 Torbay Congress will take place on Friday 31st October through to Sunday 2nd November.

The venue is the TLH Toorak Hotel, Torquay.

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