Monday 9 January 2023

Shropshire Congress 2023

Congratulations to Jonathan Blackburn of Alsager on winning the Open Section at this weekend's Shropshire Congress, with a score of 4.5/5.

Other standout performances were from Carmel Barwick of Crewe, who finished joint 2nd in the Intermediate Section with a score of 4/5. 

Chris Hankey of Fenton was joint 4th in the Major with 3.5/5.

The highest placed NSDCA players in the Minor Section were Nigel Gardner of Crewe and Lea Podmore of Fenton, both finishing joint 6th with scores of 3.5/5.

Very well done to all the other NSDCA players who took part.

The full results can be viewed at www.chess-results.com and searching for Shropshire Congress.