Royal Beacon Seniors Congress - 5th & Final Day
November 7th, 2013 | 
Author: The draw for the final round is as follows:-
| Seniors – Rd. 5 | ||||||
| White | Black | |||||
| 1 | Norman, K. I. | (3½) | ½ | ½ | Burnett, J. | (4) |
| 2 | Gosling, B. G. | (3) | ½ | ½ | Pickersgill, A. | (3) |
| 3 | Gamble, R. | (3) | 1 | 0 | Jones, R. H. | (3) |
| 4 | Thynne, T. F. | (3) | ½ | ½ | Price, A. | (3) |
| 5 | Shaddick, J. | (3) | 0 | 1 | Everson, R | (2½) |
| 6 | Page, M. | (2½) | ½ | ½ | Hewson, B. W. | (2½) |
| 7 | Scowen, R. | (2½) | ½ | ½ | Hibbitt, A. | (2½) |
| 8 | Annetts, I. S. | (2½) | 1 | 0 | Wood, P. | (2½) |
| 9 | Morton, P. | (2) | ½ | ½ | Wiltshire, M. | (2½) |
| 10 | McAllan, I. | (2) | 1 | 0 | Waters, R. | (2) |
| 11 | Orr, D. | (2) | ½ | ½ | Clapp, J. | (2) |
| 12 | Fraser, A. | (2) | ½ | ½ | Sherriff, A. | (2) |
| 13 | Carrick, P. | (2) | ½ | ½ | Tidy, N. F. | (2) |
| 14 | Robertson, J. | (1½) | ½ | ½ | Hurn, R. | (1½) |
| 15 | Taylor, M | (1½) | 1 | 0 | Lucas, P. | (1½) |
| 16 | Jones, S. | (1½) | 0 | 1 | Namouk, O. | (1½) |
| 17 | Gorodi, J. G. | (1) | 0 | 1 | Kaye, M. | (1) |
| 18 | Toms, D. A. | (1) | 1 | 0 | Ryan, R. A. | (1) |
| 19 | Welch, H. | (1) | 1 | 0 | Moloney, T. | (1) |
| 20 | Purry, N. | (½) | 1 | 0 | Cox, R. | (0) |
| 21 | Roberts, M | (1½) | 0 | 1 | Gordon, P. | (1) |
| “Juniors” Rd. 5 | ||||||
| 1 | Heppell, I. | (2½) | ½ | ½ | Brown, A. | (3) |
| 2 | Brusey, A. W. | (2½) | ½ | ½ | Rogers, D. R. | (2½) |
| 3 | Blencowe, I. | (½) | 0 | 1 | Bartlett, S. | (2½) |
| 4 | Burton, R | (1½) | ½ | ½ | Dean, S. | (2) |
| 5 | Wells, J. | (2) | ½ | ½ | Sellwood, C. | (1½) |
It will be noticed that in spite of the number of unexpected results throughout the week, the accelerated Swiss pairing sytem used has brought the top 2 players to the top in the final round - clear 1st and clear 2nd.
As is usual in the circumstances, there was a multiplicity of short draws as players sought to make an early start home. The exception being those still with a chance of getting into the prizelist. Of these, Raymond Gamble and Ivor Annetts got the sharp wins that were rewarded. The “Juniors” was even tighter than usual with just a single point separating 7 of the 10 players. Arguably, the outstanding performance was that of Dave Rogers (149), who played the 4 top-graded opponents and drew with them all.
The final prizelist was as follows:-
| Seniors | Grd | Pts | Prize | ||
| 1st | J. Burnett | 196 | Doncaster | 4½ | £100 |
| 2nd= | K. I. Norman | 189 | Wokingham | 4 | £25 |
| R. Gamble | 165 | Derby | 4 | £25 | |
| GP U-155 | I. S. Annetts | 152 | Tiverton | 3½ | £25 |
| B. G. Gosling | 151 | Exmouth | 3½ | £25 | |
| U-120 | J. Clapp | 109 | N. Radstock | 2½ | £20 |
| A. Fraser | 102 | Beckenham | 2½ | £20 | |
| P. Carrick | 91 | Bath | 2½ | £20 | |
| Slow | R. Burton | 154 | Weymouth | 2 | £10 |
| Starter | M. Kaye | 96 | Dorchester | 2 | £10 |
| H. Welch | 103 | Seaton | 2 | £10 | |
| 75+ 1st | A. Sherriff | 127 | Dartford | 2½ | £20 |
| “Juniors” | |||||
| 1st= | S. Bartlett | 174 | Newquay | 3½ | £50 |
| A. Brown | 186 | Northampton | 3½ | £50 | |
| GP U-165 | D. R. Rogers | 149 | Exmouth | 3 | £20 |
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