17th Nottingham Chess Rapidplay

This year’s Nottingham Rapidplay was held at Bramcote Hills Sport and Community College, Nottingham, on 12 March. Numbers were up on last year and the competition ran smoothly.

Results

Here is a summary of the prizewinners.

Open

Open to all players

• 1st equal: M. Barnes (Gambit) and A. Byron (Wigston); £115 each

Major

Open to players graded below 140

• 1st: A. Parmar (West Nottingham); £120
• 2nd: T. Robinson (Redditch); £70

Minor

Open to players graded below 110

• 1st: D. Lin (West Nottingham); £120
• 2nd equal: P. Blackburn (Rugby), A. Littlewood (Rotherham Juniors), A. Draper (Birmingham Settlement) and D. Broughton (West Bridgford); £17.50 each

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