48th BWCI Guernsey International Chess Festival – Prize Winners 2024
We are very happy to announce the winners in the following categories were:
Open Tournament
Category |
Place |
Name |
Country |
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Open Tournament |
1st |
Arita Strade |
Guernsey |
=1st |
Katarzyna Toma |
England |
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=3rd |
Keith Arkell |
England |
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=3rd |
Peter Kirby |
Guernsey |
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=3rd |
Gunnar Johnson |
Norway |
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Ladies |
1st |
Olivia Smith |
Wales |
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Veterans Prize |
1st |
Philip Giulian |
Scotland |
2nd |
Norbert Krueger |
Germany |
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3rd |
John Wager |
England |
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Channel Islands Prize |
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Fred Hamperl |
Guernsey |
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Grading Prize (2000-2099) |
1st |
Stephen Dilleigh |
England |
2nd |
Kevin Thurlow |
England |
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3rd |
John Curtis |
England |
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Grading Prize (<2000) |
1st |
Rolf Dijksterhuis |
Netherlands |
2nd |
Mike Waddington |
England |
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3rd |
Jamie Morgan |
Guernsey |
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Best Game |
Olivia Smith |
Wales |
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The final standings for the Open Tournament are available here. |
Challengers Tournament
Category |
Place |
Name |
Country |
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Challengers Tournament |
1st |
Pierre Moyroud |
France |
=2nd |
Gerda Nevska |
Guernsey |
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=2nd |
Odd Christofferesen |
Norway |
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=2nd |
David Newell |
England |
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Grading Prize (1700-1799) |
1st |
Russell Finch |
Guernsey |
2nd |
Marc Jongerius |
Netherlands |
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3rd |
Bob Wheat |
USA |
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Grading Prize (1600-1699) |
1st |
Keith Flanagan |
Guernsey |
=2nd |
Frits Bakkes |
Netherlands |
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=2nd |
David Curran |
England |
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Grading Prize (<1600) |
1st |
John Williams |
Wales |
2nd |
Samudra Biswas |
India |
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3rd |
Liam Bezuidenhout |
Guernsey |
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The final standings for the Challengers Tournament are available here. |
Blitz Tournament
Category |
Place |
Name |
Country |
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Blitz |
1st |
Keith Arkell |
England |
2nd |
Hamish Olson |
Scotland |
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3rd |
Mike Waddington |
England |
The final standings for the Blitz Tournament are available here. |
We would like to thank our partners & supporters, BWCI, International Chess Federation, St. James, Chessable, Guernsey Sports Commission, DGT, AB Design & Arcadia Express for helping to make this happen.