The Stroud Autumn Rapid Play Chess Tournament was held in October 2024.  

Congratulations to all the prize winners below!

Winners

• Joint First Place:  Andy Horton & Indy Southcott-Moyers – 5.5 points (£75 each)

Rating Prizes

• 0 - 500 rating range: Mark-Anthony Cullen & Jok Angok – 3 points; free entry into the next rapid tournament 

• 501 - 1100 rating range: Henry Burton – 3 points (£30)

• 1101 - 1300 rating range: Adam Mussa & Ayush Memon – 2 points (£15 each)

• 1301 - 1400 rating range: Stephen Hinde – 3 points (£30)

• 1401 - 1500 rating range: Noah Taylor – 3.5 points (£30)

• 1501 - 1550 rating range: David Carter, Joshua Francis, Adrian Walker, & Greta Bullman – 3 points (£10 each)

• 1551 - 1650 rating range: Jeremy Morton – 4 points (£30)

• 1651 - 1710 rating range: Elliott Bleeg & Thomas Weavin – 4 points (£15 each)

• 1711 - 1900 rating range: Jacob Edwards & Graeme Hood – 4 points (£15 each)

• 1901 - 2000 rating range: Ondrej Cizek – 4.5 points (£30)

• 2001 - 2200 rating range: Michael Ashworth – 5 points (£30)

(Zack Norris also scored 5 points but scooped the Junior prize this time!)

Junior Prize

•  Zack Norris – 5 points (£30)

Crust Issues Pizza David v Goliath prize (for the biggest rating gap win)

• Jon-Li Hunter (1033) for his impressive victory against a 1500+ rated player! Enjoy your £30 pizza voucher – details will be emailed shortly.

Kudos also to Henry Burton (820) for an even higher rated win, though he’ll be enjoying his rating prize instead!  Just two examples among many to show anything can happen in rapid chess  

Some photos from the Stroud Autumn Rapid Play Chess Tournament can be seen below.