The Surrey Easter Chess Congress 1985 was held at the Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey, over Easter weekend: 5, 6, 7 and 8 April 1985.
The Frank Winter Memorial Open incorporated the S.C.C.U. Individual Championship. D. H. Cummings won the S.C.C.U. Individual Championship title on tie-break, together with an additional prize of £50.
The official Surrey County Chess Association prize winners sheet records the Open, Major, Main and Novice sections, plus the ladies prize.
Dates5–8 Apr
Easter 1985
VenueCivic Offices
Sutton
Open89
competitors
Major110
competitors
Notable point
The Open doubled as the S.C.C.U. Individual Championship, giving the 1985 page more historical weight than a straightforward prize list.
Archive treatment
Printed prize winners have been transcribed into searchable HTML. Handwritten marks and additions on the scan are not included.
All-play-all sections. Sections A–C were 8-player sections; Sections E–H were 6-player sections.
Section
Place
Player
Score
Prize
A
1=
B. A. Barlow (Richmond)
4½
£12.50 each
A
1=
R. J. Wilcox (Wimbledon)
4½
£12.50 each
B
1=
H. M. Lawrence (Hammersmith)
5
£8.50 each
B
1=
S. A. Silver (Ashtead)
5
£8.50 each
B
1=
J. Vaughan (Wallington)
5
£8.50 each
C
1=
S. Eastwick-Field (Kings Head)
5½
£12.50 each
C
1=
W. G. V. McLaughlin (Athenaeum)
5½
£12.50 each
E
1st
A. S. Osborne (Redhill)
4½
£10.00
E
2nd
G. H. J. Kendall (London, SW19)
3½
£6.00
F
1st
D. P. Johnson (Sutton Manor Sch.)
3½
£10.00
F
2=
D. A. Baldock (S. Norwood)
3
£3.00 each
F
2=
J. P. R. Cook (West Wickham)
3
£3.00 each
G
1st
P. J. Brown (Addington)
4
£10.00
G
2nd
B. Swaffield (Redhill)
3
£6.00
H
1st
W. G. Ward (Beckenham)
4½
£10.00
H
2nd
D. M. Holder (Dorking)
4
£6.00
Novice Tournaments
Swiss Tournaments
Tournament
Place
Player
Score
Prize
A — 29 competitors
1st
S. Gangadharan (Wimbledon)
4½/5
£40.00
A — 29 competitors
2=
R. Bone (Cuddington Croft Sch.)
4/5
£12.00 each
A — 29 competitors
2=
Miss A. Franklin (West Wickham)
4/5
£12.00 each
A — 29 competitors
2=
R. Hermann (Mitcham)
4/5
£12.00 each
B — 16 competitors
1=
S. Gangadharan (Wimbledon)
4/5
£20.00 each
B — 16 competitors
1=
R. Hermann (Mitcham)
4/5
£20.00 each
B — 16 competitors
3=
A. Wilson (Cobham)
3½/5
£5.00 each
B — 16 competitors
3=
P. P. Bade (Reigate Grammar Sch.)
3½/5
£5.00 each
6-player All-play-all Sections
Section
Place
Player
Score
Prize
A1
1st
Miss G. V. Swanepoel (Islington)
4½
£9.00
A1
2nd
D. J. Gill (Crystal Palace)
4
£6.00
A2
1st
P. Battersby (Sutton)
4½
£9.00
A2
2nd
R. Hall (London, SW4)
4
£6.00
A3
1st
V. C. Howard (Crystal Palace)
5
£9.00
A3
2nd
C. A. Sturdy (Ashtead)
3½
£6.00
A4
1=
N. M. Gough (Glyn Sch.)
4
£7.50 each
A4
1=
A. Overy (Ashtead)
4
£7.50 each
B1
1=
V. C. Howard (Crystal Palace)
4
£7.50 each
B1
1=
J. Wilson (Cobham)
4
£7.50 each
B2
1st
Miss M. C. Wallace (Ealing)
4½
£9.00
B2
2nd
D. J. Healey (Watford)
4
£6.00
Special Congress Prizes
Prize
Winner
Prize
Ladies Prize
Miss G. V. Swanepoel (Islington)
£10.00 each
Ladies Prize
Miss M. C. Wallace (Ealing)
£10.00 each
Congress Officials Listed on the Sheet
Role
Name
Address shown
Inter-Club Tournament Secretary
H. M. Cath
6 Norwood Avenue, Purley, Surrey
President
R. G. White
10 Dormans Close, Dormansland, Lingfield, Surrey
Hon. Secretary & Treasurer
F. C. Manning
44 Willow Road, Wallington, Surrey
Source Notes
Source: two-page Surrey County Chess Association prize winners sheet for the Surrey Easter Chess Congress 1985. The visible handwritten marks on the scan appear to be later arithmetic/prize-fund annotations and have not been included in the transcription.
Image: image3.png, used as the venue image for the Sutton congress pages.