Congratulations to Jonathan Blackburn of Alsager on winning the Open Section at this weekend's Shropshire Congress, with a score of 4.5/5.
Other standout performances were from Carmel Barwick of Crewe, who finished joint 2nd in the Intermediate Section with a score of 4/5.
Chris Hankey of Fenton was joint 4th in the Major with 3.5/5.
The highest placed NSDCA players in the Minor Section were Nigel Gardner of Crewe and Lea Podmore of Fenton, both finishing joint 6th with scores of 3.5/5.
Very well done to all the other NSDCA players who took part.
The full results can be viewed at www.chess-results.com and searching for Shropshire Congress.