Bryant & Buswell 'PALACE BARS HOURGLASS'' (5 mins. per player per game): 1st January 2004

The Palace Bars, Hastings

Sponsored by the Palace Bars.

Hourglass mode: each player starts with 1¼ min.  As player "A" thinks, his time goes down and "B"'s goes up, so that the total time is always 2½ mins.  If one player's time reaches zero, he loses.

1 A Cherniaev (USSR) 6½/7 £40

2 S Williams (Guildford) 6 £30

3-5 C Hanley (Lancaster)
    T Kaimer (Germany)
    R Pert (Ipswich) 5½     £10

6-9 C Bleis (Germany)
    A Chahine (Southampton)
    M Lyell (London)
    P Poobalasingam (London) 5     - entry fee refunded

Best Hastings player: A Luaces 4
42 played.

Bryant & Buswell 'Carlisle Blitz' (5 mins. per player per game): 30th December 2003

The Carlisle pub, Hastings

A BCF Grand Prix event (prize fund £100)

1 C Hanley (Lancaster) 6/7
2 E Player (Stowmarket) 6/7
        £35 each, (Hanley won the play off for the trophy and honour)

3-5 L D'Costa (Royston)
    N Pert (Ipswich)
    T Sarbok (Germany) 5.5     £10 each

6-11 C Bleis (Germany)
     D Gormally (London)
     M Hebden (Leicester) 
     H Rudolf (Germany)
     D Spence (Ipswich)  
     L Webb (London) 5     - entry fee refunded

Best female: M Lyell (London) 4.5
Best Hastings player: M A Bryant & T Rendle 4

58 players