Hereford Castle chess congress 24-25 March 2012

Three players from Hereford played in this national tournament held at the Green Dragon hotel. Paul Barker did fantastically well in the Open (>160) with five draws against higher rated opponents, the highest rated 199. Stephen Katona found himself the surprised winner of the U135 section and joint third in the U160 section with 3/5. Kieran Lapin also battled against some higher rated opponents to achieve a respectable 2/5 points.