The opening round having gone mostly according to the form book, Rd. 2 commenced in the afternoon. Again, no major surprises with the top 5 seeds all winning; only 6th seed Andrew Smith lost, having had to meet Keith Arkell so early on. Thomas Broek, having announced his presence with a very quick win in Rd. 1, won again, but from a very interesting position that had problem-like qualities to it.
Here are the results:-
| Rd. 2 WECU Open 2016 | ||||||
| Bd | White | Black | ||||
| 1 | Arkell | (1) | 1 | 0 | Smith | (1) |
| 2 | Fallowfield | (1) | 0 | 1 | Rudd | (1) |
| 3 | McMichael | (1) | 1 | 0 | Bass | (1) |
| 4 | De Coverley | (1) | 0 | 1 | Broek | (1) |
| 5 | James | (1) | 1 | 0 | Snook-Lumb | (1) |
| 6 | Dilleigh | (1) | ½ | ½ | Jamroz | (½) |
| 7 | Shaw | (0) | ½ | ½ | Bartlett | (½) |
| 8 | Burton | (0) | 0 | 1 | Bolt | (½) |
| 9 | Menadue | (0) | 1 | 0 | Hickman | (0) |
| 10 | French | (½) | 0 | 1 | Littlejohns | (½) |
| 11 | Wilson | (0) | 1 | 0 | Gamble | (0) |
| 12 | Wensley | (0) | 1 | 0 | Benson | (0) |
| 13 | Woodward | (0) | ½ | bye | ||
McMichael vs Bass (nearest) & de Coverley vs Broek.
de Coverley vs Broek ending. Black to play and win.
Fallowfield vs Rudd (nearest) & Arkell vs Smith.
Bottom boards in the Minor, with Geoff Taylor between Hazel Welch and Marian Cox. Geoff qualified for the British Championship from the Open a few years ago. |Ill health has subsequently affected his form but not his keenness to keep playing.