Junior Prizewinners:
Here are some pleased-looking winners at their presentation last week.
Srinidhi Dwaraknathan: British Girls' U-8 Champion.
Chris Tombolis: British U-8 Champion (Joint)
Haolin Zhao; British U-8 Champion (Joint).
William Golding; British U-8 Champion (Joint).
Ranesh Ratnesan: British U-8 Champion (Joint)
Start of Rd. 10:
Winner of the Rd. 9 Game of the Day, Jonathan Hawkins gets his prize from Dave Clayton. Paul Talbot (r) approves.
Ghasi - Howell
Hebden - Zhou
Palliser - Jones
Arkell - Gordon
Meszaros - Lalic
These games ended with the following results:-
| White | Black | |||||
| 1 | Ghasi | (6½) | 0 | 1 | Howell | (8) |
| 2 | Hebden | (7) | ½ | ½ | Zhou | (6½) |
| 3 | Palliser | (6½) | 0 | 1 | Jones | (6½) |
| 4 | Arkell | (6½) | ½ | ½ | Gordon | (6½) |
| 5 | Meszaros | (6½) | ½ | ½ | Lalic | (6½) |
| 6 | Flear | (6) | 1 | 0 | Hawkins | (6) |
| 7 | Gomally | (6) | 1 | 0 | Tambini | (6) |
| 8 | Fernandez | (6) | 0 | 1 | Wells | (6) |
| Pos. | Standings | Tot |
| 1st | Howell | 9 |
| 2nd= | Jones | 7½ |
| Hebden | 7½ | |
| 4th= | Arkell | 7 |
| Gordon | 7 | |
| Meszaros | 7 | |
| Lalic | 7 | |
| Flear | 7 | |
| Gormally | 7 | |
| Wells | 7 |
All this means that David Howell has won the British Championship with a round to spare. In the final round the two top seeds meetat last, but it is too late for Jones to do anything about it. On the other hand, there should be quite a struggle among the other 7-pointers for a share of the prizemoney.