There was a late flurry of entries bringing the total to 56 (Open 41, Minor 15). This is a new record. Setting the upper limit of the Minor at 1550 seems to have achieved the aim of bringing members of the Beginners' Group into competitive tournament play. Well done them.

In both sections, the results very much went with the ratings. Although this is less meaningful in the Minor where more of the ratings are estimates. The last game in the Open did not finish until 10.30pm. One of the most heartening features of the evening was the beginners' post-match analysis in the downstairs room with Seb Galer, Peter Hegarty, Sean Sussex and others.