Les Hall completed a superb series of results to finish joint 2nd in the British U120 championship. From being in the pack with 2/3 after Wednesday’s win, Les progressed even more in rounds 4 and 5 beating both of his opponents with grades of 109 and 115 to finish on a brilliant 4/5 trailing the outright winner by just half a point. His performance grade for the tournament is an outstanding 140, showing a massive improvement on his current grade of 84 – well done Mr Secretary !!
Meanwhile in the U100 tournament Les finished in line with his 19th place starting rank , ending up with 50% in a multiple tie for 20th position out of a field of 51 players.