Beaumont also gets the qualifying place for the British Championship in Torquay this summer, where he will hope to secure his final IM norm.
| Chris Beaumont (Hanham) is the new West of England Champion,
after a nailbiting finish at the WECU Congress in Weymouth this Easter.
It was an all-Bristol encounter in the final round with thirteen year old
Simon Buckley (Keynsham) needing to win against Chris to secure first place
for himself. When Simon got a won endgame, it looked like he had got a
place in the record books as the youngest ever winner. But Simon blundered,
and Chris used his extra 32 years of experience to secure the draw, finishing
outright first.
Beaumont also gets the qualifying place for the British Championship in Torquay this summer, where he will hope to secure his final IM norm. |
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