45th Guernsey

ARRIVED in Guernsey this afternoon for the 45th Guernsey international chess festival, being held at the Peninsula hotel.
The hotel has a new and much-improved bar, and the restaurant has been completely refurbished.
Rooms are as they were, which is meant as a compliment, not a complaint - I am back in my favourite room, which has a huge double-bed and, by all accounts, better wifi than most (but you need to be in the reception/bar area to get a good signal).

New bar at the Peninsula

The open has 43 entrants, including GM Mark Hebden and two IMs.

No.		Name	FideID	FED	Rtg
1	GM	Hebden Mark L	400084	ENG	2427
2	IM	Povah Nigel E	400467	ENG	2301
3	IM	Baker Chris W	401676	ENG	2245
4	FM	Giulian Philip M	2400197	SCO	2131
5		Havenaar Jan	1005081	NED	2091
6		Bianco Valerio	800600	ITA	2088
7		Curtis John E	411892	ENG	2059
8		Reijneveld Ad	1010654	NED	2056
9		Van Den Boogaart Jan Maarten	1044559	NED	2039
10		Dilleigh Stephen P	408379	ENG	2037
11	CM	Thurlow Kevin J	406104	ENG	2021
12		Pleasants Allan J	411337	WLS	2019
13		Wager John D	420204	ENG	2013
14		Collier David O	406422	ENG	2009
15	CM	Kirby Peter J.	409014	GCI	2004
16		Sedgwick David	404020	ENG	1999
17	FM	Hamperl Fred	10700110	GCI	1995
18		Heppell Ian N	412058	ENG	1995
19		Purdon Colin	408581	ENG	1993
20	CM	Rosen Daniel B	405418	ENG	1990
21		Prins Jan	1017179	NED	1987
22		Kraft Karl-Heinz Prof. Dr.	12924121	GER	1986
23		De Kruif Kees	1006479	NED	1985
24		Kwossek Georg	4670531	GER	1984
25		Magnussen Pal	1711814	SWE	1983
26		Van Dijk Bram	1001116	NED	1982
27		Korte Markus	4615620	GER	1975
28		White Nigel	455830	ENG	1975
29	CM	Rowe Peter	10700099	GCI	1957
30		Fassaert Desire	1008331	NED	1952
31		Dijksterhuis Rolf	1006452	NED	1937
32		Spanton Tim R	404802	ENG	1927
33		Taylor Mark V	409243	ENG	1921
34		Sikkel Dirk	1050079	NED	1918
35		Goris Ton	1003526	NED	1913
36		Canonne Antoine	619388	FRA	1908
37		Morcom Huw	1800469	WLS	1906
38		Jones Tibor	2405288	SCO	1872
39		Burton Ronnie	408441	ENG	1862
40		Gravett Alan D	406171	ENG	1831
41	CM	Brookfield Toby	10700234	GCI	1804
42		Agustsson Hafsteinn	2302047	ISL	1804
43		Murray J Stephen	2401495	SCO	1736

There are 45 entrants - almost a perfect split - in the Holiday, which is for players rated under 1900.

No.		Name	FideID	FED	Rtg
1		Coenen Albert	1028960	NED	1899
2		Strade Arita	11603437	GCI	1882
3		Van Hoek Wim	10700293	NED	1863
4		Nevska Gerda	10700366	GCI	1858
5		Hermes Geoff R	423254	ENG	1833
6		Ingham H William	451096	ENG	1807
7		Hamann Marcus	24668060	GER	1802
8		Hoogakker Peter	1053922	NED	1788
9		O`connell Denis	2505860	IRL	1787
10		Dennis Nigel W	408913	ENG	1768
11	WCM	Smith Lynda	1800191	WLS	1765
12		Stanners Michael J	437212	ENG	1752
13		Baart Edwin	1055429	NED	1746
14		Turner David J	419737	ENG	1746
15		Haisma Henk	1038486	NED	1725
16		Kirk Matthew	10700145	GCI	1722
17		Nielsen Jorgen Holmstrom	1434373	DEN	1715
18		Remie Peter	1060368	NED	1688
19		Hall Alan	449652	ENG	1684
20		Goman Colin	10700170	GCI	1671
21		Goris-Schouwstra Adry	1012746	NED	1662
22		Vonhoff Joerg	24693669	GER	1654
23		Finch Russell	10700277	GCI	1638
24		Parfett Gerald F	414794	ENG	1633
25		Kershaw Graham	448826	ENG	1631
26		Kirkwood Robin	1800990	WLS	1628
27		Foran Barry	2508230	IRL	1627
28		Denning Julie L	10700129	ENG	1625
29		Collins Alan	470120	ENG	1615
30		Gunn Michael J	409030	ENG	1608
31		Bakkes Frits	1044079	NED	1605
32		Knudsen Jan	1460803	DEN	1603
33		Kearsley Raymond J	470562	ENG	1597
34		Henry Eric	694681	FRA	1591
35		Colsen Manuel	1024779	NED	1583
36		Beadle John R	402818	ENG	1571
37		Rowe Oliver	10700226	GCI	1545
38		Foster Paul	447706	ENG	1533
39		Jones Sidney A	448818	ENG	1524
40		Harnden Terry	10700340	GCI	1499
41		Bennett David	448460	ENG	1401
42		Nalichowski Bogdan	1184873	POL	1375
43		Le Maitre Richard		GCI	1351
44		Bennett Delroy	460320	ENG	1326
45		McGill Brendan	479284	ENG	1195