The Edinburgh Congress 2013 took place from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th April 2013 at the George Heriot’s School, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh.
The event was divided in five tournaments. The Premier Group was won by GM Daniel Gormally, who got an impressive 4.5/5 points performance. The Grandmaster took the £500 after joining in a late date, a decision he will not regret.
Second place was shared by four players: Calum MacQueen, Andrew B Burnett, Joseph McPhillips and John Jarmany. Full list of winners below.
Next year’s Congress is provisionally booked for March 29th- 31st, Easter weekend.
GM Gormally recently won the Brighton Masters
George Heriot's School
| Premier | |||
| 1st (£500) | GM Daniel Gormally | (England) | |
| 2nd = (£65 each) | Calum MacQueen | (Giffnock) | |
| Andrew B Burnett | (Wandering Dragons) | ||
| Joseph McPhillips | (England) | ||
| John Jarmany | (England) | ||
| 1st Grading Prize: (£10 each) | Stephen W Hogg | (Dundee/Victoria) | |
| WFM Carey A Groves | (Wandering Dragons) | ||
| Walter Burnett | (Wandering Dragons) | ||
| George D Pyrich | |||
| Russell J F Kynoch | |||
| 2nd Grading Prize: (£25 each) | Murad Abdulla | (Bon Accord), | |
| East of Scotland Joint Champions | Calum MacQueen | (Giffnock) | |
| Andrew B Burnett | (Wandering Dragons) | ||
| Edinburgh Evening News Cup | Murad Abdulla | (Bon Accord) | |
| Challengers Event | |||
| 1st = | David Wallace | (Falkirk) | |
| (£55 each) | Ben He | (Edinburgh) | |
| Nihad Abdulla | (Bon Accord) | ||
| WFM Joy Durno | (Newmachar) | ||
| Grading Prize (£30) | Alan J Birnie | (Irvine) | |
| Major Event | |||
| 1st = (£110 each) | Jalini Maziar | (England) | |
| Dean Whittaker | (Edinburgh resident) | ||
| Grading Prize: (£15 each) | Charles Nisbet | (Lasswade) | |
| Harvey Duke | (Dundee/Victoria) | ||
| Bishops Event | |||
| 1st= (£36 each) | Bryan O`Rourke | (Dunfermline) | |
| (1st, 2nd and Grading prize shared) | Graeme R Russell | (Bank of Scotland) | |
| Howard Key | (Gorgie Dalry) | ||
| Martin Beardsley | (England) | ||
| Andrej Jakimiuk | (Sandy Bells) | ||
| Adam Shannon | (Dunfermline) | ||
| Iain D Hope | (Musselburgh) | ||
| Knights Event | |||
| 1st (£150) | Roland Fraser | (Paisley) | |
| 2nd= (£25) | David Watson | (Corstorphine) | |
| Nicholas Blake | (Stirling) | ||
| Mike Wallace | (Sandy Bells) | ||
| Grading Prize (£15 each) | Mark J Smith | (Edinburgh) | |
| Ian Alexander | (Corstorphine) | ||
| Other Prizes | |||
| Best Game (£30) judged by Gavin Saxton | Malola T S Prasath | (England) | |
| Giant Killer Prize (£30) (grading difference 673) | Euan Gray | (North Juniors) | |
| Prize Draw (£30) | Ernesto Salvatore | (Corstorphine) | |
