1.7.99      Result     Performance    Change
                         ELO                      ELO          ELO

   GM Danny King         2501       6½ / 10       2646         + 20
   GM Julian Hodgson     2605       7½ / 11       2709         + 15
   GM Murray Chandler    2505       9  / 12       2564         +  8
   GM Alex Baburin       2593       4½ /  7       2635         +  4
   GM Stuart Conquest    2555       6  / 11       2581         +  4
   GM Joe Gallagher      2521       5½ / 10       2547         +  4
   GM Jonathan Speelman  2597       4  /  8       2586         -  1
   GM Matthew Sadler     2626       5½ / 10       2615         -  2
   IM Luke McShane       2467       2½ /  8       2413         -  6
   GM Willie Watson      2535       3½ /  7       2450         -  8
   GM Peter Wells        2476       3  / 10       2407         -  9
   GM John Nunn          2598       7½ / 15       2540         - 12

Looking at the bare facts the results from King and Hodgson stand out, as well as a solid performance from Chandler.

 Round                    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15

 GM Murray Chandler 2527  1  1  ½  ½           ½  1  1  ½  ½  ½  1  1  +6
 GM Julian Hodgson  2625  1  1  ½  ½  ½  1  0  1  ½              ½  1  +4
 GM Danny King      2514        ½  1  1  ½     1  0  1  0  1  ½        +3
 GM Stuart Conquest 2563  0  ½  ½  1  ½  ½           1  ½  1  ½        +2
 GM Mickey Adams    2715              ½  1                             +1
 GM Matthew Sadler  2630              ½  0     1  1  0  0  ½  1  1  ½  +1
 GM Alex Baburin    2591              ½  ½     ½                 ½  1  +1
 GM John Emms       2546              ½  1                             +1
 GM Jon Speelman    2604  1  ½        ½  0     ½  ½  ½  ½              =
 GM John Nunn       2601  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  ½  1  0  ½  ½  0  ½  ½  ½  =
 GM William Watson  2535  0  0                 1  1        1  ½  0     =
 GM Joe Gallagher   2558  0  0        ½  1     ½  1        1  1  0  ½  -1
 IM Luke McShane    2438  0  0        1  ½     0  0  0  1              -3
 GM Peter Wells     2494  0  0  0  ½  0  ½  ½  0                 ½  1  -4

Highlights include the fantastic result from Chandler after coming out of 'retirement'and Sadler beating Khalifman the reigning World Champion after going into 'retirement'!

There were solid performances from Hodgson, King and Conquest. For McShane and Wells they are probably happy the season has ended. Nunn played in all matches and came out with a creditable 50%.

In fact the performance by Hodgson was more than solid but rather in the super-GM category placing him in the top 10 results! King also should make the top 20 players.

    Name         Club           Title  ELO    ELO        Games  Pts  Norm
                                              Ave/Cat

    V Georgiev   Magdeburg      IM     2519   2500/10    11     8    GM
    D Bunzmann   Neukoelln      -      2596   2570/13    13     5½   IM
    V Dinstuhl   Castrop Rauxel FM     2404   2467/9      8     4    IM
    A Naumann    Solingen       -      2478   2420/7      9     5½   IM
    J Gustafsson HSK            -      2436   2411/7      8     5½   IM
    D Gross      Passau         FM     2425   2396/6      9     7½   IM
    M Breutigam  Delmenhorst    FM     2343   2400/6     10     6½   IM

¹ Source: Schach May 2000