David Norton scored 5½ points to win this years tournament and the Joe Berberich cup as well as the Albany Cup in convincing style only dropping ½ a point to last years champion Ian Snape.
Peter Kemp came a close second with 5 points with Ian Snape and Matthew Payne equal 3rd on 4½ points. The veterans prize was won by John Sugden and grading prizes by; Sue Howell, Paul Smith, Shyam Kalairajah, Brian Howard, Gary Willson and David Duff.
For the first time, this year saw the tournament take place on the same day and venue as the junior congress with its 100+ entry allowing the senior players to see first hand the strength and depth of Sussex junior chess while the juniors could learn by example the concentration and focus required to play chess at the very highest level.