Nigel Short, winner of best game in Rd8
Nigel Short and Mickey Adams meet again
Short - Adams gets underway but it all over before it began really
The game was all about home preparation
(left) Viktor Kaznicka v Jan Werle
Emanuel Berg v Mark Hebden
Thomas Luther v Stewart Haslinger (the game was eventually drawn)
Gawain Jones in play with German GM Daniel Fridman
Tournament Director FM Manuel Weeks
Malcolm Peacock in play with Manuel Weeks (0-1)
Many local players competed in this highly popular event
IM Sergio Estremera Panos
David Howell playing with the black pieces against Lorin D'Costa. In the red top, Scottish GM John Shaw