For the second year in succession, the favourite for the title was pipped at the last hurdle. In a game of exceptional quality, Jed Kafetz defeated Ben Blundell with the assured confidence of a champion to take the title by half a point.
However, Ben was the leading team member from St. Lawrence School, Hurstpierpoint who swept all before them to take the schools title by a clear margin from second placed Fonthill Lodge.
If any further proof were needed to underline the improvements achieved by attending Sussex Junior training events then this was it.
SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS Date Played :16/06/2001
Cross Table for UNDER 7 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Pos PIN Name Grade Rounds
1 2 3 4 5 A B C D
1 1 KAFETZ, Jed............. 15 w6= b20+ w21+ b10+ b2+ 4« 5 330 66
2 2 BLUNDELL, Ben........... 41 b25+ b9+ w8+ b3+ w1- 4 5 255 51
3 3 TOYNBEE, George......... 48 w21+ b17+ b4+ w2- b9+ 4 5 281 56
4 4 PEARCE, Luke............ 42 b11+ b13+ w3- b17+ b7+ 4 5 250 50
5= 5 HOLLISS, Robert......... 41 w10+ b22= w7= b12= w13+ 3« 5 200 40
5= 6 TREGEAR, Kit............ 33 b1= w14+ b22+ w7- w20+ 3« 5 205 41
7= 7 MACADAM FREUD, Kipp..... 30 b14= w26+ b5= b6+ w4- 3 5 157 31
7= 8 WILLIAMS, Rhiannon...... 13 b27+ w18+ b2- w9- b19+ 3 5 177 35
7= 9 WOOD, Jonathan.......... 20d b15+ w2- b23+ b8+ w3- 3 5 177 35
10 10 THORBURN, Richard....... 15 b5- w27+ b16+ w1- b18+ 3 5 155 31
11 11 YEOMANS, Alexander...... 15 w4- w16- b27+ b25+ w12+ 3 5 154 31
12= 12 KHOO, Christopher....... 10 b26= w23= b19+ w5= b11- 2« 5 100 20
12= 13 LOM, Jules.............. 8 b16+ w4- b15= w22+ b5- 2« 5 104 21
14= 14 LAWSON, Tom............. 8 w7= b6- w28= b24+ w21= 2« 5 103 21
14= 15 MOTT, James............. 4 w9- b28+ w13= b20- w22+ 2« 5 100 20
16 16 VINT, Matthew........... 11 w13- b11+ w10- b21= w17+ 2« 5 100 20
17 17 SCHORTZ, Oscar.......... 3 b19+ w3- b18+ w4- b16- 2 5 54 11
18 18 TEHRANI, Cyrus.......... 20d w24+ b8- w17- b23+ w10- 2 5 50 10
19= 19 DOUGHTY, Matthew........ 20d w17- b24+ w12- b28+ w8- 2 5 50 10
19= 20 REEVES-DIENES, Patrick.. 20d b23= w1- b26= w15+ b6- 2 5 58 12
21 21 HYLAND, Fraser.......... 9 b3- w25+ b1- w16= b14= 2 5 55 11
22 22 LATHAM, Emmanuel........ 20d b28+ w5= w6- b13- b15- 1« 5 3 1
23 23 BLAKE, Eleanor.......... 20d w20= b12= w9- w18- b28= 1« 5 0 0
24= 24 HACKE, Matthew.......... 20d b18- w19- b25= w14- w27+ 1« 5 0 0
24= 25 ROBINSON, Danielle...... 20d w2- b21- w24= w11- b26+ 1« 5 27 5
26 26 TURNER, Archie.......... 20d w12= b7- w20= b27- w25- 1 5 0 0
27= 27 LITTLEJOHN, Thomas...... 20d w8- b10- w11- w26+ b24- 1 5 0 0
27= 28 RAVENHALL, George....... 20d w22- w15- b14= w19- w23= 1 5 0 0
Placings are calculated using total and then the sum of progressive scores
All grades are SUSSEX Junior grades. Players without a current Sussex grade default to 20
Column Titles
A - Score B - Number of games played
C - Grading points scored D - Grade for this tournament