80 children contested the 4th tournament in our Grand Prix series and our President, GM David Howell, took time out from his own competition to present the prizes.
Thanks to St Mary Star of the Sea School for the excellent venue; all the parents who helped us tidy up at the end and our volunteers;
Entries & Registration : Anita McMahon
Post Match Analysis : Anthony Higgs
Tournament Control : Catherine Finn, Mark Appleton, Chaski Patrick, Andy Mitchell
Catering : Keith Martin, Edward Chapman, Debbie Steinhuis, Teresa Blades
Headline Results:
U11 Minor:
| 1st | Kaysan Salajee (on tie break) | 5 |
| 2nd | Chamithu Wickramanayake (on tie break) | 5 |
| 3rd | Joseph Johnson | 5 |
U11 Major:
| 1st | Kit Blades | 5½ |
| 2nd | Thomas Irani | 4½ |
| 3rd | Amelie Rees (on tie break) | 3½ |
Age Group Prizes:
| U7 | Samuel Merchant (U6) | 3 |
| U8 | Alexander Lloyd | 3 |
| U9= | Ned Hafner, Cillian Nagy | 3 |
| U10 | Alex Pereira-Rogers | 4½ |
| Top Girl | Madison Cox | 4½ |
U18 Minor:
| 1st | Maya McMahon | 5 |
| 2nd= | John McCrae, Tadeusz Tompsett, Norpell Wilberforce | 4 |
U18 Major:
| 1st | Batuhan Kaya (on tie break) | 5 |
| 2nd | Alec Hedger | 5 |
| 3rd | Timmy Hedger | 4½ |
Grading Prizes:
U55: Javier Gomez
U105: Oliver Faulkner
U120: Ben Crosby
Arbiter’s Prizes
Jessica Appleton, Ellie Bird, Emma Bourner, George Boxer, Adam Holmes, Edie Stacy, Jacob Trotman, Hugo Ullmann
Updated 2018/19 Grand Prix placings are here.
Crosstables:
U11 Minor
| Pos | Name | Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | A | B | T |
| 1 | Salajee, Kaysan | 26* | w25+ | b10+ | w8+ | b6- | w13+ | w4+ | 5 | 6 | 18.0 |
| 2 | Wickramanayake, Chamithu | 34A | w34+ | b16+ | w5- | b17+ | w15+ | b6+ | 5 | 6 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Johnson, Joseph | 0 | w20+ | b6- | w18+ | b8+ | w9+ | b5+ | 5 | 6 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Cox, Madison | 47A | w30+ | b18+ | w14+ | b5= | w6+ | b1- | 4½ | 6 | 18.5 |
| 5 | Rogers-Pereira, Alex | 19E | b19+ | w11+ | b2+ | w4= | b7+ | w3- | 4½ | 6 | 18.5 |
| 6 | Lloyd, Daniel | 36B | b21+ | w3+ | b13+ | w1+ | b4- | w2- | 4 | 6 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Ralph, Toby | 67A | w29+ | b14- | w22+ | b25+ | w5- | b15+ | 4 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 8 | Nagy, Cillian | 47D | b32+ | w15+ | b1- | w3- | b16+ | w17+ | 4 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Hafner, Ned | 32D | b24+ | w13- | b28+ | w19+ | b3- | w16+ | 4 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Lai, Lucy | 55A | b31+ | w1- | b26+ | w16- | w18+ | b14+ | 4 | 6 | 13.0 |
| 11 | Lai, Jack | 37A | w33+ | b5- | w25- | b22+ | w26+ | b13+ | 4 | 6 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Stacy, Edie | 31C | w26+ | b22- | w17- | b27+ | w25+ | b23+ | 4 | 6 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Merchant, Sebastian | 0 | w23+ | b9+ | w6- | b14+ | b1- | w11- | 3 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Lloyd, Alexander | 26D | b28+ | w7+ | b4- | w13- | b19+ | w10- | 3 | 6 | 13.0 |
| 15 | Fowler, Miette | 6D | w17+ | b8- | w27+ | b23+ | b2- | w7- | 3 | 6 | 13.0 |
| 16 | Beecroft, James | 3F | bye+ | w2- | b24+ | b10+ | w8- | b9- | 3 | 5 | 13.0 |
| 17 | Merchant, Samuel | 0 | b15- | w21+ | b12+ | w2- | w20+ | b8- | 3 | 6 | 11.0 |
| 18 | Petersone, Alise | 20A | w27+ | w4- | b3- | w28+ | b10- | b25+ | 3 | 6 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Lee, Gabriel | 0 | w5- | b30+ | w20+ | b9- | w14- | b29+ | 3 | 6 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Rastogi, Nayan Keats | 25A | b3- | w34+ | b19- | w21+ | b17- | w22+ | 3 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 21 | Bird, Samuel | 0 | w6- | b17- | w29+ | b20- | w34+ | b27+ | 3 | 6 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Salmons, Rafi | 0E | bye= | w12+ | b7- | w11- | b24+ | b20- | 2½ | 5 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Trotman, Jacob | 3E | b13- | w24= | b31+ | w15- | b32+ | w12- | 2½ | 6 | 8.5 |
| 24 | Boxer, George | 0 | w9- | b23= | w16- | b34+ | w22- | b26+ | 2½ | 6 | 6.5 |
| 25 | Gore, Sophie | 0 | b1- | w31+ | b11+ | w7- | b12- | w18- | 2 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 26 | Butler, Emilia | 0 | b12- | b29+ | w10- | w32+ | b11- | w24- | 2 | 6 | 8.0 |
| 27 | Karthikeyan, Sanjiv | 0 | b18- | w32+ | b15- | w12- | b31+ | w21- | 2 | 6 | 7.0 |
| 28 | Floyd, Mischa | 0 | w14- | b33+ | w9- | b18- | w29- | w32+ | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 29 | Chapman, Sorcha | 0E | b7- | w26- | b21- | w33+ | b28+ | w19- | 2 | 6 | 5.0 |
| 30 | Appleton, Jessica | 0 | b4- | w19- | b32- | w31- | b33+ | b34+ | 2 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 31 | Grace, Niamh | 0E | w10- | b25- | w23- | b30+ | w27- | b33= | 1½ | 6 | 3.5 |
| 32 | Bird, Ellie | 0 | w8- | b27- | w30+ | b26- | w23- | b28- | 1 | 6 | 4.0 |
| 33 | Bird, Lily | 0 | b11- | w28- | b34= | b29- | w30- | w31= | 1 | 6 | 2.5 |
| 34 | Bourner, Emma | 0 | b2- | b20- | w33= | w24- | b21- | w30- | ½ | 6 | 2.0 |
U11 Major:
| Pos | Name | Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | A | B | C | D | T |
| 1 | Blades, Kit | 85A | w5+ | b2+ | w4+ | b3+ | w7+ | w9= | 5½ | 6 | 677 | 113 | 20.5 |
| 2 | Irani, Thomas | 57D | b10+ | w1- | b9+ | w8+ | w3+ | b4= | 4½ | 6 | 599 | 100 | 15.5 |
| 3 | Rees, Amelie | 88A | b13+ | w9+ | b7+ | w1- | b2- | w5= | 3½ | 6 | 461 | 77 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Ullmann, Hugo | 79A | b6+ | w8+ | b1- | w7+ | b5- | w2= | 3½ | 6 | 437 | 73 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Walker-Lee, Darcey | 66A | b1- | w10= | b13+ | w11= | w4+ | b3= | 3½ | 6 | 517 | 86 | 10.5 |
| 6 | Wickramanayake, Thamadi | 57A | w4- | bye+ | b8- | b12+ | w10= | b11+ | 3½ | 5 | 319 | 64 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Gibbons, Arun | 69A | w12+ | b11+ | w3- | b4- | b1- | bye+ | 3 | 5 | 313 | 63 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Appleton, Toby | 53A | w11+ | b4- | w6+ | b2- | w9= | b12= | 3 | 6 | 372 | 62 | 11.5 |
| 9 | Stockham, Oliver | 68A | bye+ | b3- | w2- | w10+ | b8= | b1= | 3 | 5 | 309 | 62 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Chapman, Rafe | 76A | w2- | b5= | w12+ | b9- | b6= | w13+ | 3 | 6 | 352 | 59 | 8.5 |
| 11 | MacCarthy, Paul | 73A | b8- | w7- | bye+ | b5= | w13+ | w6- | 2½ | 5 | 211 | 42 | 7.5 |
| 12 | Holmes, Adam Rafael | 38D | b7- | w13+ | b10- | w6- | bye+ | w8= | 2½ | 5 | 221 | 44 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Bashford, James | 66A | w3- | b12- | w5- | bye+ | b11- | b10- | 1 | 5 | 91 | 18 | 3.0 |
U18 Minor:
| Pos | Name | Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | A | B | C | D | T |
| 1 | McMahon, Maya | 98A | w9+ | b2- | w5+ | b4+ | w7+ | w3+ | 5 | 6 | 553 | 92 | 16.0 |
| 2 | Wilberforce, Norpell | 30 | b8+ | w1+ | w6+ | b7- | w3- | b10+ | 4 | 6 | 434 | 72 | 16.0 |
| 3 | McCrae, John | 63F | w10+ | b5- | w9+ | w6+ | b2+ | b1- | 4 | 6 | 426 | 71 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Tompsett, Tadeusz | 43E | w6- | bye+ | b8+ | w1- | b9+ | w7+ | 4 | 5 | 349 | 70 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Donovan, Rory | 58E | b11= | w3+ | b1- | w8- | bye+ | b6+ | 3½ | 5 | 311 | 62 | 11.0 |
| 6 | Hall, Theo | 65A | b4+ | w7+ | b2- | b3- | w8+ | w5- | 3 | 6 | 300 | 50 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Gomez, Javier | 51B | bye+ | b6- | w11+ | w2+ | b1- | b4- | 3 | 5 | 209 | 42 | 13.0 |
| 8 | Sherriff, Anna | 55A | w2- | b10+ | w4- | b5+ | b6- | w9+ | 3 | 6 | 271 | 45 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Lau, Aywin | 45A | b1- | w11+ | b3- | w10+ | w4- | b8- | 2 | 6 | 206 | 34 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Bourner, Laura | 30 | b3- | w8- | bye+ | b9- | w11+ | w2- | 2 | 5 | 73 | 15 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Leader, Tobias | 30 | w5= | b9- | b7- | bye+ | b10- | 1½ | 4 | 34 | 9 | 6.0 |
U18 Major:
| Pos | Name | Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | A | B | C | D | T |
| 1 | Kaya, Batuhan | 140C | w12+ | b13+ | w3- | b15+ | w10+ | w4+ | 5 | 6 | 906 | 151 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Hedger, Alec | 142A | b17- | w19+ | b18+ | w6+ | b5+ | b3+ | 5 | 6 | 892 | 149 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Hedger, Timothy | 134A | b18+ | w17+ | b1+ | w5+ | b4= | w2- | 4½ | 6 | 922 | 154 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Bennett, Max | 157A | b14+ | w11+ | b6= | w7+ | w3= | b1- | 4 | 6 | 880 | 147 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Finn, Elizabeth | 125A | w9+ | b10+ | w8+ | b3- | w2- | b12+ | 4 | 6 | 802 | 134 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Banks, Michael | 123A | w15+ | b22+ | w4= | b2- | b7= | w10+ | 4 | 6 | 859 | 143 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Finn, Daniel M | 149A | w24+ | b8= | w16+ | b4- | w6= | w11+ | 4 | 6 | 847 | 141 | 14.5 |
| 8 | Adams, Henry | 120A | b20+ | w7= | b5- | w12= | w21+ | b9= | 3½ | 6 | 719 | 120 | 12.5 |
| 9 | Crosby, Ben | 101A | b5- | b16- | w23+ | w13+ | b18+ | w8= | 3½ | 6 | 693 | 116 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Faulkner, Oliver | 100A | w16+ | w5- | b11+ | w20+ | b1- | b6- | 3 | 6 | 722 | 120 | 13.0 |
| 11 | Dan, Thomas | 114A | w21+ | b4- | w10- | w19+ | b20+ | b7- | 3 | 6 | 676 | 113 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Weis, Benedict | 105A | b1- | w21+ | b19= | b8= | w15+ | w5- | 3 | 6 | 662 | 110 | 10.5 |
| 13 | Faulkner, Adam | 110A | w23+ | w1- | b20- | b9- | w22+ | b16+ | 3 | 6 | 642 | 107 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Currah, Elena | 108A | w4- | b15- | w22+ | b21- | bye+ | w20+ | 3 | 5 | 498 | 100 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Shaw, Henry | 100A | b6- | w14+ | b17+ | w1- | b12- | w19= | 2½ | 6 | 615 | 103 | 9.5 |
| 16 | Mitchell, Solomon | 124A | b10- | w9+ | b7- | w18= | b17+ | w13- | 2½ | 6 | 618 | 103 | 8.5 |
| 17 | Salajee, Ayden | 105A | w2+ | b3- | w15- | b22= | w16- | b21+ | 2½ | 6 | 654 | 109 | 8.5 |
| 18 | Lawson, Theo | 103B | w3- | b23+ | w2- | b16= | w9- | bye+ | 2½ | 5 | 464 | 93 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Crosby, Peter | 84A | w22= | b2- | w12= | b11- | w23+ | b15= | 2½ | 6 | 563 | 94 | 7.5 |
| 20 | Martin, Thomas W | 96A | w8- | b24+ | w13+ | b10- | w11- | b14- | 2 | 6 | 557 | 93 | 9.0 |
| 21 | Longley, Daniel | 93A | b11- | b12- | w24+ | w14+ | b8- | w17- | 2 | 6 | 557 | 93 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Jadav, Abhi | 111A | b19= | w6- | b14- | w17= | b13- | b23+ | 2 | 6 | 501 | 84 | 5.5 |
| 23 | Mitchell, Austin | 59A | b13- | w18- | b9- | bye+ | b19- | w22- | 1 | 5 | 230 | 46 | 3.0 |
| 24 | O’Leary, Bridie | 105A | b7- | w20- | b21- | bye= | ½ | 3 | 184 | 61 | 1.5 |
Index:
A = Player’s score
B = Number of graded games played
C = Total grading points
D = Grading performance
T = Tie Break using Sum Of Progressive Scores