110 contest the Sussex Closed Under 9 – Under 18 championships.
Our events aren’t possible without the support of our volunteers, so thanks are due to:
Entry Management: Anita McMahon
Registration: Helen Duggan
Tournament Control: Catherine & Peter Finn, Mike Forster, Dave Graham, Gary McCulloch, Chris Jones, Jason McMahon
Analysis Room: Anthony Higgs
Catering: Teresa Blades, Ed Chapman, Debbie Forster, Keith Martin, Tjadine Ullmann
Venue set up & clear down: Claire & Simon Ralph
Headline Results:
Under 9 Championship
1st |
Seha Konara |
5½ |
2nd |
Samuel Merchant |
5 (on tie-break) |
3rd |
Henri Blin |
5 |
Top Girl |
Niamh Grace |
4 |
Under 9 School Team Championship:
1st |
Copthorne Prep |
11½ |
2nd |
Blackboys C of E Primary School |
6 |
Under 11 Championship:
| 1st= | Kit Blades, Thomas Irani | 5½ |
| 3rd | Cillian Nagy | 5 |
| Top Girl | Lucy Lai | 4 (on tie-break) |
Under 11 School Team Championship:
1st |
Blackboys |
10½ |
2nd |
Copthorne Prep |
10 |
3rd |
The Windmills |
5½ |
4th |
Ardingly College |
3 |
Under 13 Championship:
| 1st | Timmy Hedger | 6 |
| 2nd | Abhi Jadav | 5 |
| 3rd | Lachlan Stewart | 3½ (on tie-break) |
| Top Girl | Maya McMahon | 3½ (on tie-break) |
Under 13 School Team Championship:
| 1st | Brighton College | 12 |
Under 18 Championship:
1st |
Tom O’Gorman |
6 |
2nd |
Oli Howell |
4½ |
3rd |
Matthew Forster |
4 |
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4th place and Grading Prizes |
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Edward Gray |
3½ |
U160 |
Freddie Coleman, George Neale |
3½ |
U140 |
Joshua Lee, Daniel Finn, Elizabeth Finn |
3½ |
U120 |
Henry Shaw |
3 |
Under 18 School Team Championship:
1st |
Brighton College |
13 |
2nd |
Collyers |
10½ |
Arbiters’ Awards:
Isla Brooks, Emilia Butler, Niamh Grace, Elijah Green, George Hill, Benjamin Keene, Alex McVey, Sebastian Merchant, Ben Robinson, Aran Rubakaran
Crosstables:
Under 9 Championship
| Pos | Name | Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | A | B | T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konara, Seha | 57A | b26+ | w9+ | b3+ | w10+ | w2+ | b4= | 5½ | 6 | 20.5 |
| 2 | Merchant, Samuel | 59F | b25+ | w20+ | b11+ | w5+ | b1- | w6+ | 5 | 6 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Blin, Henri | 67A | w17+ | b8+ | w1- | b15+ | w5+ | b7+ | 5 | 6 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Rastogi, Nayan Keats | 65A | b21+ | w7+ | b5- | w14+ | b8+ | w1= | 4½ | 6 | 16.5 |
| 5 | Tagg, George | 35A | b31+ | w6+ | w4+ | b2- | b3- | w17+ | 4 | 6 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Salajee, Kaysan | 51C | w13+ | b5- | w12+ | b23+ | w11+ | b2- | 4 | 6 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Boxer, George | 31A | w23+ | b4- | w19+ | b20+ | b10+ | w3- | 4 | 6 | 15.0 |
| 8 | Beecroft, James | 34A | b14+ | w3- | b17+ | w9+ | w4- | b16+ | 4 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Grace, Niamh | 15A | w29+ | b1- | w30+ | b8- | bye+ | w13+ | 4 | 5 | 13.0 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Emily | 60A | w19+ | b16+ | w15+ | b1- | w7- | w14= | 3½ | 6 | 15.5 |
| 11 | Gupta, Aditya | 35F | w30+ | b12= | w2- | b29+ | b6- | w20+ | 3½ | 6 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Skelton, Aran | 12D | b27+ | w11= | b6- | w21+ | b13- | w25+ | 3½ | 6 | 12.5 |
| 13 | Freeman, Luke | 0E | b6- | w22+ | b20= | w18+ | w12+ | b9- | 3½ | 6 | 12.0 |
| 14 | Singh, Avyanna | 0F | w8- | b24+ | w16+ | b4- | w15+ | b10= | 3½ | 6 | 11.5 |
| 15 | Floyd, Mischa | 19D | b22+ | w18+ | b10- | w3- | b14- | w26+ | 3 | 6 | 12.0 |
| 16 | Pokorowski, Konrad | 29D | b32+ | w10- | b14- | w26+ | b19+ | w8- | 3 | 6 | 11.0 |
| 17 | Kiss, Louisa | 5E | b3- | w32+ | w8- | b30+ | w24+ | b5- | 3 | 6 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Arwindran, Goshanrajh | 8D | w24+ | b15- | w23- | b13- | w30+ | b27+ | 3 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 19 | Balogun, Tofunmi | 0D | b10- | w28+ | b7- | w27+ | w16- | b24+ | 3 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 20 | Balogun, Fiyin | 20D | b28+ | b2- | w13= | w7- | b21+ | b11- | 2½ | 6 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Butler, Emilia | 7D | w4- | b31+ | w29= | b12- | w20- | b30+ | 2½ | 6 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Ratcliffe, James | 0 | w15- | b13- | b26- | w32= | w31+ | b29+ | 2½ | 6 | 4.5 |
| 23 | Kayser, Harry | 0 | b7- | w25+ | b18+ | w6- | 2 | 4 | 9.0 | ||
| 24 | Street, Jack | 0 | b18- | w14- | b32+ | w25+ | b17- | w19- | 2 | 6 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Blin, Eliza | 0D | w2- | b23- | w28+ | b24- | w29+ | b12- | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 26 | Chapman, Luke | 0E | w1- | b29- | w22+ | b16- | w28+ | b15- | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Spellman-Welsh, Lucas | 0 | w12- | b30- | w31+ | b19- | w32+ | w18- | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 28 | Pluck, Harry | 0 | w20- | b19- | b25- | w31+ | b26- | b32+ | 2 | 6 | 4.0 |
| 29 | Rubakaran, Arun | 0 | b9- | w26+ | b21= | w11- | b25- | w22- | 1½ | 6 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Walsh, Isabella | 0F | b11- | w27+ | b9- | w17- | b18- | w21- | 1 | 6 | 5.0 |
| 31 | Brooks, Isla | 0 | w5- | w21- | b27- | b28- | b22- | bye+ | 1 | 5 | 1.0 |
| 32 | Pistel, Henry | 0 | w16- | b17- | w24- | b22= | b27- | w28- | ½ | 6 | 1.5 |
Index:
A = Player's score
B = Number of graded games played
T1 = Tie Break using Sum Of Progressive Scores
Under 11 Championship:
| Pos | Name | Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | A | B | T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blades, Kit | 125A | b29+ | w6+ | b16+ | w8+ | b4= | w7+ | 5½ | 6 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Irani, Thomas | 105A | b42+ | w12+ | b11+ | w7+ | b8= | w4+ | 5½ | 6 | 20.0 |
| 3 | Nagy, Cillian | 78A | w44+ | b20+ | w8- | b14+ | w13+ | b9+ | 5 | 6 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Stockham, Oliver | 100A | w22+ | b32+ | w10+ | b5+ | w1= | b2- | 4½ | 6 | 19.0 |
| 5 | Sharma, Taran | 90A | b24+ | w21+ | b27+ | w4- | b12+ | w6= | 4½ | 6 | 17.5 |
| 6 | Rogers-Pereira, Alex | 74A | w30+ | b1- | w22+ | b17+ | w27+ | b5= | 4½ | 6 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Ullmann, Hugo | 91A | w36+ | b17+ | w9+ | b2- | w10+ | b1- | 4 | 6 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Ralph, Toby | 94A | b33+ | w13+ | b3+ | b1- | w2= | w16= | 4 | 6 | 16.5 |
| 9 | Hafner, Ned | 57A | b37+ | w28+ | b7- | w19+ | b16+ | w3- | 4 | 6 | 16.0 |
| 10 | Lai, Lucy | 77A | b38+ | w23+ | b4- | w18+ | b7- | w24+ | 4 | 6 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Bashford, James | 79A | b41+ | w19+ | w2- | b13- | w20+ | b17+ | 4 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 12 | Zhang, Jack | 56E | w31+ | b2- | w33+ | b20+ | w5- | b22+ | 4 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 13 | Petersone, Alise | 48A | b35+ | b8- | w34+ | w11+ | b3- | w18+ | 4 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Irani, Caspar | 41D | b19- | w41+ | b40+ | w3- | b23+ | w28+ | 4 | 6 | 12.0 |
| 15 | Godfrey, Sam | 41C | w34- | b27- | w44+ | b39+ | w26+ | b25+ | 4 | 6 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Wannasin Bell, Charlie | 86A | w25+ | b34+ | w1- | b32+ | w9- | b8= | 3½ | 6 | 14.5 |
| 17 | Tagg, Ann | 35A | b40+ | w7- | b23+ | w6- | b19+ | w11- | 3 | 6 | 12.0 |
| 18 | Purvis, Emerson | 39B | w20- | b44+ | w26+ | b10- | w33+ | b13- | 3 | 6 | 11.0 |
| 19 | Lorenzo Munoz, Diego | 0 | w14+ | b11- | w39+ | b9- | w17- | b32+ | 3 | 6 | 11.0 |
| 20 | McVey, Alexander | 0 | b18+ | w3- | b21+ | w12- | b11- | w37+ | 3 | 6 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Rubakaran, Ajin | 34A | w26+ | b5- | w20- | b34+ | w25- | b27+ | 3 | 6 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Saunders, Ernest | 26A | b4- | w38+ | b6- | w35+ | b29+ | w12- | 3 | 6 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Wibberley, Hugo | 0 | w39+ | b10- | w17- | b36+ | w14- | b33+ | 3 | 6 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Brooks, Benjamin | 21D | w5- | b26- | w37+ | b29+ | w32+ | b10- | 3 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Smith, Nathan | 13C | b16- | w40- | b43+ | w41+ | b21+ | w15- | 3 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 26 | Taylor, Zebediah | 0 | b21- | w24+ | b18- | w42+ | b15- | w35+ | 3 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 27 | Merchant, Sebastian | 52F | b28= | w15+ | w5- | b30+ | b6- | w21- | 2½ | 6 | 11.0 |
| 28 | Larsen, Priya | 0* | w27= | b9- | w29- | b31+ | w30+ | b14- | 2½ | 6 | 8.0 |
| 29 | Godfrey, Lowenna | 27C | w1- | b30= | b28+ | w24- | w22- | w41+ | 2½ | 6 | 7.5 |
| 30 | Van Hoven, Natalie | 0D | b6- | w29= | b42+ | w27- | b28- | w40+ | 2½ | 6 | 7.5 |
| 31 | Doherty, Evie | 0E | b12- | w33- | b41= | w28- | b43+ | w39+ | 2½ | 6 | 5.0 |
| 32 | Lai, Jack | 51A | b43+ | w4- | b35+ | w16- | b24- | w19- | 2 | 6 | 10.0 |
| 33 | Henry, John | 25B | w8- | b31+ | b12- | w40+ | b18- | w23- | 2 | 6 | 8.0 |
| 34 | Kayser, Aaron | 0 | b15+ | w16- | b13- | w21- | b42+ | 2 | 5 | 8.0 | |
| 35 | Curra, Thomas | 0 | w13- | b36+ | w32- | b22- | w38+ | b26- | 2 | 6 | 7.0 |
| 36 | Gatley, Thomas | 24F | b7- | w35- | b38+ | w23- | b37- | w42+ | 2 | 6 | 5.0 |
| 37 | BartlettBundy, Milo | 0E | w9- | w42- | b24- | b44+ | w36+ | b20- | 2 | 6 | 5.0 |
| 38 | Barton, Sammy | 0D | w10- | b22- | w36- | w43+ | b35- | b44+ | 2 | 6 | 4.0 |
| 39 | Hardcastle, Emma | 33D | b23- | w43+ | b19- | w15- | b40= | b31- | 1½ | 6 | 6.0 |
| 40 | Sherwood-Keevins, Archie | 0 | w17- | b25+ | w14- | b33- | w39= | b30- | 1½ | 6 | 6.0 |
| 41 | Robinson, Ben | 8F | w11- | b14- | w31= | b25- | w44+ | b29- | 1½ | 6 | 4.0 |
| 42 | Van Assche, Tristan | 27F | w2- | b37+ | w30- | b26- | w34- | b36- | 1 | 6 | 5.0 |
| 43 | Larsen, Sachin | 0* | w32- | b39- | w25- | b38- | w31- | bye+ | 1 | 5 | 1.0 |
| 44 | Keene, Benjamin | 1F | b3- | w18- | b15- | w37- | b41- | w38- | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
Index:
A = Player's score
B = Number of graded games played
T1 = Tie Break using Sum Of Progressive Scores
Under 13 Championship:
| Pos | Name | Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | A | B | C | D | T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hedger, Timothy | 146A | w15+ | b8+ | w4+ | b2+ | w3+ | b6+ | 6 | 6 | 957 | 160 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Jadav, Abhi | 118A | b13+ | w7+ | b5+ | w1- | b4+ | w3+ | 5 | 6 | 788 | 131 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Stewart, Lachlan | 92A | b17+ | w6= | b12+ | w9+ | b1- | b2- | 3½ | 6 | 613 | 102 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Godwin, Charles | 115A | w10+ | b9+ | b1- | w7+ | w2- | b5= | 3½ | 6 | 618 | 103 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Van Der Werff, Willem | 58A | bye+ | b12+ | w2- | w11+ | b6- | w4= | 3½ | 5 | 408 | 82 | 14.5 |
| 6 | McMahon, Maya | 96A | w9- | b3= | w10+ | b14+ | w5+ | w1- | 3½ | 6 | 504 | 84 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Walker-Lee, Darcey | 79A | w11+ | b2- | w14= | b4- | b9+ | w16+ | 3½ | 6 | 439 | 73 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Cox, Madison | 65A | b16+ | w1- | b9- | w17+ | b11+ | w13- | 3 | 6 | 264 | 44 | 11.0 |
| 9 | Adams, George | 29D | b6+ | w4- | w8+ | b3- | w7- | b10+ | 3 | 6 | 395 | 66 | 11.0 |
| 10 | Lau, Aywin | 54A | b4- | w16+ | b6- | w12+ | b13+ | w9- | 3 | 6 | 380 | 63 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Green, Elijah | 0 | b7- | w13+ | w15+ | b5- | w8- | b14+ | 3 | 6 | 234 | 39 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Salajee, Ayden | 113A | b14+ | w5- | w3- | b10- | bye+ | w17+ | 3 | 5 | 334 | 67 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Lebedev, Alexander | 55A | w2- | b11- | w16+ | b15+ | w10- | b8+ | 3 | 6 | 299 | 50 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Van Hoven, Daniel | 34A | w12- | bye+ | b7= | w6- | b17= | w11- | 2 | 5 | 89 | 18 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Fowler, Miette | 55A | b1- | w17+ | b11- | w13- | b16- | bye+ | 2 | 5 | 47 | 9 | 6.0 |
| 16 | Lorenzo Munoz, Adrian | 0 | w8- | b10- | b13- | bye+ | w15+ | b7- | 2 | 5 | 50 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 17 | Lee, Gabriel | 17D | w3- | b15- | bye+ | b8- | w14= | b12- | 1½ | 5 | 60 | 12 | 5.0 |
Index:
A = Player's score
B = Number of graded games played
C = Total grading points
D = Grading performance
T1 = Tie Break using Sum Of Progressive Scores
Under 18 Championship:
| Pos | Name | Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | A | B | C | D | T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Gorman, Tom | 189C | w14+ | b11+ | w2+ | b5+ | w4+ | b7+ | 6 | 6 | 1236 | 206 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Howell, Oliver W | 165C | b9+ | w7+ | b1- | w8+ | b6= | w4+ | 4½ | 6 | 1044 | 174 | 16.0 |
| 3 | Forster, Matthew | 182A | b8+ | w6- | b4- | w13+ | w10+ | b11+ | 4 | 6 | 1005 | 168 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Lee, Joshua | 133 | w13= | b14+ | w3+ | w6+ | b1- | b2- | 3½ | 6 | 1016 | 169 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Gray, Edward | 164B | w12+ | b10+ | b6= | w1- | b7= | w8= | 3½ | 6 | 945 | 158 | 14.5 |
| 6 | Coleman, Frederick | 151* | w17+ | b3+ | w5= | b4- | w2= | b10= | 3½ | 6 | 951 | 159 | 14.5 |
| 7 | Neale, George | 146D | bye+ | b2- | w15+ | b12+ | w5= | w1- | 3½ | 5 | 739 | 148 | 14.0 |
| 8 | Finn, Daniel M | 139A | w3- | b13+ | w11+ | b2- | w14+ | b5= | 3½ | 6 | 1022 | 170 | 11.5 |
| 9 | Finn, Elizabeth | 136A | w2- | b17+ | w10= | b11- | b15+ | w16+ | 3½ | 6 | 815 | 136 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Stewart, Lilya | 146B | b16+ | w5- | b9= | w15+ | b3- | w6= | 3 | 6 | 845 | 141 | 11.5 |
| 11 | Hedger, Alec | 160A | b15+ | w1- | b8- | w9+ | b12+ | w3- | 3 | 6 | 886 | 148 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Shaw, Henry | 118A | b5- | w16+ | b13+ | w7- | w11- | bye+ | 3 | 5 | 648 | 130 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Northcott, Paul | 164A | b4= | w8- | w12- | b3- | bye+ | b14+ | 2½ | 5 | 618 | 124 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Shchepinova, Polina | 140B | b1- | w4- | b16+ | w17+ | b8- | w13- | 2 | 6 | 716 | 119 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Martin, Thomas W | 102A | w11- | bye+ | b7- | b10- | w9- | b17+ | 2 | 5 | 474 | 95 | 6.0 |
| 16 | Hill, George | 0 | w10- | b12- | w14- | bye+ | b17+ | b9- | 2 | 5 | 50 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 17 | Barton, Oliver | 47D | b6- | w9- | bye+ | b14- | w16- | w15- | 1 | 5 | 105 | 21 | 4.0 |
Index:
A = Player's score
B = Number of graded games played
C = Total grading points
D = Grading performance
T1 = Tie Break using Sum Of Progressive Scores
