2021 – 22 Grand Prix

There are 6 tournaments that make up an annual Sussex Junior Chess Grand Prix (GP), similar to the one in motor racing. Results in each of the constituent Grand Prix tournaments earn points towards the overall Grand Prix. These points are accumulated for all eligible participants.

The 6 grand prix tournaments for 2021-2022 are:

GP1 Crowborough Saturday 18th September 2021

GP2 Worth Saturday 16th October 2021

GP3 Eastbourne Saturday 27th November 2021

GP4 Hastings Sunday 2nd January 2022

GP5 Horsham Sunday 6th February 2022

GP6 Worthing Saturday 21st May 2022

At the last one of the season, which this season will be on May 21st, age group prizes are awarded for performance over the season. The best four individual grand prix scores for each player are totalled. Players needs to have attended a minimum of three Grand Prix events to be eligible.

Additionally, special grand prix loyalty medals are awarded to all players who have attended at least 5 of the Grand Prix events.

Full Grand Prix Rules:


Final Grand Prix Placings After GP6 Worthing

NameAge GroupGP1GP2GP3GP4GP5GP6ScoreLoyalty Medal
Derik KrugerU7–4–62416Y
Arthur AshcroftU73342.54415Y
Josiah McKieU73–4.53–3.514Y
Bodhana SivanandanU7–––64.5–10.5
Nuvee KonaraU743––––7
Euan BurnsideU7–01.5–2.52.56.5Y
Krish KeshariU7–6––––6
Ayan PradhanU7–5––––5
Dildarav ParatazhamU7–––––4.54.5
Miheli GunarathneU7–––3––3
Zerting WangU7–1–1–13
Neo WilliamsU7––––2–2
Spriha PunjabiU7–––––22
Mark ShchepinovU71.5–––––1.5
George BrownU7––––0–0
Zeel ShahU8435–1.5–13.5Y
Charles BoxerU833.54.51.52213Y
Layth AhmadU8–2–3–49
Kadalarasan Ganesh BalajiU804––3–7
Kai SubramanianU8–3–––3.56.5
Hongqi ZhangU8–2.5–––3.56
Kaelen PatelU83–––2–5
Arun RubakaranU8––––2.52.55
Sachin KumarU8––––4–4
Alexander Patimov HeredeaU8–––3––3
Jinzhe YangU8–3––––3
Rudi McCarneyU8–3––––3
Yichen ZhangU8––––3–3
Willow GroutU8––––2–2
Areen ZuniU8––––1–1
Aidan BurnsideU9–44.5–4416.5Y
Samuel MerchantU934435316Y
Pranil Suguna JaideepU9323341.513Y
Samuel ShahU9–3233312Y
Rory AshcroftU921.522.52.529Y
Isabella WalshU922––329Y
Sidhanth PaiU9––4––37
Harihara Sudhan MohankumarU9––––33.56.5
Hal GomezU9–––––66
Shrey SoniU9––––4–4
Andrew Haowen XueU9–––––33
Rahul Leo thomasU9–––––2.52.5
Maya CampagnaU91.50.5––––2
Smrithi ManojU9–––2––2
Anh NguyenU10–6444.5–18.5Y
Avyanna SinghU10244.543416.5Y
Edward NethercotU1053.52.53.53.53.515.5Y
Aditya GuptaU103.52.53.5–4415Y
Charles AdamsU10–335–213Y
Jasmine Pinna-ChapmanU103214––10Y
Seha KonaraU104.53––––7.5
Myrto VermotU10––241–7
Beni SisupalanU10––––6–6
Kabir KulkarniU10––––4–4
Max HumpherysU10––4–––4
Marcy PageU10–––––33
Yicheng DingU10–3––––3
Christopher SenguptaU10––2.5–––2.5
Luke FreemanU113.554.52.521.515.5Y
George TaggU1133.53.5–2.5414Y
Nayan Keats RastogiU115422.512.514Y
Luke ChapmanU11223.532.54.513.5Y
George BoxerU1143–23313Y
Louisa KissU1152–32.5212.5Y
James BeecroftU1132333312Y
Benjamin CollinsU11–02.5333.512Y
Niamh GraceU1132.53–3211.5Y
Aran SkeltonU11531.5–2111.5Y
Henri BlinU11–4––52.511.5
Alexandr PereslavtsevU11––––45.59.5
Nicholas DeaconU114.53.5–––08
Azaan KhanU11––1.5–337.5
Dominic Bourdaire-PhilipponU11––––3.53.57
Emil GazalaU11––––347
Reyaansh NarulaU11––––6–6
Ashwin JainU11–2––226
Angharad Fraser-JenkinsU113–2–––5
Senith GunarathneU11–––5––5
Alistair JennisU11––––5–5
Yiwen DingU11–5––––5
Arnav KumarU11––––3.5–3.5
Rock YuU11––––3.5–3.5
Kanishka SuriarachchiU11–3––––3
Kaysan SalajeeU113–––––3
Shari HumpherysU11––3–––3
Emily AshcroftU11–––2––2
Mischa FloydU11110–––2
Jessica AppletonU11–1––––1
Mathias KeillerU11–––––50
Roselle FrancisU11–––––20
Zebadiah TaylorU123425–416Y
Thomas IraniU12–4.5–3.53.5415.5Y
Cillian NagyU1223.5335214.5Y
Yoting WangU123.52.533–413.5Y
Freya Pinna-ChapmanU124232.53313Y
Charlie Wannasin BellU122.542–2.52.511.5Y
Ernest SaundersU12232–229Y
Amelie ReesU122–222.50.58.5Y
Ashton GadiotU12––––448
Igor AleksandrovU12––––448
Austin MitchellU12231.5–––6.5
Thomas BakerU12––22.52–6.5
Natalie van HovenU1213––2–6
Ann TaggU12–2.5––3–5.5
Zac WellingU12–––––55
Dylan WastneyU12–5––––5
Ajin RubakaranU12––––325
Joseph MorrisonU12–4.5––––4.5
Vishal Leo ThomasU12–––––33
Caspar IraniU12–2–1––3
Penghao WangU12––2–––2
Robert JermakU12––––2–2
Emerson PurvisU121.5–––––1.5
Miruna GorganU12–––––11
Curran KulkarniU12––––1–1
Risha JithendraU121–––––1
Sebastian MerchantU13324.532.5515.5Y
Adam Rafael HolmesU13–04352.514.5Y
Matthew CollinsU133.533.543314Y
Kit BladesU1323.54–2413.5Y
Alise PetersoneU133.523332.512.5Y
Aoting WangU133332––11Y
Teddy EmrichU1333––4–10
Matthew DeaconU133.51.5––2310Y
Adam FaulknerU1354.5––––9.5
Toby AppletonU1333.5–––39.5
Oliver StockhamU13–2.522.52–9Y
Hugo UllmannU132.51.512.50.5–7.5Y
Dennis MatyukhinU13–2.52.5–2–7
Navvya MohankumarU13––––325
Joshua SeetU13––––4.5–4.5
Moksha SuriarachchiU13–4––––4
Daniel ShekU13–––3.5––3.5
Emilia PitcherU13–3.5––––3.5
Long Ching HoU13–3.5––––3.5
William Mervyn-ThomasU1321––––3
Edie StacyU13–––2.5––2.5
Hugo WibberleyU132.5–––––2.5
Nathan SmithU13–––––22
Freddie MarcelloU13–2––––2
Natasha KingU13–––0––0
Alexander LebedevU14–234.54415.5Y
George AdamsU14–54.53––12.5
Elena CurrahU142332.53211.5Y
Timmy HedgerU1443.53–––10.5
Louis BucklandU14––4––610
Rafe ChapmanU14–3–4––7
Hayden LeesonU14–01221.56.5Y
Lucy HopkirkU144.5–––––4.5
Tia RudwickU14–––––33
Idhant LodhaU14–2.5––––2.5
Misha ZakacuraU14––1–––1
Ted FilbyU153.53.543.534.515.5Y
Tom BrooksU153.53.532.543.514.5Y
Kilian Teschke-PanahU154.53.5–33.5–14.5Y
Ediz Tonka EltonU15–63.5–3–12.5
Cesare MassetU1544––2.5212.5Y
Jacob WynnU153–32.5–412.5Y
Jack WickenU15–––3.54411.5
Tegen BakerU15––43–310
Suriya VelayudhamU153.5–––––3.5
Benjamin PearceU15–––––33
Charles CrawfordU15––2–––2
Mohamed AlkhalifaU15–––2––2
Raina JithendraU152–––––2
Sophie ReesU15–––2––2
Mohammed IsmailU165.556–6–22.5Y
Elizabeth FinnU1643.54–3–14.5Y
Tadeusz TompsettU1662.521.5–3.514Y
Daniel DonaghyU163.52–33.5–12Y
Thomas MartinU1632.50.5–22.510Y
Henry AdamsU16––4.54––8.5
Grant HumpherysU16––6–––6
Jonathan BritnellU17–4.5–55418.5Y
Oliver ManchesterU1724.53–3313.5Y
Daniel LongleyU1731.53.53.53–13Y
Alec HedgerU1743.54–––11.5
Aryaman KandariU17–––6––6
Eryl MalantaU17–3.5––––3.5
Max WiltonU17–3.5––––3.5
Charlie GilesU173–––––3
Giovanni CurrahU171.5–––––1.5
Henry ShawU183.54.5354–17Y
Benedict WeisU1842.533.53.5–14Y
Batuhan KayaU18––44.5––8.5
Michael BanksU18–––––33