UK Chess Challenge

Thomas Rendle, aged 13, wins the Terafinal! Aug 1999

Sussex under 13 Thomas Rendle scooped the title at the Saitek Chess Challenge Terafinal by narrowly beating Adam Hunt in a play-off. 

This result placed Thomas top of the 35,000+ entries in the competition, the largest of its kind in the world for Juniors.

In an exceptional day for Sussex Junior Chess, third place was jointly taken by David Howell.


Gigafinal July 1999

 

U13 Boys

Thomas Rendle

5.5

1st

U11 Boys

Nick Campion

5

6th

Theo Penty

4

Matthew Linnett

4

David Barraclough

3.5

U11 Girls

Deborah Margolis

3.5

U10 Boys

Adam Prescott

1.5

U10 Girls

Georgina Draper

4

U9 Boys

Joe Richardson

4.5

2nd

Alex Cook

3.5

Grant Bucher

3

U9 Girls

Stephanie Barraclough

4.5

3rd

U8 Boys

David Howell

6

1st

U8 Girls

Eleanor Hayden

2.5

U7 Boys

Christopher Linnett

4