South East “All Stars” in Ireland (9 Apr 00)
A team of 10 junior chess players visited Dublin over the weekend to play chess against an Irish team (‘The Green Team’). The players were mostly from Sussex with a few friends. The top six boards played three rounds, and boards 7 – 10 played four. The Green team emerged as winners by 18½ to 15½. In the top Six, Charlie Linford performed admirably with 2 out of 3, but wasn’t supported by the others who only managed 2½ out of a possible 15 against their stronger opponents. The lower All Stars boards made up for this by scoring 11 out of 16.
Overall, the weekend was a great success, both for the players and their supporters. Thanks must be extended to the Irish for their hospitality.
| South East All Stars | Boards 1-6 |
Green Team | |
| Round 1 | |||
| Charlie Linford (Sx) | 1 | 0 | Robert Kelly |
| David Barraclough (Sx) | 0 | 1 | Alex Lopez |
| Stephanie Barraclough (Sx) | 0 | 1 | Sarah Hegarty |
| Georgina Draper (Sx) | ½ | ½ | Stephen McDonald |
| Scott Lympany (Sx) | 0 | 1 | Brian Fitzgibbon |
| Jonathan Dale (Sy) | 0 | 1 | Sean Barr |
| Round 2 | |||
| Charlie Linford | 0 | 1 | Sarah Hegarty |
| David Barraclough | 0 | 1 | Robert Kelly |
| Stephanie Barraclough | 0 | 1 | Alex Lopez |
| Georgina Draper | 0 | 1 | Sean Barr |
| Scott Lympany | 0 | 1 | Stephen McDonald |
| Jonathan Dale | 1 | 0 | Brian Fitzgibbon |
| Round 3 | |||
| Charlie Linford | 1 | 0 | Alex Lopez |
| David Barraclough | 0 | 1 | Sarah Hegarty |
| Stephanie Barraclough | ½ | ½ | Robert Kelly |
| Georgina Draper | ½ | ½ | Brian Fitzgibbon |
| Scott Lympany | 0 | 1 | Sean Barr |
| Jonathan Dale | 0 | 1 | Stephen McDonald |
| South East All Stars | Boards 7-10 | Green Team | |
| Round 1 | |||
| Andrew Tucker (Sx) | 0 | 1 | Peter Coleman |
| Abigail Flint (Essex) | 1 | 0 | Lesley Fennelly |
| Susannah Pritchard (Mddx) | 1 | 0 | John McMorrow |
| Rebecca Tuck (Sx) | ½ | ½ | Hannah O’Reilly |
| Round 2 | |||
| Andrew Tucker | 1 | 0 | Hannah O’Reilly |
| Abigail Flint | 1 | 0 | Peter Coleman |
| Susannah Pritchard | 0 | 1 | Lesley Fennelly |
| Rebecca Tuck | 0 | 1 | John McMorrow |
| Round 3 | |||
| Andrew Tucker | 1 | 0 | John McMorrow |
| Abigail Flint | 1 | 0 | Hannah O’Reilly |
| Susannah Pritchard | 1 | 0 | Peter Coleman |
| Rebecca Tuck | 0 | 1 | Lesley Fennelly |
| Round 4 | |||
| Andrew Tucker | 1 | 0 | Lesley Fennelly |
| Abigail Flint | 1 | 0 | John McMorrow |
| Susannah Pritchard | 1 | 0 | Hannah O’Reilly |
| Rebecca Tuck | ½ | ½ | Peter Coleman |
| 15½ | 18½ | ||