Six counties took part in this strong event. With some of the teams putting out an extremely strong lineup the young Sussex team performed creditably in coming 5th with 4 points. Notable performances were from Tom Davey and Grant Bucher with well earned draws against higher graded opponents. Kent won the competition with 9½ out …
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SCCU U14/U90 Competition
Final – Chelmsford, 4 Mar 2000 The young and enthusiastic under 14 team performed exceptionally well in gaining second place with 11½ points in the final won by Essex with 18½. Round 1 – On the unnumbered boards, White “floated” up White Black 1 Daniel Hitchens 75 O 0 1 Charlie Linford 85 …
Eastbourne Tournament
With your correspondent at another place, the only details I have are that Charlie Linford won the under 18 section, Steven Stracey the under 11 major and Trevelyan Harper the under 11 minor. Thank-you to David Fryer for assisting at the event. Crosstables: SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS Date Played :26/02/2000 Cross Table for EASTBOURNE UNDER …
Sussex Girls’ Championship
The very first Sussex Girls Congress was considered a great success by all who took part and organised it. Three visitors from outside the county took part in the Champions section with Aly Wilson from Surrey winning the tournament with a perfect 5 out of 5. The two Sussex titles at under 11 and 18 …
Hastings Tournament
In a competition which is always graced with a good number of strong players from outside the county, it is pleasing to report that two of the three titles went to home grown talent. The hardest fought section was the under 18’s, where Theo Penty was a clear winner with 5½ out of 6. In …
London Junior Chess Championships
London Junior Championships (Part 2) 28/30th Dec 99 Sussex players performed well at the under 12 sections of the London Junior Championships. In the Major event, Nick Campion and David Barraclough scored 4½/9, closely followed by James Asquith with 4. Best placed in the Under 12 minor was Stephanie Barraclough with 6½/9 taking both third …
Sussex U11 Championship
In a closely fought tournament, James Asquith from Burgess Hill emerged as the new Sussex Under 11 champion. The tournament was particularly notable for the fine performances from some of the younger Sussex players with under 10’s Grant Bucher, Stephanie Barraclough coming 2nd and 3rd, and the Under 9 champion Andrew Tucker coming 6th – …
NYCA U14 Championship
A depleted Sussex team had a day of mixed fortunes in Stoke on Trent at the National Youth Chess associations Under 14 championships, finishing 7th out of 12. Board Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 TOTAL 1 Thomas Rendle 1 1 1 3 2 Theo Penty 1 0 ½ 1½ 3 Nick …
Sussex U9 Championship
The Sussex under 9’s was won by the pre tournament favourite Andrew Tucker with a maximum 6 out of 6. Second place went to the rapidly rising star Christopher Linnett – still an under 7 ! SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS Date Played :06/11/1999 Cross Table for UNDER 9 CHAMPIONSHIPS Pos PIN Name Grade Rounds 1 2 …
4-Counties Match
In a day of mixed fortunes, a 24 strong team of mixed ages came fourth in a friendly match at Sutton. The team was made up of 8 under14’s, 8 under 11’s and 8 under 9’s, playing against the strongest teams in the London area, Richmond, Barnet and Wey Valley. The first round was a …