This would appear to be the tournament for unknown players to make their mark. For the second year running a player who has never played in any other Sussex event took the title. Oliver Bennick swept all before him, including the two favourites to win with a magnificent 4½ points. Congratulations to him, and we …
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Chichester Tournament
This is the first SJC tournament that all players entered on the Friday evening turned-up, and no late entries on the day. Alot easier for the organisers! As usual the venue proved difficult to find, with two of the top Under 18 players arriving very late in the first round, providing some late excitement. As …
Crowborough Tournament
All the titles returned to Sussex based players this year. Steven Stracey won the very first under 18 minor section, and Adam Prescott collecting some notable scalps in the under 18 major to notch up his first senior section outright win. Andrew Tucker and Eleanor Hayden pulled clear of the field in the under 11 …
UK Chess Challenge
Terafinal – Greenwich University London (Avery Hill) – 25th/26th August 2001 No. Name School County Grade Age Sex 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total SPS 1 Lorin D’Costa JOHN HENRY NEWMAN Herts 200 U18 B 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 5.5 20 2 Matthew Broomfield South Norwood JCC Surrey 200 U18 B 1 …
ECGCF Championships
ECGCF Minor Counties Cup Final (30 Jun 01) The Sussex Girls Under 14s Team travelled to Abingdon on the 30th June 2001 for the Minor Counties Final and performed brilliantly by winning the Silver Medal, just two points behind the winners Middlesex. MIDDLESEX Pts SUSSEX Pts HERTS Pts Danielle Gross 2 Stephanie Barraclough 2 …
Sussex U14 & U18 Championship
Charlie Linford won the competition with a perfect 6 out of 6 to become the Sussex Under 18 champion. Rapidly improving Danny Glebocki was the winner of the 14 trophy with a couple of excellent wins over the Sussex England pair of Theo Penty and David Barraclough. SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS Date Played :30/06/2001 Cross …
Other News
Sussex vs Rest of England (23 Jun 01) The prize for becoming national under 11 champions in 2000 was to play a 24 board match against the Rest of England. As expected, the Rest of England players were made up of the top boards from other counties, and proved too strong for Sussex despite the …
Sussex U7 Championship
For the second year in succession, the favourite for the title was pipped at the last hurdle. In a game of exceptional quality, Jed Kafetz defeated Ben Blundell with the assured confidence of a champion to take the title by half a point. However, Ben was the leading team member from St. Lawrence School, Hurstpierpoint …
Sussex Grand Prix
SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS Grand Prix Scores : Under 7 Period from 01/09/2000 to 19/05/2001 Name Tournament Total Grand 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Points Prix BLUNDELL,Ben…………. 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.5 3.5 4.0 23.0 16.5 KAFETZ,Jed…………… 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.5 9.5 9.5 …
Downs (Worthing) Tournament
Downs Open (19 May 01) The final Open tournament of the season was well attended, with the stalwarts of Susssex Chess picking up the spoils again. Charlie Linford won the under 18 section with a perfect 6/6 and therefore amassed a fantastic 22½ points out of a maximum 24 for the grand prix. Charles de …