Kenan Boztas from Surrey won the under 18, with Andrew Tucker (under 10) winning his first under 11 major and Farris Ziyada following up his success in the under 8’s with another clean sweep in the under 11 minor. SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS Date Played :14/10/2000 Cross Table for SOUTHWATER UNDER 18 Pos PIN Name …
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U8 Championship
The very first Sussex Under 8 champion is Farris Ziyada from Crawley. A fitting champion for a brand new venue at Lindfield Primary School. Farris managed to overcome both the pre tournament favourites Christopher Linnett and Sebastian Stracey, who both had the consolation of being in the winning school team, Hellingly. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”19″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” …
Chichester Tournament
Chichester Open (30-Sep-00) The Chichester Open provided two new winners and two old. In the under 18’s, Charlie Linford took the honours again with a near perfect 5½ out of 6 despite strong competition from over the Hampshire/Sussex border. The under 12’s was more closely fought, and ended as a three way split between Dabiel …
Crowborough Tournament
Crowborough Junior (16 Sep 00) Players from outside the county took two of the three honours at this year’s event with Oliver Cooley (Kent) winning the under 18’s, and Charles de Nicolay (France) the under 11 major. Newcomer to Sussex chess, Joe Fraser won the under 11 minor. Crosstables: SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS Date Played …
1999-2000 Miscellaneous News
Sussex Juniors at Richmond International event (23 Jul 00) Six Sussex Junior players were honoured to be invited to compete in an International rapidplay event this weekend at Richmond. Eight of the Czech Republic’s rising stars were in a field that also included 16 of the Richmond Junior club’s strongest players and six from other …
Sussex U14 & U18 Championship
Tom Davey wins Under 14/18 Sussex Title (8/9 Jul 00) The pre-tournament favourites were edged out in this hard fought competition as Tom Davey from Hurstpierpoint put in a superb performance to win the joint Sussex under 14/18 tournament with a perfect 6/6. Theo Penty picked up the under 14 title and second place with …
Sussex U7 Championship
Sebastian Stracey is Sussex under 7 champion. (17 Jun 00) Two pupils from Hellingly school took the honours at the Sussex (closed) under 7 championships.In the final match between Sebastian Stracey and Christopher Linnett, Christopher always seemed in control until Sebastian overturned the form book with an incisive attack. The school trophy was picked up …
ECGCF Minor Cup
ECGCF (English County Girls Chess) Minor Cup (11 Jun 00) A young Sussex team of six girls performed creditably in this under 14 event at Paddington, coming third out of four, but only 1 point behind the winners, Kent. With the average age of the team only 11, the outlook is very promising for a …
Downs (Worthing) Tournament
An Adam won both under 11 sections at the Downs tournament in Worthing; Adam Prescott won the major section with a well deserved 5/6, and Adam Hart won the minor section with a perfect 6/6. The under 18 section was won by Josiah Lutton from Essex with 5½/6 Crosstables: SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS Date Played …
Sussex Young Masters
Charlie Linford retained his Young Master title by beating David Barraclough 2-0 in the final on 16th May 2000. Final: David Barraclough 0 1 Charlie Linford David Barraclough 0 1 Charlie Linford Semi Final A Charlie Linford 1 0 Theo Penty Charlie Linford 0 1 Theo Penty Charlie Linford won 15 minute each rapidplay decider …