Downs Open Tournament - 17 May 2002

A record 110 competitors turned out for the final round of the Deutsch Limited Sussex Grand Prix, at the Vale First and Middle School in Findon Valley, Worthing.

A slightly drizzly start to the day, gave way to the usual Worthing sunshine, which was a blessing because many players and parents could enjoy the lovely surroundings of the school, and not be forced in to overcrowded classrooms.

The Under 18 Major attracted a top class field. This resulted in quite a number of draws, leaving the players in 1st to 3rd place all unbeaten on 4½ points. Nimai McCarthy (Bexhill-on-Sea) won on progressive scores, taking his second straight Sussex tournament win. Next came Joe Fraser from East Grinstead and then Adam Prescott of Uckfield.

The Under 18 Minor was equally as tight, with James May (Crawley) taking his first ever Tournament win with an unbeaten 5/6. Second was Katherine Rattle, and third Neil Carter both from Uckfield and both with 4 ½. All three should find their way in to the Major events next season.

The Under 11 Major saw its highest number of competitors this season, with 28 players, several from outside the County. Ellie Hayden (Uckfield) overcame top seed, Andrew Tucker in round 5, to take the title, with a brilliant 6/6. Andrew was still a point clear of the rest in second place. Third fell to Anuk Sirisena from Carshalton in Surrey, on 4. Also on 4 was Peter Williams from Alton (Hants.) who won the Under 7 prize – fantastic when he is an under 6.

51 players took part in the Under 11 Minor. Going in to the final round the only 2 players on 5 points were school friends Oskar Schortz (Hartfield) and Fraser Hyland (East Grinstead), both under 8. There was some speculation that they would agree a quick draw and share the honours, but in true sporting spirit they fought out a very good match, from which Oskar emerged the victor. Fraser retained second spot on progressive scores, with Rhys Cumming (Hove), also an under 8 in third. Also scoring 5 were Toby Cooper (Cobham) and Peter Jenion (Eastbourne). Simon Tucker and Jed Kaftez won age prizes.

The prizes were presented by Chris Dwyer of Deutsch Limited.

U18 Major:

 SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS                                                  Date Played :17/04/2002
                              Cross Table for DOWNS UNDER 18 MAJOR                      
 Pos  PIN Name                    Grade   Rounds                                           
                                          1     2     3     4     5     6       A     B     C     D
   1    1 MCCARTHY, J Nimai....... 126   w10+   b4+   w7+   b3=   w2=   b9=     4½    6    714   119
   2    2 FRASER, Joe............. 119   w11+   b3=   w4+   b7+   b1=   w5=     4½    6    751   125
   3    3 PRESCOTT, Adam.......... 125    b9+   w2=   b6+   w1=   b5=   w7+     4½    6    747   125
   4=   4 BARRACLOUGH, Stephanie..  99   b12+   w1-   b2-   w8+   b9=  w11+     3½    6    569    95    
   4=   5 KHOO, Daniel............ 100    b6-  w12=   b8+   w9+   w3=   b2=     3½    6    568    95
   6    6 GLEBOCKI, Danny.........  97    w5+   b7-   w3-  b10=  w11+  w12+     3½    6    589    98
   7    7 HAMILTON, Michael....... 111    b8+   w6+   b1-   w2-  b10+   b3-     3     6    564    94
   8    8 BUCHER, Grant...........  87    w7-  b11+   w5-   b4-  b12+  w10+     3     6    544    91
   9    9 LINNETT, Matthew........  90    w3-  b10=  w11+   b5-   w4=   w1=     2½    6    521    87
  10   10 SIRISENA, Chantal.......  86    b1-   w9=  b12+   w6=   w7-   b8-     2     6    475    79
  11   11 CALLOW, Elliott.........  57    b2-   w8-   b9-  w12+   b6-   b4-     1     6    323    54
  12   12 EICHNER, Daniel.........  57    w4-   b5=  w10-  b11-   w8-   b6-     0½    6    301    50    
 Placings are calculated using total and then the sum of progressive scores
 All grades are SUSSEX Junior grades. Players without a current Sussex grade default to 70  
 Column Titles   A - Score                    B - Number of games played   
                 C - Grading points scored    D - Grade for this tournament

U18 Minor:

 SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS                                                  Date Played :17/04/2002
                              Cross Table for DOWNS UNDER 18 MINOR                      
 Pos  PIN Name                    Grade   Rounds                                          
                                          1     2     3     4     5     6       A     B     C     D
   1    1 MAY, James..............  73    w2=   b9+  w10+   b4+   w3=   w5+     5     6    531    89
   2    2 RATTLE, Katherine.......  41    b1=  w13+   b6+   w7+   b4-  w10+     4½    6    488    81
   3    3 CARTER, Neil............  59   w11+  b10-  w12+   w8+   b1=   w4+     4½    6    512    85
   4    4 GUINEY, James...........  99   b12+  w17+   b7+   w1-   w2+   b3-     4     6    430    72
   5    5 PEAT, Calvin............  64   bye+   b7-  b17+   w6+  w10+   b1-     4     5    317    63
   6=   6 BROWN, Edward...........  50d  b19+   w8+   w2-   b5-   b7=  w13+     3½    6    359    60     
   6=   7 MCCARTHY, Braja K.......  46   b14+   w5+   w4-   b2-   w6=  b12+     3½    6    350    58
   8    8 PALEY, Jonathan.........  49   w15+   b6-  w16+   b3-  w12=  b11+     3½    6    276    46
   9    9 ALLUM, Charlotte........  18   b13=   w1-  b14-  w18+  b17+  w19+     3½    6    312    52
  10   10 STRACEY, Steven.........  64   b16+   w3+   b1-  w11+   b5-   b2-     3     6    313    52
  11   11 WRATHALL, Stephen.......  36    b3-  w19+  b13+  b10-  w16+   w8-     3     6    266    44
  12   12 MARGOLIS, Deborah.......  31    w4-  b15+   b3-  w14+   b8=   w7-     2½    6    239    40
  13   13 EAGLING, Lawrence.......  42    w9=   b2-  w11-  b15+  w14+   b6-     2½    6    196    33
  14   14 WILLSHER, Mark..........  24    w7-  bye=   w9+  b12-  b13-  w17+     2½    5    195    39
  15   15 FRYER, Kieran...........  20    b8-  w12-  b19+  w13-  bye=  w18+     2½    5    165    33
  16   16 BLUNDELL, William.......  31   w10-  b18+   b8-  w17=  b11-  bye=     2     5    143    29
  17   17 PEARCE, Michael.........  52   w18+   b4-   w5-  b16=   w9-  b14-     1½    6    112    19
  18   18 MOK, Billy..............  50d  b17-  w16-  bye=   b9-  w19+  b15-     1½    5     11     2
  19   19 CHUNG, Alex.............  50d   w6-  b11-  w15-  bye=  b18-   b9-     0½    5      0     0    
 Placings are calculated using total and then the sum of progressive scores
 All grades are SUSSEX Junior grades. Players without a current Sussex grade default to 50  
 Column Titles   A - Score                    B - Number of games played   
                 C - Grading points scored    D - Grade for this tournament

U11 Major:

 SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS                                                  Date Played :17/04/2002
                              Cross Table for DOWNS UNDER 11 MAJOR                      
 Pos  PIN Name                    Grade   Rounds                                          
                                          1     2     3     4     5     6       A     B     C     D
   1    1 HAYDEN, Eleanor......... 107   b11+  w13+  b12+   w3+   b2+   w5+     6     6    681   114
   2    2 TUCKER, Andrew.......... 111    w9+   b8+   w7+   b4+   w1-   b3+     5     6    556    93
   3    3 SIRISENA, Anuk..........  89   b15+  w25+   b5+   b1-   w4+   w2-     4     6    524    87
   4=   4 LINNETT, Christopher....  77   b16+   w6+  b11+   w2-   b3-  w13+     4     6    464    77    
   4=   5 ZIYADA, Farris..........  86   w20+  b21+   w3-   b9+   w8+   b1-     4     6    423    71
   6=   6 KAFETZ, Elliot..........  62   w23+   b4-  w14+  b17+   w7+   b8-     4     6    391    65    
   6=   7 WILLIAMS, Peter.........  77   b18+  w19+   b2-  w13+   b6-  w12+     4     6    458    76
   8    8 STABLER, Robert.........  55   b26+   w2-  b19+  w20+   b5-   w6+     4     6    469    78
   9    9 BUTLER, Patrick.........  70    b2-  w26+  b25+   w5-  b12+  w14+     4     6    461    77
  10=  10 ARNOLD, James...........  66   w21-  b22+  w16-  b23+  w11=  b19+     3«    6    340    57   
  10=  11 BLUNDELL, Tristan.......  62    w1-  b24+   w4-  b21+  b10=  w15+     3«    6    382    64
  12   12 FRYER, Abi..............  60   w22+  b14+   w1-  b16+   w9-   b7-     3     6    308    51
  13   13 LOBO, Richard...........  65   w17+   b1-  w21+   b7-  w19+   b4-     3     6    345    58
  14   14 TEHRANI, Elizabeth......  40   w24+  w12-   b6-  w18+  b20+   b9-     3     6    309    52
  15=  15 MASKELL, William........  40    w3-  b28+  w20-  b27+  w16+  b11-     3     6    302    50   
  15=  16 WINCHCOMBE, Andrew......  30    w4-  b27+  b10+  w12-  b15-  w22+     3     6    296    49
  17   17 FRASER, Nicholas........  40   b13-  w18=  b26+   w6-  w22=  b20+     3     6    300    50
  18   18 GRANT, David............  59    w7-  b17=  w22=  b14-  w23+  w21+     3     6    268    45
  19=  19 SECCOMBE, Thomas........  46   w28+   b7-   w8-  b25+  b13-  w10-     2     6    199    33    
  19=  20 WOOD, Jessica...........  47    b5-  w23+  b15+   b8-  w14-  w17-     2     6    205    34
  21   21 STRACEY, Sebastian......  35   b10+   w5-  b13-  w11-  w25+  b18-     2     6    235    39
  22   22 CARTER, Mark............  48   b12-  w10-  b18=  w26+  b17=  b16-     2     6    195    33
  23   23 PEREZ TRUNIN, George....  26    b6-  b20-  w24+  w10-  b18-  w27+     2     6    193    32
  24   24 THORNE, Nicholas........  47   b14-  w11-  b23-  bye=  w27+  b26=     2     5    134    27
  25   25 PEAT, Rachel............  34   w27+   b3-   w9-  w19-  b21-  bye=     1«    5     96    19
  26   26 LYNWOOD, Simon..........  31    w8-   b9-  w17-  b22-  bye=  w24=     1     5     41     8
  27   27 BENNECK, Oliver.........  27   b25-  w16-  bye=  w15-  b24-  b23-     0«    5      0     0
  28   28 LINNETT, Sarah..........  49   b19-  w15-                             0     2      0     0    
 Placings are calculated using total and then the sum of progressive scores
 All grades are SUSSEX Junior grades. Players without a current Sussex grade default to 50  
 Column Titles   A - Score                    B - Number of games played  
                 C - Grading points scored    D - Grade for this tournament

U11 Minor:

 SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS                                                  Date Played :17/04/2002
                              Cross Table for DOWNS UNDER 11 MINOR                      
 Pos  PIN Name                    Grade   Rounds                                          
                                          1     2     3     4     5     6       A     B     C     D
   1    1 SHORTZ, Oskar...........  30d  w48+  b38+  b21+  w19+   w7+   b2+     6     6    472    79
   2    2 HYLAND, Fraser..........  30d  w45+  b25+   w9+   b8+   w3+   w1-     5     6    379    63
   3    3 CUMMING, Rhys...........  13   b51+   w4+  b20+  w15+   b2-   w8+     5     6    343    57
   4=   4 COOPER, Toby............  30d  b29+   b3-  w41+  w18+  b12+   b9+     5     6    363    61    
   4=   5 JENION, Peter...........  32   b44+   w8-  b27+  w21+   b6+  w17+     5     6    379    63
   6    6 TUCKER, Simon...........  60   w46+  b40+  w11+   b7=   w5-  b34+     4½    6    316    53
   7=   7 MASTERS, Alexander......  12   w16+  b34+  w40+   w6=   b1-  b10=     4     6    304    51   
   7=   8 SALIMBENI, George.......  30d  b18+   b5+  w36+   w2-  b19+   b3-     4     6    275    46
   9    9 KAFETZ, Jed.............  34   b15+  w26+   b2-  w11+  b20+   w4-     4     6    242    40
  10   10 ADAPOE, Arthur..........  17   w14+  b11-  w38+  b22+  w34=   w7=     4     6    293    49
  11   11 BOARD, Charles..........  30d  w43+  w10+   b6-   b9-  w37+  b23+     4     6    258    43
  12   12 VINE, Alex..............  53   w32-  b33+  w43+  b14+   w4-  b24+     4     6    257    43
  13=  13 CHUN, Jordan............  30d  b26-  w39+  w23+  b34-  w36+  b20+     4     6    262    44   
  13=  14 LOBO, Robert............  30d  b10-  w30+  b28+  w12-  b29+  w45+     4     6    236    39   
  13=  15 WATSON, Archie..........  30d   w9-  b45+  w25+   b3-  w42+  b32+     4     6    272    45
  16   16 DAVIES, Matthew.........  30d   b7-  w42+  b24-  w28+  b26+  w19+     4     6    264    44
  17   17 KHOO, Christopher.......  20   w21-  b44+  w35+  b37+  w24=   b5-     3½    6    230    38
  18   18 YEOMANS, Alexander......   7    w8-  b50+  w32=   b4-  w35+  b33+     3½    6    223    37
  19   19 DRAPER, James...........  42   w35+  b32+  w22+   b1-   w8-  b16-     3     6    173    29
  20   20 FUNNELL, Juliet.........  12   bye+  b41+   w3-  b36+   w9-  w13-     3     5    100    20
  21   21 PLATT, Lawrence.........  30d  b17+  b23+   w1-   b5-  w22+  w29-     3     6    135    23
  22   22 AMIRPASHAIE, Darian.....  30d  b31+  w28+  b19-  w10-  b21-  w38+     3     6    146    24
  23=  23 CASE, Alexander.........   4   b42+  w21-  b13-  w44+  b27+  w11-     3     6    180    30   
  23=  24 CROOK, Anthony..........  30d  w33=  b36-  w16+  b32+  b17=  w12-     3     6    166    28
  25=  25 FUNNELL, Tim............  30d  b49+   w2-  b15-  w47=  b48+  w31=     3     6    140    23    
  25=  26 MARGOLIS, Sarah.........   4   w13+   b9-  w34-  b38+  w16-  w44+     3     6    194    32
  27=  27 BLAKENEY, Edward........  30d  w38-  b46+   w5-  b41+  w23-  w36+     3     6    140    23   
  27=  28 WOOD, Jonathan..........  30d  w37+  b22-  w14-  b16-  w46+  b42+     3     6    153    26   
  27=  29 WRATHALL, Helen.........  30d   w4-  b47+  w37-  b33+  w14-  b21+     3     6    180    30
  30=  30 DIPLOCK, Connor.........  30d  w36-  b14-  w46+  b43+  w32-  b37+     3     6    130    22    
  30=  31 FIELD, Jay..............   9   w22-  b37-  w50+  b35=  w43+  b25=     3     6    164    27
  32   32 GRANT, Rebecca..........  30d  b12+  w19-  b18=  w24-  b30+  w15-     2½    6    147    25
  33   33 JOHNSON, Sean...........  30d  b24=  w12-  b48+  w29-  b47+  w18-     2½    6    113    19
  34   34 BLUNDELL, Ben...........  46   w39-   w7-  b26+  w13+  b10=   w6-     2½    6    136    23
  35   35 JAMES, Stacey...........  30d  b19-  w49+  b17-  w31=  b18-  w47+     2½    6    113    19
  36   36 BOYES, Elizabeth........  10   b30+  w24+   b8-  w20-  b13-  b27-     2     6     62    10
  37   37 EVANS, Josh.............  30d  b28-  w31+  b29+  w17-  b11-  w30-     2     6      2     0
  38   38 GRAHAM, Luke............  30d  b27+   w1-  b10-  w26-  w50+  b22-     2     6     79    13
  39   39 FIELD, Gemma............  30d  b34+  b13-  w47-  b45-  w49=  bye=     2     5     65    13
  40=  40 BROTHWOOD, Oliver.......   2   b47+   w6-   b7-  w42-  b45-  w51+     2     6     87    15   
  40=  41 FREUD, Kipp.............  30d  b50+  w20-   b4-  w27-  b44-  w49+     2     6     62    10   
  40=  42 HARDING, Charlie........  30d  w23-  b16-  w45+  b40+  b15-  w28-     2     6     40     7
  43=  43 CANNELL, Thomas.........  14   b11-  w51+  b12-  w30-  b31-  w50+     2     6     62    10   
  43=  44 NEWNHAM, Robert.........  30d   w5-  w17-  b51+  b23-  w41+  b26-     2     6     56     9
  45   45 BLAKENEY, Thomas........  30d   b2-  w15-  b42-  w39+  w40+  b14-     2     6     61    10
  46   46 TEHRANI, Cyrus..........  30d   b6-  w27-  b30-  w51+  b28-  w48+     2     6     63    11
  47=  47 CONGDON, Ben............  30d  w40-  w29-  b39+  b25=  w33-  b35-     1½    6      9     2    
  47=  48 HODGKINSON, James.......  30d   b1-  bye=  w33-  b49+  w25-  b46-     1½    5      0     0
  49   49 SEO, Tomy...............  30d  w25-  b35-  bye=  w48-  b39=  b41-     1     5      0     0
  50   50 SADLER, Jack............  30d  w41-  w18-  b31-  bye=  b38-  b43-     0½    5      0     0
  51   51 IACOPI, Christopher.....  30d   w3-  b43-  w44-  b46-  bye=  b40-     0½    5      0     0    
 Placings are calculated using total and then the sum of progressive scores
 All grades are SUSSEX Junior grades. Players without a current Sussex grade default to 30  
 Column Titles   A - Score                    B - Number of games played   
                 C - Grading points scored    D - Grade for this tournament