Downs Grand Prix: 17th May 2003, Worthing

Final Grand Prix Placings


80 players ranging from age 6 to age 17 turned up to St Andrews High School, Worthing for the 7th Worthing/Downs Junior Chess Open. They played in 4 separate tournaments, each across 6 rounds. Players were drawn from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire and Kent, as well as from right across Sussex.  

The Under 18 Major event resulted in a tie between Adam Prescott (U14 from Uckfield) and Joe Fraser (U13 from East Grinstead). Both scored 5 ½ points (their draw being against each other). Incredibly there was a 3 way tie for 3rd place as well, with Peter Willams (aged only 7, from Alton, Hampshire), Joe Richardson (U13, Westfield) and Danny Eichner (U17, Ashurstwood), all scoring 4 points.

The Under 18 Minor event was won by Sarah Linnett (U12) from Lower Horsebridge with 5 points, with Alex Masters (U12), Crawley, and Thomas Blakeney (U12) from Hove, second and third.

The Under 11 Major was extremely hard fought, with Farris Ziyada (U10 from Crawley) winning with 5 ½ points, from George Salimbeni (U10 from Staplefield). This was George’s best ever result. Anthony Gregory (U10 from Kent) was third.

The Under 11 Minor saw best ever performances from Andrew Barnard (U11, East Grinstead), 5 ½ points, Will Thompson (U9), also from East Grinstead, and Kit Tregear (U9) from Hurstpierpoint.  

U18:

 SUSSEX JUNIOR CHESS                                                  Date Played :17/05/2003
                              Cross Table for WORTHING/DOWNS UNDER 18                   
 Pos  PIN Name                    Grade   Rounds                                          
                                          1     2     3     4     5     6       A     B     C     D
   1=   1 FRASER, Joe............. 117   w13+  b15+   w9+   b2=  w10+   b7+     5½    6    767   128     
   1=   2 PRESCOTT, Adam.......... 125   b12+   w5+   b8+   w1=   b6+  w10+     5½    6    814   136
   3    3 LINNETT, Sarah..........  29   w19+  b11+   w4+  b17-  bye+  w23+     5     5    306    61
   4    4 MASTERS, Alexander......  50d  w11+  b23+   b3-  bye+  w14-  w19+     4     5    224    45
   5=   5 EICHNER, Daniel.........  91   w17+   b2-  w20+  b14+   w7-   w9+     4     6    524    87    
   5=   6 RICHARDSON, Joe......... 114    w7+   b9-  w13+  b18+   w2-  b12+     4     6    528    88    
   5=   7 WILLIAMS, Peter.........  80    b6-  w17+  b16+   w8+   b5+   w1-     4     6    581    97
   8    8 TUCKER, Andrew.......... 110   b20+  w18+   w2-   b7-   b9=  w16+     3½    6    531    89
   9=   9 CALLOW, Elliott......... 109   w21+   w6+   b1-  b10=   w8=   b5-     3     6    530    88   
  11=  12 PALEY, Jonathan.........  52    w2-  b10-  w22+  b13+  b15+   w6-     3     6    420    70
  13   13 MARGOLIS, Deborah.......  51    b1-  w16+   b6-  w12-  b23+  w18+     3     6    306    51
  14   14 FRYER, Abi..............  66   b18-  w21-  b17+   w5-   b4+  w22+     3     6    289    48
  15   15 CARTER, Neil............  84   w22+   w1-  b18-  b21+  w12-  b17=     2½    6    317    53
  16   16 FRYER, Kieran...........  34   w10=  b13-   w7-  b20+  w18+   b8-     2½    6    291    49
  17   17 COOPER, Toby............  41    b5-   b7-  w14-   w3+  b20+  w15=     2½    6    318    53
  18   18 PEARCE, Michael.........  34   w14+   b8-  w15+   w6-  b16-  b13-     2     6    265    44
  19   19 WATSON, Archie..........  50d   b3-  bye+  w23+  b22-  w11-   b4-     2     5      2     0
  20=  20 CARTER, Mark............  33    w8-  b22+   b5-  w16-  w17-  b11+     2     6    222    37   
  20=  21 KAFETZ, Elliot..........  52    b9-  b14+  w10-  w15-  b22-  bye+     2     5    168    34
  22   22 WILLSHER, Mark..........  25   b15-  w20-  b12-  w19+  w21+  b14-     2     6    212    35
  23   23 BOYES, Elizabeth........  50d  bye+   w4-  b19-  w11-  w13-   b3-     1     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 :17/05/2003
                              Cross Table for WORTHING/DOWNS UNDER 11 MAJOR             
 Pos  PIN Name                    Grade   Rounds                                        
                                          1     2     3     4     5     6       A     B     C     D
   1    1 ZIYADA, Farris..........  91   b29+  w11+   b6+   w9+   b3+   w4=     5½    6    606   101
   2    2 SALIMBENI, George.......  51   b26+   w9-  b22+  w12+   w7+   b5+     5     6    504    84
   3    3 GREGORY, Anthony........  83   b19+  w15+  b14+   b5=   w1-   w9+     4½    6    415    69
   4    4 LINNETT, Christopher....  96   w30+  b13+   w5-   w8+   w6+   b1=     4½    6    461    77
   5    5 WINCHCOMBE, Andrew......  86   b16+  w20+   b4+   w3=   b9=   w2-     4     6    379    63
   6    6 GRANT, David............  72   w21+  b23+   w1-  b11+   b4-  b15+     4     6    430    72
   7    7 BUTLER, Patrick.........  72   w25+  b14-  w16+  b13+   b2-  w24+     4     6    349    58
   8    8 FRASER, Nicholas........  59   w23-  b19+  w27+   b4-  b18+  b10+     4     6    357    60
   9    9 BLUNDELL, Tristan.......  73   w27+   b2+  w10+   b1-   w5=   b3-     3½    6    340    57
  10   10 KAFETZ, Jed.............  38   b22=  w29+   b9-  w14+  b20+   w8-     3½    6    274    46
  11   11 ARNOLD, James...........  52   w24+   b1-  w23+   w6-  b22=  b16+     3½    6    363    61
  12   12 OSBORN, Mark............  47   w15-  b25+  w21=   b2-  w27+  b20+     3½    6    237    40
  13=  13 PEREZ TRUNIN, George....  53   b18+   w4-  b15+   w7-  w24+  w19-     3     6    253    42   
  13=  14 SANDS, David............  78   b28+   w7+   w3-  b10-  w15-  b27+     3     6    251    42
  15   15 REEVES-DIENES, Patrick..  45   b12+   b3-  w13-  w22+  b14+   w6-     3     6    270    45
  16   16 CHANDLER, Harry.........  46    w5-  b24+   b7-  w23+  b17+  w11-     3     6    300    50
  17   17 CUMMING, Rhys...........  62   b20=  w22-  b28+  w18=  w16-  b25+     3     6    211    35
  18   18 ADDY, Carl..............  32   w13-  b27=  w25+  b17=   w8-  b22+     3     6    219    37
  19   19 CLIFFE, James...........  32    w3-   w8-  b29+  b24-  w21+  b13+     3     6    226    38
  20   20 SCHORTZ, Oskar..........  27   w17=   b5-  w30+  b21+  w10-  w12-     2½    6    183    31
  21   21 STRACEY, Sebastian......  46    b6-  w26+  b12=  w20-  b19-  b28+     2½    6    159    27
  22   22 JENION, Peter...........  38   w10=  b17+   w2-  b15-  w11=  w18-     2     6    143    24
  23=  23 FOSTER, James...........  53    b8+   w6-  b11-  b16-  w25-  w30+     2     6    197    33   
  23=  24 TEHRANI, Elizabeth......  38   b11-  w16-  b26+  w19+  b13-   b7-     2     6    163    27
  25   25 BLUNDELL, Ben...........  33    b7-  w12-  b18-  w29+  b23+  w17-     2     6    191    32
  26   26 OAKLEY, Thomas..........  33    w2-  b21-  w24-  b30+  w28-  w29+     2     6    139    23
  27   27 BOARD, Charles..........  49    b9-  w18=   b8-  w28+  b12-  w14-     1½    6    140    23
  28   28 DRAPER, James...........  37   w14-  b30=  w17-  b27-  b26+  w21-     1½    6    110    18
  29   29 TURNER, Andrew..........  46    w1-  b10-  w19-  b25-  w30+  b26-     1     6     54     9
  30   30 TUCKER, Simon...........  49    b4-  w28=  b20-  w26-  b29-  b23-     0½    6      8     1    
 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 :17/05/2003
                              Cross Table for WORTHING/DOWNS UNDER 11 MINOR             
 Pos  PIN Name                    Grade   Rounds                                         
                                          1     2     3     4     5     6       A     B     C     D
   1    1 BARNARD, Andrew.........  30   w18+   b8+  w28+   w3+  b10+   b2=     5½    6    451    75
   2    2 THOMPSON, Will..........  26   b22+  w20+   b4+  w10=   b6+   w1=     5     6    394    66
   3    3 TREGEAR, Kit............  45   w13+   b6+   w7+   b1-  w12+  b10+     5     6    402    67
   4    4 BROTHWOOD, Oliver.......  27   w17+  b25+   w2-   b7+  w13+   b5=     4½    6    332    55
   5    5 PAYNE, Matthew..........   4   w14-  b30+  w15+  b17+  w18+   w4=     4½    6    360    60
   6=   6 HUNTER, George..........  15   w27+   w3-  b29+   b8+   w2-  b12+     4     6    322    54   
   6=   7 MCADAM FREUD, Kipp......  27   b19+  w29+   b3-   w4-  b22+  w13+     4     6    306    51
   8    8 BARTON, Jacob...........  24   b21+   w1-  b22+   w6-  b17+  w15+     4     6    335    56
   9    9 RUDLING, Ben............  40d  b10-  w18+  b20-  w11+  b21+  b14+     4     6    269    45
  10   10 THORBURN, Richard.......  46    w9+  b14+  w12+   b2=   w1-   w3-     3½    6    247    41
  11   11 HUBBARD, Jonathan.......  57   w15+  b28=  w13-   b9-  w25+  b23+     3½    6    252    42
  12   12 QUINN, Joseph...........  14   b26+  w16+  b10-  w21+   b3-   w6-     3     6    169    28
  13   13 BLAKENEY, Edward........  40d   b3-  w19+  b11+  w20+   b4-   b7-     3     6    206    34
  14   14 YEOMANS, Alexander......   8    b5+  w10-  b21-  w23+  b20+   w9-     3     6    194    32
  15=  15 LAMBERT, Polly..........  16   b11-  w23+   b5-  w26+  b16+   b8-     3     6    182    30   
  15=  16 PEARCE, Luke............  37   w30+  b12-  w17-  b25+  w15-  b24+     3     6    243    41  
  15=  17 REEVES-DIENES, Charles..  40d   b4-  w26+  b16+   w5-   w8-  b22+     3     6    182    30
  18   18 WHITMARSH, Brendan......  40d   b1-   b9-  w30+  w29+   b5-  w21+     3     6    240    40
  19   19 WARD, George............  40d   w7-  b13-  w25-  b30+  w28+  w20+     3     6    174    29
  20   20 REEVES-DIENES, Edward...  11   w24+   b2-   w9+  b13-  w14-  b19-     2     6     57    10
  21   21 WHITMARSH, Kieran.......  13    w8-  b24+  w14+  b12-   w9-  b18-     2     6    123    21
  22   22 JAMES, Stacey...........  40d   w2-  b27+   w8-  b28+   w7-  w17-     2     6    115    19
  23   23 IACOPI, Christopher.....  40d  w28-  b15-  w24+  b14-  w29+  w11-     2     6    110    18
  24=  24 GRANT, Rebecca..........   6   b20-  w21-  b23-  w27+  b26+  w16-     2     6     49     8   
  24=  25 HARDY, Philip...........  40d  b29-   w4-  b19+  w16-  b11-  b30+     2     6    115    19   
  24=  26 MARGOLIS, Sarah.........   5   w12-  b17-  w27+  b15-  w24-  b28+     2     6    142    24
  27   27 CAIN, Nick..............  40d   b6-  w22-  b26-  b24-  w30+  b29+     2     6    107    18
  28   28 TEHRANI, Cyrus..........  17   b23+  w11=   b1-  w22-  b19-  w26-     1½    6     57    10
  29   29 DUNSTAN, Jamie..........   8   w25+   b7-   w6-  b18-  b23-  w27-     1     6     40     7
  30   30 BROTHWOOD, Daniel.......  40d  b16-   w5-  b18-  w19-  b27-  w25-     0     6      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 40  
 Column Titles   A - Score                    B - Number of games played   
                 C - Grading points scored    D - Grade for this tournament

 


Final 2002 - 2003 Grand Prix Placings:

The Downs event was round 6 of the Deutsch Limited Sussex Junior Chess Grand Prix. This series rewards the best in each age group from Under 7 to Under 18, across 6 events, from September to May. The winner with the overall highest score is also awarded the Deutsch Limited Grand Prix Trophy. This year the honour went to Adam Prescott of Uckfield with 20 ½ points out of a possible 24.

Every player who had taken part in all 6 Grand Prix events were awarded special medals. 36 received these awards from Gary Cook of Deutsch Limited.

The age group winners were

U7 – Edward Reeves-Dienes  (East Grinstead)  - 12 ½ points
U8 – Andrew Turner   (Tunbridge Wells, Kent)  - 18 ½ points
U9 -  Patrick Reeves-Dienes  (East Grinstead) – 16 ½ points
U10 – equal – Christopher Linnett (Lower Horsebridge) & Farris Ziyada (Crawley) 19 ½ points
U11 – Andrew Winchcombe (Fifield, Berkshire) – 18 points
U12 – Abi Fryer (East Grinstead) – 15 ½ points
U13 – Joe Fraser (East Grinstead) – 19 points
U14 – Adam Prescott (Uckfield) – 20 ½ points
U15 – Deborah Margolis (Seaford) – 15 points
U16 – Calvin Peat (Woking, Surrey) – 5 points
U17 – equal – Elliott Callow (Crawley) & Danny Eichner (Ashurstwood) 16 points
U18 -  Nimai McCarthy (Bexhill-on-Sea) 15 ½ points