UK Chess Challenge 2004UK Land Gigafinal, Manchester, 10-11 July 2004A number of Sussex players journeyed to Manchester this weekend to take part in the UK Land Challenge Gigafinal, which was held over 2 days at UMIST. Saturday saw all of the U10 age groups. In the U10s, Rhys Cumming and Oskar Schortz were both in the position of playing off for the title in their respective groups. Rhys entered the last round on 5 points, playing against the same opponent as last year, George Tunstall from Berkshire. The boys took their match to a draw in the final minutes, meaning that they shared the £100 for top prize, both being on 5.5 points. However, there can be only one qualifier for the Terafinal, and the two were forced to play a decider, with 10 minutes each on the clock. Again, the game was evenly matched, until Rhys accidentally touched his King, forcing a move and an eventual defeat. He will now play in the Terafinal Challengers tournament. Oskar on 4.5 points played the leader in his group who was on 5 points, leaving Helen biting her fingernails. He was eventually defeated, dropping to third place. Ben Blundell finished his tournament on 5 points, and also qualifies for the Terafinal Challengers. Places were also secured in the Challengers by Joe Quinn (5 points) and Jude Lenier. On Sunday, the U11 and older age groups completed. In the U11, both Farris Ziyada and David Grant won their respective section on 5.5 points to gain entry to the Terafinal. Abi Fryer also won her section on 5.5 points. Joe Fraser finished on 5.5 in 2nd place and Andrew Tucker finished on 5. Both gain places in the Terafinal Challengers tournaments. The following players also took part over the two days (in no particular order). Scores are included where I have them. Please e-mail me with additional details if I have missed anyone out. Elliott Auckland 5 Nick Fraser 3.5 Adam Prescott 4.5 Tristan Andrews 3.5 George Salimbeni 4.5 Alistair Jones 3.5 Polly Lambert 4.5 Neil Carter 3 Charlie Mills 4 Mathew Barrie 3 Becky Lowe 4 Simon Tucker 3 Ben Rudling 4 Andrew Turner 3 Barnaby Paul 4 Matthew Chaplain 2.5 Lucy Sutton 3 Charles Board 4.5 Mark Carter 2 Edward Reeves Dienes 2 Paddy Reeves Dienes 2 Douglas Porter 2
Also completed (but no scores notified) Ando Knott James Draper Mark Osborne Jack Bunker George Potts Andrew Kirk Tom Hunnisett Ian Hartland Lucy Grubb Thomas Cannell UK Land Megafinal, Cuckfield, 1 May 2004This year's megafinal was held in Warden Park in Cuckfield which, after a few panics over desks, turned out to be an ideal venue. Approximately 320 children took part in the event, representing about a 50% increase on last year. An event as large as this requires the input of a large number of people, and I would like to thank all of those who volunteered their services, and who helped make the event a success. Supremos, Supremas and Qualifiers U18 Boys Supremo Danny Eichner 4 Points U17 Boys Supremo Robert Gardner 1 Point U16 Boys Supremo David Sharp 3 Points U15 Boys Supremo Adam Prescott 5 Points
Qualifier Similan Anandajeyarajah 5 Points
Qualifier Neil Carter 4 Points
U15 Girls Suprema Katherine Rattle 4 Points U14 Boys Supremo Grant Bucher 4½ Points U14 Girls Suprema Charlotte Seigler Points U13 Boys Supremo Andrew Tucker 5 Points Qualifier Jia Shen Lee 5 Points Qualifier Nicholas Mansfield 5 Points Qualifier Mark Carter 4½ Points Qualifier Samuel Ravenins 4 Points Qualifier Mylo Young 4 Points Qualifier Abeed Mohammed 4 Points Qualifier Shankar Kumar 4 Points Qualifier Andrew Kirk 4 Points Qualifier Tom Hunnisett 4 Points U13 Girls Suprema Abi Fryer 6 Points Qualifier Lucy Sutton 5 Points Qualifier Emily Giles 4 Points U12 Boys Supremo Charlie Davies 6 Points
Qualifier George Perez Trunin 5 Points
Qualifier Peter Jenion 4½ Points
Qualifier Harry Chandler 4½ Points
Qualifier Jack Bunker 4½ Points
Qualifier Gregory Pluck 4½ Points
Qualifier Christopher Line 4 Points
Qualifier Andrew Barnard 4 Points
Qualifier David Sands 4 Points
Qualifier Dan Barnard 4 Points
Qualifier Kajtek Skowronski 4 Points
U12 Girls Suprema Sarah Margolis 4 Points U11 Boys Supremo David Grant 5½ Points Qualifier Farris Ziyada 5½ Points Qualifier Christopher Linnett 5 Points Qualifier Charles Board 4½ Points Qualifier James Cliffe 4½ Points Qualifier Thomas Cannell 4 Points Qualifier James Draper 4 Points Qualifier Simon Tucker 4 Points Qualifier George Potts 4 Points Qualifier Sebastian Stracey 4 Points Qualifier Johnnie Hubbard 4 Points Qualifier Mark Osborn 4 Points Qualifier Jonathan Lea 4 Points Qualifier George Salimbeni 4 Points Qualifier Alistair Jones 4 Points U11 Girls Suprema Rebecca Lowe 5½ Points Qualifier Anna Hargrave 4½ Points Qualifier Connie Bloomfield 4 Points Qualifier Amy Armstrong 4 Points U10 Boys Supremo Ben Blundell 6 Points
Qualifier James Whuthided 5 Points
Qualifier Rhys Cumming 5 Points
Qualifier Ian Hartland 5 Points
Qualifier Alexander Galliano 4½ Points
Qualifier Ando Knott 4 Points
Qualifier Sam Amis 4 Points
Qualifier Oskar Schortz 4 Points
Qualifier Charlie Jeyes 4 Points
Qualifier Richard Thorburn 4 Points
Qualifier Thomas Fitzgerald 4 Points
Qualifier Charlie Banks 4 Points
Qualifier Thomas Pitts 4 Points
Qualifier Kit Tregear 4 Points
U10 Girls Suprema Rhiannon Williams 5 Points Qualifier Aruna Murishwar 4 Points U9 Boys Supremo Ben Rudling 5½ Points Qualifier Tristan Andrews 5 Points Qualifier Matthew Chaplin 5 Points Qualifier Luke Clark 5 Points Qualifier Joseph Quin 5 Points Qualifier Christopher Khoo 4½ Points Qualifier Matthew Berry 4½ Points Qualifier Alexander Vos-Hillier 4 Points Qualifier Simon Murphy 4 Points Qualifier Kip McAdam Freud 4 Points Qualifier Nicholas Stevens 4 Points Qualifier Rory McCullough 4 Points Qualifier J.J.Frizell 4 Points U9 Girls Suprema Polly Lambert 6 Points U8 Boys Supremo Charlie Mills 5½ Points Qualifier Barnaby Paul 5 Points Qualifier Jude Lenier 5 Points Qualifier Freddie Keen 5 Points Qualifier Edward Reeves-Dienes 4½ Points Qualifier Fred Stevens 4 Points Qualifier Edward Coombs 4 Points Qualifier Christopher Yates 4 Points Qualifier Timothy Hammond 4 Points Qualifier Douglas Porter 4 Points U8 Girls Suprema Charlotte Giles 5 Points
Qualifier Jemima Sneddon 4 Points
Qualifier Alice Clarke 4 Points
U7 Boys Supremo Matthew Warner 6 Points
Qualifier Luke Fitzgerald 4½ Points
Qualifier Ben Ackland 4 Points
Qualifier Finbarr Blair 4 Points
Qualifier Robert Fitzgerald 4 Points
Qualifier George Bloomfield 4 Points
U7 Girls Suprema Lucy Grubb 4½ Points
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