Eastbourne Grand Prix - 7th March 2009, Bishop Bell School

Thanks to Bishop Bell School for the venue; and to our regular top tournament team - Iain Rose and Phil James (pairings), Brian Stockham and Dave Graham (arbiting).

Thanks to the catering team - Mandy North and Juliet Tomlin - who found themselves catering not just for SJC but for the OU event running simultaneously! Special thanks to Tara Barden who stepped in at very short notice to man the microwave!

The tournament attracted an excellent entry of fifty-two children aged between 8 and 15. Many were regular SJC campaigners, some hoping to impress the SJC team selectors, others aiming to boost their positions in the Grand Prix. It was also great to welcome a number of new faces to their first tournament.

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Results:

U18 Major
U18 Minor
1st Sambhav Aggarwal 6   1st Hannah Watkinson 3 (won on progressives)
2= Otto Pyper 4   2nd Henry Carter 3
2= Will Graham
 4   3rd Robin Fells 3
        4th Stephen Kennedy 3
             
U11 Major   U11 Minor
1st Billy Twigge-Molecey 6   1st Max McKeown 5 (won on progressives)
2= Jonathan Finn 4.5   2nd Cassie Graham 5
2= Ben Simpson
 4.5   3rd Rosie Hennessey 4.5
2= Ollie Willson 4.5        
             
Age Group Prize Winners     Arbiter's Prizes
U8 Hamish Milne-Skillman     Tabitha Francis
U9 Joe Thorley     Theo Richenberg
U10 Savya Aggarwal     Sam Higgs


Puzzle Position:

Will Graham vs. James Falvey, round 5

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.c3 dxc3 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Qd5+ Ke8 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qxc5 cxb2 10.Bxb2 Nf6 11.Qg5

James now castled – what is wrong with this move ?