Worth Grand Prix, 22nd October 2011
 As a qualifying event for the prestigious London Junior Chess Championships this tournament is always popular, and we were pleased to welcome players from Surrey, Kent and Essex to strengthen the field. Numbers topped the 100-mark this year meaning the U18 section was elevated to the historic Cowdray room, where they enjoyed a venue fitting of a World Championships, complete with carpet and tablecloths! On that note - we should at this point wish Cosima Keen our very best wishes for her forthcoming campaign at the World Youth Championships in Brazil.
The result was a very challenging tournament; there were no easy games, particularly in the U10 and U12 sections.
Thanks are due to Angela Higgs and Worth School for the spacious and historic venue. Also to the catering team - Ed, Debbie and Derek; and the tournament team Chris Lear and Shaun Brewer on pairings, supported by arbiters Tom Borland, Dave Graham, Peter Finn, Mike Forster, Gary McCulloch, Brian Stockham, and Trevor Norton.
Finally, our thanks also to Cllr Bob Lanzer, leader of Crawley Borough Council and keen chess player, for presenting the prizes.
Headline results below, crosstables here, updated grand prix placings here and photos here.
LJCC Qualifying Levels:
U8: 4 points or more
U10/U12: 4.5 points or more qualifies for the Major; 3.5 - 4 points qualifies for the Minor
U14+: qualification not required
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1st |
Calum Salmons |
6.0 |
Qualified for LJCC |
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1st |
Matthew Forster |
5.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
2nd |
Alec Hedger |
5.0 |
Qualified for LJCC |
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2nd |
Yelena Finnegan |
5.0 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
3rd |
Noah Hardy |
4.0 |
Qualified for LJCC |
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3rd= |
Freddie Smith |
4.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
Top Girl |
Laura Borland |
3.5 |
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Daniel Finn |
4.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
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Top Girl |
Lucy Bennet-Stevens |
4.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
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William Allin |
4.0 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Haolin Zhao |
4.0 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Sophia Martin |
4.0 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Hannah Sutton |
4.0 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Oliver Thorne |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Hugo Westwood-Dunkley |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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U12 |
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U18 |
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1st |
Callum Brewer |
6.0 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
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Brian Tarhon |
5.0 |
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2nd |
Cassie Graham |
5.0 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
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2nd= |
Scott Borland |
4.5 |
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3rd= |
Dion Huang |
4.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
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Jonathan Finn |
4.5 |
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Billy Twigge-Molecey |
4.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
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Top Girl |
Cosima Keen |
3.5 |
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Joseph Allin |
4.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
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U110 prize |
Charlie Keen |
4.0 |
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Joshua Higgs |
4.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
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U70 prize |
James Fallon |
3.0 |
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David Liu |
4.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Major |
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Best Game |
Luke Barry & Rhiannon Jones |
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Edward Critchley |
4.0 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Top Girl |
Beatrice Steele |
4.0 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Adam Averbukh |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Joseph Barry |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Alex Darby |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Freya Finnegan |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Thomas Finn |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Niroshan Ganeshan |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Nikolai Hinterreither |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Jamie Lear |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Seb Pollard |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Alistair Smith |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Indie Udsholt-Clayton |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Jamie Ward |
3.5 |
Qualified for LJCC Minor |
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Arbiter's Prizes |
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U8 Christopher Sneddon |
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U12 Josh Higgs |
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U8 Joseph Tanner |
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U12 David Liu |
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U10 William Allin |
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U12 Jimmy Warwick |
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U10 Sophia Martin |
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U18 Timon Walshe-Grey |
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U10 JuJu Samworth-Calvier |
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U10 Hannah Sutton |
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