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These News Items relate to October 2001
Guernsey International Chess Festival, 21-27 October 2001
Alexandra 'Aly' Wilson took part in the Open Tournament, scoring an excellent 3/7, and three oher girls took part in the Holiday Tournament, also 7 rounds, with the following scores: Naomi Miller [Oxfordshire] 3½; Heather Walker [Essex] 3; Maria Walker [Oxfordshire] 2½.
World Junior Championships at Oropesa del Mar, Spain
In Friday's eleventh and final round there were wins for Jessie and Selina. For the record,
the winners of the various sections were as follows: Chinese girls won both the U10 and the U12,
the players concerned being Zhongyi Tan and Yang Shen; the other three sections were all won by
Georgian girls, the U14 by Salome Melia, the U16 by WIM Nana Dzagidze and the U18 by WIM Sopio
Gvatadze.
You can see all the British girls' final results and standings by clicking
Here.
British National Rapidplay Championships, Bradford 20-21 October 2001
Girl players achieved some good results at this event.
The Adult sections stretched over two days with 11 rounds, and in the Intermediate (U136) section,
Sabrina Chevannes [Warwickshire] and Suzie Blackburn [Cheshire] were joint second each with 8/11.
Even better was the result of Katie A Martin [Lancashire], the clear winner of the Minor section
with 9/11. I understand that Katie received a substantial prize which will no doubt help to
defray her expenses in travelling to and entering for so many tournaments. In the same section,
another Lancashire girl Robyn Smith was joint fourth with 8/11.
The Junior event was confined
to one day's play with only six rounds. In the U12, Sarah Robinson [Cheshire] was joint third
with 4½/6, and Eleanor Hayden [Sussex] had 3½/6. In the U11, Hannah Dale [Surrey] and Victoria
Crompton [Cheshire] each had 4½/6 for joint third, and in the U10, Katie Hale [Somerset] had 3½.
2nd Ampleforth Junior Masters, Yorkshire 25-28 October 2001
Some eleven girls have been participating in this very strong six-round junior event at Ampleforth College in Yorkshire. While no girl finished near the leaders, three scored 50%: Sabrina Chevannes [Warwickshire], Elizabeth Roberts [Cheshire], and Chantal Sirisena [Surrey]. You can see all of the girls' scores Here.
SGCL Holland Trip postponed until 2003
We hope to arrange a repeat of our successful 1999 Holland trip for chess playing girls, but there is not sufficient time to get this organised for next summer, so we will be arranging the trip for 2003. Further details will be available on this site very soon. The trip is open to ALL SGCL or ECGCF members, from all areas.
Wey Valley London Junior Qualifier, 14 October 2001
There were some very good performances by girls in this tournament, which had 28 girls in all
in its three Sections. Especially noteworthy were the performances by Fay Birch in the U8, where
she had a perfect 6/6 in front of all the boys, and Deepa Patel, placed =2nd in the U12s.
You can see all of the results and details of qualifiers, boys as well as girls, by clicking
Here. Results courtesy Pat Armstrong.
Bedford Junior Congress, 6 October 2001
A small group of girls from Wiltshire, keen to make sure of qualifying for the London Junior,
travelled to this event. Of these girls, Nicola Thomas had an excellent day placing 2nd= with
4½ in the U12 Section. Shivani Jobanputra also did well with 4 in the same section.
To see
all of the girls' results, click Here. Results courtesy Helena
Thomas.