These News Items relate to October 2000

Rochdale [Lancashire] Congress, 28-29 October 2000

Far from home was Anna Partington [Surrey], but she did well in the Major U160, scoring 3½/5 and picking up a grading prize.
The Novice section was won by a girl, Karen Bradley who goes to 3Cs Chess Club. Karen scored 5½/6. Her club is one of the most successful junior clubs in the world. It started off as a club just for children, but "grew up" to the extent that a 4NCL team is fielded. 3Cs is also very supportive of girls' chess - they even enter an all-female team in one of the leagues. You can access 3Cs website, which has recently been re-vamped, through our Links page.

World Junior and Girls Championships, Oropesa del Mar, 11-23 October 2000

Undoubtedly the best performance from an English girl was that of Kent's Heather Richards, placed 13th in the very strong U18, a tremendous achievement.
You can see all of the British girls' results Here,

Basingstoke Girls Congress, 21 October 2000

Some 29 girls from eight different Counties took part, enjoying free snacks during play by courtesy of the well-known and popular Joe French, the organiser. There were two sections, U 13 and U 11. You can see all the scores Here.

Buckinghamshire Junior Congress, 15 October 2000

Yasmin Ball [Berkshire] had 4/6, and Hannah Dale [Surrey] had 3½/6 in the U12 Section of this London Junior Qualifier.

BSP Central London Tournament, 14-15 October 2000

Naomi Miller [Oxfordshire] was placed second in the U130 Section of this tournament, with a score of 4/5. Her performance grade was 154.

Wey Valley [Surrey] London Junior Qualifier, 15 October 2000

Fiona Smailes and Reyana Fayyaz were among four players on joint first in the U12 Section, while Stephanie Epperlein was joint second in the U10s. For full results of this tournament, Click Here.

LPSCA London Junior Qualifier, 14 October 2000

In the U12 section (33 players), Chantal Sirisena [Surrey] was clear second with 5/6 and thus qualified for the LJCC U12 Major. Katherine Vassolo (2/6), Anna Daragh (2/6) and Katherine Mason (1/6) failed to qualify.
In the U10s (38 players), Claire Wu [Middlesex] was joint second with 5/6, and qualifies for the U10 Major, while Lara Pyliotis (3½) qualified for the Minor. Lucy Brandon (3) and Amy Felsinger (2) failed to qualify.
13 played in the U8s, but neither Joanna Wu (2) nor Shamini Suganthakuraman (1) was able to qualify.

Hertfordshire News (Bishops Stortford, 14 October 2000)

Chris Cook writes:It was a case of 'deja-vu' for the second Herts Primary Tournament held at Bishop's Stortford on 14th October. Just as in the first tournament of the season, Yvette Cook won the Under-11 section but this time with a perfect 6/6 with Emma Williams again coming second with 5/6. Again, the girls played each other but this time there was a winner. The nearest boy scored 4.5 points. This means that Yvette and Emma are setting the early pace in the Herts Junior Grand Prix.
Two girls competed in the under-9 section in their first competition. Sisters Nikki and Terri Orton scoring 1.5 and 1 point respectively.

Sussex junior events, 7 and 14 October 2000

24th Ashford Junior Championships, 8 October 2000

Karen Jones won first place in the U10s, scoring 5½/6. For other results, see Kent Junior Association Website.

BCF National Minisquad, Solihul, 7-8 October 2000

In the U10 Section, Top Girl award was shared between Victoria Crompton [Cheshire] and Stephanie Epperlein [Surrey], each girl scoring 4½/7.

Leek Congress, 8-10 September 2000

Somewhat belatedly we learn that there were no girls in the Open or U180 section, but in the U130, Suzie Blackburn, who plays for Staffordshire and Wales, was joint third with 3½/5. In the U105 Section, Emma Atkins and Molly Moruzzi each scored 1½/5, while in the U80 Yang Shan Yu was joint 6th with 3/5, Melanie Corbishley had 2½/5 and Heather Corbishley had 1½/5.

Bedford Junior Congress, 8 October 2000

In the U12 Section, Abigail Flint [Essex] was clear second with an unbeaten 5/6 score.
Northamptonshire's Nicola Griffiths was joint third with 4½/6.

European Junior Championships, Kallitheah, Greece 2-10 October 2000

The eighth round was somewhat disappointing for the British girls, with draws for Molly, Claire, Lowry and Ros, but losses for Aly, Sabrina and Sophie. The final ninth round, however, was very much better with wins for Molly, Sophie and Ros, and draws for Aly and Sabrina.
Our webpage for this event is Here, which has all of the British girls' results in detail.

Kent Squad Championships, Amherst, 1 October 2000

Laura Weatherhead was joint 3rd and top girl in the U14 Section. For all other results, see crosstables at the Kent Junior Association Website.

Four Nations Chess League

All girls' results are now available through our Links page or via the hot link Here.

Hertfordshire Primary Congress, Harpenden 1 October 2000

Chris Cook writes: It was a case of girl power at the first of this season's Herts Primary Congresses held at Roundwood School, Harpenden on Sunday 1st October.
Yvette Cook (V) won the Under-11 section with 5.5/6 to take an early lead in the Herts Grand Prix with Emma Williams (W) finishing second on 5/6. Emma is improving quickly as shown by her third round draw with Yvette. The nearest boy scored 4.5/6. Eleanor Dynes and Amy Mills scored 2 with Laura Davidson on 1.5, Celia Carr, the other strong young Herts girl was unfortunately ill on the day.
Only one girl, Ellen Crick, played in the Under-9 section scoring 1.5 points.

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