Chess Scotland
Juniors
designed by kids,
for kids!
Scottish Girls Team & Individual
Championships
Sunday 19th June
2005
Beatrix
Potter Centre, Birnam
report by Lynsey Shovlin
With
37 girls attending, numbers were slightly down, nevertheless the event
continued smoothly under the capable and much appreciated hands of Sheila
Emery with help from Keith Emery, Arlene Grant and Jane Curry.
The
event took place at the Beatrix Potter Centre. This
excellent venue has hosted us for the past few years, with its excellent
modern and friendly facilities.
The
format of the event is all players play in one section and are later split
into their respective categories for prizes. Team prizes are awarded to the
top 4 scoring players in each team which can consist of any number of
players. This year some teams not containing 4 players were made up with the
combination of 2 clubs.
There
were many interesting and close fought games for the titles. As an addition
this year all players returned home with a rosette of participation. This
will hopefully encourage and help to promote and generate interest among
youngsters in the game.
A
special mention goes to the girls from Aberdeen Chess
Academy. The Academy is
run under the guidance of David Leslie as part of the New Opportunities Fund.
The project has received enormous praise and achieved many positive results
including the northern girls that have proudly retained their Scottish Girls
Primary Team Championship Title for the past 4 years. The girls have been an
asset to the event with their friendly attitudes and now have their eyes upon
the Secondary Title.
Grading Data
Winners
on the day were:
Primary 5 and Under:
1st
Laura Ryan 3 (Fair
City)
2nd
Emma Grant 2½ (Newtonhill)
3
rd Louise Cameron 2½ (South Morningside)
Primary:
1st
Rhian Hughes 4½ South Morningside
2nd
Samantha George 4 Aberdeen
Chess Academy
3rd
Hannah Hopkins 4 Aberdeen
Chess Academy
Secondary:
1st
Lynsey Shovlin 4½ Fair City
2nd
Jennifer Emery 4 Stonehaven
3rd
Natalie Donohue 4 Bankton
Primary Team:
1st Aberdeen Chess Academy 14
Samantha
George
Hannah
Hopkins
Maryann
MacDonald
Gail
Rennie
2nd South Morningside 12
Rhian
Hughes
Kirsten
Vipond
Louise
Cameron
Florence Edwards
3rd Fair City
& Newtonhill 9½
Laura
Ryan
Nicola
Emery
Emma Grant
Carol
Ryan
Secondary Team:
1st Bankton 13
Natalie
Donohue
Hayley Donohue
Hayleigh Gray
Caitlin
Robertson
2nd Giffnock & Fair City 10½
Lynsey Shovlin
Shona Jordan
Caitlin
McCulloch
3rd
Stonehaven 8
Jennifer
Emery
Rachel
Curry
Hannah
Williams
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