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2005 Wester Hailes Junior Congress By Lloyd Hughes The 2005 event proved very popular and nearly hit 100 entrants with juniors competing from Perth, Glasgow as well as the Lothian's. The Premier included five international players and was won by a strong performance from William McIntosh who drew his last game as he had won the event with a round to spare!! The Stars-Barred was well contested and Stuart Watson (Firrhill) played to a high level to win all 6 of his games. He was closely followed by Escher Mills, who also played some very good chess. Escher got 5/6 and ensured 2nd place. Xuan Chen (Sciennes) won the P6/7 Un-graded event with a round to spare so his final round defeat was of little consequence. The P5&Under event was very strong but a young Seamus Herron (Parson's Green) with 6/6 who played much better than his 147 grade. The event ran smoothly after some technical glitches early on. Many new players (including the Stars-Barred winner!!) took part in their first chess event outside school and really enjoyed it. Keep an eye out for future tournaments in the Lothian's which will appear on the Chess Scotland calendar and the Chess Edinburgh pages. Here is a list of prize-winners- 1. Premier 1st - William McIntosh (Hamilton) 5.5/6 £30 and shield 2nd- Lynsey Shovlin (Perth) 4/6 £20 and trophy 3rd- Liam Ingram (Glenrothes) 4/6 £10 and trophy Primary section within the Premier 1st- Scott Jordan (Giffnock) 3/6 £10 and shield 2nd- Jamie Scott (South Morningside) 3/6 £5 and trophy 2. Stars-Barred 1st- Stuart Watson (Firhill) 6/6 £20 and shield 2nd- Escher Mills (Sciennes) 5/6 £15 and trophy 3rd- Mark Meehan (St. Augustine's) 4.5/6 £10 and trophy 4th- Matthew Hepburn (St. Augustine's) 4.5/6 £5 and trophy 3. P6/7 Un-graded Event 1st - Xuan Chen (Sciennes)4.5/6 £10 and trophy 2nd- Alasdair Hill (George Heriot's) 4/6 £5 and trophy 3rd- Andrew Paterson (James Gillespie's) 4/6 Trophy 4th- Nathan Eastwood (Sciennes) 3.5/6 Trophy 5th- Duncan Shaw (Sciennes) 3.5/6 Trophy 6th- Alasdair Falcon (South Morningside) 3.5/6 Trophy 4. P5 and Under 1st- Seamus Herron (Parsons Green)6/6 £15 and trophy 2nd- Daniel Thomas (Giffnock)5/6 £10 and trophy 3rd- Aaron Simon (Sciennes)4.5/6 £5 and trophy 4th- Jack Speir (South Morningside)4/6 Trophy 5th- Stefan Robertson (James Gillespie's)4/6 Trophy 6th- Shona McNab (Bonaly)4/6 Trophy  |
