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    Giant Killers

    The Giant Killers page lists juniors in any season who have overcome a large grading deficit to defeat their opponent. At the end of a season, the junior who has overcome the largest grading deficit to win a game is awareded the Robert E Rough Cup.

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    Click here to view past winners of the Robert E Rough Cup

    Rank

    Name (Club)

    Grade

    Diff
    1 Pranav Arcot (RG) 624 968
    Defeated a player rated 1592 in: Bon Accord Club Championship
    2 Carolina Espinosa Cancino (GV) 557 850
    Defeated a player rated 1407 in: IX Chess Open Villa de Bilbao
    3 Jonathan Bayley (L8) 285 737
    Defeated a player rated 1022 in: St John the Baptist Jan
    4 Dean McCusker (TR) 667 695
    Defeated a player rated 1362 in: Ayrshire Division 3
    5 Benjamin Ridge (TC) 991 692
    Defeated a player rated 1683 in: Perth Major
    6 Anish Subramaniam (RG) 410 688
    Defeated a player rated 1098 in: Aberdeen Congress Minor 2017
    7 Sergi Mackinlay-Vich (SN) 755 687
    Defeated a player rated 1442 in: Edinburgh & Lothians Summer Cup
    8 Kalyan Sai Nandan Kante (NJ) 1136 683
    Defeated a player rated 1819 in: Irvine Spring Congress Major
    9 Abhi Reddy (GA) 429 670
    Defeated a player rated 1099 in: GCL Division 3a
    10 Dietah Connolly Sams (TC) 1016 653
    Defeated a player rated 1669 in: Stokes Cup 2016
    11 Aaron Copeland (IR) 347 630
    Defeated a player rated 977 in: Ayrshire Division 3
    12 Carl Zihan Kang (ST) 803 625
    Defeated a player rated 1428 in: Stirling Thornton Cup
    13 Ethan Palmer (HA) 465 605
    Defeated a player rated 1070 in: GCL Division 3a
    14 Marco D`Alessio (LZ) 1353 596
    Defeated a player rated 1949 in: SNCL Division 4
    15 Jamie Nix (GD) 511 592
    Defeated a player rated 1103 in: Ayrshire Division 2
    16 Sambhav Chadha (BD) 1039 586
    Defeated a player rated 1625 in: Irvine Spring Congress Major
    17 Sahib Kohli (GA) 716 581
    Defeated a player rated 1297 in: Stirling Challengers
    18 Sean Stafford (GD) 691 578
    Defeated a player rated 1269 in: Ayrshire Division 2
    19 Andrew Ison (DF) 981 573
    Defeated a player rated 1554 in: Dumfries Club Championship
    20 Arina Dobryden (TC) 719 538
    Defeated a player rated 1257 in: Edinburgh & Lothians League Division 2
    21 Aiden Deng (SN) 181 533
    Defeated a player rated 714 in: East of Scotland Megafinal U10
    22 Aditya Hegde (AB) 928 525
    Defeated a player rated 1453 in: British Championships Under 12
    23 Pavel Yanev (E2) 336 523
    Defeated a player rated 859 in: SJC CFK Croy Under 1000
    24 Callum Smith (NJ) 1565 520
    Defeated a player rated 2085 in: 123rd Scottish Championships
    25 Connor Sibbald (AN) 1202 511
    Defeated a player rated 1713 in: NE League
    26 Matilda Ball Torokoff (SN) 695 502
    Defeated a player rated 1197 in: Edinburgh Summer Cup 2016
    27 Uma Ganesan (NJ) 212 502
    Defeated a player rated 714 in: Scottish Girls Primary
    28 Matthew Billcliff (BD) 1006 493
    Defeated a player rated 1499 in: Irvine Spring Congress Major
    29 Nicholas Reid (HC) 101 483
    Defeated a player rated 584 in: Hamilton College Sept
    30 Dallas MacKintosh (NJ) 231 483
    Defeated a player rated 714 in: Wolf of Badenoch – Graded Friendlies
    31 Lukah Connolly Sams (TC) 1476 482
    Defeated a player rated 1958 in: 123rd Scottish Championships
    32 Finlay J A Gibb (NJ) 690 478
    Defeated a player rated 1168 in: Edinburgh Congress – Knights
    33 Ben Volland (DL) 1626 477
    Defeated a player rated 2103 in: World Youth Olympiad U16 2016
    34 Chelsea Liang (FC) 714 474
    Defeated a player rated 1188 in: Edinburgh & Lothians League Division 2
    35 Jake M Sanger (PW) 1563 472
    Defeated a player rated 2035 in: Ayr Congress – Open
    36 Ritvik Maheshwari (BD) 870 468
    Defeated a player rated 1338 in: Scottish Weekend Minor
    37 James Hartman (TC) 1147 467
    Defeated a player rated 1614 in: Edinburgh & Lothians League Division 2
    38 Matthew Osmani (BT) 116 466
    Defeated a player rated 582 in: LJC Team Day 2 – P6 and P7
    39 Pranav Saravanan (AN) 667 465
    Defeated a player rated 1132 in: Ayr Congress – Minor
    40 Cooper Weir (L8) 210 465
    Defeated a player rated 675 in: St John the Baptist Sept
    41 Cooper Paterson (GD) 677 462
    Defeated a player rated 1139 in: Ayrshire Division 2
    42 Leston D`Costa (BA) 1628 457
    Defeated a player rated 2085 in: 123rd Scottish Championships
    43 Ibrahim Khan (G2) 101 456
    Defeated a player rated 557 in: SJC Age Championships Under 10
    44 Jonathan McKay (NJ) 1121 455
    Defeated a player rated 1576 in: Marymass Major Congress 2016
    45 Kai McAlroy (LK) 106 452
    Defeated a player rated 558 in: LCL Division 1
    46 Luke Wilson (HC) 617 441
    Defeated a player rated 1058 in: GCL Division 3a
    47 James E Moreby (EN) 1892 439
    Defeated a player rated 2331 in: 123rd Scottish Championships
    48 John McEwan (BD) 861 439
    Defeated a player rated 1300 in: Ayr Congress – Minor
    49 Harry McKay (GI) 666 438
    Defeated a player rated 1104 in: Giffnock Championship
    50 Andrew McMillan (OB) 1294 431
    Defeated a player rated 1725 in: Edinburgh Congress – Major
    51 Euan Gray (NJ) 1826 428
    Defeated a player rated 2254 in: Edinburgh Congress – Premier
    52 Sorcha Shepherd (ES) 621 424
    Defeated a player rated 1045 in: Edinburgh & Lothians Summer Cup
    53 Caitlin Reid (RS) 1406 423
    Defeated a player rated 1829 in: Euro Youth – Girls Under 18
    54 Sarah E Smith (AY) 1253 417
    Defeated a player rated 1670 in: Ayrshire Championship
    55 Gregor Ross (NJ) 277 413
    Defeated a player rated 690 in: NEJCA P6&7
    56 Aimi Reid (RS) 426 406
    Defeated a player rated 832 in: Renfrewshire Club Championship
    57 Cristina Kringe (ES) 311 403
    Defeated a player rated 714 in: LJC Team Day 3 – P6 and P7
    58 Zayd Khan (G2) 170 398
    Defeated a player rated 568 in: SJC CFK Clarkston Under 600
    59 Rohinianna Paul (CZ) 130 397
    Defeated a player rated 527 in: Lanarkshire Primary Schools League
    60 Lennart Koehn (EK) 1968 393
    Defeated a player rated 2361 in: LCL Division 1
    61 Orin Meachem (GH) 321 393
    Defeated a player rated 714 in: LJC Team Day 3 – P6 and P7
    62 Christy Allan (CZ) 216 388
    Defeated a player rated 604 in: St Brides C-lang May 7
    63 Pranav Aluri (GI) 183 385
    Defeated a player rated 568 in: SJC CFK Final Under 600
    64 Tom Kelly (CZ) 209 383
    Defeated a player rated 592 in: St Brides C-lang Nov 13
    65 Ioannis Dabos-Doukas (TC) 1786 383
    Defeated a player rated 2169 in: Euro Youth – Boys Under 16
    66 Rachel Lorna Smith (AY) 1419 376
    Defeated a player rated 1795 in: Ayrshire Championship
    67 Joe Devanney (L7) 290 374
    Defeated a player rated 664 in: St Marys School Championship
    68 Georgia Green (CZ) 238 372
    Defeated a player rated 610 in: Lanarkshire Primary Schools League
    69 Karthekeya Vundi (SM) 199 365
    Defeated a player rated 564 in: Lothian Junior Championships p5 and under
    70 Chenyu Yang (CO) 599 361
    Defeated a player rated 960 in: Edinburgh & Lothians League Division 3
    71 Tommy Turner (SI) 350 360
    Defeated a player rated 710 in: St Brides Jan
    72 Aidan Tallamy (L8) 317 358
    Defeated a player rated 675 in: St John the Baptist Sept
    73 Florence Wilson (E2) 398 357
    Defeated a player rated 755 in: LJC Team Day 2 – P6 and P7
    74 Sean McCann (CN) 348 347
    Defeated a player rated 695 in: SJC CFK Airdrie Under 1000
    75 George Burton (SM) 168 346
    Defeated a player rated 514 in: LJC Team Day 2 P5 & under
    76 Adi Kumar (NJ) 239 344
    Defeated a player rated 583 in: NEJCA Albyn Boys Intermediate
    77 Eklavya Singh (G2) 101 336
    Defeated a player rated 437 in: SJC Age Championships Under 11
    78 Tom Constance (CH) 1318 336
    Defeated a player rated 1654 in: Nancy Elder 2017
    79 Nicky Calderwood (L7) 118 336
    Defeated a player rated 454 in: St Marys Oct
    80 Declan McClelland (LK) 528 331
    Defeated a player rated 859 in: SJC Age Championships Under 11
    81 Ellie McAlister (CN) 275 329
    Defeated a player rated 604 in: Lanarkshire Primary Schools League
    82 Ruairidh Leung (ES) 689 327
    Defeated a player rated 1016 in: East of Scotland Megafinal U12
    83 Liam Tang (LZ) 1370 327
    Defeated a player rated 1697 in: Largs Viking Open
    84 Luke Fulton (CZ) 133 322
    Defeated a player rated 455 in: St Brides C-lang Feb 1
    85 Euan Wallace (CN) 792 322
    Defeated a player rated 1114 in: Cumbernauld Club Championship
    86 Jessica Freeman (AN) 393 321
    Defeated a player rated 714 in: Scottish Girls Primary
    87 Aaron Gourlay (PR) 1010 319
    Defeated a player rated 1329 in: TAFCA Division Two
    88 Jay Gallagher (CZ) 165 317
    Defeated a player rated 482 in: Lanarkshire Primary Schools League
    89 Ahmed Khan (XK) 271 313
    Defeated a player rated 584 in: Hamilton College UK Land Challenge
    90 Monica Espinosa Cancino (GV) 1693 313
    Defeated a player rated 2006 in: Euro Youth – Girls Under 16
    91 Caitlin Conway (DY) 177 309
    Defeated a player rated 486 in: LJC Team Day 1 – P6 and P7
    92 Hannah Walker (NJ) 431 309
    Defeated a player rated 740 in: LJC Team Day 2 – Secondary
    93 Murad Abdulla (BA) 2045 309
    Defeated a player rated 2354 in: Albena open 2017
    94 Murdo McLaurin (FC) 684 305
    Defeated a player rated 989 in: Hamilton Junior Congress June Over 600
    95 Cameron McOmish (HC) 318 304
    Defeated a player rated 622 in: Hamilton College Nov
    96 Stuthi Hegde (AB) 1331 301
    Defeated a player rated 1632 in: Dundee and Angus Congress Major
    97 Orlaith Shepherd (ES) 383 301
    Defeated a player rated 684 in: Lothian Junior Championships p5 and under
    98 Andrew Stewart Palenzuela (ES) 213 301
    Defeated a player rated 514 in: Scottish Schools P5 and under Team Championship
    99 Joe Dobson (GH) 848 299
    Defeated a player rated 1147 in: Wolf of Badenoch
    100 Oishani Dutta (NJ) 1149 299
    Defeated a player rated 1448 in: Perth Minor