SCCU u14 / u90 Finals 2001
Sussex win for second time in 3 seasons
Oxfordshire fall at last hurdle
"Comeback Kids" Essex are outclassed
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Round 1
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Round 2
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| E1 |
Edward Morris (w) |
0 |
1 |
Daniel Hitchens |
O1 |
| O2 |
Naomi Miller |
1 |
0 |
Matthew Linnett |
S1 |
| E2 |
Andrew Murphy (b) |
1 |
0 |
Adam Prescott |
S2 |
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| E3 |
Alex O'Toole (w) |
0 |
1 |
Danny Glebocki |
S3 |
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| O3 |
Andrew Logan |
1 |
0 |
Joe Fraser |
S4 |
| E4 |
David Smith (b) |
0 |
1 |
Minh Nuguyen |
O4 |
| E5 |
Sam Wass (w) |
0 |
1 |
Alex Fernandez |
O5 |
| O6 |
Judith Rawlings |
0 |
1 |
Daniel Khoo |
S5 |
| E6 |
Joe Martin (b) |
0 |
1 |
Richard Howell-Peak |
S6 |
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| E7 |
Joe Bloomfield (w) |
1 |
0 |
Felix Sullivan |
S7 |
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| O7 |
James Keeling |
0 |
1 |
Eleanor Haydon |
S8 |
| E8 |
George O'Toole (b) |
1 |
0 |
Joshua Smith |
O8 |
| E9 |
Ricky Martin (w) |
1 |
0 |
Daniel Rey |
O9 |
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| S10 |
Ti Chen |
0 |
1 |
Steven Stracey |
O9 |
| E10 |
Peter Dudfield (b) |
0 |
1 |
James May |
S10 |
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| E11 |
Andrew Lillie (w) |
0 |
1 |
Christopher Murphy |
S11 |
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| O11 |
Bobby Moussavi |
1 |
0 |
Deborah Margolis |
S12 |
| E12 |
Joe Wass (b) |
0 |
1 |
Beau Schofield |
O12 |
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| E1 |
Edward Morris |
½ |
½ |
Matthew Linnet |
S1 |
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| E2 |
Andrew Murphy |
0 |
1 |
Daniel Hitchens |
O1 |
| O2 |
Naomi Miller |
1 |
0 |
Adam Prescott |
S2 |
| O3 |
Andrew Logan |
0 |
1 |
Danny Glebocky |
S3 |
| E3 |
Alex O'Toole |
1 |
0 |
Min Nuguyen |
O4 |
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| E4 |
David Smith |
1 |
0 |
Joe Fraser |
S4 |
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| E5 |
Sam Wass |
0 |
1 |
Daniel Khoo |
S5 |
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| E6 |
Joe Martin |
0 |
1 |
Alex Fernandez |
O5 |
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| O6 |
Judith Rawlings |
0 |
1 |
Richard Howell-Peak |
S6 |
| O7 |
James Keeling |
0 |
1 |
Felix Sullivan |
S7 |
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| E7 |
Joe Bloomfield |
1 |
0 |
Joshua Smith |
O8 |
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| E8 |
George O'Toole |
1 |
0 |
Eleanor Hayden |
S8 |
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| E9 |
Ricky Martin |
0 |
1 |
Steven Stracey |
S9 |
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| E10 |
Peter Dudfield |
0 |
1 |
Daniel Rey |
O9 |
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| O10 |
Ti Chen |
0 |
1 |
James May |
S10 |
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| O11 |
Bobby Moussavi |
1 |
0 |
Christopher Murphy |
S11 |
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| E11 |
Andrew Lillie |
0 |
1 |
Beau Schofield |
O12 |
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| E12 |
Joe Wass |
0 |
1 |
Deborah Margolis |
S12 |
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Final scores: 1st Sussex 14½
2nd Oxfordshire 13
3rd Essex 8½
In each of their qualifying matches for this Final, Essex clawed their way back from a poor start either to win or draw the match, but Sussex and Oxfordshire are made of much sterner stuff than were Middlesex and Hertfordshire. Too many Essex players were guilty of sloppy play, allowing their opponents early advantages for which the well-discplined Sussex and Oxfordshire players punished them. The two exceptions to this, and the only Essex competitors to win both games were Joseph Bloomfield and George O'Toole.
Oxfordshire were perhaps a little unfortunate. Their high boards scored very well, no fewer than 8 points coming from their top 6 over two rounds. Sussex, however, had more success on the lower boards, and that was what earned them their title.
This event, which has now run its course for a third year, in spite of no junior organiser to keep it going, is now deserving of two rewards: firstly, the participation of Kent; and secondly an assurance from the Southern Counties Chess Union that a trophy will be acquired and engraved with the three winning teams so far (1999 Sussex, 2000 Essex, 2001 Sussex) and that at next year's Final, there will be a medal of an appropriate hue for every participating player.
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