English Chess Federation
4th Inter-Trust Chess Championships
17th May 2008
The GDST website
proudly states that their students are encouraged to:
develop their individual abilities and talents, their integrity,
their sense of community and respect and sensitivity towards others.
This was certainly evident at the chess championships.
The girls were, as always, a pleasure to be with.
The chess was hard fought, the behaviour was impeccable, the new friendships
I hope, long-lasting.
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Our youngest and oldest competitors Yasmine and Heather showed that it's not your age, but your enthusiasm which makes you a great chess player. Congratulations to everyone that took part. |
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Millicent and Misha battle it out in round 3 and some of the happy competitors after the prize giving. I would like to thank Putney High School for the use of their excellent facilities, Susan Lalic for her invaluable help on the day, Rosalind Kieran for the coaching that she provided during the tournament and Lucy for taking some great photos. I was pleased to be able to run a sibling tournament alongside the GDST events. 1st
Andrew Garside |
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I was pleased to welcome representatives from 11 of the Trust schools this year, with 66 competitors in all battling it out for age group prizes and the prestigious Best School Trophy.
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The top three scores from each school were added together to give a school points total. Putney High were just pipped to the post by Wimbledon High, who take home the School Trophy and will host the tournament next year. Well done to the Wimbledon High girls, who all won a gold medal (left). |
Trophy and Medal Winners:
I was unable to present the under 11, 9, 7 trophies during the prize-giving, for which I apologise. These trophies will be presented to the winners at school.
| Section and position | Name | School | Score /6 |
| Under 8 | |||
| 1st | Lauren Weaver | Wimbledon | 6 |
| 2nd = | Christine Portelli | Putney | 4.5 |
| Pranali Gadoya | Wimbledon | ||
| 3rd = | Maya Banerjee | Wimbldeon | 4 |
| Beatrice Fishwick | Putney | ||
| Karma Chalabi | Kensington | ||
| Under 7 winner | Consuelo Monson | Kensington | 3.5 |
| Under 6 winner | Annabel Gasiorowski | Kensington | 2.5 |
| Under 10 | |||
| 1st | Luxmie Muhunthakumar | Sutton | 5.5 |
| 2nd = | Karina Chan | Norwich | 5 |
| Tiyash Banerjee | Oxford | ||
| 3rd | Rachel Hunt | Wimbledon | 4 |
| Under 9 winner | Luxmie Muhunthakumar | Sutton | 5.5 |
| Under 12 | |||
| 1st | Mary Kiernan | Putney | 5 |
| 2nd | Natasha Sinha | Blackheath | 4 |
| 3rd = | Lara Rossi | Putney | 3.5 |
| Annabel Arnold | Putney | ||
| Under 11 winner | Mary Kiernan | Putney | 5 |
| Under 14 | |||
| 1st | Heather Garside | Nottingham | 4 |
| Under 18 | |||
| 1st | Francesca Kamil | Kensington | 4 |
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Best School Performance Trophy was awarded to Wimbledon High School. |
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Individual School Results:
Notting Hill & Ealing High School
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Please do not hesitate to contact me if I have incorrectly listed any of these details.