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ABERDEEN GRAND PRIX 2004 - 2005 REPORT

The highly successful 2004/05 season finished with a truly hectic finale: six ‘big’ events in the space of 9 days!

The final Grand Prix event took place on June 12. Afterwards, end of season awards were made to players who had reached pre-determined points totals in the Aberdeen Chess Academy Grand Prix. The idea of the Grand Prix is to reward effort and commitment, rather than just expertise (although excellence is celebrated too!). All points scored in every event are accumulated, and once target scores are reached, players qualify for an award. 15 points are required to win a silver medal, 25 points for gold, and 40 points for the top award, a very desirable cup.

Text Box:  
Councillor Ramsay Milne kindly presented the trophies this year, including awards to Player of the Year Samantha George, Young Player of the Year Ian McDonald, and Evening Club Champion Andrew Davie.  
 

 

Eleven Grand Prix Tournaments took place during the season, attracting 160 players, who are listed in the final table. Of this total, 49 players won the silver award, 26 won the gold medal, and four players were awarded cups. Two players competed in every event, and a further 10 players competed in 10 of the eleven events.

Among those who took part in the Grand Prix were Aberdeen Lord Provost John Reynolds (see report on ‘Lord Provost’s Cup), Councillor Ramsay Milne (see report on ‘Ramsay Milne Trophy’), and teachers, parents and grandparents.

                 GRAND PRIX FINAL POSISTIONS

SEAN GORDON

10

42

 

HOLLY SKINNER

7

17.5

ROSS GOVER

10

40.5

 

HAMISH OLSON

5

17.5

SAMANTHA GEORGE

11

40

 

ALANA THOMSON

4

16

DANNY McKINNON

10

40

 

LEWIS SHARP

4

16

EMMA GRANT

10

36.5

 

CRAIG CHANDLER

5

15

RICKY DICKSON

11

36

 

SCOTT GRANT

4

15

DANIEL WILLS

9

35.5

 

RYAN FORRESTER

4

15

GEMMA KING

10

34.5

 

ZAK BOUTCHI

4

14.5

IAN McDONALD

7

33.5

 

RYAN CORMACK

4

13.5

SARAH THOMSON

10

33

 

MICHAEL RIDDLE

5

13

SAM McCALLUM

10

33

 

JORDAN McKENZIE

3

11.5

LEWIS MANSON

9

33

 

DALE THOMSON

4

11

THOMAS MURRAY

10

32.5

 

CALLUM ROBERTS

3

11

IAN HALL

8

32.5

 

SEAN DONALDSON

3

10

CONNOR MELVILLE

10

31.5

 

SCOTT THOMSON (NM)

3

10

NICOLA EMERY

9

30.5

 

JAY MALCOLM

3

9

ROSS MILNER

9

30

 

CHRIS PATERSON

3

9

GARY HALL

9

28.5

 

JONATHAN READ

2

9

GAIL RENNIE

8

28.5

 

JONATHAN CAMPLING

3

8.5

HANNAH HOPKINS

10

28

 

MAT GOLDBECK

2

8

ANDREW TROUP

7

27.5

 

FINDLAY CAMPBELL

2

7.5

ANDREW RAYNER

7

27

 

REBECCA BOWMAN

3

7

CALLUM ROBERTSON

8

26.5

JAN GOLDBECK

2

7

BOBBIE HALL

8

26.5

GORDON BUCHAN

2

7

FRASER LEITH

8

25

BARNABY LEACH

2

7

ANDREW DAVIE

6

25

HEATHER CRUICKSHANK

2

6

PAUL MAIR

9

24.5

 

DYLAN THAIN

2

6

PETER McEWAN

7

23.5

 

AVALON LEPPERD

2

6

JENNIFER EMERY

7

23.5

 

LAURA STEBBINGS

1

6

JAMIE DUNCAN

7

23

 

ALISDAIR McLEOD

1

6

RYAN CAMERON

6

23

 

MICHELLE MORRISON

2

5.5

STEVEN DUNBAR

6

21.5

 

KAYLEIGH WATT

2

5.5

SCOTT THOMSON

5

20.5

 

ADAM DYK

1

5.5

SEAN MASSON

6

20

 

VANESSA FINCH

3

5

SARAH BRUCE

5

19.5

 

JAMIE FORREST

2

5

MARYANN McDONALD

6

19

 

EMMA SNEDDON

2

5

EMMA McINTOSH

7

18.5

 

DYLAN CAMERON

2

5

CHRIS STEWART

5

18.5

 

AGUSTIN HERNANDEZ

2

5

CLARE FORDYCE

6

18

 

ROSS BRADFORD

1

5

ALEX PATERSON

6

18

 

NEIL MATHESON

1

5

MORVEN PETRIE

1

5

 

TYLER OGSTON

1

4

MARCUS McLELLAN

1

5

 

THE LORD PROVOST

1

4

DANNY CONNOLY

1

5

 

STEVEN RENNIE

1

4

KELLY CLARK

1

5

 

RUSSELL PETRIE

1

4

JAMIE LAWSON

1

5

 

ROBERT DUNBAR

1

4

DAVID McINTOSH

1

5

 

NICOL CHRISTIE

1

4

CRAIG PETRIE

1

5

 

MRS DUNBAR

1

4

SEAN DAVIDSON

1

5

 

MIKE DUNCAN

1

4

CRAIG MACHLAND

1

5

 

MARC WOODS

1

4

KRISTIAN ROBERTS

1

4.5

 

LINDA McKINNON

1

4

CALLUM BIRKETT

1

4.5

 

LIAM JOHNSTONE

1