SCITTISH GIRLS

Sunday 19th June 2005

Beatrix Potter Centre, Birnam

report by Lynsey Shovlin

The event took place at the Beatrix Potter Centre. This excellent venue has hosted us for the past few years, with its excellent modern and friendly facilities.

The format of the event is all players play in one section and are later split into their respective categories for prizes. Team prizes are awarded to the top 4 scoring players in each team which can consist of any number of players. This year some teams not containing 4 players were made up with the combination of 2 clubs.

There were many interesting and close fought games for the titles. As an addition this year all players returned home with a rosette of participation. This will hopefully encourage and help to promote and generate interest among youngsters in the game.

A special mention goes to the girls from Aberdeen Chess Academy. The Academy is run under the guidance of David Leslie. The project has received enormous praise and achieved many positive results including the northern girl's having proudly retained their Scottish Girls Primary Team Championship Title for the past 4 years. The girls have been an asset to the event with their friendly attitudes and now have their eyes upon the Secondary Title.

Winners on the day were:

Scottish Girls Primary 5 and Under Individual:

1st Laura Ryan 3 (Fair City)

2nd Emma Grant 2½ (Newtonhill)

3 rd Louise Cameron 2½ (South Morningside)

Scottish Girls Primary Individual:

1st Rhian Hughes 4½ South Morningside

2nd Samantha George 4 Aberdeen Chess Academy

3rd Hannah Hopkins 4 Aberdeen Chess Academy

Scottish Girls Secondary Individual:

1st Lynsey Shovlin 4½ Fair City

2nd Jennifer Emery 4 Stonehaven

3 rd Natalie Donohue 4 Bankton

Scottish Girls Primary Teams:

1st Aberdeen Chess Academy 14pts

Samantha George

Hannah Hopkins

Maryann MacDonald

Gail Rennie

2nd South Morningside 12pts

Rhian Hughes

Kirsten Vipond

Louise Cameron

Florence Edwards

3^rd Fair City & Newtonhill 9½pts

Laura Ryan

Nicola Emery

E mma Grant

Carol Ryan

Scottish Girls Team and Individual Championships

Pool	Name	Club	Status	Grade	PNUM	R1 Opp	R1 Res	R2 Opp	R2 Res	R3 Opp	R3 Res	R4 Opp	R4 Res	R5 Opp	R5 Res	Pts	Plyd
1	Hughes, Rhian	SRTC	J10	1181	14438	16w	1	9b	1	4w	1	31b	1	3w	½	4½	5
2	Donohue, Natalie	LKBK	J14	1179	14443	17b	1	10w	0	8b	1	6w	1	31w	1	4	5
3	Shovlin, Lynsey	PR	J15	1018	11144	19w	1	11b	1	5w	1	10b	1	1b	½	4½	5
4	Curry, Rachel	SZAD	J13	918	13512	18b	1	26w	1	1b	0	8w	0	6b	1	3	5
5	Hopkins, Hannah	QHAB	J11	611	15677	21b	1	27w	1	3b	0	18w	1	12w	1	4	5
6	Edwards, Florence	SR	J11	583	15195	29w	1	14b	0	9w	1	2b	0	4w	0	2	5
7	Donohue, Hayley	BKLK	J12	540	14442	28b	1	13w	1	31b	0	22w	1	10w	0	3	5
8	Rennie, Gail Louise	AB	J10	528	15811	22w	1	30b	1	2w	0	4b	1	9w	0	3	5
9	Jordan, Shona	GI	J13	469	14644	23b	1	1w	0	6b	0	17w	1	8b	1	3	5
10	George, Samantha	AB	J10	448	16402	25w	1	2b	1	14w	1	3w	0	7b	1	4	5
11	Emery, Jennifer	SZ	J12	379	13493	32b	1	3w	0	26b	1	28w	1	14b	1	4	5
12	Gray, Hayleigh	BK	J14	346	15155	24b	1	31w	0	13b	1	30w	1	5b	0	3	5
13	Thomson, Sarah	QHAB	J10	308	15872	15w	1	7b	0	12w	0	16b	1	22b	1	3	5
14	Robertson, Caitlin	BK	J11	295	15167	35b	1	6w	1	10b	0	19b	1	11w	0	3	5
15	Cameron, Louise	SR	J 9	187	16568	13b	0	22w	0	32b	1	26w	½	17b	1	2½	5
16	MacGoohan, Amy	BK	J 9	161	15422	1b	0	23w	1	18b	0	13w	0	36b	1	2	5
17	Ryan, Carol	PR	J10	151	16423	2w	0	25b	½	37w	1	9b	0	15w	0	1½	5
18	Ryan, Laura	PR	J10	142	16424	4w	0	36b	1	16w	1	5b	0	28w	1	3	5
19	Woods, Ellys	AJ	J10	126	15624	3b	0	32w	1	21b	1	14w	0	20b	1	3	5
20	Vipond, Kirsten	SR	J 9	113	16259	31b	0	21w	0	34b	1	27w	1	19w	0	2	5
21	Caven, Natasha	GW	J10	109	16148	5w	0	20b	1	19w	0	37b	1	30b	0	2	5
22	Petrie, Morven	HA	J 7	101	15512	8b	0	15b	1	25w	1	7b	0	13w	0	2	5
23	Emery, Nicola	SZ	J10	100	14541	9w	0	16b	0	36w	1	35b	½	24w	1	2½	5
24	Edwards, Phoebe	SR	J 8	0	17294	12w	0	35b	0	29w	1	32w	½	23b	0	1½	5
25	Flaherty, Lisa	GW	J??	0	16870	10b	0	17w	½	22b	0	34w	1	26b	0	1½	5
26	Grant, Emma	SZ	J 9	0	14856	36w	1	4b	0	11w	0	15b	½	25w	1	2½	5
27	Gray, Heather	BK	J16	0	16917	34w	1	5b	0	30w	0	20b	0	37w	1	2	5
28	McCulloch, Aletia	GI	J10	0	17403	7w	0	34b	1	35w	1	11b	0	18b	0	2	5
29	McCulloch, Briony	GI	J 8	0	17392	6b	0	37w	0	24b	0	36w	0	34b	0	0	5
30	McCulloch, Caitlin	GI	J13	0	17404	37b	1	8w	0	27b	1	12b	0	21w	1	3	5
31	McDonald, Maryann	QH	J11	0	16751	20w	1	12b	1	7w	1	1w	0	2b	0	3	5
32	McKenna, Katie	PR	J11	0	16565	11w	0	19b	0	15w	0	24b	½	35b	1	1½	5
33	Pickering, Clara	SR	J??	0	17296											0	0
34	Pollock, Yvonne	N1SZ	J??	0	17664	27b	0	28w	0	20w	0	25b	0	29w	1	1	5
35	Stallard, Carys	AJ	J11	0	17505	14w	0	24w	1	28b	0	23w	½	32w	0	1½	5
36	Thorburn, Heather	GW	J??	0	16895	26b	0	18w	0	23b	0	29b	1	16w	0	1	5
37	Williams, Hannah	SZ	J??	0	17665	30w	0	29b	1	17b	0	21w	0	27b	0	1	5
																90	180

Scottish Girls Team and Individual Championships Grading Performance table

								Grading Performance
Pool	Name	Club	Status	Grade	PNUM	Pts	Plyd	Opps	Act	Plyd	Exp	Diff	Perf
1	Hughes, Rhian	SRTC	J10	1181	14438	4½	5	895	3½	4	3.423	0.077	1262
3	Shovlin, Lynsey	PR	J15	1018	11144	4½	5	796	4½	5	3.893	0.607	1163
2	Donohue, Natalie	LKBK	J14	1179	14443	4	5	779	3	4	3.672	-0.672	1020
10	George, Samantha	AB	J10	448	16402	4	5	617	4	5	2.515	1.485	858
5	Hopkins, Hannah	QHAB	J11	611	15677	4	5	498	4	5	3.444	0.556	739
11	Emery, Jennifer	SZ	J12	379	13493	4	5	340	4	5	3.290	0.710	581
31	McDonald, Maryann	QH	J11	0	16751	3	5	778	3	5	0	0	850
4	Curry, Rachel	SZAD	J13	918	13512	3	5	738	2	4	2.868	-0.868	810
8	Rennie, Gail Louise	AB	J10	528	15811	3	5	611	3	5	2.523	0.477	683
9	Jordan, Shona	GI	J13	469	14644	3	5	542	3	5	2.570	0.430	614
14	Robertson, Caitlin	BK	J11	295	15167	3	5	495	3	5	1.949	1.051	567
12	Gray, Hayleigh	BK	J14	346	15155	3	5	481	3	5	3.468	-0.468	553
7	Donohue, Hayley	BKLK	J12	540	14442	3	5	473	3	5	3.395	-0.395	545
13	Thomson, Sarah	QHAB	J10	308	15872	3	5	456	3	5	2.359	0.641	528
30	McCulloch, Caitlin	GI	J13	0	17404	3	5	467	2	4	0	0	467
18	Ryan, Laura	PR	J10	142	16424	3	5	313	3	4	1.976	1.024	385
19	Woods, Ellys	AJ	J10	126	15624	3	5	302	3	5	3.228	-0.228	374
26	Grant, Emma	SZ	J 9	0	14856	2½	5	355	2½	5	0	0	355
15	Cameron, Louise	SR	J 9	187	16568	2½	5	294	2½	5	2.573	-0.073	294
23	Emery, Nicola	SZ	J10	100	14541	2½	5	216	2½	5	2.511	-0.011	216
6	Edwards, Florence	SR	J11	583	15195	2	5	629	2	5	2.640	-0.640	557
22	Petrie, Morven	HA	J 7	101	15512	2	5	367	2	5	2.149	-0.149	295
16	MacGoohan, Amy	BK	J 9	161	15422	2	5	314	2	4	2.154	-0.154	242
20	Vipond, Kirsten	SR	J 9	113	16259	2	5	389	1	4	1.153	-0.153	196
21	Caven, Natasha	GW	J10	109	16148	2	5	370	1	4	1.229	-0.229	177
28	McCulloch, Aletia	GI	J10	0	17403	2	5	340	1	4	0	0	148
27	Gray, Heather	BK	J16	0	16917	2	5	405	0	3	0	0	100
32	McKenna, Katie	PR	J11	0	16565	1½	5	299	1½	5	0	0	149
17	Ryan, Carol	PR	J10	151	16423	1½	5	377	½	3	0.947	-0.447	100
24	Edwards, Phoebe	SR	J 8	0	17294	1½	5	208	1½	5	0	0	100
25	Flaherty, Lisa	GW	J??	0	16870	1½	5	377	½	4	0	0	100
35	Stallard, Carys	AJ	J11	0	17505	1½	5	188	1½	5	0	0	100
36	Thorburn, Heather	GW	J??	0	16895	1	5	232	1	5	0	0	100
34	Pollock, Yvonne	N1SZ	J??	0	17664	1	5	172	1	5	0	0	100
37	Williams, Hannah	SZ	J??	0	17665	1	5	235	1	5	0	0	100
29	McCulloch, Briony	GI	J 8	0	17392	0	5	233	0	3	0	0	100
33	Pickering, Clara	SR	J??	0	17296	0	0		-	-	0	0	-