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Open (32 played). 1 Alexander Chernaiev (Hackney) 5/6, 2-3 Andrew Lewis (Ilford) and Subin Sen (Ilford - takes BCQ place and David Wood Memorial Trust prize for Essex Juniors) 4½, 4-8 John Hodgson (Ilford), Peter Constantinou (Bedford), David Haydon (Thurrock - takes U190 grading prize), David Ledger (Bedford) and Ian Snape (Beckenham & Bromley) 4, 9-12 David Sands (Barking), Murugan Thiruchevlam, Gavin Lock (Coulsdon) and Andrew Mayhew (Medway - takes U175 grading prize) 3½ 1, 13-15 Tryfon Gavriel (Barnet), Chris Ross (Perkins) and Ronnie Cohen (Albany - takes U160 grading prize) 3.

Major U160 (41 played). 1-2 Stephen Pride (Cambridge) and Jimmy Jiang (Waltham Forest) 5/6, 3-5 Mustapha Rahaman (Upminster - takes Essex U150 championship), Alan Hayward (Streatham & Brixton) and Paul Jackson (Coulsdon) 4½, 6-9 David Brady (Chingford), Kevin Millward (Athenaum), Colin Rigby (Hammersmith and Liviu Enciu ( Hendon...takes U150 grading prize) 4... U135 grading prize to Elyes Rigby Zeghlache (Hackney) 3½

Minor U120 (37 played) 1 Dipak Shah (Harrow) 6, 2 Caroline Robson (Barnet) 5, 3-4 Conor Murphy (Charlton) and Albert Yiamakis (Guildford) 4½, 5-7 Ken Hedger (Fulham - takes U175 grading prize), Raphael Khalid (Kent Juniors - takes U75 grading proze) and Peter Szabo (Metropolitan) 4....U90 grading prize to Alan Stokes (East Cheshire) 3½.

In respect of the Essex Championship, which is subsumed within the Open, Andrew Lewis and Subin Sen were tied not only on points but on sum of progressive scores. Subin won a two game rapidplay play off at Ilford Chess Club on 8 June by 1½ - ½ to become only the second teenager to take the title since it was first awarded in 1908/9.

Thanks John. Who was the first teenage Essex champion? (Apologies to the non-Essex viewers who presumably don't much care)

And I'm curious as to the ages of the youngest county champions. Leicestershire's current champion is Brandon Clarke who was some 12 years and 10 months when he won it.

Jonathan Rogers wrote:Thanks John. Who was the first teenage Essex champion? (Apologies to the non-Essex viewers who presumably don't much care)

Jonathan,

My guess would be Neil Carr who was Essex Champion in 1981 - 2 (and then again in 1985 - 6)

Michael Adams was Cornish champion at 10 or 11.

John Upham wrote

My guess would be Neil Carr who was Essex Champion in 1981 - 2 (and then again in 1985 - 6)

Neil Carr is indeed the correct answer: he was the youngest ever Essex champion.

For a report on this year's play off see http://www.essexchess.org.uk/ftrs/Ilf09_ech.htm

Adams's first outright win in the Cornish Championship was in 1984. He tied 1st= the year before but no play-off was staged. cf 'Development of a Grandmaster' by Bill & Michael Adams (Pergamon Press 1991) p58.