Winner of the tournament was Young Kim (5 dan CLGC). On 3/3 were Alison Jones
(2 dan Wanstead), Steve Bailey (2 kyu West Surrey), Matthew Reid (3 kyu
Cambridge), Peter Fisher (4 kyu Leicester), Jimmy Mao (6 kyu Bristol), Richard
Thompson (6 kyu Leicester), Garry White (22 kyu Berks Youth) and Matthew Selby
and Stephen Streater (playing in this first event). Ian McAnally (15 kyu
Manchester) won 2.5.
Shrewsbury Tournament 03/10/99
56 attended Shrewsbury. Des Cann (4 dan Leamington) won in his club's
tradition. On 3/3 were Tony Atkins (2 dan Bracknell), Henry Segerman (1 dan
Manchester), Richard Moulds (5 kyu Manchester), Jil Segerman (11 kyu
Manchester), Matthew Selby (18 kyu Epsom), Stephen Streater (22 kyu Epsom),
and Natasha Regan (25 kyu Epsom). Manchester won the team prize.
Wanstead & Youth Small Board 16/10/99
46 adults took part in the Wanstead Tournament, resurrected at new a venue:
Walthamstow Friends' Meeting House. Winner on 4/4 was Seoung-June Kim (6 dan
Cambridge). Des Cann (4 dan Leamington) was second with 3/4. Also on 3/4 were
Andrew Grant (2 dan Open), Tim Hunt (1 dan Cambridge), Dave Artus (1 dan
London), Konrad Scheffler (2 kyu Cambridge), Mike Cockburn (2 kyu St Albans),
Roger Daniel (4 kyu Hampstead) and Christian Nentwich (6 kyu CLGC). On 4/4
were Thomas Wolf (8 kyu Putney) and Matthew Selby (15 kyu Epsom).
In the British Youth Small Board winner and under-18 champion was Philip Tedder
(6 kyu Epsom). Runner Up was Nicola Hurden (13 kyu Berks Youth). Winner in
under 14 section was Shawn Hearn (12 kyu Berks Youth) and Under 10 winner
was Luise Wolf (30 kyu Putney). Winner of the Handicap prize was Garry White
(20 kyu Berks Youth). All the kids had a chance to play Yuki Shigeno (pro 2 dan).
30th Wessex Tournament 31/10/99
88 players. Winner was Young Kim (5 dan GLGC) ahead of Antonio Moreno (4 dan
Bristol). Other winners were in divisions: Division 2 Dan Micsa (2 dan Reading);
Division 3 Bob Hitchens (1 dan Bristol); Division 4 Steve Bailey (1 kyu West
Surrey); Division 5 Ian Sharpe (2 kyu Bath); Division 6 Tom Blockley (3 kyu
Worcester); Division 7 Philip Tedder (6 kyu Epsom Downs); Division 8 Toby Anderson
(10 kyu Bournemouth); Division 9 Natasha Regan (18 kyu Epsom Downs); Division 10
Paul Blockley (28 kyu Worcester). Of these Kim, Hitchens, Anderson and Regan won
all 4 games. The FG Cup for 13x13 went to Shawn Hearn (12 Kyu Berkshire Youth).
The best team was Epsom Downs.
Gothenburg 06/11/99-07/11/99 Prague 20/11/99-21/11/99 Kiev 27/11/99-28/11/99 London 31/12/99-03/01/00 Barcelona 19/02/00-20/02/00 Austria 25/03/00-26/03/00 Dublin 01/04/00-02/04/00 Paris 22/04/00-23/04/00 Milan 29/04/00-30/04/00
Shigeno Yuki (Japan/Italy 2p) taught go to children in south east England between
15/10/99 and 24/10/99. She was at the Wanstead/Youth Small Board on 16/10/99, at
the Teach the Teachers day on 17/10/99, at schools/clubs in High Wycombe, Bracknell,
London and Cambridge, and on 23/10/99 she commented on British Championship game 3
where Matthew Macfadyen beat Matthew Cocke to retain the title (3-0).
European Results
Copenhagen 11/09/99-12/09/99: 21 players. Janick Rassmussen (DK) won on
tie-break from Farid Ben Malek (F).
Bucharest 02/10/99-03/10/99: 80 players. Won by Lucretiu Carlota (Ro).
Bratislava 09/10/88-10/10/99: 46 players. Won by Vladimir Danek (Cz).
Brussels 30/10/99-31/10/99: 68 players. Won by Guo Juan (NL).
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