{"id":2081,"date":"2025-07-23T19:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T19:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2025-07-26T09:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T09:41:53","slug":"grand-prix-prizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/grand-prix-prizes\/","title":{"rendered":"GRAND PRIX PRIZES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given for the 2024-25 season on Friday 18 July<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image0-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image0-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image0-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The overall winner<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>LUKE CHAPMAN<\/strong> What an achievement this is! &#8211;  on top of the Club Championship and team matches, plus international and County team events. ( <em>Thank you , Sharon ( in the background)  presenting<\/em> ) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Grand Prix is <strong>Rapidplay,<\/strong> comprising  4 short, sharp (nationally rated) matches at the club on each of 10 Friday evening events over one season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not everyone awarded a prize could be present at this event, held on the same evening as Mark&#8217;s Simultaneous Display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">See the full tournament results on the <strong>Grand Prix <\/strong>page on this website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prizes were  also given to the top 3 in each rated section and the top 3 overall.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image1-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image1-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>James Lumsden <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>U-1800 winner and overall  no 2 <\/strong>. One tough, talented cookie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image2-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image2-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image2-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bill Tracey<\/strong> &#8211; U-1800 Loyalty personified and with a fearsome quick-thinking skill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Janis Petersons, who also won a loyalty award, was unable to attend. <strong>Janis was overall tournament no.3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image0-1-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image0-1-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image0-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sam Merchant <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Winner U-1600 section,<\/strong> an amazing, well-deserved achievement for such a focussed junior at this level<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image2-1-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image2-1-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image2-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bill Luxton<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Runner-up in U-1600 section,<\/strong> and with his Loyalty award. Great chess, challenge and determination throughout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The loyalty award was also awarded to <strong>Rose Burgess<\/strong> ( who was unable to attend, taking 2nd place at the English  Champiionship Womens&#8217; U-1700 section. ( News on thar to follow)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image3-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image3-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image3-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Harry Morter <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Winner of the U-1400 section.<\/strong> Rapidly rising talent in Rapidplay and Standard&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be afraid, Be Very Afraid! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Loyalty medals for anyone who played in more than 7 events were given, and rating prizes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given for the 2024-25 season on Friday 18 July The overall winner &#8211; LUKE CHAPMAN What an achievement this is! &#8211; on top of the Club Championship and team matches, plus international and County team events. ( Thank you , Sharon ( in the background) presenting ) The Grand Prix is Rapidplay, comprising 4 short, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bexhillchessclub.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}