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J Gilbert 
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Jessie Gilbert
Number of games in database: 153
Years covered: 1999 to 2006
Highest rating achieved in database: 2151
Overall record: +51 -45 =57 (52.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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B06 Robatsch (16 games)
E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack (7 games)
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (7 games)
B15 Caro-Kann (7 games)
A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System (6 games)
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (6 games)
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (5 games)
B10 Caro-Kann (4 games)
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (4 games)
E92 King's Indian (4 games)

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JESSIE GILBERT
(born Jan-30-1987, died Jul-26-2006) United Kingdom

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Jessie Gilbert, of Croydon, England, learned to play chess when she was eight. In 1999, at the age of 11, she won the Women's World Amateur Championship, the youngest player to ever have done so. In the process, she acquired the Women’s World Chess Federation Master title, another record for her age. To recognise this achievement, the Brain Trust charity, in concert with the Swedish health and education giant Bure, awarded Jessie a £4,000 chess scholarship and a trip to America, where she studied with Edmar J Mednis.

Since she was 12, Jessie had represented England every year at World or European Girls' Championships. In 2001 she won the bronze medal in the European Girls' Under 14 Championship.

In 2006, her life was tragically cut short when she fell from an eighth floor hotel window, while competing at the Czech Open in Pardubice.


 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 153  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. A Pleasants vs J Gilbert  1-041 1999 BCF-chT2 9900 (4NCL)B15 Caro-Kann
2. J Zawadzka vs J Gilbert 0-120 1999 Wch U12 GirlsB30 Sicilian
3. J Gilbert vs A Kohut  1-042 1999 Wch U12 GirlsD19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
4. M Howard vs J Gilbert  0-149 1999 BCF-chT2 9900 (4NCL)D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
5. K Mar vs J Gilbert  ½-½25 1999 Wch U12 GirlsB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
6. J Gilbert vs K Bolon  ½-½41 1999 Wch U12 GirlsD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
7. D Lopez vs J Gilbert  0-143 1999 Wch U12 GirlsB10 Caro-Kann
8. J Gilbert vs J Swindells ½-½32 1999 BCF-chT2 9900 (4NCL)E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
9. R Savory vs J Gilbert  1-030 1999 BCF-chT2 9900 (4NCL)B10 Caro-Kann
10. C Cochet vs J Gilbert  ½-½21 1999 Wch U12 GirlsB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
11. J Gilbert vs C Jergensen  1-029 1999 Wch U12 GirlsE81 King's Indian, Samisch
12. A Ashton vs J Gilbert  1-027 1999 BCF-chT2 9900 (4NCL)B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
13. J Gilbert vs Mark Hannon  0-138 1999 BCF-chT2 9900 (4NCL)A57 Benko Gambit
14. E Josiah Lutton vs J Gilbert  ½-½43 1999 BCF-chT2 9900 (4NCL)B10 Caro-Kann
15. A Rudolf vs J Gilbert  ½-½25 1999 Wch U12 GirlsB10 Caro-Kann
16. J Gilbert vs B Khotenashvili  ½-½45 1999 Wch U12 GirlsE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
17. J C Saunders vs J Gilbert  ½-½29 1999 BCF-chT2 9900 (4NCL)B15 Caro-Kann
18. J Gilbert vs J Blackburn  1-076 1999 BCF-chT2 9900 (4NCL)E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
19. M Fominykh vs J Gilbert  1-065 1999 Wch U12 GirlsB12 Caro-Kann Defense
20. J Gilbert vs Koneru  0-155 1999 Wch U12 GirlsE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
21. J Vickery vs J Gilbert  ½-½26 2000 Jersey opE91 King's Indian
22. S Krege vs J Gilbert  0-156 2000 ENG-GER U14 GirlsB12 Caro-Kann Defense
23. F Beltz vs J Gilbert  0-126 2000 ENG-GER U14 GirlsB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
24. R Kirkwood vs J Gilbert  ½-½20 2000 Jersey opA26 English
25. A Corkett vs J Gilbert  ½-½58 2000 Jersey opE97 King's Indian
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Dec-15-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  CoryLetain: Using his daughters talent as a defence for himself seems fairly thin.
Dec-15-06   TIMER: I don't know the circumstances, and this is all very sensitive stuff, but the argument about her being scheming by her chess does not make sense to me. You don't sacrifice your king in chess. I think he uses her chess too much in his argument.

A laptop dispute is disproportianately small compared to the overall scheme of what happened, so does not really make sense to me- must be more to it than that.

Also it seemed a bit cold (maybe that is just how it was reported?) the way he did not say anything about his grief and just put her down to protect himself.

Dec-15-06
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  chancho: Wow, the mother of Jessie was arrested for threatening to kill her ex husband.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...

Dec-15-06   TIMER: This is a very sad story. But the law is based on beyond reasonable doubt (that is over 90%), so he might be found not guilty even if he is likely guilty as AdrianP said.

I thought he showed typical misunderstanding of what chess was about the way he used it against her (non-chess players can often be taken in by 'magic qualities' of strong chess players). He would have been better describing it as some psychological problem than her scheming for revenge (to make more sense), although then it could be argued back that he caused the problems by rape etc.

It is very sad if he is guilty and got away with it- but then his conscience would have to hurt.

On AdrianP's point, could they try a civil court like where OJ Simpson was found probably guilty, in order to get compensation and some sense of justice?

Dec-18-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Domdaniel: <chancho> Please, not the Daily Mail. It is not a serious newspaper.

Would those people still being voyeuristic about this horribly sad 'story' remember that it's real? And that quite a few regular members here knew Jessie?

Just leave it. Even the thread about the media misrepresentation of 'the chess mind' is not in good taste here. Somewhere else, by all means.

One small gesture of respect would be to avoid using this page for rants about some strong feeling of your own - whether's it is suicide, sexual abuse, god, guilt, the law, the media, or anything else.

Like: <The grim ripper will get you!>. Words fail me. Though not quite as much as they failed the writer of this.

Dec-18-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: <Domdaniel> I found the link to the arrest of Jessie's mother and thought it was worth posting the link on this page. My apologies to all those who were offended by this.
Dec-18-06   Amulet: <Domdaniel:>
Sorry for all those offended by my line, in fact that is a certainty for all of us, that all of us who were born are destined to die. However we should not be disheartened by this reality, because this will make us aware of our frailty, which will make us be careful of what we do in life, because sooner or later we will stand before our creator, and make account of all the hurtful words we said. How much more were the crimes commited. Oops, my apology again.
Dec-18-06   TIMER: <Domdaniel> I remember playing against her, she was a good sport and analysed after a loss. (There are some fairly well-known even popular players who were very disrespectful after losing, so this was a good quality) Maybe it is best to remember the good things like that rather than dwell on all these speculations on the terrible events that occurred.
Dec-19-06
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  AdrianP: <TIMER> <could they try a civil court like where OJ Simpson was found probably guilty, in order to get compensation and some sense of justice?> It's a reasonably thorny area of English law, but in principle, yes, she could have brought a civil claim, and that would probably be a claim which could now be brought by her estate. Compare the Van Hoogstraten case (not guilty in criminal proceedings, but a civil claim successful) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...

It's another question entirely whether a civil judgment would be much use to anyone.

Jan-30-07   laskereshevsky: I never heard about her before...What a tragedy....Im a bit distraught about her story.....very, very sadness thing.....Your life look like a little downtrodden flower.....I just hope now you have peace, LITTLE GIRL...
Jan-30-07   Dr.Lecter: Happy birthday Jessie. Hope your soul rests peacefully in heaven.
Jan-30-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  ianD: You had a troubled life.

Rest in peace:

http://www.aldermary.com/wordpress/

http://www.aldermary.com/jessiegilb...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie...

Jan-30-07   uzeromay: "On AdrianP's point, could they try a civil court like where OJ Simpson was found probably guilty, in order to get compensation and some sense of justice?" I hope so! I hope that's what happens.
Feb-23-07   Knightlord: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/...

Here Jessie's mother talks about it.

Mar-22-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  waddayaplay: < OJ Simpson> yes, but he was guilty.
Mar-22-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  waddayaplay: It has happened several times that kids have made up these kind of stories to get back at their father or step-father. And it is not so funny for a man to spend 10 years in prison for such a disgusting crime if he didn't commit it. Unfortunately the courts have been prone to accept the childrens testimonies even when there is not any other evidence at all to back up their stories (including physical / gynaecological examination).
Mar-22-07   RookFile: Sometimes, the less said, the better.
Mar-22-07   schnarre: <RookFile> True enough, especially with matters of intense feeling.

My thanks to chancho & others that have provided links for viewing.

Jul-26-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Jul-26-2006 Jul-26-2007 RIP Jessie

I didn't know you, but I won't forget you.

Jan-12-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: There's going to be a Jessie Gilbert Celebration tournament in her hometown in August. You'll have to look it up for more info.
Jul-15-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  blacksburg: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/stand...

my heart goes out to the other children of this family.

Jul-26-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Two years already, RIP Jessie.
Aug-14-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: <ketchuplover: There's going to be a Jessie Gilbert Celebration tournament in her hometown in August. You'll have to look it up for more info.>

Yes, it begins Saturday.
http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Adult...

Aug-28-08   myschkin: . . .

And the results are

http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Resul...

Aug-28-08   myschkin: . . .

"To a precious girl whose memory will live on eternally in the hearts and minds of everyone..."

http://www.jessiegilbert.com/

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