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| Chess star 'invented rape claims' | Chess star 'invented rape claims' |
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| A father accused of raping his chess prodigy daughter has claimed she made up the accusation. | A father accused of raping his chess prodigy daughter has claimed she made up the accusation. |
| Ian Gilbert, 48, told a court Jessie invented the abuse allegations because of the "friction" her gift caused to the family. | Ian Gilbert, 48, told a court Jessie invented the abuse allegations because of the "friction" her gift caused to the family. |
| Royal Bank of Scotland director Mr Gilbert has denied five counts of raping Jessie between 1995 and 2000. | Royal Bank of Scotland director Mr Gilbert has denied five counts of raping Jessie between 1995 and 2000. |
| The 19-year-old, from Croydon, south London, fell to her death from a hotel window in the Czech Republic in July. | The 19-year-old, from Croydon, south London, fell to her death from a hotel window in the Czech Republic in July. |
| On his third day of giving evidence at Guildford Crown Court, Mr Gilbert said chess "was a terrible disruption in our family life". | |
| Chess had been going on in her life from the age of eight and I know it was something which had been a point of friction in our family Ian Gilbert | Chess had been going on in her life from the age of eight and I know it was something which had been a point of friction in our family Ian Gilbert |
| "Teenage girls have very strong feelings about things," he said. | "Teenage girls have very strong feelings about things," he said. |
| "Chess had been going on in her life from the age of eight and I know it was something which had been a point of friction in our family." | "Chess had been going on in her life from the age of eight and I know it was something which had been a point of friction in our family." |
| He said he and Jessie had fallen out over her use of her laptop in 2003, which led to him leaving the family home in Woldingham, Surrey permanently. | He said he and Jessie had fallen out over her use of her laptop in 2003, which led to him leaving the family home in Woldingham, Surrey permanently. |
| Mr Gilbert said the row and other "pressure points around the chess issue" was one of the reasons why Jessie may have made up the allegations. | Mr Gilbert said the row and other "pressure points around the chess issue" was one of the reasons why Jessie may have made up the allegations. |
| 'Special girl' | 'Special girl' |
| Dorian Lovell-Pank QC, prosecuting, asked him why Jessie drank, self-harmed, made such claims and tried to kill herself in 2004. | Dorian Lovell-Pank QC, prosecuting, asked him why Jessie drank, self-harmed, made such claims and tried to kill herself in 2004. |
| "The problem patently was not me because she did not get that problem while I was at home," the 48-year-old said. | "The problem patently was not me because she did not get that problem while I was at home," the 48-year-old said. |
| "She didn't binge drink, she didn't make allegations and she was very happy to be in my company." | "She didn't binge drink, she didn't make allegations and she was very happy to be in my company." |
| The court heard before Mr Gilbert left the family home, he wrote Jessica a letter in which he called her his "special girl". | The court heard before Mr Gilbert left the family home, he wrote Jessica a letter in which he called her his "special girl". |
| "She was, she is my special girl," he told the court. "She is unique, she is incredible. I thought she was superb, a fantastic person." | "She was, she is my special girl," he told the court. "She is unique, she is incredible. I thought she was superb, a fantastic person." |