THE teenage chess champion who fell to her death in the Czech Republic was one of her father's four alleged sex assault victims.

Jessie Gilbert, 19, from Croydon, south London, fell from an eighth story window at the hotel she was staying at during the Czech Open last Wednesday.

The hotel was in Pardubice, about 60 miles east of the Czech capital Prague.

Surrey Police said her father Ian Gilbert, 48, is to stand trial on seven counts of rape and two of indecent assault.

The Crown Prosecution Service said the charges related to four alleged victims.

A spokesman confirmed Mr Gilbert's daughter was one of the alleged victims, but would not say which charges related to her.

Mr Gilbert, a banker with the Royal Bank of Scotland, will appear at Guildford Crown Court on August 24.

Czech police are still investigating Ms Gilbert's death.

It was reported late last week that the former Croydon High School pupil may have accidentally died while sleepwalking.

But investigating officer captain David Krkada told The Sunday Times it was likely she had committed suicide.

Ms Gilbert was one of Britain's most exciting young chess talents and was going to study medicine at Oxford University.

She first came to prominence when she won the Women's World Amateur Championship aged just 12, the youngest player ever to do so.

The English Chess Federation said she was one of the county's leading women players.

"Her friendly personality endeared her to all ages in the chess community and she will be much missed," ECF said in a statement.

Her family said in a statement that she was "much loved" and an "exceptionally talented chess player".