On Tuesday 1 April we held a junior championship. Eight players of greatly varying ages took part in a keenly fought competition. For some it was their first experience of competing under tournament conditions, and with clocks.
There were three rounds of 15:10 Allegro chess. Some players started off even more 'allegro' than they needed to be! But by round 3 most had got into the rhythm of playing at this speed.
The winners were Hanhan Wen and Álvaro Rosales Rodriguez with 2.5/3. They drew their final-round game: a see-saw affair, which either could have won at various points. Logan and Marek scored a very creditable 2/3.
There followed a play-off of two games of 5:3 Blitz. Álvaro won both games, but not before, yet again, big swings in fortune one way and then the other. (A proposed "Armageddon" tie-breaker was not needed.)
Well done to all who took part!
There were three rounds of 15:10 Allegro chess. Some players started off even more 'allegro' than they needed to be! But by round 3 most had got into the rhythm of playing at this speed.
The winners were Hanhan Wen and Álvaro Rosales Rodriguez with 2.5/3. They drew their final-round game: a see-saw affair, which either could have won at various points. Logan and Marek scored a very creditable 2/3.
There followed a play-off of two games of 5:3 Blitz. Álvaro won both games, but not before, yet again, big swings in fortune one way and then the other. (A proposed "Armageddon" tie-breaker was not needed.)
Well done to all who took part!
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