News
Kent Girls come 2nd in the EPSCA U11 Girls' Final
Congratulations to the Kent
Girls U11 Team who played superbly to secure 2nd place at the EPSCA
Inter-Association Championship on 18 April 2015 in Fairford,
Gloucestershire.
The team of: (1) Navieinaah Haridas; (2) Mahuaa Verma; (3) Annalise Hansen; (4) Orla Dorman; (5) Aria Sharma; (6) Charlotte Bruce; (7) Radha Ratnesan; (8) Mihika Verma; (9) Abirami Muthukumar; (10) Rhea Venkata; (11) Isabelle Wistow; and (12) Iris Davies, scored a magnificent 28.5/36 to finish 2.5 points behind Barnet and 1 point ahead of Nottingham.
It took time for the team to warm up, managing to score 8/12 in the 1st
round to leave the team in 6th place. However, following a rousing lecture from
team coach GM Chris Ward, the girls bounced back with 10/12 in the 2nd
Round. This could so nearly have been 12/12 but, with other teams
faltering, Kent ended the Round in joint 2nd place. There was, though,
only 1 point separating 2nd from 6th. Another fine performance in the 3rd
Round saw Kent score 10.5/12 to finish in clear 2nd. However Kent had not
been able to claw back the 3.5 point lead Barnet had built up from the 1st
Round.
A hard day's chess for all the girls but their hard work was rewarded with a fine result. Well done all.
Andrew Bruce
Kent Junior Newsround Update no. 23
Kent Juniors Viktor Jamroz and Kiran Shiatis do well in Adult
Tournament!
Congratulations to two of our Kent juniors Viktor Jamroz and
Kiran Shiatis who both performed fantastically well at Adult Chess Congresses
over the Easter break.
Viktor took part in the St Albans Chess Congress on
28th and 29th March. This was Viktor’s first ever adult
chess congress and he finished a superb third in the U120 section, scoring 4
points from 5 games against opponents who were all graded much higher.
Viktor receiving his prize for 3rd place
Kiran took part in the Southend Chess Congress on 4th
and 5th April and finished a hard fought, first position, outright, in the U120 section,
scoring an unbeaten 4.5 points from 5.
Kiran receiving his prize for first place
These adult chess congresses are long play tournaments. This means that not only are you playing against vastly more experienced players who are often three times your own size, but that each game could go one for over three hours. As such every single game demands a huge amount of concentration and continual focus – not easy when you are still a junior. For two of our Kent juniors to come third and first in such tournaments, is a huge achievement. Congratulations to both Viktor and Kiran!!.
Academy For Chess Excellence and Skills (ACES)
10th Grand Master Chess training camp
with
GM Chris Ward and GM John Emms
Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th April
At
Langley
Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road,
Beckenham,
Kent BR3 3BP
10am to 4pm (registration at 9:30am)
GM
Chris Ward and GM John Emms, will head a
group of four coaches which will work with small groups of children to improve
their chess awareness and skill in a fun environment.
We
aim for small groups of about 10 so that we can dedicate enough attention
to everyone, from experienced county
players to beginners. Children will be divided in four skill groups according to
ECF rating and chess experience.
The cost will be £35 per child per day (£30 per child if booking 2 or more siblings).
If
booking for both days, the cost is reduced to £30 per child per day (£27.50 per
day if booking two or more siblings for both days).
There are only 40 spaces available; to reserve a place for your child please e-mail Luca Bernardini luca@plantz.uk.com, with name, age, chess experience and ECF grade of your child if available, and which day you would like to book.
Alternatively, fill in the slip below and mail to: ACES, c/o Luca Bernardini, 44 Mooreland Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3RD
Venue:
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E-mail
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ECF
Grade: (if not available please indicate chess
experience):_____________________________
Days
to book (please tick as appropriate)
Both
days Wednesday 8th only
Thursday 9th only
Academy
for
Chess
Excellence
and
Skills
Kent equal first in the U11 EPSCA Zonal
Congratulations
to our superb young Kent U11 team which fought hard and took equal first place
on points with Barnet at the U11 EPSCA Zonal and qualifying for the final in
style. Unfortunately, we narrowly missed out by one win to Barnet in the tie
break and had to settle for silver medals.
The
EPSCA U11 Zonal was hosted by Northampton at the splendid Malcom Arnold Academy
on Saturday 21st March 2015 with 10 county teams all competing for a
place in the EPSCA final and to be awarded champions of the EPSCA East Zone.
Despite
the drizzly weather, the team spirit of Kent’s youngsters was bright and cheerful.
We commenced the day full of enthusiasm and anticipation, eager for the team
talks which were led on this occasion by Rohan Shiatis KCM. It was a team with
a valuable balance of experience and youth; many playing for Kent for the first
time; each player conducting themselves with good grace and maturity. It was a
day to truly make us proud to be a part of Kent Junior Chess.
Right from the go, it was clear that our players were not just there to qualify
for the final but to have a real go at taking the East Zone title. With a solid
15 out of 20, we were second equal after the first round with Barnet, Herts
taking the lead by half a point. Northants and Richmond were fourth equal on
11.5 points. Our reserves scored a sound 3 points from 7.
Following
wise team building words from Rohan, the team upped their game in the second
round and scored a strong 16 out of 20, taking our overall score to 31. Barnet
scored 16.5 in the round putting them on 31.5 overall and so taking a narrow
half point lead into the last round. Herts had dropped to third with a total of
29 points but were still close behind, Essex had moved up to fourth with 25.5
points. Our reserves scored a superb 5 points from 7 taking their total to 8.
The
team fought hard in the last round, increasing their tally and scored the best
single round score of the day with a superb 18 points from 20, taking our total
to 49. After three gruelling rounds and over 300 hard fought games, the title decider
went down to one of the last matches to be finished on the day, Kent Board 2
against Barnet Board 2. It could not have been closer and the two players battled
hard but could not be separated on the board, finally agreeing a draw. With
Barnet scoring 17.5 points in the final round, it meant the two teams were tied
on 49 points apiece, with Herts third on 42.5 points and Essex fourth with 36
points.
The
EPSCA rule books came out. The tie break went down to the team with the most
number of wins on the day and Barnet narrowly pipped us by a single extra win.
Our
reserves scored 4 points from 7 in the final round taking their total to 12
points, also narrowly missing out to Barnet. There were strong performances by
all of the reserves, but special mention to David Dallakyan who scored 3 out of
3.
The
final scores were as follows:
Kent and Barnet 49, Hertfordshire 42.5, Essex 36,
Northamptonshire 31.5, Richmond 28.5, Suffolk 19.5, Newham 18.5, Cambridgeshire
17.5 and Leicestershire 8.5.
Congratulations
to each and every one of our team members, as they all played their part in
securing this hugely credible result for the county.
The
team was as follows:
Ximan
Mao (Team Captain), Ranesh Ratnesan, Rajeiv Ratnesan, Kiran Shiatis, Haolin
Zhao, Mikey Watson, Bobby Akeya-Price, Aryan Narayan, Nikhil Chidipothu, Viktor
Jamroz, Huseyin Gueriane, Charlie Metcalfe, Mahuaa Verma, Annalise Hansen, Orla
Dorman, Navieinaah Haridas, Ben Barton, Alex Garfield, Oliver Dobson, Freddie
Nunn, Adit Bhavesh, Kimball Catling, David Dallakyan, Moad Shamekh, Sam
Cartwright, Thomas Crawley-Boevey and Aditya Jain.
A
huge thank you to all the players, parents, supporting siblings, Rohan Shiatis
KCM (for his inspirational words), GMs Chris Ward and John Emms, our team
managers Andrew and Krishna Shiatis, all the great coaches working hard behind
the scenes in Kent, the team at Northampton led by Nigel Mapletoft, EPSCA and
all the great volunteers at the KJCA who help to keep the Kent Juniors consistently
strong!
Full results will be published on:
http://www.oxfordfusion.com/epsca/index.cfm
We
look forward to the final to be held on Saturday, 9th May 2015.
Best
wishes
Andrew
and Krishna
U11 Team Managers
Congratulations: Kent U9 team come third in EPSCA Zonal
Congratulations to the KJCA U9 team who came third in ESPCA Zonal
qualifying tournament at Richmond on March 14. Nine counties contested the
event with top five qualifying for national finals in Northampton on Saturday
April 25th.
Strong performances in the first round meant the team scored eight and
half points out of twelve lying two to three points behind the leaders
In both the second and third rounds the team scored seven and half points to finish on 23.5 points in total , finishing in third place behind winners Barnet 31 and Hertfordshire 29.
Highlights of the day were Haolin's extraordinary endgame win against a very strong player from Barnet in round 1 and some great performances in the reserve tournament where Mason, Haran and Suriya all scored 3/3.
Congratulations to all the children who all put in a lot of effort in with some great results. The team were:
Haolin Zhao, Robert (Bobby) Akeya-Price, Yong Gui Wang, Saahil Bansal, Ciaran Brightley-Davies, Sasmit Neogi, James Merriman, Arjun Javagal, Radha Ratnesan, Jai Singh Chaturvedi, Mihika Verma, Max Wilkinson, Mason Graves-Brown, Dominic Coates, Theodore Panchev, Misha Lello, Suriya Velayudham, Madhav Suraj and Haran Subrahmaniyam.
Full results can be found on the following link: http://oxfordfusion.com/epsca/TeamsOverall.cfm?EventID=63
Big thanks to all the parents and to GM Chris Ward for providing coaching throughout the day.
Team is looking forward to the finals on April 25th.
GP 5 – Dulwich College – 2014/15
Our fifth GP of the 2014/15 season attracted a record turnout with 128 players participating across 4 sections. The event was held on Sunday 8 March 2015 at the historic and beautiful setting of Dulwich College.
A special mention and thank you must go to all the parents and children who volunteered their time to help out at the event – without your help and support we would not be able to run our GPs.
Congratulations to all the children who played at Dulwich, even though there were some old rivalries and some tough battles being fought across all the sections, the whole day was conducted in a very strong sporting-like atmosphere.
Special congratulations go in particular to the top three and prize winners in each section:
U9: 1st James Merriman (6/6), 2nd equal Ciaran Brightley-Davies, Dominic Coates, Arjun Javagal & Shlok Verma (5/6), the second place trophy going to Arjun and the third place trophy going to Shlok on the performance tie breaker.
U11: 1st Orla Dorman (5.5/6), 2nd equal Adit Bhavesh, Moad Shamekh & Yong Gui Wang (5/6) with Adit winning the second place trophy and Moad the third place trophy on the performance tie breaker.
U14 (which was merged with the U18s on the day): 1st Nikhil Chidipothu (3.5/5), 2nd equal Huseyin Gueriane, Viktor Jamroz & Mahuaa Verma with Viktor winning the second place trophy and Huseyin winning the third place trophy on the performance tie breaker.
U18: 1st Girinath Haridas (4.5/5), 2nd equal Anantha Anilkumar & Francesco Bernardini.
Top performing school groups were:
Primary: Warren Road (63.0)
Secondary: St Olave’s School (79.2)
Full cross tables can be found on: http://www.kjca.org/result/105.
Current leaders of the GP tables after this event are as follows:
U9: Yong Gui Wang
U11: Kiran Shiatis
U14: Anantha Anilkumar
U18: Rohan Shiatis
Primary: Home Educated (Primary School)
Secondary: St Olave’s Grammar
Full GP tables can be found on: http://www.kjca.org/site/page?view=GPTables.
Many thanks to Dulwich College for accommodating us and for letting us use their beautiful school, and once again a big thanks you to all our volunteers.
Please note: GP 6 will be held at The Schools at Somerhill on Sunday 19th April 2015. We hope to see many of you there once again.
Best wishes
KJCA
GP 5 - Important Notice for Parents
Due to high demand for our GP 5 we will be limiting entry to 140. If you are interested please sign up as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
The KJCA and its officials are unable to act in loco parentis for children. Parents/guardians are responsible for their children throughout the entire duration of this event. Children under the age of 8 must remain under sole parental supervision throughout but this supervision may be shared between adults in the case of children of 8 years old and over.
The KJCA is most grateful to all schools for the use of their facilities. Please treat the school premises with respect and please do not park on any school fields.
A high standard of behaviour is expected at all times.
The KJCA and its officials accept no responsibility for any damage, theft or accident to the person or property of anyone attending this event.
Many thanks
KJCA
Institute of Chess
The results achieved at the KJCA’s Institute of Chess examination session held at Barming Primary School on Sunday 22 February 2015 were as listed below. The certificates will be presented during the afternoon of the KJCA GP5 tournament at Dulwich College on Sunday 8 March 2015.
Level 5: Coach
– GM John Emms: 5 candidates
Distinction: Nikhil Chidipothu
Huseyin Gueriane
Merit: Rikin Parikh
Pass: Sebastian Davies
Isabelle Wistow
Level 4: Coach – GM Chris Ward: 16 candidates
Distinction: Charlotte Bruce
Oleg Gaidai
Aditya Jain
Mahuaa Verma
Merit: Kimball Catling
David Dallakyan
Matthew Dubery
Alexander Levin
Costas Nomikos
Rhea Rentala
Jai Singh Chaturvedi
Madhav Suraj
Pass: Oliver Dobson
Charlie
Metcalfe
Haris Nomikos
Level 3: Coaches – WFM Ros Kieran and Robert Maguire: 23 candidates
Distinction: Annalise Hansen
Haran Subrahmaniyam
Mihika Verma
Yong Gui Wang
Merit: Dominic Coates
David Dallakyan
Iris Davies
Orla Dorman
Ira Dubey
James Holmes
Arjun Javagal
Amjad Khan
Marius Kobler
Misha Lello
Laurence Madgett
Tom Mortimer
Raakavi Rajaseelan
Shaylan Roy
Pass: Declan Dorman
Saajid Khan
Level 2: Coach – William Jones: 18 candidates
Distinction: Kemal Adiguzel
Sahil Chitre
Sophie Dubery
Henry Gooderham
Thomas Griffiths
Jonathan Murray
Benjamin Plane
Oliver Poulter
Haran Subrahmaniyam
Sofia Winchester
Merit: Vieran Austin
Timothee Menoumba
Zachary Michaelides
Anthony Simms
Euan Timms
Angus Warne
Pass: Shreya Roy
Anya Srivastava
Level 1: Coach – James Maguire: 7 candidates
100%: Egor Chernyshov
Arthur Gerrits
Zachary Hill
Nuala Llewellyn
Almina Soganci
Abi Wallis
Distinction: Emre Heatherwick
Many congratulations to
everyone.
Kent Junior Newsround Update no. 22
Congratulations to all the Kent juniors who played in the Wiltshire and West of England Championship, which was held at St Joseph’s College, Swindon on the 21st and 22nd of February 2015.
Unfortunately we do not have all the results and so we apologise in advance if your child’s name is not mentioned
below. Please email the webmaster at webmaster@kjca.org
if you would like your child’s result to be added.
Particular congratulations to:
Jackson Wen - second in the U14 section
Radha Ratnesan - U8 joint winner and Best Girl with 5 out of
6.
Ranesh Ratnesan - Winner U18 minor section with 5.5/6
Rajeiv Ratesan – Grading prize winner in the U18 section
with 4/6
Further details of this event can be found on http://www.chessdevon.co.uk/HTML/congresses/w&woe/base.htm
Institute of Chess Examinations – Latest update
The levels 1-3 have been
marked, Levels 4 and 5 will be marked next Sunday. All results will be posted together at the same time onto the website as soon as the webmaster is in receipt of them. This should be within the next
week. Certificates will be available/awarded at the Dulwich GP.