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KJCA GP7 2018-19 (Crosstabs)
Venue: Chislehurst Girls School
Event Type: Individual Tournament
KJCA GP6 2018-19 (Crosstabs)
Venue: Hayesbrook School
Event Type: Individual Tournament
KJCA GP5 2018-19 (Crosstabs)
Venue: Sevenoaks School
Event Type: Individual Tournament
News
Success for the Kent teams at the ECF U18 County Championships
Congratulations to the Kent U18 Open team for winning the ECF County Championships for the second time running.
This year the event was held in Grantham, Lincolnshire, and it took the form of a two-round standardplay tournament. There were two sections, U18 Open (12 Boards) and the U18 Minor (6 Boards). Kent entered a team into both sections.
The young players taking part were: Freddie Hand, Aditya Verma, Mikey Watson, Jacob Watson, Aurideep Nayak, Shlok Verma, Saahil Bansal, Ben Barton, Eoin Moore, Nikhil Chidipothu, Lakshya Lokwani, Orla Dorman, Ciaran Brightley-Davies, Marius Kobler, Iris Davies, Roxolana Chaban and Scarlet Watson.
It was an early start for the long journey to Grantham, with the majority of the Kent squad meeting to travel together on a mini-coach. After a smooth run up the A1 and a short struggle to find somewhere to park at the venue, all arrived in the team room ready for the first-round battles.
Unfortunately, due to illness, players had dropped out the previous evening and one of our squad was unable to come along at the last minute. So, some of the players were moved up a board and some of our younger players got the chance to play, but sadly we still had to default the bottom board of the minor team.
However, with smiles and enthusiasm all the Kent players stepped up to the challenge and we soon had some great results coming in.
After round one the Open team were equal first with Sussex, with Surrey just behind – so it was still all to play for and could go either way.
The Minor team also achieved a fantastic score in the first round and stood on 4 out of 6 points which was a credible third place.
The second round brought tensions and excitement as the scores slowly came in and we tried to calculate who would be the winning county. Every game and every half point counted. All the county teams had strong players and there were some quality chess on many boards. It wasn’t until the final games finished that the very close result was guaranteed.
The final results in the Open section were:
1st - Kent - 16.5 points
2nd - Sussex - 16 points
3rd - Surrey - 15 points
4th Hertfordshire - 9.5 points
5th equal - Leistershire and Suffolk - 7.5 points.
The final results in the Minor section were:
1st - Norfolk - 9 points
2nd - Yorkshire - 8.5 points
3rd - Kent - 7 points (from 5 out of 6 boards)
4th - Nottinghamshire - 5 points
5th - Surrey - 2 points
6th - Hertfordshire - 1.5 points.
Congratulations and thanks to each and every player for their great chess games, everyone got a score to add to the totals. Also for their general positive attitude and team spirit throughout the event. It was a pleasure to spend time with everyone on the day.
Also to GM Chris Ward for his advice and support during the run-up to the event, and thanks to Gary Dorman for his help on the day.
The Kent teams rely on the support of all the parents and carers who bring the young players to the events and it is much appreciated.
Finally, thanks go to Neill Cooper - ECF manager of secondary chess, Lincolnshire chess and the King School, Grantham for a very well run, friendly and relaxed tournament.
Jo Wildman – Team Manager
Results from the Institute of Chess exams - Spring 2018
The results achieved at the KJCA’s Institute of Chess examination session, held at Sevenoaks Primary School on Sunday 18 February 2018, are listed below.
The certificates will be presented during the afternoon of our KJCA GP6 tournament at Harris Academy, Beckenham on Sunday 4 March.
Many thanks to the coaches this season who were: GM Chris Ward, GM John Emms, Adam Bukojemski, Alexis Harakis, William Jones, Rob Maguire, Conrad Allison, Jacob Watson and Mikey Watson.
Level 5: 2 candidates
Distinction: Thomas Crawley-Boevey
Yong Gui Wang
Level 4: 13 candidates
Distinction: Dmitry Belousov
Egor Chernyshov
Arjun Jadhav
Shaurya Mehta
Vaidehi Varma
Merit: Nour Ajili
Sebastian Cazac
Kyle Karaman
Yifan Luo
Oliver Poulter
Pass: Sanuvi Amarakoon
Abhigyan Bagchi
Ander Curley
Level 3: 23 candidates
Distinction: George Allen
Mateusz Bazan
Zeno Burns
Oli Garrett
Mark Hodovanets
Adi Lovlekar
James Shum
Adi Srivastava
Noah U-King-Im
Vincent Uong
Scarlet Watson
Merit: Mitullesh Engarshal
Krisha Kamat
Sajana Pathirana
Danidu Perera
Teo Saunders
Aaron Shum
Sophia Wang
Pass: Anjola Adekoya
Alana Patel
Alisha Patel
Kevan Pussella
Level 2: 11 candidates
100%: Alex Mo
Distinction: Grace Allen
Felix Coker
Sean Duffy
Rishi Ruparellia
Matthew van Vuuren Cassar
Pavan Sai Yalamanchi
Ryan Yuan
Merit: Samuel Evans
Pass: Luna Yi
Level 1: 4 candidates
Distinction: Misha Agrawal
Laurie Yorke
Merit: Rhea Agrawal
Maxwell Grant
Many congratulations to everyone on great results
Please note: If any young students (who attended at least 2 of the coaching days) would still like to take their exam there will be an opportunity at the team coaching day on Sunday 18th March 2017. Anyone wishing to do this should email webmaster@kjca.org to confirm, and will need to be at the venue between 11am – 2pm.
Newsflash - Success for James and Shreyas at the West of England Championships
NEWSFLASH .... Well done to all Kent Juniors playing at the West of England tournament this weekend (17-18th February 2018). A big congratulations from all at KJCA to:
James Merriman for winning the U12 Championships
Shreyas Royal for winning the U14 Major section
More details and photos to follow .....
ECF Girls' SE Rapidplay - Full report
Kent Junior Chess Association (KJCA) were delighted to host the ECF SE Girls’ Rapidplay Championships at Bromley High School on Sunday 15th October 2017.
There were over 70 young girls from around the area taking part across five age-groups.
The prizewinners in each section were as follows:
U8: 1st Yashasvini Sreeram 6/6, 2nd Siena Gurjar 5/6, 3rd Amelia Rees 4/6
U10: 1st Amaya MacDonald 5.5/6, 2nd Olga Latypova 5/6, 3rd equal Ashwini Haria-Skuse, Zoha Asraf, Lavinia Fear 4.5/5
U12: 1st Anum Sheikh 5.5/6, 2nd Elizabeth Finn 4.5/5, 3rd equal Georgina Headlong, Anika Roy and Abigail Weersing 4/5
The U14 and U15-18 sections were merged on the day. However, separate prizes were awarded:
U14: 1st Orla Dorman 4.5/6, 2nd Polina Shchepinova 4/6, 3rd Elizabeth Johnson 3.5/6
U15-18: 1st Laura Davidson 4.5/6, 2nd equal Elizaveta Sheremetyeva and Sarah Weersing 4/5
Full results and crosstabs can be found on the KJCA website at:
http://www.kjca.org/result/167
Well done to everyone who played, from experienced England and county junior players
to those girls who were at their first national level chess tournament. We hope everyone enjoyed both some great chess games and spending time with friends.
It takes a lot of work and willing volunteers to organise a large chess tournament. A big thank you to Priscilla Morris, our chief arbiter, who did a fantastic job keeping everything under control and to Andrew Bruce who helped in the playing hall. Jo Wildman kept all pairing and results up to date as tournament director.
Also, thanks to GM Chris Ward for his advice and expertise on the day. Other KJCA volunteers who made the day a success were Emma Holmes, Gary Dorman, Kathryn Woodward, Samantha Metcalfe, Conrad Allison and Mikey Watson for organising the extra activities, analysing games, refreshments, complimentary pizzas and ordered all the medals and trophies.
The ECF help in the background was much appreciated. Thanks to Andrew Walker for setting up the online entries and advertising the details on the website, and to Traci Whitfield, Director of Junior Chess, for her continued support and work to develop junior chess.
Final thanks must go to Bromley High School for use of the fantastic school venue and to their Headteacher, Angela Drew, for coming along and presenting all the trophies and medals at the prizegiving and helping to promote girls’ chess at her school and in the local area.
News and updates ....
Well done to all our Kent Juniors who have playing in recent KJCA events and also all those who compete in national and other tournaments throughout the year - Including the recent West of England, London Juniors, Yateley Manor, Junior 4NCL, county team events and the Main 4NCL.
News, results, reports and photos from all recent KJCA tournaments and
other national events will again be published on this website and on our KJCA facebook page as soon as possible.
We have been working to resolve the online issues and thanks go to Sumitra Varma, Alexis Harakis, Vsevolod Belousov and Richard Ellison for all their time and technical expertise.
So ... .... watch this space for more details of the recent KJCA events and how all our talented Kent juniors have been getting on at tournament and events around the country.....