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Ulster Champions were crowned at Methodist College on Sat 6th Dec 2025

37 young chess players gathered at Methodist College to compete for the age group titles of Ulster Champion. 6 rounds of chess and a day of solving challenging chess puzzles.

Pupils arrived from all over Ulster. With age groups represented : U8 / U10 / U12 / U14 / U16 and U19.

Pupils collected problem sheets to be done between rounds. We had 3 rooms, 2 for play and 1 for parents.

As we had 5 under 8's we did as last year. We setup a seperate al-play-all just for the under 8s. So that when they completed their game in the main event we got them to play a second game in this smaller tournament with 5mins each.

The Primary Ulster Champion Chess Puzzle Solver: Kia Jahandizi U12 School: Gilnahirk Primary School

Name Year Points Cert.
Kia Jahandizi U12 16 Gold
Shreyas Chandra Marrivada U12 15.5 Gold
Abhiram Ganja U10 14.5 Gold
Oliver McConkey U12 14.5 Gold
Aarin Micheal U8 14.5 Gold
Darragh Marsh U12 14.5 Gold
Alex McKeown U12 13.5 Silver
Soundharya Premkumar U10 12.5 Silver
Conal Caughey U12 12 Silver
Corey Castillo U10 11 Silver
Jatin Jakati U12 9 Bronze
Daniel Simpson U8 8 Bronze
Rizwan Arshed U8 7 Bronze
Alexander Davis U10 6 Bronze
Nathan Johnston U12 4 Bronze
Sanvi Shambharkar U8 4 Bronze
Vanshika Ozhu U8 3.5 Bronze

The Secondary Ulster Champion Chess Puzzle Solver : Ethan Cole U14 School : Methodist College

Name Year Points Cert.
Ethan Cole U14 23 Gold
Aharshi Banerjee U16 22 Gold
Jakub Slebioda U19 21.5 Gold
Alwin Micheal U14 21 Gold
Timothy McClenahan U19 20.5 Gold
Bohdan Prokopenko U16 19 Gold
Shlok Thoke U14 14 Silver
Peter Murphy U19 12 Silver
Enoch Ke U14 11 Silver
Parker Robinson U14 11 Silver
Szymon Slebioda U14 9.5 Silver
Jonah Corr U19 7 Bronze
Ayush Shambharkar U14 3 Bronze
Charlie Murphy U14 2 Bronze

I include examples from the back of the puzzle sheets. These are always harder than the front ( which comprises of mates in 1, in 2 and in 3). See the solutions at the end of this page.

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p17 p18 p19 p20
p21 p22

These are taken from the 2 brilliant books : 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations – Fred Reinfeld / 1000 Checkmate Combinations – Victor Henkin

With everyone registered we did our first draw. We decided on one section as it gives the younger players an opportunity to be the Ulster Champion. Our youngest in previous years has been Ethan Cole when he was Under10. Ethan now plays in the First Division in Ulster Chess ( Strand Team - who he has helped win the Silver King) and has played many times in International tournaments for Ireland. Today he was with other top players including Alwin Michael, Bohdan Prokopenko and Timothy McClenahan.

Round 1

Results

No Name                      Feder Total  Result   Name                 Feder Total

 1 Ethan Cole                U14   [0]      1:0    Darragh McGarry      U14   [0]  
 2 Charlie Murphy            U14   [0]      0:1    Alwin Micheal        U14   [0]  
 3 Timothy McClenahan        U19   [0]      1:0    Parker Robinson      U14   [0]  
 4 Ayush Shambharkar         U14   [0]      0:1    Bohdan Prokopenko    U16   [0]  
 5 Jonah Corr                U19   [0]      1:0    Szymon Slebioda      U14   [0]  
 6 Kia Jahandizi             U12   [0]      0:1    Aharshi Banerjee     U16   [0]  
 7 Alex McKeown              U12   [0]      1:0    Conal Caughey        U12   [0]  
 8 Jatin Jakati              U12   [0]      1:0    Daniel Simpson       U8    [0]  
 9 Abhiram Ganja             U10   [0]      1:0    Nathan Johnston      U12   [0]  
10 Shreyas Chandra Marrivada U12   [0]      0:1    Peter Murphy         U19   [0]  
11 Shlok Thoke               U14   [0]      1:0    Oliver McConkey      U12   [0]  
12 Rizwan Arshed             U8    [0]      0:1    Sohil Bande          U16   [0]  
13 Rory Brown                U19   [0]      1:0    Corey Castillo       U10   [0]  
14 Alexander Davis           U10   [0]      0:1    Enoch Ke             U14   [0]  
15 Darragh Marsh             U12   [0]      1:0    Soundharya Premkumar U10   [0]  
16 Tanish Thoke              U10   [0]      0:1    Simon Murphy         U16   [0]  
17 Jakub Slebioda            U19   [0]      1:0    Aarin Micheal        U8    [0]  
18 Sanvi Shambharkar         U8    [0]      0:1    Jason Hunt           U14   [0]  
by Swiss Perfect (TM)  www.swissperfect.com

 

Its brilliant to see new faces at these tournaments. One such player Jatin Jakati upset the approx ratings by beating the young Daniel Simpson. The first round is usually the toughest for the younger players as the top ratings play the lower ratings. All seem to have gone to age apart from Abhiram Ganja winning against Nathan Johnston.

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Under 8 - Round 1

Results

No Name           Feder Total  Result   Name              Feder Total

 1 Aarin Micheal  U8    [0]      1:0    Vanshika Ojha     U8    [0]  
 2 Daniel Simpson U8    [0]      1:0    Sanvi Shambharkar U8    [0]  
 3 Rizwan Arshed  U8    [0]      1:0    BYE        

As age groups might not meet/play players in the same age group we setup a second tournament for the Under 8s. and the results from this are fed into the final results to determine final positions for this age group - for a fairer split.

Under 8 - Round 2

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name           Feder Total

 1 Vanshika Ojha     U8    [0]      0:1    Daniel Simpson U8    [1]  
 2 Rizwan Arshed     U8    [1]      0:1    Aarin Micheal  U8    [1]  
 3 Sanvi Shambharkar U8    [0]      1:0    BYE       

Daniel Simpson and Aarin Micheal led in the individual section with 2 out of 2. With 5 players we play a 5 round all-play-all.

Round 2

Results

No Name                 Feder Total  Result   Name                      Feder Total

 1 Shlok Thoke          U14   [1]      0:1    Ethan Cole                U14   [1]  
 2 Alwin Micheal        U14   [1]      1:0    Rory Brown                U19   [1]  
 3 Sohil Bande          U16   [1]      0:1    Timothy McClenahan        U19   [1]  
 4 Bohdan Prokopenko    U16   [1]      1:0    Darragh Marsh             U12   [1]  
 5 Enoch Ke             U14   [1]      0:1    Jonah Corr                U19   [1]  
 6 Aharshi Banerjee     U16   [1]      1:0    Jakub Slebioda            U19   [1]  
 7 Simon Murphy         U16   [1]     .5:.5   Alex McKeown              U12   [1]  
 8 Jason Hunt           U14   [1]      1:0    Abhiram Ganja             U10   [1]  
 9 Peter Murphy         U19   [1]      1:0    Jatin Jakati              U12   [1]  
10 Daniel Simpson       U8    [0]      0:1    Shreyas Chandra Marrivada U12   [0]  
11 Darragh McGarry      U14   [0]      0:1    Oliver McConkey           U12   [0]  
12 Corey Castillo       U10   [0]      0:1    Charlie Murphy            U14   [0]  
13 Parker Robinson      U14   [0]      1:0    Rizwan Arshed             U8    [0]  
14 Soundharya Premkumar U10   [0]      1:0    Ayush Shambharkar         U14   [0]  
15 Szymon Slebioda      U14   [0]      1:0    Alexander Davis           U10   [0]  
16 Aarin Micheal        U8    [0]      0:1    Kia Jahandizi             U12   [0]  
17 Conal Caughey        U12   [0]      1:0    Tanish Thoke              U10   [0]  
18 Nathan Johnston      U12   [0]      1:0    Sanvi Shambharkar         U8    [0]  
19 Vanshika Ojha        U8    [0]       :     BYE   

The young Soundharya gets a good win against Ayush. Alwin, Ethan, Timothy, Bohden and Jonah continue to win.

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Under 8 - Round 3

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name          Feder Total

 1 Daniel Simpson    U8    [2]      1:0    Rizwan Arshed U8    [1]  
 2 Sanvi Shambharkar U8    [1]      1:0    Vanshika Ojha U8    [0]  
 3 Aarin Micheal     U8    [2]      1:0    BYE    

Daniel wins against Rizwan and Sanvi wins against Vanshika. Its brilliant to have some many younger players.

Round 3

Results

No Name                      Feder Total  Result   Name                 Feder Total

 1 Ethan Cole                U14   [2]      1:0    Aharshi Banerjee     U16   [2]  
 2 Jonah Corr                U19   [2]      0:1    Alwin Micheal        U14   [2]  
 3 Timothy McClenahan        U19   [2]      1:0    Peter Murphy         U19   [2]  
 4 Jason Hunt                U14   [2]      0:1    Bohdan Prokopenko    U16   [2]  
 5 Alex McKeown              U12   [1.5]    1:0    Shlok Thoke          U14   [1]  
 6 Abhiram Ganja             U10   [1]      0:1    Simon Murphy         U16   [1.5]
 7 Kia Jahandizi             U12   [1]      1:0    Sohil Bande          U16   [1]  
 8 Rory Brown                U19   [1]      1:0    Szymon Slebioda      U14   [1]  
 9 Jatin Jakati              U12   [1]      1:0    Enoch Ke             U14   [1]  
10 Darragh Marsh             U12   [1]      1:0    Conal Caughey        U12   [1]  
11 Jakub Slebioda            U19   [1]      1:0    Nathan Johnston      U12   [1]  
12 Charlie Murphy            U14   [1]      0:1    Soundharya Premkumar U10   [1]  
13 Shreyas Chandra Marrivada U12   [1]      1:0    Parker Robinson      U14   [1]  
14 Oliver McConkey           U12   [1]      0:1    Daniel Simpson       U8    [0]  
15 Alexander Davis           U10   [0]      0:1    Darragh McGarry      U14   [0]  
16 Ayush Shambharkar         U14   [0]      0:1    Aarin Micheal        U8    [0]  
17 Rizwan Arshed             U8    [0]      1:0    Vanshika Ojha        U8    [0]  
18 Tanish Thoke              U10   [0]      1:0    Corey Castillo       U10   [0]  
19 Sanvi Shambharkar         U8    [0]      1:0    BYE     

The top players start meeting. Ethan beat Aharshi. Alwin won against Jonah. Timothy wins against Peter and Bohdan gets a point off Jason. Whilst the young Alex stays within reach only 1/2 point behind with a win against Shlok.

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Under 8 - Round 4

Results

No Name          Feder Total  Result   Name              Feder Total

 1 Rizwan Arshed U8    [1]      0:1    Sanvi Shambharkar U8    [2]  
 2 Aarin Micheal U8    [3]      0:1    Daniel Simpson    U8    [3]  
 3 Vanshika Ojha U8    [0]      1:0    BYE            

Round 4

Results

No Name                 Feder Total  Result   Name                      Feder Total

 1 Bohdan Prokopenko    U16   [3]      0:1    Ethan Cole                U14   [3]  
 2 Alwin Micheal        U14   [3]      1:0    Timothy McClenahan        U19   [3]  
 3 Jonah Corr           U19   [2]      0:1    Alex McKeown              U12   [2.5]
 4 Simon Murphy         U16   [2.5]    1:0    Rory Brown                U19   [2]  
 5 Aharshi Banerjee     U16   [2]      1:0    Jason Hunt                U14   [2]  
 6 Peter Murphy         U19   [2]     .5:.5   Kia Jahandizi             U12   [2]  
 7 Jatin Jakati         U12   [2]      0:1    Darragh Marsh             U12   [2]  
 8 Soundharya Premkumar U10   [2]      1:0    Jakub Slebioda            U19   [2]  
 9 Sohil Bande          U16   [1]      1:0    Shreyas Chandra Marrivada U12   [2]  
10 Daniel Simpson       U8    [1]      0:1    Szymon Slebioda           U14   [1]  
11 Conal Caughey        U12   [1]      1:0    Abhiram Ganja             U10   [1]  
12 Nathan Johnston      U12   [1]      0:1    Shlok Thoke               U14   [1]  
13 Enoch Ke             U14   [1]      1:0    Oliver McConkey           U12   [1]  
14 Darragh McGarry      U14   [1]     .5:.5   Rizwan Arshed             U8    [1]  
15 Sanvi Shambharkar    U8    [1]      0:1    Charlie Murphy            U14   [1]  
16 Parker Robinson      U14   [1]      1:0    Tanish Thoke              U10   [1]  
17 Aarin Micheal        U8    [1]      1:0    Corey Castillo            U10   [0]  
18 Vanshika Ojha        U8    [0]      0:1    Ayush Shambharkar         U14   [0]  
19 Alexander Davis      U10   [0]      1:0    BYE  

Ethan and Bohdan start a slow game, ending in a rush of moves, pieces flying. Bohdan blunders and Ethan wins. Exciting chess. Every game is a little jewel of magic and art. The young and much talented Alex McKeown gets a good win against Jonah Corr. Alex is also a very talented puzzle solver. I think heres a player yet to reach his full potential and definately to watch. Some other youngsters high up in the tables are the under 12s Kia Jahandizi, Jatin Jakati and Shreyas Chandra Marrivada. and the Under 10s are well represented by Soundharya Premkumar and Abhiram Ganja. The youngest are also doing well with Daniel Simpson on board 10.

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Under 8 - Round 5

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name          Feder Total

 1 Sanvi Shambharkar U8    [3]      0:1    Aarin Micheal U8    [3]  
 2 Vanshika Ojha     U8    [1]      0:1    Rizwan Arshed U8    [1]  
 3 Daniel Simpson    U8    [4]      1:0    BYE       

Aarwin wins against Sanvi. Whilst not have lost a game Daniel leads with a full score of 5 out of 5.

Round 5

Results

No Name                      Feder Total  Result   Name                 Feder Total

 1 Ethan Cole                U14   [4]      1:0    Alwin Micheal        U14   [4]  
 2 Timothy McClenahan        U19   [3]     .5:.5   Simon Murphy         U16   [3.5]
 3 Alex McKeown              U12   [3.5]    0:1    Bohdan Prokopenko    U16   [3]  
 4 Darragh Marsh             U12   [3]      1:0    Aharshi Banerjee     U16   [3]  
 5 Kia Jahandizi             U12   [2.5]    1:0    Soundharya Premkumar U10   [3]  
 6 Jakub Slebioda            U19   [2]      0:1    Peter Murphy         U19   [2.5]
 7 Charlie Murphy            U14   [2]      0:1    Jonah Corr           U19   [2]  
 8 Shlok Thoke               U14   [2]      1:0    Parker Robinson      U14   [2]  
 9 Szymon Slebioda           U14   [2]     .5:.5   Sohil Bande          U16   [2]  
10 Rory Brown                U19   [2]      1:0    Conal Caughey        U12   [2]  
11 Shreyas Chandra Marrivada U12   [2]      1:0    Enoch Ke             U14   [2]  
12 Jason Hunt                U14   [2]      1:0    Aarin Micheal        U8    [2]  
13 Rizwan Arshed             U8    [1.5]    0:1    Jatin Jakati         U12   [2]  
14 Ayush Shambharkar         U14   [1]      0:1    Darragh McGarry      U14   [1.5]
15 Tanish Thoke              U10   [1]      0:1    Daniel Simpson       U8    [1]  
16 Abhiram Ganja             U10   [1]      1:0    Alexander Davis      U10   [1]  
17 Oliver McConkey           U12   [1]      1:0    Sanvi Shambharkar    U8    [1]  
18 Vanshika Ojha             U8    [0]      0:1    Nathan Johnston      U12   [1]  
19 Corey Castillo            U10   [0]      1:0    BYE        

The puzzles are collected and marked. With a large no of players this takes a little time and concentration. and of course I have some puzzles that players find alternative solutions to, making it more challenging to mark. I am ably assisted by fellow volunteer Amol Thoke who with Geoff Hindley have run the second room for the day.

Round 6

Results

No Name                 Feder Total  Result   Name                      Feder Total

 1 Simon Murphy         U16   [4]      0:1    Ethan Cole                U14   [5]  
 2 Alwin Micheal        U14   [4]      1:0    Darragh Marsh             U12   [4]  
 3 Bohdan Prokopenko    U16   [4]      1:0    Timothy McClenahan        U19   [3.5]
 4 Peter Murphy         U19   [3.5]    1:0    Alex McKeown              U12   [3.5]
 5 Jonah Corr           U19   [3]      1:0    Kia Jahandizi             U12   [3.5]
 6 Aharshi Banerjee     U16   [3]      1:0    Jatin Jakati              U12   [3]  
 7 Shlok Thoke          U14   [3]     .5:.5   Jason Hunt                U14   [3]  
 8 Soundharya Premkumar U10   [3]      1:0    Rory Brown                U19   [3]  
 9 Szymon Slebioda      U14   [2.5]    0:1    Shreyas Chandra Marrivada U12   [3]  
10 Sohil Bande          U16   [2.5]   .5:.5   Darragh McGarry           U14   [2.5]
11 Daniel Simpson       U8    [2]      1:0    Parker Robinson           U14   [2]  
12 Oliver McConkey      U12   [2]      0:1    Abhiram Ganja             U10   [2]  
13 Enoch Ke             U14   [2]      0:1    Nathan Johnston           U12   [2]  
14 Conal Caughey        U12   [2]      0:1    Jakub Slebioda            U19   [2]  
15 Aarin Micheal        U8    [2]      0:1    Charlie Murphy            U14   [2]  
16 Alexander Davis      U10   [1]      1:0    Rizwan Arshed             U8    [1.5]
17 Corey Castillo       U10   [1]      0:1    Ayush Shambharkar         U14   [1]  
18 Sanvi Shambharkar    U8    [1]      1:0    Vanshika Ojha             U8    [0]  
19 Tanish Thoke         U10   [1]      1:0    BYE           

The final round Ethan wins on board won having not lost a game ends with full points of 6 out of 6. Followed closely by Alwin Michael and Bohdan Prokopenko on 5 points. Peter Murphy on 4.5 points. and then a chasing group on 4 points. This shows the standard of players and how close the tournament has been. Some brilliant endgames. Some fast accurate quick play finishes. The players are to be thanked for a brilliant tournament, Parents for supporting the players, Volunteers for making the event possible, the Ulster Chess Union for creating a calender of events that includes this, Methodist College for the Venue.

Remember its not winning but the pleasure of solving/struggling and analysing a game - each game is a little work of art.

Ethan Cole wins the tournament on the same day that Brendan Jamison (Bangor Chess Club https://bangorchess.com/ President and brilliant organiser) awards him with the title of Club Chess Master for reaching the FIDE Classic rating of 2018.

See you at our next tournament on January 10th.

January 10th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00

February 14th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00

March 14th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00

April 11th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00

May 9th UK Chess Challenge 9:45 – 5:00

June GrandPrix prize giving

August Chess Summer School

Standings

Place Name                      Feder Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.

  1   Ethan Cole                U14   6        16.5  24.5   21.0
 2-3  Alwin Micheal             U14   5        14.5  23.5   19.0
      Bohdan Prokopenko         U16   5        14.5  22.5   18.0
  4   Peter Murphy              U19   4.5      13.5  20.5   15.5
5-10  Darragh Marsh             U12   4        16.0  23.0   15.0
      Aharshi Banerjee          U16   4        14.0  23.0   15.0
      Simon Murphy              U16   4        13.0  20.5   16.5
      Jonah Corr                U19   4        12.5  19.5   14.0
      Soundharya Premkumar      U10   4        12.5  18.5   13.0
      Shreyas Chandra Marrivada U12   4        10.5  17.0   12.0
11-15 Timothy McClenahan        U19   3.5      16.5  23.5   16.0
      Alex McKeown              U12   3.5      16.0  23.0   15.5
      Kia Jahandizi             U12   3.5      15.0  21.5   12.5
      Jason Hunt                U14   3.5      12.5  19.0   13.5
      Shlok Thoke               U14   3.5      12.0  20.0   11.5
16-24 Jakub Slebioda            U19   3        13.0  19.5   11.0
      Jatin Jakati              U12   3        13.0  19.0   12.0
      Rory Brown                U19   3        12.5  18.0   12.0
      Sohil Bande               U16   3        12.5  18.0   10.5
      Charlie Murphy            U14   3        11.5  17.0    9.0
      Abhiram Ganja             U10   3        10.5  16.0    9.0
      Daniel Simpson            U8    3         9.5  15.0    7.0
      Nathan Johnston           U12   3         9.5  13.0    8.0
      Darragh McGarry           U14   3         8.5  16.0    8.0
 25   Szymon Slebioda           U14   2.5      13.0  18.5    9.0
26-34 Conal Caughey             U12   2        12.5  18.0    8.0
      Enoch Ke                  U14   2        12.0  17.5    9.0
      Parker Robinson           U14   2        11.5  17.0    8.0
      Aarin Micheal             U8    2        11.5  15.5    7.0
      Oliver McConkey           U12   2        11.0  16.0    7.0
      Sanvi Shambharkar         U8    2        11.0  14.5    5.0
      Alexander Davis           U10   2        10.5  15.0    4.0
      Tanish Thoke              U10   2        10.0  14.5    5.0
      Ayush Shambharkar         U14   2         9.5  14.5    4.0
 35   Rizwan Arshed             U8    1.5       9.5  12.5    5.5
 36   Corey Castillo            U10   1        10.0  14.5    2.0
37-41 Vanshika Ojha             U8    0         9.5  14.0    0.0
      Jyuan Bendo               U19   0         0.0   0.0    0.0
      Andrei Alcazar            U16   0         0.0   0.0    0.0
      Dreyce Escolano           U16   0         0.0   0.0    0.0
      Logan Moore               U16   0         0.0   0.0    0.0

Under 8 - Standings

Place Name              Feder Score

  1   Daniel Simpson    U8    5    
  2   Aarin Micheal     U8    4    
  3   Sanvi Shambharkar U8    3    
  4   Rizwan Arshed     U8    2    
  5   Vanshika Ojha     U8    1  

Daniel wins the under 8's all play all - these scores are then added to these players scores to get the standings for the under 8s.

 

The Champions:

Ulster Champion : Ethan Cole

Ulster Girls Champion : Soundharya Premkumar

Under 8 Ulster Champion : Daniel Simpson

Under 10 Ulster Champion :  Soundharya Premkumar

Under 12 Ulster Champion : Darragh Marsh

Under 14 Ulster Champion : Ethan Cole

Under 16 Ulster Champion : Bohdan Prokopenko

Under 19 Ulster Champion : Peter Murphy

The overall top 3 players

Name Age
Cole, Ethan U14 Champion
Micheal, Alwin U14 2nd
Prokopenko, Bohdan U16 3rd

Under 8 Championship positions

Name Age Score
Simpson, Daniel U8 U8 1st 8
Micheal, Aarin U8 U8 2nd 6
Shambharkar, Sanvi U8 U8 3rd 4
Under 10 Championship positions
Name Age Score
Premkumar, Soundharya U10 U10 1st 4
Ganja, Abhiram U10 U10 2nd 3
Davis, Alexander U10 U10 3rd 2
Under 12 Championship positions
Name Age Score
Marsh, Darragh U12 U12 1st 4
Marrivada, Shreyas Chandra U12 U12 2nd 4
McKeown, Alex U12 U12 3rd 3.5
Under 14 Championship positions
Name Age Score
Cole, Ethan U14 U14 1st 6
Micheal, Alwin U14 U14 2nd 5
Hunt, Jason U14 U14 3rd 3.5
Under 16 Championship positions
Name Age Score
Prokopenko, Bohdan U16 U16 1st 5
Banerjee, Aharshi U16 U16 2nd 4
Murphy, Simon U16 U16 3rd 4
Under 19 Championship positions
Name Age Score
Murphy, Peter U19 1st U19 4.5
Corr, Jonah U19 2nd U19 4
McClenahan, Timothy U19 3rd U19 3.5

 

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Solutions to the puzzles at the top of the page.

These are from the brilliant books :

1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations – Fred Reinfeld

1000 Checkmate Combinations – Victor Henkin

13. White to move (1001W-863)

1. Rxf6 Rxf6

2. h4 h6

3. Kg2 g5

4. h5 resigns The Black King will have to give up the Rook.

14. White to move. (1001W-864)

1.  Rh3+ gxh3+

2. Kf3 g4+

3. Kf4 g3

4. hxg4#

15. Black to move (1001W-865)

1. …Bc1+

2. Kg4 h5+

3. Kh4 Be3 Resigns

16.  Black to move (1001W-866)

1. … Bf4

2. Kb4 Kd5

3. Ka4 c5

Winning the Knight pawn.

17. Black to move (1001W-867)

1. … Ke3

2. Rxg5 Rd1+

3. Rg1 Kf2

4. Rxd1 Bg2#

18. Black to move (1001W-868)

1. … Rg8!

2. Rg1 Rxg5

3. Qxg5 Qd6+ Resigns

19. White to move (1000CC-374)

1. Qb4 Kh8?

Correct is Rfe8

2. Rxc5 bxc5

3. Qxh4 Resigns

20. White to move  (1000CC-375)

1. Nf6+ gxf6

2. Bxf6 Rd5

3. Qd2! Black resigned

21. White to move (1000CC-376)

1. Rxg7! Kxg7

2. Bh6+ Kg8

3. Bg6!

22. Black to move (1000CC-377)

1. … Bg4

2. Qd8+ Kg7

3. Qd6 Nxd2 …