Schools Ulster Championships 2012
Under7 plays Under12 Champion
The quality of play was enjoyable to watch. There was tension, quiet but concentrated thought. Four sections ending with 6 Champions:
Karina Kruk : Under 19 Ulster Champion
Kiran Robbin : Under 16 Ulster Champion
Joel Dawson : Under 14 Ulster Champion
Lucia Corrigan : Under 12 Ulster Champion
Honor Parissis : Under 10 Ulster Champion
Admira Kecskemeti : Under 7 Ulster Champion
Under 19s played a five round all play all. The section included the Irish International Karina Kruk who also holds the title of Womans Candidate Master. Karina is off next week to represent Ireland at the World Youth Chess Championships, Maribor, Slovenia, 7-19 November 2012.
| 1 | Karina Kruk | U19 | Aquinas Grammar | 4 |
| 2 | Matthew Chapman | U19 | Grosvenor | 3 |
| 3-4 | Chris Roe | U19 | RBA | 2.5 |
| Thomas Donaldson | U19 | RBAI | 2.5 | |
| 5-6 | James Baker | U19 | St Columbs | 1.5 |
| Peter Jones | U19 | Bangor Grammar | 1.5 |
The under16's played a six round swiss - with a battle between the brilliant two brothers Kiran and Kevin Robbin. Both scoring the same points but a decision was made using the buch order together with the result that Kiran had beaten Kevin in an exciting match in round 4.
| 1-2 | Kiran Robbin | U16 | RBAI | 5 |
| Kevin Robbin | U16 | RBAI | 5 | |
| 3 | Radhika Gupta | U16 | Banbridge Academy | 4 |
| 4-5 | Thomas Chambers | U16 | St Columb's | 3.5 |
| John Dawson | U16 | Friends | 3.5 | |
| 6-7 | Jason Roe | U16 | BRA | 3 |
| Andrew Todd | U16 | Bangor Grammar | 3 | |
| 8 | Joshua Geary | U16 | Bangor Grammar | 2 |
| 9 | James Wylie | U16 | Bangor Grammar | 1 |
The under14s played a seven round all play all. Joel Dawson winning the Championship without dropping a point. Sean Brown from St Columbs coming a close second.
| 1 | Joel Dawson | U14 | Friends Lisburn | 6.5 |
| 2 | Sean Brown | U14 | St Columbs | 6 |
| 3-4 | Raghav Gupta | U14 | Banbridge Academy | 4 |
| Eoghan Turkington | U14 | St Pats Knock | 4 | |
| 5 | Matthew Gray | U14 | Bangor Grammar | 3.5 |
| 6-7 | Samuel Todd | U14 | Bangor Grammar | 2 |
| Rachel Eachus | U14 | Antrim Grammar | 2 |
The Under12s included Admira Kecskemeti who still only 5 years old held her own to come joint 4th in the section. The overall winner Lucia Corrigan won all her games.
| 1 | Lucia Corrigan | U12 | Fullerton | 6 |
| 2 | Joshua Morris | U12 | St Brides | 4 |
| 3 | Honor Parissis | U10 | Fullerton | 3.5 |
| 4-8 | Ryan Jackson | U12 | 3 | |
| Admira Kecskemeti | U7 | 3 | ||
| Caolan Young | U12 | St Columbs | 3 | |
| Pete Todd | U12 | Kilmaine PS | 3 | |
| Lea Homaee | U12 | St Brides | 3 | |
| 9 | Ellen Eachus | U12 | Mossgrove | 1.5 |
A chess problem competition was held consisting of some 22 chess puzzles - some of these are elegent problems and an excellent way of improving your chess.
Senior Puzzle winner : Kevin Robbin
Primary Puzzle winner : Admira Kecskemeti
with Silver awards to Honor Parissis and Lucia Corrigan.
Many thanks to the Students, their parents, Methodist College for such a brilliant venue and all our helpers.
Our next event is on 8th December 12:30pm at Methodist College.
