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The Final Childrens Chess decides Stormont Players.

The April 2014 Childrens Chess tournament saw over 30 children enjoying the brilliant game of Chess. This the last childrens chess tournament of the year decides the players invited to the Stormont Award Ceremony.

Chess encourages the mind to look for alternatives. Solutions within a set of rules. In a World of fast digital games and information we still need to make decisions. Chess provides a controlled world where decisions can lead to loss or win and you are responsible for your decisions. A game of slow focused thought.

The month being the last for the Stormont Grandprix points saw interest in the current standings and some determined players.

With sixteen Secondary and seventeen Primary players we had an afternoon of chess excellence and friendly banter.

Top Ulster player Gareth Annesley provided a session of formal training with Gareth talking through an excellent example position teaching us some methods of analysis. This was followed with a couple of sessions between rounds on solving problems. Many thanks to Gareth.

The Puzzle solving had a new face in the primary section with Li Changyang leaping ahead of the pack with 18 correct solutions a brilliant result.

In the Secondary Chess competition Eoin McCorkindale for the second time won with full points - undefeated and from only two visits to the competition gains a place at the Stormont awards. With Andrew Todd coming a close second. Both new players to this years series of tournaments.

Peter Todd (younger brother of Andrew) dominated the primary section winning it without loss for I believe the fourth successive month. Coming second were Calvin Patterson (only P2) and Admira Kecskemti (P3) both on 4 points.

Full results and photos below:

Place 
Primary Puzzles Year
Score

Place
Secondary Puzzles Year
Score
1 Li, Changyang P7 18
1 Patterson, Jake F4 11.5
2 Patterson, Phoebe P4 13
2 Dawson, John F5 11
3 Kecskameti, Admira P3 12
3 Todd, Andrew F5 7.5
4 McIlwrath, Isaac P5 11
4 Todd, Samuel F2 3.5
4 Patteron, Calvin P2 11
5 Duffy, Matt F1 3
4 Kecskameti, Arnold P2 11
5. Grey, Matthew F4 3
7 Fiachra, Avery P5 8
7 Dawson, Joel F3 2
7 Todd, Pete P7 8




7 Beres, Luca P2 8




10 Emerson, Jack P7 7




11 Criag, Lee P7 5




12 Watters, Robin P7 2




13 Bell, Nakita P3 2




Solutions are bottom of page.

April 2014 puzzles

Primary April - Round 1

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name              Feder Total

 1 Lee Criag         P7    [0]      0:1    Isaac McIlwrath   P5    [0]  
 2 Calvin Patteron   P2    [0]      1:0    Eoghan Duffy      P4    [0]  
 3 Johnny Duffy      P6    [0]      0:1    Phoebe Patterson  P4    [0]  
 4 Evan Smyth        P5    [0]      0:1    Jack Emerson      P7    [0]  
 5 Avery Fiachra     P5    [0]      0:1    Pete Todd         P7    [0]  
 6 Robin Watters     P7    [0]     .5:.5   Changyang Li      P7    [0]  
 7 Lucy Xu           P5    [0]      1:0    BYE                          
 8 Nakita Bell       P3    [0]      1:0    Luca Beres        P2    [0]  
 9 Arnold Kecskameti P2    [0]      0:1    Admira Kecskameti P3    [0]  

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Primary April - Round 2

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name            Feder Total

 1 Jack Emerson      P7    [1]      0:1    Pete Todd       P7    [1]  
 2 Isaac McIlwrath   P5    [1]      0:1    Lucy Xu         P5    [1]  
 3 Admira Kecskameti P3    [1]      0:1    Calvin Patteron P2    [1]  
 4 Phoebe Patterson  P4    [1]      1:0    Nakita Bell     P3    [1]  
 5 Changyang Li      P7    [.5]     0:1    Lee Criag       P7    [0]  
 6 Eoghan Duffy      P4    [0]     .5:.5   Robin Watters   P7    [.5] 
 7 Evan Smyth        P5    [0]      0:1    Johnny Duffy    P6    [0]  
 8 Luca Beres        P2    [0]      0:1    Avery Fiachra   P5    [0]  
 9 Arnold Kecskameti P2    [0]      1:0    BYE                        

 

Primary April - Round 3

Results

No Name          Feder Total  Result   Name              Feder Total

 1 Pete Todd     P7    [2]      1:0    Calvin Patteron   P2    [2]  
 2 Lucy Xu       P5    [2]      1:0    Phoebe Patterson  P4    [2]  
 3 Lee Criag     P7    [1]      0:1    Admira Kecskameti P3    [1]  
 4 Johnny Duffy  P6    [1]     .5:.5   Isaac McIlwrath   P5    [1]  
 5 Robin Watters P7    [1]      0:1    Jack Emerson      P7    [1]  
 6 Avery Fiachra P5    [1]      0:1    Arnold Kecskameti P2    [1]  
 7 Nakita Bell   P3    [1]      0:1    Changyang Li      P7    [.5] 
 8 Eoghan Duffy  P4    [.5]     0:1    Evan Smyth        P5    [0]  
 9 Luca Beres    P2    [0]      1:0    BYE                          

 

Primary April - Round 4

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name              Feder Total

 1 Pete Todd         P7    [3]      1:0    Lucy Xu           P5    [3]  
 2 Jack Emerson      P7    [2]      0:1    Phoebe Patterson  P4    [2]  
 3 Calvin Patteron   P2    [2]      1:0    Arnold Kecskameti P2    [2]  
 4 Admira Kecskameti P3    [2]      1:0    Johnny Duffy      P6    [1.5]
 5 Changyang Li      P7    [1.5]    0:1    Isaac McIlwrath   P5    [1.5]
 6 Robin Watters     P7    [1]      0:1    Lee Criag         P7    [1]  
 7 Nakita Bell       P3    [1]      0:1    Avery Fiachra     P5    [1]  
 8 Luca Beres        P2    [1]      0:1    Evan Smyth        P5    [1]  
 9 Eoghan Duffy      P4    [.5]     1:0    BYE                          

 

Primary April - Round 5

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name              Feder Total

 1 Phoebe Patterson  P4    [3]      0:1    Pete Todd         P7    [4]  
 2 Lucy Xu           P5    [3]      0:1    Admira Kecskameti P3    [3]  
 3 Isaac McIlwrath   P5    [2.5]    0:1    Calvin Patteron   P2    [3]  
 4 Lee Criag         P7    [2]      1:0    Avery Fiachra     P5    [2]  
 5 Arnold Kecskameti P2    [2]     .5:.5   Jack Emerson      P7    [2]  
 6 Evan Smyth        P5    [2]      0:1    Robin Watters     P7    [1]  
 7 Changyang Li      P7    [1.5]    1:0    Eoghan Duffy      P4    [1.5]
 8 Johnny Duffy      P6    [1.5]    1:0    Luca Beres        P2    [1]  
 9 Nakita Bell       P3    [1]      1:0    BYE                          

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Primary April - Standings

Standings

Place Name               Feder Score

  1   Todd, Pete         P7    5    
 2-3  Patteron, Calvin   P2    4    
      Kecskameti, Admira P3    4    
 4-6  Xu, Lucy           P5    3    
      Patterson, Phoebe  P4    3    
      Criag, Lee         P7    3    
7-11  Kecskameti, Arnold P2    2.5  
      McIlwrath, Isaac   P5    2.5  
      Duffy, Johnny      P6    2.5  
      Emerson, Jack      P7    2.5  
      Li, Changyang      P7    2.5  
12-15 Watters, Robin     P7    2    
      Bell, Nakita       P3    2    
      Fiachra, Avery     P5    2    
      Smyth, Evan        P5    2    
 16   Duffy, Eoghan      P4    1.5  
 17   Beres, Luca        P2    1    
by Swiss Perfect (TM)  www.swissperfect.com

 

April Secondary - Round 1

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name             Feder Total

 1 Cameron Brown     F1    [0]     .5:.5   Ethan Martin     F1    [0]  
 2 Eoin McCorkindale F4    [0]      1:0    Joel Dawson      F3    [0]  
 3 John Dawson       F5    [0]      1:0    Scot Murray      F4    [0]  
 4 Jake Patterson    F4    [0]      1:0    Matt Duffy       F1    [0]  
 5 Matthew Grey      F4    [0]      0:1    Hannah Patterson F2    [0]  
 6 Adam Simmonite    F1    [0]      1:0    Jordan Keenan    F5    [0]  
 7 Finlay Kelly      F4    [0]      0:1    Andrew Todd      F5    [0]  
 8 Samuel Todd       F2    [0]      1:0    Kieran Martin    F1    [0]  

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April Secondary - Round 2

Results

No Name             Feder Total  Result   Name              Feder Total

 1 Hannah Patterson F2    [1]      0:1    John Dawson       F5    [1]  
 2 Adam Simmonite   F1    [1]      0:1    Eoin McCorkindale F4    [1]  
 3 Andrew Todd      F5    [1]      1:0    Jake Patterson    F4    [1]  
 4 Ethan Martin     F1    [.5]     0:1    Samuel Todd       F2    [1]  
 5 Joel Dawson      F3    [0]      1:0    Cameron Brown     F1    [.5] 
 6 Matt Duffy       F1    [0]      0:1    Finlay Kelly      F4    [0]  
 7 Kieran Martin    F1    [0]      0:1    Matthew Grey      F4    [0]  
 8 Jordan Keenan    F5    [0]      1:0    Scot Murray       F4    [0]  

 

April Secondary - Round 3

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name             Feder Total

 1 John Dawson       F5    [2]     .5:.5   Andrew Todd      F5    [2]  
 2 Eoin McCorkindale F4    [2]      1:0    Samuel Todd      F2    [2]  
 3 Finlay Kelly      F4    [1]      0:1    Joel Dawson      F3    [1]  
 4 Matthew Grey      F4    [1]      1:0    Adam Simmonite   F1    [1]  
 5 Jake Patterson    F4    [1]      1:0    Jordan Keenan    F5    [1]  
 6 Cameron Brown     F1    [.5]     0:1    Hannah Patterson F2    [1]  
 7 Matt Duffy        F1    [0]      1:0    Ethan Martin     F1    [.5] 
 8 Scot Murray       F4    [0]      0:1    Kieran Martin    F1    [0]  

 

April Secondary - Round 4

Results

No Name             Feder Total  Result   Name              Feder Total

 1 Andrew Todd      F5    [2.5]    0:1    Eoin McCorkindale F4    [3]  
 2 Samuel Todd      F2    [2]      0:1    John Dawson       F5    [2.5]
 3 Joel Dawson      F3    [2]      1:0    Matthew Grey      F4    [2]  
 4 Hannah Patterson F2    [2]      1:0    Jake Patterson    F4    [2]  
 5 Kieran Martin    F1    [1]      0:1    Matt Duffy        F1    [1]  
 6 Jordan Keenan    F5    [1]      1:0    Finlay Kelly      F4    [1]  
 7 Ethan Martin     F1    [.5]     1:0    Adam Simmonite    F1    [1]  
 8 Scot Murray      F4    [0]     .5:.5   Cameron Brown     F1    [.5] 

 

April Secondary - Round 5

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name          Feder Total

 1 Eoin McCorkindale F4    [4]      1:0    John Dawson   F5    [3.5]
 2 Hannah Patterson  F2    [3]      0:1    Joel Dawson   F3    [3]  
 3 Matthew Grey      F4    [2]      0:1    Andrew Todd   F5    [2.5]
 4 Matt Duffy        F1    [2]      1:0    Jordan Keenan F5    [2]  
 5 Jake Patterson    F4    [2]      1:0    Samuel Todd   F2    [2]  
 6 Finlay Kelly      F4    [1]      1:0    Ethan Martin  F1    [1.5]
 7 Cameron Brown     F1    [1]      0:1    Kieran Martin F1    [1]  
 8 Adam Simmonite    F1    [1]      0:1    Scot Murray   F4    [.5] 

 

April Secondary - Round 6

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name             Feder Total

 1 Eoin McCorkindale F4    [5]      1:0    Matt Duffy       F1    [3]  
 2 Joel Dawson       F3    [4]      0:1    Andrew Todd      F5    [3.5]
 3 John Dawson       F5    [3.5]   .5:.5   Jake Patterson   F4    [3]  
 4 Jordan Keenan     F5    [2]      0:1    Hannah Patterson F2    [3]  
 5 Samuel Todd       F2    [2]      0:1    Matthew Grey     F4    [2]  
 6 Kieran Martin     F1    [2]      0:1    Finlay Kelly     F4    [2]  
 7 Ethan Martin      F1    [1.5]   .5:.5   Scot Murray      F4    [1.5]
 8 Adam Simmonite    F1    [1]     .5:.5   Cameron Brown    F1    [1]  

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April Secondary - Standings

Standings

Place Name               Feder Score

  1   McCorkindale, Eoin F4    6    
  2   Todd, Andrew       F5    4.5  
 3-5  Dawson, Joel       F3    4    
      Dawson, John       F5    4    
      Patterson, Hannah  F2    4    
  6   Patterson, Jake    F4    3.5  
 7-9  Grey, Matthew      F4    3    
      Kelly, Finlay      F4    3    
      Duffy, Matt        F1    3    
10-14 Todd, Samuel       F2    2    
      Keenan, Jordan     F5    2    
      Martin, Kieran     F1    2    
      Martin, Ethan      F1    2    
      Murray, Scot       F4    2    
15-16 Brown, Cameron     F1    1.5  
      Simmonite, Adam    F1    1.5  
by Swiss Perfect (TM)  www.swissperfect.com

 

Solutions to problems - in order -top left to bottom right.:

1) 1.Qb5+ Kxb5 2.Nd4#  2) 1.Rh8+ Bxh8 2.Qh7#  3) 1.Rg8+ Kxg8 2.Qg7#   4) 1.Rh8+ if Kxh8 2.Qh7# if Qxh8 2.Qf7#
5) 1.Nc5# QxN 2.Qe1#   6) 1.Rd8+ if Kxd8 2.Qd7# or Rxd8 Qb7#  7) 1.Kh8 (Any move and White mates) ie Kxc5 2.Re4#  8) 1.Bg1+ Qxg1 2.Ng4+ hxg4 3.Qh6+ Bh4 4.Qxh4#
9) 1.Ng5 if Bxc2 2.Bxb7 and white wins a piece. or f5 2.Nxe4 fxe4 3.Bxe4 10) 1.Qh6 gxh6 2.Rh3# 11) 1....Nh5g3+ 1.Kh2 Nf1+ 2.Kh1 Re3! 4.Bxe3 Qh2+ 5.Nxh2 Nf1g3# 12) 1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh1+ Kg8 3.Nh6+ Kh8 4.Nf7+ Kg8 5.Rh8+ Kxf7 6.Rh7+ Kg8 7.Rg7+ Kh8 9.Rh1#

 

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