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Top young chess players enjoy afternoon of chess

The series of monthly Belfast Chess tournaments continued on January 17th at Methodist College. With pupils ranging from P3 to Sixth Formers. Playing some brilliant chess.

Numbers were slightly down so we put the Primary students into the Secondary section. This gave them an opportunity to test their skills against some very tough opponents. 7 rounds were played with each player having 15mins. Between rounds the players solved chess problems, had a short session on the technique of reloading. Which follows a simple 1-2-3 process:

One you place a piece where it can be taken

Two your opponent takes it

Three you advantageously re-take with another piece

See if you can see how reloading wins the two positions shown below: answers at the bottom of this page.

reloader1

1. White to move

reloader2

2. White to move

In the puzzle solving Andrew Todd came first with a score of 15 followed closely by his brother Samuel with 13. The primary puzzle solving was won by Pheobe Patterson.

Round 1

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name             Feder Total

 1 Dylan Breen       F1    [0]      0:1    Hannah Patterson F3    [0]  
 2 Jake Patterson    F5    [0]      0:1    John Dawson      F6    [0]  
 3 Josh Geary        F7    [0]      1:0    Calvin Patterson p3    [0]  
 4 Peter Todd        F1    [0]      1:0    James Kane       F1    [0]  
 5 Eoin McCorkindale F5    [0]      1:0    Andrew Todd      F6    [0]  
 6 Samuel Todd       F3    [0]     .5:.5   Phoebe Patterson p6    [0]  

The first round showed that Phoebe Patterson was going to be a force to be reckoned with. Taking 1/2 point off Samuel Todd.

Room1

Round 2

Results

No Name             Feder Total  Result   Name              Feder Total

 1 John Dawson      F6    [1]     .5:.5   Eoin McCorkindale F5    [1]  
 2 Hannah Patterson F3    [1]      1:0    Josh Geary        F7    [1]  
 3 Phoebe Patterson p6    [.5]     0:1    Peter Todd        F1    [1]  
 4 James Kane       F1    [0]      0:1    Samuel Todd       F3    [.5] 
 5 Calvin Patterson p3    [0]      1:0    Dylan Breen       F1    [0]  
 6 Andrew Todd      F6    [0]      1:0    Jake Patterson    F5    [0]  

This time Calvin showed that he could make a stand against the Secondary School section.

Round 3

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name             Feder Total

 1 Peter Todd        F1    [2]      1:0    Hannah Patterson F3    [2]  
 2 Samuel Todd       F3    [1.5]    0:1    John Dawson      F6    [1.5]
 3 Eoin McCorkindale F5    [1.5]    1:0    Calvin Patterson p3    [1]  
 4 Josh Geary        F7    [1]      0:1    Andrew Todd      F6    [1]  
 5 Dylan Breen       F1    [0]      0:1    Phoebe Patterson p6    [.5] 
 6 Jake Patterson    F5    [0]      1:0    James Kane       F1    [0]  

middletables

Round 4

Results

No Name                  Total  Result   Name                   Total

 1 John Dawson      F6    [2.5]    1:0    Peter Todd        F1    [3]  
 2 Hannah Patterson F3    [2]      0:1    Eoin McCorkindale F5    [2.5]
 3 Andrew Todd      F6    [2]      1:0    Samuel Todd       F3    [1.5]
 4 Phoebe Patterson p6    [1.5]    0:1    Josh Geary        F7    [1]  
 5 Calvin Patterson p3    [1]      0:1    Jake Patterson    F5    [1]  
 6 Caleb Quigley    F2    [0]      0:1    Dylan Breen       F1    [0]  
 7 James Kane       F1    [0]      1:0    BYE                          

friendlygame

Round 5

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name             Feder Total

 1 Andrew Todd       F6    [3]      0:1    John Dawson      F6    [3.5]
 2 Eoin McCorkindale F5    [3.5]    1:0    Peter Todd       F1    [3]  
 3 Jake Patterson    F5    [2]      0:1    Hannah Patterson F3    [2]  
 4 Josh Geary        F7    [2]      1:0    Dylan Breen      F1    [1]  
 5 James Kane        F1    [1]      0:1    Phoebe Patterson p6    [1.5]
 6 Samuel Todd       F3    [1.5]    1:0    Caleb Quigley    F2    [0]  
 7 Calvin Patterson  p3    [1]      1:0    BYE                         

 

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Round 6

Results

No Name             Feder Total  Result   Name              Feder Total

 1 John Dawson      F6    [4.5]    1:0    Hannah Patterson  F3    [3]  
 2 Josh Geary       F7    [3]      0:1    Eoin McCorkindale F5    [4.5]
 3 Peter Todd       F1    [3]      0:1    Andrew Todd       F6    [3]  
 4 Phoebe Patterson p6    [2.5]    0:1    Jake Patterson    F5    [2]  
 5 Calvin Patterson p3    [2]      1:0    Samuel Todd       F3    [2.5]
 6 Caleb Quigley    F2    [0]      0:1    James Kane        F1    [1]  
 7 Dylan Breen      F1    [1]      1:0    BYE                          

 

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Round 7

Results

No Name              Feder Total  Result   Name             Feder Total

 1 John Dawson       F6    [5.5]    1:0    Josh Geary       F7    [3]  
 2 Eoin McCorkindale F5    [5.5]    1:0    Jake Patterson   F5    [3]  
 3 Hannah Patterson  F3    [3]      0:1    Andrew Todd      F6    [4]  
 4 Peter Todd        F1    [3]      1:0    Calvin Patterson p3    [3]  
 5 Phoebe Patterson  p6    [2.5]    1:0    Caleb Quigley    F2    [0]  
 6 Dylan Breen       F1    [2]      0:1    James Kane       F1    [2]  
 7 Samuel Todd       F3    [2.5]    1:0    BYE                         

 

Standings

Place Name              Feder Score

 1-2  John Dawson       F6    6.5  
      Eoin McCorkindale F5    6.5  
  3   Andrew Todd       F6    5    
  4   Peter Todd        F1    4    
 5-6  Samuel Todd       F3    3.5  
      Phoebe Patterson  p6    3.5  
7-11  Hannah Patterson  F3    3    
      Jake Patterson    F5    3    
      Josh Geary        F7    3    
      Calvin Patterson  p3    3    
      James Kane        F1    3    
 12   Dylan Breen       F1    2    
 13   Caleb Quigley     F2    0    
by Swiss Perfect (TM)  www.swissperfect.com

 

John Dawson and Eoin McCorkindale shared first place. Both undefeated their only non-win being the drawn game when they played each other.

Both Pheobe Patterson with 3.5 and Calvin Patterson with 3 gave a good reckoning of themselves against tough opposition.

Solutionsto the two problems above:

Position1: 1. Nd5! Qd6 2. Nxf6+! Qxf6 3. Bxg5 The Knight on d5 is safe because if taken the Queen reloads on d5 with a double attack.

Position2: 1. Re5! if taken the pawn reloads and wins material.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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