UK Chess Challenge Northern Ireland Megafinals
Players qualifying from Botanic Primary School, Castlewellan Primary School, Comber Primary School, Holywood Steiner School, Ballymena Academy, Home Educated, and from Enniskillen - Tatttygar Primary School, Holy Trinity Primary School, Enniskillen Model Primary School, gathered for the finals.
This tournament is part of a UK wide competition - very well organised, we get several boxes of trophies, certificates and instructions its an honour to be part of such an excellent tournament. For further details go to the Delancy's UK Chess Challenge Website.
This tournament is the last monthly tournament jointly run by the Ulster Chess Union and the Ulster Schools Chess Council. We run a series of tournaments every year. Welcoming youngsters from all over to enjoy fun Chess. These tournaments also provide a place for younsters whos schools dont have chess clubs to meet and play other chess players.
This year we had only 3 players in the seniors section. So we played an all play all White and Black giving plenty of chess. The youngest of the players Harvey Coster had to contend with the two experienced older players Hanna and Jake Patterson. Which he did excellently. All three qualified for the Terra-finals in July.
U18 / U16 / U14 / U13
Standings
Place Name Feder Club Score 1 Jake Patterson U16 Home Educated 4 2 Hannah Patterson U14 Home Educated 2 3 Harvey Coster U13 Ballymena Academy 0
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As in each tournament we had a puzzle solving competition. As the tournament lasted the full day these problems were slightly harder and more challenging. All the Primary entries for this won a certificate and a problem solving booklet.
The primary puzzle solving was won by : Daithi Monahan-Packham
The Secondary puzzle Solving was won by : Hannah Patterson
1. White to move and win Solutions at bottom of page. |
2. Black to move and win |
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The younger players were put into one section.
U12 / U11 / U10 / U9 / U8 / U7
Standings
Place Name Feder Club Score 1 Calvin Patterson U7 Home Educated 6 2 Michael Callaghan U10 Tatttygar Primary School 5 3-4 Phoebe Patterson U10 Home Educated 4 Calum Glendinning U10 Holywood Steiner 4 5 David Villagomez-Espinosa U12 Botanic Primary School 3.5 6-9 Chloe Lunny U12 Holy Trinity Primary School, Enniskillen 3 Andrew Graham U7 Comber Primary School 3 Leon Geraghty U10 Holywood Steiner School 3 Daithi Monahan-Packham U10 Holywood Steiner School 3 10-11 Tom Crudgington U10 Castlewellan Primary School 2.5 Samuel Kennedy U10 Botanic Primary School 2.5 12-13 Brooke McClurg U12 Castlewellan Primary School 2 Daniel Kennedy-Long U8 Botanic Primary School 2 14 Patrick Williams U9 Enniskillen Model Primary School 1 15 Eve Burns U8 Botanic Primary School 0
Each girl/boy who won their year received the title Suprema/Supremo and a trophy and will be invited to the Terra-finals in England in early July. This is one of the top childrens events in the UK and we will look forward to seeing how well our youngsters do - wishing them good luck.
The following qualified for the Terra-finals in July:
Merged section of U18-U13 | ||||||
No | First Name | Last Name | Age | School | Title | |
1 | Jake | Patterson | U16 | Home Schooled | Supremo | |
2 | Hannah | Patterson | U14 | Home Schooled | Suprema | |
3 | Harvey | Coster | U13 | Ballymena Academy | Supremo | |
Merged section of U12 and below | ||||||
No | First Name | Last Name | Age | School | Title | |
1 | Calvin | Patterson | U7 | Home Schooled | Supremo | |
2 | Michael | Callaghan | U10 | Tatttygar Primary School | Supremo | |
3 | Phoebe | Patterson | U10 | Home Schooled | Suprema | |
4 | Calum | Glendinning | U10 | Rudolph Steiner | Qualifier | |
5 | David | Villagomez-Espinosa | U12 | Botanic Primary School | Supremo | |
6 | Chloe | Lunny | U12 | Holy Trinity Primary School, Enniskillen | Suprema | |
7 | Andrew | Graham | U7 | Comber Primary School | Qualified | |
13 | Daniel | Kennedy-Long | U8 | Botanic Primary School | Supremo | |
15 | Eve | Burns | U8 | Botanic Primary School | Suprema |
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Between the six rounds of chess we had a top Ulster Player talking through a series of instructive positions. Todays theme was attacking two pieces. Everyone enjoyed these even the volunteers!
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The next chess event after the Stormont award ceremony is the 3 day Chess Summer School - watch the events on the home page for details.
Solutions to problems:
1. 1. Bh8 wins 2. 1..... Qh1+ 2. KxQ Bf3+ 3. Kg1 Rd1#
Enjoy your chess.....