The Belfast Qualifier for the London Junior Chess Championship
The tournament is open to all young chess players. The more players that play the more different age group sections we can have. The plan is to have sections for Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 19. Unfortunately on the day I felt due to numbers we would merge groups. So we had 12 players in an Under 12 section and 9 players in the Under 19 section. The players included Ulster Champions Pheobe Patterson, Calvin Patterson, Daniil Zelenchuk, Dexter Harris who also is the winner of the Munster under 8 tournament and Avrora Zelenchuk winner of the English Chess Championships Northern Giga-final under8's. So plenty of strong players.
Both sections played a 6 round swiss - so all players get to play for the day. The time between rounds was spent playing friendlys and solving problems for a problem solving competition. A couple of coaching sessions where chess positions were talked through with tactical pins as the topic - these reflected the theme of some of the chess problems.
Of course starting with the most important job of the day - the puzzle solving - each game of chess is a series of puzzles here are some elegent positions some are works of art... One of the best ways of improving your chess.
Followed by photos and results.
The winners of the Secondary school puzzle solving
| points | Age | Name | |
| Gold | 12 | U19 | Jake Patterson |
| Silver | 10 | U16 | Adam Rushe |
| Silver | 10 | U14 | Daniil Zelenchuk |
| Silver | 8 | U12 | Phoebe Patterson |
| Bronze | 6 | U14 | Sean McGuigan |
| Bronze | 5 | U16 | Mattie Morgan |
| Bronze | 2 | U14 | Oisin Maguire |
The Primary puzzle solver winners:
| Points | Age | Name | |
| Gold | 12 | U10 | Avrora Zelenchuk |
| Silver | 8 | U12 | Katy Thornton |
| Bronze | 5 | U8 | Adam Fitzsimons |
| Bronze | 5 | U10 | Ahmed Haridy |
| Bronze | 4 | U10 | Jasper Grady |
| Bronze | 4 | U10 | Dexter Harris |
| Bronze | 4 | U10 | Calvin Patterson |
Some of the problems - theme - pins :
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Under 12 - Round 1
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Adam Fitzsimons U8 [0] 0:1 Phoebe Patterson U12 [0] 2 Calvin Patterson U10 [0] 1:0 Jasper Grady U10 [0] 3 Farida Haridy U8 [0] 0:1 Travis Quinn U12 [0] 4 Katy Thornton U12 [0] 0:1 Ahmed Haridy U10 [0] 5 Dexter Harris U10 [0] 1:0 Birney Wang U10 [0] 6 Avrora Zelenchuk U10 [0] 1:0 BYE
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Under12 - Round 2
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Ahmed Haridy U10 [1] 0:1 Calvin Patterson U10 [1] 2 Travis Quinn U12 [1] 0:1 Dexter Harris U10 [1] 3 Phoebe Patterson U12 [1] 1:0 Avrora Zelenchuk U10 [1] 4 Farida Haridy U8 [0] 0:1 Adam Fitzsimons U8 [0] 5 Jasper Grady U10 [0] 1:0 Katy Thornton U12 [0] 6 Birney Wang U10 [0] 1:0 BYE
Under12 - Round 3
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Dexter Harris U10 [2] 0:1 Phoebe Patterson U12 [2] 2 Calvin Patterson U10 [2] 1:0 Farida Haridy U8 [0] 3 Adam Fitzsimons U8 [1] 1:0 Travis Quinn U12 [1] 4 Birney Wang U10 [1] 1:0 Jasper Grady U10 [1] 5 Avrora Zelenchuk U10 [1] 1:0 Ahmed Haridy U10 [1] 6 Katy Thornton U12 [0] 1:0 BYE
Under12 - Round 4
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Phoebe Patterson U12 [3] 0:1 Calvin Patterson U10 [3] 2 Dexter Harris U10 [2] 0:1 Adam Fitzsimons U8 [2] 3 Jasper Grady U10 [1] 0:1 Avrora Zelenchuk U10 [2] 4 Travis Quinn U12 [1] 0:1 Katy Thornton U12 [1] 5 Ahmed Haridy U10 [1] 0:1 Calum Glendinning U12 [.5] 6 Farida Haridy U8 [0] 1:0 BYE
Under12 - Round 5
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Avrora Zelenchuk U10 [3] 0:1 Calvin Patterson U10 [4] 2 Katy Thornton U12 [2] 0:1 Phoebe Patterson U12 [3] 3 Adam Fitzsimons U8 [3] 1:0 Ahmed Haridy U10 [1] 4 Calum Glendinning U12 [1.5] 1:0 Dexter Harris U10 [2] 5 Jasper Grady U10 [1] 1:0 Farida Haridy U8 [1]
Under12 - Round 6
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Calvin Patterson U10 [5] 1:0 Adam Fitzsimons U8 [4] 2 Phoebe Patterson U12 [4] 1:0 Calum Glendinning U12 [2.5] 3 Katy Thornton U12 [2] 0:1 Avrora Zelenchuk U10 [3] 4 Dexter Harris U10 [2] 1:0 Jasper Grady U10 [2] 5 Farida Haridy U8 [1] .5:.5 Ahmed Haridy U10 [1]
Under12
Standings
Place Name Feder Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.
1 Calvin Patterson U10 6 11.0 17.0 21.0
2 Phoebe Patterson U12 5 12.5 20.0 18.0
3-4 Avrora Zelenchuk U10 4 11.5 19.0 14.0
Adam Fitzsimons U8 4 11.5 18.5 14.0
5 Dexter Harris U10 3 11.0 18.0 12.0
6 Calum Glendinning U12 2.5 12.0 18.5 6.5
7-9 Jasper Grady U10 2 11.0 18.0 7.0
Katy Thornton U12 2 10.5 17.0 7.0
Birney Wang U10 2 2.0 6.5 3.0
10-11 Farida Haridy U8 1.5 11.0 18.5 3.5
Ahmed Haridy U10 1.5 11.0 18.0 6.5
12 Travis Quinn U12 1 4.5 9.5 4.0
Calvin wins the group unbeaten with full points. Pheobe is second only being beaten by Calvin. Avrora and Adam share third place. Adam being one of the youngest has done very well.
The Qualifiers for the London Junior Chess Championships in December:
Under8 Adam Fitzsimons 4 points
Under10 (major) Calvin Patterson 6 Points
Under10 Avrora Zelenchuk 4 points
Under12 (major) Phoebe Patterson 5 points
Under19 - Round 1
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Oisin Maguire U14 [0] 1:0 Mattie Morgan U16 [0] 2 Jake Patterson U19 [0] 0:1 Eoin McCorkindale U19 [0] 3 Sean McGuigan U14 [0] 0:1 Adam Rushe U16 [0] 4 Daniil Zelenchuk U14 [0] 1:0 BYE
Under19 - Round 2
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Adam Rushe U16 [1] 1:0 Oisin Maguire U14 [1] 2 Eoin McCorkindale U19 [1] .5:.5 Daniil Zelenchuk U14 [1] 3 Mattie Morgan U16 [0] 1:0 Sean McGuigan U14 [0] 4 Jake Patterson U19 [0] 1:0 BYE
Under19 - Round 3
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Daniil Zelenchuk U14 [1.5] 1:0 Adam Rushe U16 [2] 2 Oisin Maguire U14 [1] 0:1 Eoin McCorkindale U19 [1.5] 3 Mattie Morgan U16 [1] 0:1 Jake Patterson U19 [1] 4 Sean McGuigan U14 [0] 0:1 Ciaran Rowan U16 [0]
Under19 - Round 4
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Eoin McCorkindale U19 [2.5] 1:0 Adam Rushe U16 [2] 2 Jake Patterson U19 [2] 0:1 Daniil Zelenchuk U14 [2.5] 3 Ciaran Rowan U16 [1.5] 1:0 Mattie Morgan U16 [1] 4 Sean McGuigan U14 [0] 0:1 Oisin Maguire U14 [1] 5 Hannah Patterson U16 [.5] 1:0 BYE
Under19 - Round 5
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Daniil Zelenchuk U14 [3.5] 1:0 Ciaran Rowan U16 [2.5] 2 Hannah Patterson U16 [1.5] 1:0 Eoin McCorkindale U19 [3.5] 3 Oisin Maguire U14 [2] 0:1 Jake Patterson U19 [2] 4 Adam Rushe U16 [2] 1:0 Mattie Morgan U16 [1] 5 Sean McGuigan U14 [0] 1:0 BYE
Under19 - Round 6
Results
No Name Feder Total Result Name Feder Total 1 Daniil Zelenchuk U14 [4.5] 1:0 Hannah Patterson U16 [2.5] 2 Eoin McCorkindale U19 [3.5] 1:0 Sean McGuigan U14 [1] 3 Adam Rushe U16 [3] 0:1 Jake Patterson U19 [3] 4 Ciaran Rowan U16 [2.5] 1:0 Oisin Maguire U14 [2] 5 Mattie Morgan U16 [1] 1:0 BYE
Under19
Standings
Place Name Feder Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.
1 Daniil Zelenchuk U14 5.5 12.5 18.5 18.5
2 Eoin McCorkindale U19 4.5 10.0 15.5 16.5
3 Jake Patterson U19 4 12.5 19.0 12.0
4 Ciaran Rowan U16 3.5 9.5 15.0 9.5
5 Adam Rushe U16 3 11.5 17.0 13.0
6 Hannah Patterson U16 2.5 13.5 21.5 7.0
7-8 Oisin Maguire U14 2 11.0 16.0 9.0
Mattie Morgan U16 2 11.0 15.0 6.0
9 Sean McGuigan U14 1 11.0 17.0 2.0
Daniil Zelenchuk wins top position, unbeaten. Eoin McCorkindale second with Jake Patterson following in third place.
See you all at our next competition on November 5th 12:30pm at Methodist College for more chess fun....
Problem solutions
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1... Rf2+ 2. Kg1 Qe1#
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14. 1... Qxd7 2. Nxd7 Bxc4 |
15. 1... Qe8 or 1... Re6 |
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16. 1... Nxc3 2. bxc3 Rxc3+ 3. Qxc3 Rb1# |
17. 1... h4 2. Nf1 h3 winning the Bishop |
18. 1... Rxa2 2. Qxa2 Qh5+ 3. Rh3 Qe5+ 4. Kh1 Qe1+ 5. Kh2 Qg1# |
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19. 1... Bg4 2. Qxg4 Nxf2+ 3. King moves Nxg4 |
20. 1... Rg4 |
21. 1... Rxd5 2. Rxd5 Qb7 |
