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Top young players do well at Delancey Northern GigaFinals

11 Players travelled to Wright Robinson College in Manchester to take part in the Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge Northern GigaFinal. To play top players from the UK. There were some 1000 children - the atmosphere was excited and tense with anticipation.

The results and final positions of our players at the Delancey UK School Chess Challenge Northern GigaFinals.

NameSectionScorePositionURL for results
Adam Rushe U16 3 joint 7th http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291954.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821
Ciaran Rowan U16 2 joint 8th http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291954.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821
Daniil Zelenchuk U14 4 joint 5th http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291952.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821
Aditya Shah U14 1.5 joint 30th http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291952.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821
Calum Glendinning U12 Boys 3 joint 23rd http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291948.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821
Maxim Dobryinin U11 Boys 4 joint 7th http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291956.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821
Rahul Shah U10 Boys 2 joint 38th http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291941.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821
Anjali Singh U9 Girls 3 joint 15th http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291940.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821
Dexter Harris U9 Boys 3 joint 19th http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291938.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821
Adam Fitzimons U8 Boys 3 joint 16th http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291936.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821
Aaditya Singh U7 Boys 3 joint 13th http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291933.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821

Ross Harris has written an excellent article from which this is effectively copied - nothing beats a little bit of plagarism!

For Ross's article please click here : http://childrenschessni.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/delancey-northern-giga-finals.html

Ross runs a brilliant Childrens Chess Club - Strand Chess Club click for more details

Its brilliant to see our young players playing in large tournaments and coming back with such excellent results against very tough opposition.

Well done!

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