Devon Junior Chess Championships 2016

Schools Team Competition U11/U9 1st Exeter Junior School 2nd Abbey School 3rd Broadclyst Primary School 4th Ellacombe Academy U9 section 1st Caleb Caleshu 2nd Josh Keay 3rd Albert Baxter Best girl: Serena Bovey & Charlotte Leslie Best U8: Serena Bovey U11 section 1st Nathan Ng 2nd= Frederick Sansbury & Connor Fitzpatrcik Best girl: Niranjana Narayanan U15 section 1st= Nicky Bacon / Robert Liu 3rd Toby O'Donoghue Best U14 Toby O''Donoghue Best U13 Evan McMullen Best U12 Kieran Raine Best girl: Daisy Grundy

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Saturday, December 3, 2016 - 09:30

Venue:

Teign Academy, Kingsteignton TQ12 3JG

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Schools Team Competition U11/U9

19/30 Exeter Junior School
17½/30 Abbey School
11/24 Broadclyst Primary
10/24 Ellacombe Academy

U9
1st Caleb CALESHU 6/6
2nd Josh KEAY 5/6
3rd Albert BAXTER 3½/6

Best girl: Serena BOVEY / Charlotte LESLIE 2½/6
Best U8: Serena BOVEY 2½/6

U11
1st Nathan NG 5½/6
2nd= Frederick SANSBURY / Connor FITZPATRICK 5/6

Best girl: Niranjana NARAYANAN 4/6

U15
1st= Nicky BACON / Robert LIU 5½/6
3rd Toby O'DONOGHUE 5/6

Best U14 Toby O'DONOGHUE 5/6
Best U13 Evan McMULLEN 4½/6
Best U12 Kieran RAINE 4/6

Best girl: Daisy GRUNDY 3½/6

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MIDDLEGAME TIPS:

* KNIGHT: The short-stepping Knight can get left behind if the battle moves away, so the best bet is to keep them in the centre. They are often best placed on c3 and f3 in the opening, although a Pawn on c3 may be needed to support d2-d4. Later, e5 and d5 are useful squares to occupy when they can threaten Pawns on c7/f7 and pinned Knights on c6/f6. They may be driven away from e5/d5 by pawns; best are squares where the opponent cannot - or dare not - chase them with pawns. If Black has moved his Pawns from c7 to c5 and from e7 to e5 then a Knight on d5 can never be driven away, only exchanged for another piece. When this happens, you can try to recapture with another piece which also cannot be driven off. But another good square for a Knight, when pawns are on e4 and e5, is f5: here it threatens the pawn on g7, and if ever Black pushes it away with g6 then a hole appears on h6 for the Knight to hop into, perhaps giving check.

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