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

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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:

* If you stand worse:
o Fight, don't just react to threats. Mednis calls passive play "awaiting the undertaker"! It is much harder for the attacker to keep their nerve if the defender has active play, and without counterplay your opponent will just keep building up their position. It used to be said of Alekhine that to beat him you had to win three games - once in the opening, once in the middlegame, and once in the endgame. Make the same be true for you.
o Don't stop looking for your own opportunities. Many games have been lost that could have been drawn or even won (don't I know it!). But also, people resign with a saving move available on the board - they were just going through the motions until resigning, instead of planning their comeback.
o Never give up. There is always hope if you fight. Don't play for one last cheap trap and then resign. Play the move that will make your opponent groan, the move you would hate to see if you had the advantage. Defend with endless determination.
o If your best hope is for your opponent to fall into a trap, then you can play for a swindle, but only when you know you are losing. Otherwise, play good moves, not trappy ones.

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