European Youth Team Chess Championship 2015

[Jim Wadsworth]

Final standings, England in a creditable 11th place overall


Place Seeding Team name Fed. Rating Match Points Tie Break Game points

1 1 Germany GER 2453 10.0 117.50 19.0
2 2 Israel ISR 2452 10.0 116.50 16.0
3 6 Czech Republic CZE 2343 9.0 102.50 16.0
4 3 Hungary 1 HUN 2445 9.0 102.00 16.0
5 4 Turkey TUR 2418 8.0 93.00 15.0
6 9 Hungary 2 HUN 2303 7.0 93.50 14.0
7 5 Poland 1 POL 2347 7.0 72.00 13.5
8 11 Chess Club Nona GEO 2219 6.0 87.50 13.0
9 10 Estonia EST 2252 6.0 79.00 13.5
10 13 Poland 2 POL 2209 6.0 67.50 13.5
11 14 England ENG 2204 6.0 59.00 12.5
12 7 Austria AUT 2318 5.0 67.00 11.5
13 8 Moldova MDA 2310 5.0 55.00 11.5
14 12 Slovenia SLO 2211 4.0 53.50 11.0


The team travel home today. Safe journies all.

[Mick Norris]

Excellent performance given the strength of the opposition

I'd suggest more experiences like this against stronger opponents would be beneficial - it would be interesting to know what the ECF Junior Director thinks

[LawrenceCooper]

I think it will be great experience for the players though

Let's hope so. But I worry.

The team is seeded last (of 14); the guys are heavily out-rated at the top; and that means some heavy punishment for Andrew and Ravi. That can be character-forming for some; but soul-destroying for others. And they're still young, with yet limited resources for coping. We do owe them a duty of care, a duty that strikes the right balance between exposure to life's harsh realities, and protection from unnecessary pain. I guess we're giving some thought to this. We better be, otherwise we could end up with demoralised youngsters. Not that William will be demoralised tonight, having pulled off an almighty escape

After watching Ravi's demolition of Gawain Jones with the black pieces yesterday at the Politiken Cup I think we can stop worrying about any damage done at the team event