Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

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Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by John Higgs » Fri Jul 22, 2016 9:11 pm

The opening event of the British, which starts tomorrow in Bournemouth, is the U8 event which has attracted 70 entries.

The chess-results link for pairings and results for the U8s can be viewed here:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr231056.aspx?lan=1

The schedule for the British can be accessed at http://www.britishchesschampionships.co ... e-2016.pdf

The list of entrants for all events, including the Junior ones, can be viewed at:

http://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/entrants/

The championship web site is

http://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/

Good luck to all players.
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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by Leonard Barden » Sat Jul 23, 2016 6:57 pm

Shreyas Royal has this evening won the British U8 title with 6/6, beating the top seeded George Clarkson in the final round. Shreyas also won the silver medal at last month's European schools under-7.

I am following this youngster's early career with interest to see how rapidly he advances. The more critical tests in the next few days will be how, as an under-7, he performs in the under-9 and under-10.

Meanwhile, look at this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdpcXrzbMwc

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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by Christopher Kreuzer » Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:06 pm

Leonard Barden wrote:Shreyas Royal [...]

Meanwhile, look at this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdpcXrzbMwc
There is a more recent video (from May 2016):

Shreyas is Inspired by Magnus

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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by Nigel White » Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:22 pm

Having played Shreyas Royal a couple of times recently, I'm pretty sure that neither of these two videos are of him.

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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by Richard Bates » Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:58 pm

Nigel White wrote:Having played Shreyas Royal a couple of times recently, I'm pretty sure that neither of these two videos are of him.
The fact that he starts the first one by saying he is 10 years old is probably a bit of a giveaway...

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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by Christopher Kreuzer » Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:07 pm

Richard Bates wrote:
Nigel White wrote:Having played Shreyas Royal a couple of times recently, I'm pretty sure that neither of these two videos are of him.
The fact that he starts the first one by saying he is 10 years old is probably a bit of a giveaway...
:oops: I thought he looked a bit older than an under-8...

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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by John Higgs » Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:00 pm

Final cross table for U8 championship:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr231056. ... =30&wi=821

The event attracted 70 players.


Final cross table for U9 championship:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr231055. ... =30&wi=821

The event attracted 85 players.


The U12s, U14s & U16s are currently underway.
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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by Roger Lancaster » Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:41 pm

With two of the top four seeds, Watford had high hopes for the under-9 championship. However, it wasn't to be and we congratulate James Merriman. (The event wasn't a total disaster for Watford where a couple of less highly-rated juniors over-performed so its six representatives collectively notched up 22.5 points out of a possible 36).

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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by John Higgs » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:25 pm

The U16s, U14s & U12s only have two rounds left to play.

Round 6 draw:

http://chess-results.com/tnr231046.aspx ... =30&wi=821
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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by Nick Grey » Sat Jul 30, 2016 9:47 am

Nice to wake up to see the U10s on live boards & see lively chess at 9.45 in the morning.

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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by Michael Flatt » Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:51 pm

Nick Grey wrote:Nice to wake up to see the U10s on live boards & see lively chess at 9.45 in the morning.
I didn't see any prior announcement. It must have been a last minute decision.

Two players finished on 5/6, but do they share the title or is there a tiebreak?

It is disappointing that the Championship website doesn't have (or at least I can't find) a summary of the British Championship titles winners as they are decided.

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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:15 pm

Michael Flatt wrote:
Nick Grey wrote:Nice to wake up to see the U10s on live boards & see lively chess at 9.45 in the morning.
I didn't see any prior announcement. It must have been a last minute decision.

Two players finished on 5/6, but do they share the title or is there a tiebreak?
They are seven round events that finished today.

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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by Michael Flatt » Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:47 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote:They are seven round events that finished today.
My mistake. I, of course, meant two players finished on 6/7.

Same question: Do they share the title or is there a tiebreak?

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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:51 pm

Michael Flatt wrote:
LawrenceCooper wrote:They are seven round events that finished today.
My mistake. I, of course, meant two players finished on 6/7.

Same question: Do they share the title or is there a tiebreak?
I think shared although I haven't dug out the rules and regs to check.

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Re: Junior events at the British Chess Championship 2016

Post by Michael Flatt » Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:01 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote:I think shared although I haven't dug out the rules and regs to check.
I think they share. The Tournament Rules on the website only seem to to refer to the Main Event.

There is a list of 2016 Prize Winners, but it is not fully up to date:
http://www.britishchesschampionships.co ... list-2016/

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