Quadrangular 2016 Liverpool

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Gareth T Ellis
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Quadrangular 2016 Liverpool

Post by Gareth T Ellis » Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:26 pm

Reports from the competing teams.

http://www.chessscotland.com/news/?p=6525#more-6525

http://www.welshchessunion.uk/junior/qu ... -sections/

From http://www.ncjs.co.uk/

QUADRANGULAR
Our annual Quadrangular match; Wales, Scotland, North and Midlands took place at Liverpool College on 3-4 December. Sadly yet again the Midlands team was short although this year it was being coordinated by a local organiser. All 6 of the trial players who had provisionally said they were available did not play and it really makes one wonder if it is worth having a Midlands team. This would be very sad are there are flourishing teams from SE, SW and North. We have had a promise that things will be better next year so let us hope so! Anyhow, on with the chess.

Round one saw Scotland v North with scores of, U16 2-4, U14 7-3 and U12 8-2. In the Wales v Midlands it was 4.5-1.5, 10-0, and 7-3. Round Two pitched Scotland v Midlands with scores of 4.5 – 0.5 (one dd), 10 - 0 6.5 – 3.5 and Wales v North 3 - 3, 5 – 5, 5.5 – 4.5. The latter was a really close match. So at the end of Day one Scotland led both U12 and U14 by 2 points whilst at U16 1 point covered Wales (leading), North and Scotland .
The final day saw North v an even more depleted Midlands. North won 6-0, 9.5-0.5 and 7.5-1.5 plus 1 dd. The other match could have decided all three sections but at U16 level North’s 6-0 win gave them the title. In the Scotland v Wales match the scores were U16 2-4, U14 6.5 – 3.5, U12 6-4. It has, again, been a very closely fought tournament between North, Scotland and Wales with Scotland coming out on top followed by Wales and North. The date for next year will be December 2\3 so please keep your diaries free.

Under 16
North 13 1st
Scotland 8.5 3rd
Midlands 2 4th
Wales 11.5 2nd

Under 14
North 17.5 3rd
Scotland 23.5 1st
Midlands 0.5 4th
Wales 18.5 2nd

Under 12
North 14 3rd
Scotland 20.5 1st
Midlands 8 4th
Wales 16.5 2nd