Our Sunday rapid tournaments are getting stronger and bigger every time. 52 competitors lined up for a slew of prizes including $150 for first. Ryan Louie made easy work of it despite a precarious position against =2nd (3rd on countback) Alexander Au.
Jason Wang came second, losing only to Ryan, finishing on 6/7
Alexander Au also scored 6/7 only losing to Ryan. It could have been different if he had observed the rule of "Checks and Captures"!
Sophie Congreve won the prize for "Best Girl". She was on the top boards all tournament and finished on 4/7 against a strong field. The board she won is signed by Churchie old boy GM David Smerdon. Only six exist so they are a real collectors item.
The other special Smerdon board went to Ayesha Kagram, the youngest girl at only seven. She didn't come just to warm a seat though, finishing with 2.5 points!
Lucas Su took out the 500 - 800 rating group.
Isaac Lupari is getting used to the winners circle by now here he is collecting second.
And third went to six year old Arden Young. If you ever want a chance to beat this young man I suggest you challenge him to a game now!
Joshua Cox won the unrated section a point clear of his rivals with 5/7! an amazing performance by an unrated player.
Jack Millar will also have a rating soon judging by his performance.
A relative newcomer, Lucas Taylor, confessed to only taking up chess so he could beat his younger brother. Long live sibling rivalry :-)
Master of Chess at Churchie Max Condon and tournament Director Tyson Walker.
The Doubleroo Dream Team!
If you have never run a junior chess tournament you may struggle to appreciate how difficult it is. Max Condon and Tyson Walker made it look deceptively easy. Cathy and Simon Congreve looked after the Barbecue and Canteen while other parents jumped up to help whenever they saw an extra hand was required. Also Churchie allowing us the use of such a pleasant venue is invaluable.
Thanks to all.
A snapshot of the final standings.
Exactly like Magnus Carlsen, Lachlan Congreve likes to play soccer between chess games. Lachlan also has great taste in t-shirts.
May everyone have a great winter break and hope to see you at the next event.
Standings
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.
1 Louie, Ryan QLD 1992 7 23.0 32.0 28.0
2-3 Wang, Jason B 1547 6 22.5 31.5 25.0
Au, Alex B 1311 6 22.0 29.5 26.0
4-10 Young, Dashiell B 1118 5 23.0 32.5 21.0
Taylor, Lucas 5 21.0 29.0 19.0
Zhuang, Raymond B 837 5 20.5 30.5 22.0
Su, Lucas B 747 5 20.5 29.0 19.0
deGit, Cole B 831 5 20.5 28.5 22.0
Waddell, Craig B 892 5 19.5 26.5 21.0
Cox, Joshua 5 18.0 25.0 18.0
11-13 Lupari, Isaac B 716 4.5 22.0 30.0 20.0
Millar, Jack 4.5 20.5 28.0 16.0
Young, Arden B 633 4.5 18.0 25.5 15.0
14-23 Lee, Chun B 734 4 24.5 34.5 21.0
Shresth, Aryan B 823 4 21.0 29.0 20.0
Congreve, Sophie B 828 4 19.5 29.0 18.0
Yuan, Dylan B 714 4 19.5 27.0 18.0
Weekes, Louis B 587 4 19.5 27.0 16.0
Houghton, Sam 4 19.0 26.0 17.0
Yu, Lachlan B 554 4 19.0 26.0 15.0
Khagram, Aaryan B 565 4 17.5 24.5 13.0
Congreve, Lachlan B 578 4 16.5 23.5 17.0
Stephanos, Nicholas 4 16.5 23.5 17.0
24-28 Cox, Oliver 3.5 16.5 24.0 13.0
Huang, Aaron 3.5 16.0 21.0 12.0
Heaven, Max 3.5 15.5 21.0 12.0
Evans, Bella 3.5 15.5 21.0 11.5
Bode, William B 563 3.5 15.0 21.5 10.5
29-38 Su, Marcus B 500 3 20.0 30.0 14.0
Tai-Nolasco, Rheanna B 704 3 19.0 28.5 13.0
Eager, Blake B 643 3 18.5 26.5 15.0
Hadjipetrou, Oliver B 544 3 18.5 25.5 13.0
Dubey, Hemish B 540 3 17.0 24.0 13.0
Rajmakan, Aadhithya 3 16.0 23.0 10.0
White, Tom 3 15.5 21.5 13.0
Evans, Angus 3 14.5 19.5 10.0
Williams, Matthew 3 14.0 20.0 12.0
Singh, Lavanya 3 12.0 18.5 9.0
39-44 Park, Lewis B 678 2.5 18.0 25.5 12.5
Williams, Joshua 2.5 17.5 22.5 11.5
Khagram, Ayesha 2.5 15.0 20.5 8.0
Lee, Adeline 2.5 15.0 20.0 11.0
Bose, Ishan 2.5 14.5 20.5 8.0
Huang, Adam 2.5 12.0 18.0 8.0
45-48 Kondos, Sophia B 504 2 17.0 24.5 12.0
Bilinski, Harper B 500 2 15.0 21.5 7.0
Kondos, Alexander 2 14.5 19.0 8.0
Mathew, Christopher 2 14.0 19.0 7.0
49 Brookes, Ardy 1.5 10.5 15.0 2.5
50-51 Muggeridge, Ben B 621 1 14.0 18.0 2.0
Woodhouse, Charles 1 12.5 19.0 4.0
52 Conway, Charlie 0.5 11.0 18.0 1.5
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