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Devon Junior Chess Association (DJCA)Supporting junior chess in the county |
Churston Grammar School, Brixham
U9
1st Joshua KEAY 6½/7
2nd= Joshua HWANG, Caleb CALESHU 5½/7
Top player Year 3 or under: Cobie KING 4½/7
Best girl: Serena BOVEY
U11
1st Nathan NG 5½/6
2nd= Benny BACON, Stefan FILIP 4½ (both under-10!)
Best girl: Niranjana NARAYANAN 4/6
U14
1st Ollie BACON 5/6
2nd Evan McMULLEN 4½/6
3rd= James GIBBS, Michael HODGKINSON 4/6
3½ Harry BREWER
3 Catriona MASON
| MIDDLEGAME TIPS: |
* ROOK: Rooks must have open lines. This may take some time to arrange, and because they can be chased by minor pieces they are best place in waiting (like the Queen) on the central e- and d-files. Later, they can move strongly up the board using these central files - for example, in the middle game, to e3 and then move over to g3 to help attack the Black King, or right up to the seventh rank on e7 or d7, where it can attack pawns right along the opponent's second rank. This control of the seventh rank is very powerful, particularly in the endame if your opponent's King is stuck on the last rank (a8-h8). Rooks work even better in pairs - for example, by putting them on e1 and e2 they can control the e-file and then often Black cannot swap off by playing their own Rook to e8. Even stronger is to control the seventh rank absolutely with eg. Rook on d7 and e7, where they can gobble up pawns and often Ks. |
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RESULTS
U9
1st Joshua KEAY 6½/7
2nd= Joshua HWANG, Caleb CALESHU 5½/7
Top player Year 3 or under: Cobie KING 4½/7
Best girl: Serena BOVEY
U11
1st Nathan NG 5½/6
2nd= Benny BACON, Stefan FILIP 4½ (both under-10!)
Best girl: Niranjana NARAYANAN 4/6
U14
1st Ollie BACON 5/6
2nd Evan McMULLEN 4½/6
3rd= James GIBBS, Michael HODGKINSON 4/6
3½ Harry BREWER
3 Catriona MASON
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