Forty eight children started play in the 2023 EJCOA Qualifier at the Badger Farm on Sunday February, 12th.
The Under 8s were merged into the U10 section due to insufficient entries.
After six rounds the results were:
All results are submitted for rating by the ECF. You may see this by visiting
https://www.ecfrating.org.uk/v2/new/list_games_swiss.php?event_code=HE10§ion_no=1
https://www.ecfrating.org.uk/v2/new/list_games_swiss.php?event_code=HE12§ion_no=1
https://www.ecfrating.org.uk/v2/new/list_games_swiss.php?event_code=HE20§ion_no=1
You will notice they are submitted as Standard Play whereas they should be Rapid Play. We are having this corrected.
The prize winners in each section after six rounds were:
Under 8
In third place was Kota Kudmany (Winchester)
Runner-up was Advik Bommireddy (Kempshott)
Winner was Samuel Cupela (Rake)
Under 10
In third place was Reuben Thurstans (Basingstoke)
Runner-up was Daniel Gunton (Winchester)
Winner was Carolus Tang (North Bristol)
Under 12
Third place was Stanislav Belyaev (Hampshire)
Runner-up was Oleksii Pustyntsev (Hampshire)
Winner was Henri Blin (Sussex)
Under 20
Best placed girl was Sophia Blin (Sussex)
In third place was Ashton Grimmett (Crowthorne)
Runner-up was Matthew Deacon (Fareham)
Winner was Finn Schell (Southborne)
Congratulations to all those who took part and had a great day of chess!
Prior…
We invited all junior chess players who are under 20 years of age to compete in the Hampshire qualifier for the National Youth Championships organised by the English Junior Coaches and Organisers Association (EJCOA).
This will be on Sunday, February 12th 2023 at the Badger Farm Community Centre, Winchester.
The cost of entry is £30 and the event has five rounds of rapidplay chess that are ECF rated.
The entry form is here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hampshire-ejcoa-national-junior-championships-qualifier-2023-tickets-514065542877
Please enter ASAP as places are limited!