Late this afternoon the UK Government advised against unnecessary social contact to protect against Coronavirus. Therefore we have no option but to postpone the East of Scotland Megafinal on Sunday 29th March. UK Chess Challenge (UKCC) will contact those who have already registered for this event. We are hoping to reschedule the East of Scotland Megafinal when the situation allows.
Lothian Junior Championships 2020 results
Thanks to everyone who came along today for an exciting tournament
Here are the prizewinners
Secondary
1st: Oliver Whalley (5.5/6)
2nd: Frederick Gordon (5.5/6)
3rd: Matthew Willder (4/6)
4th: Callum Robertson (4/6)
5th: Murdo Mclaurin (3.5/6)
6th: Nivedita Suyal (3.5/6)
Grading Prize (Under 1000): Nahum Bradford (3.5/6)
Grading Prize (Under 700): Daniel Best-Solorzano (3/6)
Medals for scores of 3/6 or higher
Primary 6/7
1st: Morvin Gera (6/6)
2nd: Daniel Kitaev (5/6)
3rd: Gabriel Opat (4.5/6)
4th: Jamie Jackson (4.5/6)
5th: Archie Stewart (4/6)
6th: Jack Egan (4/6)
Grading Prize (Under 600): Anton Skornyakov (4/6)
Grading Prize (Under 400): Lachlan Cattanach (3.5/6)
Grading Prize (Under 200): Drisith Palaniswarmy (3/6)
Medals for scores of 3/6 or higher
Primary 5 & Under
1st: Raghav Palanivel (6/6)
2nd: Srinivas Rath (5.5/6)
3rd: Laksshana Deepak (5/6)
4th: Matthew Esser (5/6)
5th: Joseph Zhao (5/6)
6th: Sai Mallick (4.5/6)
Grading Prize (Under 400): Dandu Ayraman (4/6)
Grading Prize (Under 200): Vedanth Vikram (4/6)
Grading Prize (Ungraded): Ollie Merenduzzo (4/6)
Medals for scores of 3/6 or higher
Healthy Competition
Lothian Junior Chess are monitoring the advice of the Scottish Government (including NHS Scotland) and Edinburgh Council on measures to take to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to safeguard everyone who comes to our events. If Broughton High School should close or the Government advises against gatherings of the size of our tournaments, then our tournaments will be cancelled or postponed but otherwise we expect them to run as advertised.
At any time, to avoid the risk of spreading any disease, the following measures should be taken by players and their carers:
Anyone who feels unwell should not come to the tournament, whether they are a player or a carer. Do not come if you have a fever, if you have vomited within 24 hours or had diarrhea in the past 48 hours, or if you have an illness or condition that would normally mean you should not go to school or work.
Hands should be washed frequently and well, preferably using soap and water but otherwise with alcohol hand sanitiser and especially:
before eating and drinking
after coughing or sneezing
after using the toilet
If you cough or sneeze, cover your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue and throw it away in the nearest waste bin as soon as possible, then wash your hands. If you don’t have a disposable tissue, cough or sneeze into the crook of your elbow.
Avoid direct contact with people who are ill and do not use their personal items such as mobile phones or tablets.
During this period of heightened concern about Coronavirus the following also applies:
Do not come to the tournament if you have been advised to self-isolate. If you have travelled recently, see the link below for the latest information about who this advice applies to
For individual entries, if you decide not to come and you email us at the address on your confirmation email before 9am on the day of the tournament we will give you a full refund. This does not apply to the Megafinal and Gigafinal as entries and payments are covered by the Delancey UK Chess Challenge Terms and Conditions.
We will be advising the players not to shake hands but will suggest a respectful nod, similar to how martial arts opponents would acknowledge one another, or some other form of respectful gesture. It would be helpful if parents and coaches could talk to the players about this before the tournament.
We reserve the right to ask anyone who we believe to be ill to leave the tournament. If, during the tournament, you have concerns about the health of anyone at the venue please let an official know.
Team Day 2 - Prize winners
Secondary
1st St Thomas of Aquins High School - Winter Shield
2nd Chess Life
3rd = Stewart’s Melville - Esk Shield
3rd = Broughton High School
P6/7
1st Sciennes A - Castle Shield
2nd Corstophine - Forth Shield
3rd Edinburgh Chess Academy
4th ESMS P7
5th= Dalry
5th= Sciennes B
Spot Prizes:
Improvers (team not in top 6 last time)
1st Liberton
Novices (team not in top 10 seeds)
1st Juniper Green
P5 and Under
1st Corstophine A - Almond Shield
2nd Sciennes A - Knights Shield
3rd Edinburgh Chess Academy A
4th St Peter’s Sharks
5th St John Ogilvie
6th South Morningside Blue
7th Sciennes B
Spot Prizes:
Improvers (team not in top 6 last time)
1st Cargilfield A
2nd= ESMS
2nd= Dalry
Novices (no players with live grade above 150)
1st South Morningside Green
2nd Bruntsfield
Team Day 2 entry now open
TD2 on 02/02/2020
Enter by Monday 27th January for Early Bird prices. Entry closes 11pm Friday 31st January.
Team Day 1 Results
Thanks to everyone who came along today for some great chess.
The prizes awarded were as follows
Secondary
1st St Thomas of Aquins (Shield)
2nd Broughton High School (Schools Shield)
3rd Craigmount / ESMS
P6/7
1st Sciennes A (Shield)
2nd Dalry (School Shield)
3rd Corstorphine + 1
4th Sciennes B
5th Edinburgh Chess Academy
Grading Prizes
Average grade less than 250: Bruntsfield
Average grade less than 200: Flora Stevenson
P5 & Under
1st Corstorphine 1 (Shield)
2nd Sciennes A (School Shield)
3rd Corstorphine 2
4th Edinburgh Chess Academy Knights
5th Sciennes B
6th St Peter’s Sharks
7th Sth Morningside Blue, Cargilfield A and Pentland
Grading prizes
Average score under 200: St John Ogilvie
No graded players: Bruntsfield
2019-20 Events
We’ve now added the rest of our confirmed tournaments to the events page and we’ll be adding other local and junior events soon. Entry for our tournaments typically opens about three weeks before the event.
Edinburgh Junior Congress Results
Primary Under 300
1 Finlay Glass 5½ Q
2 Luke Bendle 5½ Q
3 Alekhya Ganti 5 Q
4 Ishaan Kumar 5 Q
5 Thomas Wakulicz 4½
6 Rio Wan 4½
Grading Prizes
U250 Daragh Mcfarlane 4
U150 Angelina Lynn 4
U110 Lyall Baig 3½
Medals for 3 or more points
William Whyte 4
Andrey Teplechuk 4
Arlo Mcbreen 4
Samuel Winton 4
Jeric Peter Kiran 3½
Jakub Cellary 3½
Daniel Kemp 3
Coral Cresswell 3
Sara Shetty 3
Zach Patel 3
Isabelle Bolt 3
Fraser Dall 3
Finlay Collings 3
Noah Jaluff 3
Alice Ocytko 3
Primary Under 600
1 Rishi Vijayakumar 5½ Q
2 Unnabh Shrestha 5 Q
3 Srinivas Rath 4½ A
4 Angelo Lynn 4 Q
5 Jack Egan 4 Q
6 Kanish Dholakia 4 Q
Grading Prizes
U500 Maya Shetty 4 Q
U400 Gerry Chen 3
Medals for 3 or more points
Olly Simmers 4 Q
Savva Nazarov 3
Luke Brennan 3
Ibrahim Khan 3
Joseph Zhao 3
James Meyer-Mckeon 3
Rishon Ashly Arun 3
Atreya Subr 3
Sai Mallick 2½
Cameron Dunbar 2½
Ethan Best-Solorzano 2
Douglas Robertson 2
Charlie Bolt 2
Gregory Stewart Roper 1
Cameron Sarpong 1
Secondary Under 600
1 Max Cumming 5 Q
2 Kieran Glass 4 Q
3 Prachi Pardeshi 4 Q
4 Sara Best-Solorzano 3 Q
Medals for 3 or more points
Alexander Ivanchenko 3 Q
Alexander Gilbert 3 Q
Under 1200/Open
1 Murdo Mclaurin 5 Q
2 Matthew Willder 5 Q
3 Oliver Whalley 5 Q
4 Richard Zhang 4½ Q
5 Chirag Shetty 4
6 Michael Moroz 4
Grading prizes
U900 Nivedita Suyal 4
U750 Georgios Tsagkarakis 4
U650 Ashley Tandon 3½
Medals for 3 or more points
Jennifer Feng 4
Daniel Kitaev 4
Jonathan Feng 4
Euan Samuel 3½
Ronan Arumugam 3½
Tilak Ittigi 3
Oliver D L Baynes 3
Neev Lukhi 3
Raghav Palanivel 3
Kai Moroz 3
Aiden Brennan 3
Angharad Hunt 3
Q - Qualified for Chess For Kicks finals
A - Already qualified in previous heat
Edinburgh Junior Congress - 27th October
Entry is now open to the Edinburgh Junior Congress
New Season
Our first event of the 2019-20 season is an individual tournament - the Edinburgh Junior Congress on Sunday 27th October at Broughton High School. Entry will open soon. Keep an eye on our events page for further details.