Team Day 3

Team Day 3 took place online on Saturday 13th June with just over 100 players from 21 teams. Full details of the tournament and all the games below:

 

Secondary          https://lichess.org/tournament/nm10cl6U              17 players and 3 teams

P6/P7                 https://lichess.org/tournament/c2djZsO2              34 players and 8 teams

P5 and U            https://lichess.org/tournament/tcBm9Wfp              55 players and 10 teams

 

Scotland East Megafinal - Postponed

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.

For further information, click here to visit NHS Inform

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 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

Round 1-5 results

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

Full results

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

Full results