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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: |
* KNIGHT: The short-stepping Knight can get left behind if the battle moves away, so the best bet is to keep them in the centre. They are often best placed on c3 and f3 in the opening, although a Pawn on c3 may be needed to support d2-d4. Later, e5 and d5 are useful squares to occupy when they can threaten Pawns on c7/f7 and pinned Knights on c6/f6. They may be driven away from e5/d5 by pawns; best are squares where the opponent cannot - or dare not - chase them with pawns. If Black has moved his Pawns from c7 to c5 and from e7 to e5 then a Knight on d5 can never be driven away, only exchanged for another piece. When this happens, you can try to recapture with another piece which also cannot be driven off. But another good square for a Knight, when pawns are on e4 and e5, is f5: here it threatens the pawn on g7, and if ever Black pushes it away with g6 then a hole appears on h6 for the Knight to hop into, perhaps giving check. |
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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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