Saturday 29th November Craven Arms Community Centre, Newington Way, Craven Arms
There were two matches each. The start time was 12.00 noon. There were 8 players in the U14 and 6 players in U16. In the Under 12s there were 13 players and all games counted towards the result. Rate of play was 60 minutes with 10 second increments.
In the Under 12s the result was a tie with a score of 13-13. Miheli G, Shaheer K, and Adam A played two games for the Midlands and North of England team against Wales at the weekend. Miheli and Adam, had two draws, playing on board two and board six respectively.
The Under 14s won their age group 11-5. Samyukthka V and Harri A scored 1 and 2 wins respectively.
The Under 16s won 7-5. Senith G was on the top board and impressively won one and drew one of his two matches.
England won the match overall 31-23.
Full results can be found on Chess Results.
Thanks to Ian for arranging a venue and their hospitality. Thanks to the parents for their support for this venture.
My thanks to Tim for managing the team on the day. Special mention to Jonathan B and Chris whose help behind the scenes meant we had a competitive team. Also to Mike F whose support of this event was much appreciated.