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01-14-2012, 08:40 AM
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2012 Australian Junior Chess Championship
Greetings,
The 2012 Australian junior chess championship starts today. Details for the event can be found here Australian Junior Chess Championships 2012 The event , conducted by MCC ,is being held at Spensley st Primary school, Clifton Hill Melbourne. Simon Dale and David Cordover are both contributing stellar efforts with the organisation. The field is tipped to reach about 270 players. You can follow the progress of all players here https://auschess.tornelo.com/tournam...-championships Should be awesome!
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01-15-2012, 08:34 AM
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Greetings,
The 2012 Australian juniors kicked off on a typical cloudy and overcast summer day in Melbourne. After numerous speeches from many dignitaries the kids finally hit the chessboards. The onlookers included many anxious parents and a literal who's who of the Australian coaching scene, with a few notable exceptions because of the Queenstown tournament in New Zealand. This was magnificently supported by a very large group of parent volunteers, who labored selflessly over important tasks such as coffee making and BBQ maintenance. Thank goodness it wasn't 40 degrees! The tournaments differed in type ranging from round robins to swiss formats, all dependent on the numbers in the field. Playing areas were basically split into two sections. The older U18 and U16 groups played upstairs with some semblance of serious quietness, albeit a little bit cramped, but with areas set aside for analysis and coaching. The younger robust U10 and U 8 sections were played downstairs in a large glass air conditioned room that seemed almost perfect for the task. Parents could observe inside the room or from a distance outside the event. Although, one could not help thinking about the classic Searching for Bobby Fischer scene, where parents were locked out of the room for good reason. Lets just say some parents were a little more enthusiastic then others and I am sure most of the close observation was mostly curiosity. Although I did notice the standard Vulture circling whenever an upset occurred for any game that lasted more then 30 minutes. Chessplayers and other onlookers do enjoy the drama of a good fight in its final moments. This years tournament has seen David Cordovers Tornelo system being used for the recording of games. A wonderful product, in my opinion, despite its rating issues. Competitors are encouraged to enter their games in a database after the event. It is a difficult concept for most of the younger players and their parents, as few know the intricacies of scoring a chess game properly. Most kids are scoring for the very first time with pen an paper. Tornelo is pretty easy to use and very user friendly. To be honest, I think Tornelo helps both the parents and children obtain chess culture. A very important and underestimated side of chess. This reflective side of learning is the most critical step in a players development. I urge all chess players to really think through how beneficial this product would be for the Australian chess scene. What it does is make chess accessible to the masses in an easy format. Get on board, support its development and lobby the ACF to use this wonderful piece of technology. Oh yeah, back to the chess. Good games, not quite as intense as the half time soccer match (wow how skilled were some of the players) . Still waiting for the kids versus adults or State of origin cricket match! Day 1 All results can be found on the Tornelo link https://auschess.tornelo.com/tournam...-championships U8 Open Code:
Players (27)
Standings
Name Age M/F Score Tie. Perf. Rating
1 Jason Chan 8 M 3 9 790
2 Kevin Shen 8 M 2½ 8 681
3 Gabriel Rips 8 M 2½ 8 600
4 Bobby Yu 8 M 2½ 7 660
5 Michael Pogrebinsky 8 M 2½ 7 722
6 Dominic Lim 7 M 2 7 553
7 Harry Phillips 7 M 2 7 568
8 Christopher Lim 6 M 2 6 525
9 Yanek Stecki 8 M 2 5½ 586
10 Oliver Cordover 5 M 2 5 490
11 Yehonatan Chul 8 M 2 5 523
12 Oliver Pridmore 8 M 2 5 506
13 Benjamin Urban 6 M 1½ 4½ 398
14 Daniel Urban 8 M 1½ 4½ 398
15 Razi Mikael 6 M 1½ 3½ 381
16 James Kwe 7 M 1 4 265
17 Harvey Garnaut 7 M 1 4 337
18 Jay Landau 6 M 1 4 281
19 Nick Liang 6 M 1 4 251
20 Daniel Dessau 8 M 1 3 313
21 Ethan Sweet 8 M 1 3 -23
22 Matthew Hau 7 M 1 2½ 172
23 Boaz Fraser 8 M 1 2 303
24 Patrick Schickerling 7 M 1 2 217
25 Danny Sweeney 8 M 1 2 -35
26 Elijah Cordover 7 M ½ 2 64
27 Michael Mayne 8 M 0 0 61
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# Name Age M/F Score Tie. Perf. Rating
1 Ethan Lim 10 M 3 9 974
2 Kevin Willathgamuwa 9 M 3 9 962
3 Tony (Junhao) Zhong 10 M 3 9 934
4 Kevin Song 10 M 3 9 878
5 Kris Chan 10 M 3 9 916
6 Rowan Willathgamuwa 10 M 2½ 8 871
7 William Maligin 10 M 2½ 8 746
8 Luis Chan 9 M 2½ 8 1082
9 Haran Salasan 10 M 2½ 8 804
10 Dharmapuri Sri Krishna Kousel 10 M 2½ 8 818
11 Philip Tran 10 M 2 7 915
12 Carl Loucas 10 M 2 7 934
13 Vishal Bhat 10 M 2 7 737
14 Wilson Staples 10 M 2 7 751
15 Edwin Zou 9 M 2 7 792
16 Max Phillips 10 M 2 6 950
17 Ken Weeraratne 9 M 2 6 715
18 Nithin Joshy 9 M 2 6 578
19 Dongwoo Shin 10 M 2 6 622
20 Henry Slater-Jones 10 M 2 6 707
21 Christopher Stefanatos 10 M 2 6 730
22 Brendan Zou 9 M 2 6 613
23 Chris Fu 10 M 2 5 596
24 Harrison McConnell 9 M 2 5 847
25 Matthew McConnell 9 M 2 5 872
26 David Liu 10 M 2 5 808
27 Marc Grech 9 M 2 5 784
28 Miro Iacuzzi 10 M 2 5 699
29 Adam Soonius 10 M 2 5 638
30 Archer Beaumont 10 M 1½ 5 716
31 Zhi Xin Guo 10 M 1 4 621
32 Xavier Lim 10 M 1 4 457
33 Alistair McCutcheon 9 M 1 4 551
34 Rowan Mendis 9 M 1 4 376
35 Khairi Mikael 10 M 1 4 494
36 Bradley Shears 10 M 1 4 426
37 Alexander Larder 9 M 1 3 383
38 Sebastian Lindstrom 10 M 1 3 399
39 Ryan Patnaikuni 9 M 1 3 456
40 Jay Patnaikuni 10 M 1 3 373
41 Joseph Lim 9 M 1 3 676
42 Benjamin Murphy 10 M 1 3 342
43 Fred Xu 9 M 1 3 457
44 Finnegan Abbott 9 M 1 2½ 116
45 Kipling Abbott 9 M 1 2½ 44
46 Andrew Wang 10 M 1 2 520
47 Ruimin Li 9 M 1 2 345
48 Adriaan Den Hartog 10 M 1 2 311
49 George Missailidis 9 M 1 2 322
50 Aydin Nguyen 9 M 1 2 318
51 Seamus Staite 9 M 1 2 326
52 Angus Tonkin 9 M 1 2 380
53 Isaac Simpson 9 M ½ 2 247
54 Devlin Walker 10 M ½ 2 216
55 Daniel Caiafa 10 M 0 0 93
56 Daniel Gigliotti 9 M 0 0 88
57 Nathan Phillips 9 M 0 0 287
58 Hadyn Tang 9 M 0 0 3
59 Daniel Terzic 10 M 0 0 197
60 Max Welsch 10 M 0 0 21
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Players (20)
# Name Age M/F Score Tie. Perf. Rating
1 Yuvini Perera 10 F 3 9 681
2 Jody Middleton 9 F 3 9 680
3 Denali Durden 10 F 2½ 7½ 525
4 Amelia Mendes 10 F 2½ 7½ 595
5 Phoebe Fan 10 F 2 7 512
6 Emily Lin 8 F 2 7 513
7 Keona Mendis 10 F 2 6 410
8 Jaimee Renshaw 10 F 2 5 504
9 Cassandra Lim 8 F 2 5 467
10 Jaimie Liebowitz 10 F 1 4 316
11 Sophie Davis 8 F 1 4 171
12 Harriet Rosman 9 F 1 4 182
13 Erinn Luckett 10 F 1 3 66
14 Hannah Phillips 9 F 1 3 155
15 Clare Sweeney 6 F 1 3 164
16 Erica Kethro 9 F 1 2 174
17 Rose Kelly 8 F 1 2 124
18 Isabella Court 9 F ½ 1 88
19 Nada Mohamoud 7 F ½ 1 -52
20 Stella Cameron 4 F 0 0 -202
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Players (21)
# Name Age M/F Score Tie. Perf. Rating
1 Anton Smirnov 11 M 1 2 2147
2 Justin Tan 15 M 1 2 2003
3 Alistair Cameron 17 M 1 2 1896
4 Michael Chan 14 M 1 2 1876
5 Zachary Loh 13 M 1 2 1810
6 Michael Kethro 13 M 1 2 1518
7 Willis Lo 15 M 1 2 1967
8 Gene Lai 18 M 1 2 1601
9 Eric Shi 18 M 1 2 2199
10 Ryan Wade 17 M 1 2 1592
11 Jack Harrison 17 M 1 1 1300
12 Thomas Pinnock 17 M ½ 1 1329
13 Cameron Yung 14 M ½ 1 1864
14 Thomas Feng 17 M 0 0 1142
15 Daniel Lapitan 13 M 0 0 1732
16 Savithri Narenthran 14 F 0 0 1720
17 Adam Hayman 18 M 0 0 1639
18 Rupert Coy 18 M 0 0 1548
19 Matthew Cheah 13 M 0 0 1446
20 Luke Hu 13 M 0 0 1266
21 James Watson 17 M 0 0 1310
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# Name Age M/F Score Tie. Perf. Rating
1 Miranda Webb-Liddle 18 F 1 7 1293
2 Ruihong Lu 16 F 1 7 1431
3 Janaki Narenthran 17 F 1 7 1293
4 Zoe Harrison 15 F 1 7 1373
5 Charlotte Dilnutt 17 F 0 0 678
6 Stephanie Gu 13 F 0 0 348
7 Anna Griffin 14 F 0 0 955
8 Mollie Yeowart 15 F 0 0 579
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"...What I meant? Dear Mr Ian Rout (ACF news publisher) could you please put Ozchessforum in the next news letter! There is no reason to hide this forum from the Australian chess public. What they meant? Sorry, No english!- Amir Karibasic
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01-16-2012, 10:08 PM
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Congratulations to the new Australian Under Age Champions: Under 8 - Bobby Yu (Vic) Under 8 Girl - Emily Lin (Vic) Under 10 - Kevin Willathgamuwa (NSW) Under 10 Girl - Jody Middleton (Vic) The three Victorians are members of Canterbury Juniors Chess Club; new web-site just launched .
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01-19-2012, 12:46 PM
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