Well done to all the players who participated in this months Junior chess tournament. There were 2 sections with a number of players trying out their first chess competition.The “Rooks” section was won , once again , by Andrejs Kozlovs on a perfect 5 out of 5 points. Closely followed by Denis Ruscho in 2nd place and in 3rd place with yet another strong tournament was George Fearnhead.
In the “Knights” section we had a new trio of winners. In first place was Tom Kelly on an unbeatable score of 6/6 points. One point behind was Aoife Ryan in second place. Matthew Hennessy and Harry O’Grealy both finished on 4.5 points. Matthew won 3rd place in a keenly contested play-off game against Harry.
The next event we’ll have at the Bridge club will be on Saturday 29th March, it will be a fun “Swap Chess” event with players in teams of 2. More details nearer the time ..