Sunday 7 July 2019

The Dynamic Duo Strike Again!

Just one day after Jude and Billy were hogging the KCC website headlines with news of their imminent international adventures, there is more tremendous news to report of our Dynamic Duo. At yesterday's Midlands Gigafinal of the Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge in Solihull, both Jude and Billy won their age group tournaments and qualified to the Terafinals, the ultimate stage of the world's biggest junior chess tournament.

Billy was in scintillating form in the Boys u-7 and chalked up a fantastic 6/6 performance to secure the Terafinal qualifying place by a whole point in a field of 47. Watch out Minsk! Meanwhile Jude, last year's u-8 Terafinal champion, had to show all his fighting qualities after a loss in Round 3. But in winning all his remaining games he found himself in a 4-way tie for first on 5/6 in the Boys u-9 event (43 players), but crucially first alone when the tie breaks were applied. Phew!!

Paul's more detailed report of the event can be found here where you will also find a picture of a very happy Terrific Trio (Paul plus the Dynamic Duo, of course!)

So its even more congratulations to both of our KCC champions, who now have another mega-event to look forward to in September. Which gives them plenty of time to warm up by giving some of the more senior members of the club a few good Thursday whoopings before the Terafinals!

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