The Under 14, 16 and 18 sections were run as one, combined tournament and, as the final ranking list shows, Keatan was not the only KCC member in action. Katia was runner-up in the Under 14 section, with Gregory half a point back in 3rd equal - the same position claimed by Dylan in the Under 16 championship. And there was also a silver medal for Lionel in the Under 12 event, where 21 competed in a stand-alone section.
So tremendous congratulations to all our players, who all finished very high up in the standings - and extra kudos to Keatan for standing on the top step of the podium and following in the illustrious footsteps of none other than our very own Paul Lam, who won the same age group title a few (!) years ago.
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| Keatan and the Warwickshire Under 16 Trophy |
And as this tsunami of youthful achievement and excellence wasn't enough, I happened to be at Leamington on Saturday afternoon for the conclusion of the UK Blitz Championships, where Warwickshire IM Ameet Ghasi finished third in the Open section, and Warwickshire phenom Elis Dicen won the Women's title at the age of just 12! Ahead, on tie break, of Bodhana Sivanandan, this year's triple World Under 8 Girl's Champion (Classical, Rapid and Blitz - with a score of 33/33 in the 3 events!) We can't claim Elis as a KCC player, unfortunately, but she did attend several pre-pandemic club nights at The Gauntlet with dad Dennis and big sister Imogen, and Paul has been a major influence on her rapid development into a very strong player. Well done, Elis!
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| Elis receives the UK Women's Blitz Trophy from ECF Director of Home Chess, Nigel Towers |
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