Australian Junior Chess Championships special edition!

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Welcome to a special edition of the Australian Junior Chess League newsletter!

This edition is all about the biggest Junior event Australia has on offer

The Australian Junior Chess Championships!

We have collated for you the photo's, the stories and the final standings.

Congratulations to everyone that fought hard and played like a champion. It was a wonderful atmosphere and a big congratulations should go to all the volunteers that put in many many many ours of hard work!

The Australian Junior Champions are Ray Yang and Yifan Eva Wang!

Under 8 Open:
1st - Nikhil Reddy (play-off)
2nd - James Gao
3rd - James Arthur

Under 8 Girls:
1st - Aurora Lannon
2nd - Aleegra Moraitis

Under 10 Open:
1st - Marco Le Lun Zheng
2nd - Sayum Rupasinghe
3rd - Gavyn Sanusi-Goh

Under 10 Girls:
1st - Chloe Fan
2nd - Katherine Pan
3rd - Sophie Chang

Under 12 Open:
1st - Oliver Li (play-off)
2nd - Oliver Yang
3rd - Byron Morris

Under 12 Girls:
1st - Myiesha Maunders
2nd - Sulia Van Sebille
3rd - Eowyn Mercado

Under 14 Open:
1st - Brendan Zou
2nd - Matthew Clarke
3rd - Kayson Wang

Under 14 Girls:
1st - Athena Hathiramani
2nd - Bridgette Watkins
3rd - Elena Jule

Under 16 Open:
1st - Gordon Yang
2nd - Dillon Hathiramani
3rd - Michael Ostapenko

Under 16 Girls:
1st - Jody Middleton
2nd - Daria Koruikina
3rd - Nina Tchitaev

Under 18 Open:
1st - Ray Yang
2nd - Tim Harris
3rd - Tom Slater-Jones

Under 18 Girls:
1st - Yifan Eva Wang
2nd - Theresa Gu
3rd - Susanne Wells

Find all the photo's from the event on the AusJCL Flickr Album!

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Interview with some of the players - Queensland analysis room

Jennifer, Lyanna and Jasper

Q: Have you been to an Australian Junior Chess Championship before?
Jennifer and Lyanne - This is our first time. Jasper - I have played in Canberra (U10), Adelaide (U10) and now in Brisbane (U12)

Q: What has been the best so far about this event?
Jennifer - Good sportsmanship. Lyanne - Playing other people Jasper - playing lots of chess.

Q: What advice would you give other juniors about this event?
Jennifer - It is a great practise environment. Lyanne - It develops your mathematical skills and is a great way to make new friends. Jasper - You make many friends, get lots of good advice from coaches and you need to take your time.

Some of the games were hard work!

Interview with some of the players - NSW analysis room

Katherine

Q: Have you been to an Australian Junior Chess Championship before?
I played in Adelaide last year (U8 and U8Girls) and this year I play in Brisbane in the U10 Girls

Q: What has been the best so far about this event?
The free days. We went jet skiing and to the Gold Coast beach

Q: What advice would you give other juniors about this event?
Never ever give up!

Others games seemed more relaxed

Interview with some of the players - Victorian analysis room

James, Mathew, Arno and Fergus from Victoria

Q: Have you been to an Australian Junior Chess Championship before?
James and Arno: this is our first time. Mathew: I went to Adelaide last year and played in the U10 category. This year I play in the U12. Fergus: This is my third time, I went to Canberra (U10), Adelaide (U12) and now Brisbane (U12)

Q: What has been the best so far about this event?
James - I won a trophy in the U8 category. Mathew - playing against other random people. Fergus - Playing people. Arno - Playing in such a big tournament.

Q: What advice would you give other juniors about this event?
Mathew and Arno - Use your time. Fergus - Become part of the Australian Junior Chess community. James - Take at least 1 minute per move.

The event could not have been run without the support of the dedicated volunteers, organisers and chess parents!

Did you know you can also find all the photo's on the AusJCL Facebook page?

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Lightning Results:

1st U18 - Tom Maguire (10/11)
2nd U18 - Henry Slater-Jones (7.5/11)
3rd U18 - Tom Slater-Jones (7.5/11)
1st U16 - Hughston Parle (8.5/11)
2nd U16 - Vincent Qiang (7.5/11)
3rd U16 - Max Mikkelsen (7/11)
1st U14 - Daniel Gusain (8/11)
2nd U14 - Kayson Wang (7.5/11)
3rd U14 - Brendan Zou (7/11)

1st U18G - Jody Middleton (7/11)
2nd U18G - Susanne Wells (5/11)
3rd U18G - Sophie Watkins (4.5/11)
1st U16G - Eva Ge (5.5/11)*
2nd U16G - Nina Tchitaev (5/11)
3rd U16G - Melody McKenzie (4.5/11)
1st U14G - Bridgette Watkins (5.5/11)*
2nd U14G - Amanda Cheng (4.5/11)
3rd U14G - Elena Jule (4.5/11)
*Play-off held to decide the two titles*

1st U12 - Marco Le Lun Zheng (9/11)
2nd U12 - Oliver Yang (8.5/11)
3rd U12 - Lachlan Ho (8/11)
1st U10 - Joe Lin (8.5/11)
2nd U10 - Oliver Li (8/11)
3rd U10 - Alex Pimenov (8/11)
1st U8 - James Arthur (7.5/11)
2nd U8 - James Lequan Gao (7/11)
3rd U8 - Ian Liu (5/11)

1st U12G - Yifan Eva Wang (7/11)
2nd U12G - Sophie Chang (6/11)
3rd U12G - Erin Dullaway (4.5/11)
1st U10G - Katherin Pan (6.5/11)
2nd U10G - Melody Yang (4.5/11)
3rd U10G - Emma Chang (4/11)

1st U16 Girls Eva and 1st U14 Daniel. Photo's taken with Queensland Chess Association President Mark Stokes

Problem Solving:

1st U18 - Ray Yang
2nd U18 - Tim Harris
3rd U18 - Kayson Wang
1st U16 - Gordon Yang
2nd U16 - Max Mikkelsen
3rd U16 - Jason Wang
1st U14 - Matthew Clarke
2nd U14 - Daniel Poberezovsky
3rd U14 - Cameron McGowan
1st U12 - William Rumley
2nd U12 - Yuzhi Wang
3rd U12 - Yizhen Diao
1st U10 - Marco Le Lun Zheng
2nd U10 - Liam Gunstone
3rd U10 - Oliver Li
1st U8 - James Lequan Gao
2nd U8 - Kieran Willathgamuwa
3rd U8 - Ian Liu

1st U18G - Yifan Eva Wang
2nd U18G - Sophie Watkins
3rd U18G - Susanne Wells
1st U16G - Amanda Cheng
2nd U16G - Nina Tchitaev
3rd U16G - Eva Ge
1st U14G - Jody Middleton
2nd U14G - Bridgette Watkins
3rd U14G - Melody McKenzie
1st U12G - Sophie Chang
2nd U12G - Erin Dullaway
3rd U12G - Stella Cameron
1st U10G - Melody Yang
2nd U10G - Valentina Das
3rd U10G - Cynthia Li

No Under 8 Girls participated.

1st U10 Girls Melody and 1st U12 William. Photo's taken with the maker of the problem solving exercise IM Stephen Solomon.

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