It was the second round of the Hammersmith Junior Rapid Tournament today (15th June) at Mindsport.  We fielded a mixed team of girls and boys from the juniors and cadets, and they all gave an excellent performance against Hammersmith Girls (this time with six boards). Again, it was a good tournament experience for all our members.

All the games were interesting, and we eventually won 10-2. The games were all moves in 25 minutes and the games will be rated by the ECF.

Board 1: Dyuthi Sri Gampa (979) – Nathan Lester (1144)

White 1 – Black 0

Black 1 – White 0

Board 2: Aarya Raina (691) v. Arina Shkolnikova (1137)

Black 0 – White 1

White 0 – Black 1

Board 3: Rebecca Ewart (633) v. George Garner (1108)

White 0 – Black 1

Black 0 – White 1

Board 4: Lana Qureshi (398) v. Emilia Steingrimsdottir (898)

Black 0 – White 1

White 0 – Black 1

Board 5: Maria Vinyukova (525) v. Arjun Paranjpe (678)

White 0 – Black 1

Black 0 – White 1

Board 6: Alexandra Vinyukova (162) v. Freda Norris (463)

Black 0 – White 1

White 0 – Black 1

Thanks to all cadets and juniors who took part.

Hammersmith has now set up the tournament in the ECF’s LMS (League Management System). The latest results can be found at https://lms.englishchess.org.uk/lms/event/7708/fixtures and the league’s positions at https://lms.englishchess.org.uk/lms/event/7708/table.

The next round will be at Mindsport sometime in June.