UNDER 300:

1^st Prachi Pardeshi Giffnock CC 7/7

2^nd Aadya Dobhal St Angelas PS Darnley / Pollokshields Juniors 6/7

3^rd= Ruaridh Robertson St Brides PS Cambuslang / Cambuslang Juniors 5/7

        Callum Ward Bishopton PS    

        Vedant Malhotra Giffnock CC

        Ruaridh Miller Bishopton PS

        Henry Duan  Giffnock CC

       ( Ruaridh won 3^rd place trophy on tiebreak, rest got a medal)

Medals for 50% and above:

4.5/7 Myles McAulay Hutchison Grammar / Pollokshields Juniors

           Gittikka Prakash Kumar Giffnock CC

           Ross MacPhillimy Bishopton PS

4/7    Ishita Israni Hutcheson Grammar / Giffnock CC

           Tushar Roul East Kilbride CC

           Saitej Ganti Corstorphine PS

           Alekhya Ganti Corstorphine PS

           Lewis King Lanark CC                       

           Swaraj Singh Virdi Lenzie Chess Academy

           Alexander Thomson Shawlands Academy / Pollokshields Juniors

3.5/7 Isla Miller Bishopton PS

           Karan Roul East Kilbride CC

           Andrew McCallum Lanark CC

UNDER 600:

1^st Pavel Yanev Broughton HS / Tiger Cubs 5/5

2^nd = Srinivas Rath Corstorphine PS 4/5

         Kabir Kumar High School of Glasgow / Phones

Medals for 50% and above:

3/5 Unnabh Shrestha Giffnock CC

        Ashley Tandon Lenzie Chess Academy

        Zach Barber St Brides PS Cambuslang / Cambuslang Juniors

        Tilak Ittigi Prestwick CC

        Rishi Vijayakumar Castlehill CC

        Ryan Chan Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy

        Neev Lukhi St Patricks PS Glasgow / Phones CC

        Alexander Ivanchenko Tiger Cubs

2.5/5 Rajkumar Anbu Lenzie Chess Academy

OVER 600:

1^st Morvin Gera Corstorphine PS 4/5

2^nd= Aryan Munshi Kelvinside Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy 3.5/5

        Ishan Kumar Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy

       ( on tiebreak Aryan got 2^nd place trophy and Ishan third place trophy)

Medals for 50% and above:

3/5 Nivi Suyal Corstorphine PS

       Kartike Sharan Lenzie Chess Academy

2.5/5 Rong Sheng Xia Holy Cross HS Hamilton / Hamilton CC

           Michael Moroz High School of Glasgow / Lenzie Chess Academy

Total entries 78.

Michael.

The Final placings of the 8 teams were as follows,

1^st Holy Cross A Croy

2^nd St Brides A Cambuslang

      ( Holy Cross won 1^st/2^nd place playoff 2.5-1.5)

3^rd St Brides D Cambuslang

4^th St Brides B Cambuslang

      St Brides D won 3^rd/4^th place playoff 2.5-1.5)

5^th Muiredge A Uddingston

6^th St Brides G Cambuslang

     ( Muiredge won 5^th/6^th place playoff 4-0)

7^th St Josephs A Blantyre

8^th St Vincents A East Kilbride

     ( St Josephs won 7^th/8^th place playoff on tiebreak after match was 2-2)

All eight teams were awarded trophies.

The final points total of the schools after the third round was,

23 points St Brides A Cambuslang

18 points Holy Cross A Croy

                    St Brides B Cambuslang

16 points Muiredge A Uddingston

15 points St Josephs A Blantyre

13 points St Brides G Cambuslang

                    St Vincents A East Kilbride

12 points  St Brides D Cambuslang ( St Brides D qualified as had largest board points)

                    St John the Baptist A Uddingston

                   St Brides E Cambuslang

                   Holy Cross B Croy

                   St Brides C Cambuslang

11 points Fernhill A Rutherglen

10 points St Brides A Bothwell

                    Muiredge B Uddingston

                    Underbank A Lanark

                    St Josephs B Blantyre

                    St John the Baptist B Uddingston

                    St Vincents B East Kilbride

                    St Brides F Cambuslang

9 points   St Brides B Bothwell

8 points  St Vincents D East Kilbride

7 points  Fernhill C Rutherglen

                  Fernhill B Rutherglen

6 points St Vincents C East Kilbride

5 points  St Marys A Hamilton

                  St Kenneths A East Kilbride

                  Holy Cross C Croy

                  St Kenneths B East Kilbride

4 points St Marys C Hamilton

                  St Marys B Hamilton

3 points St Brides C Bothwell

2 points Muiredge C Uddingston ffff

Under 300:

1^st Rishi Vijayakumar Castlehill CC 6/6

2^nd Daniel Lane Springfield PS Linlithgow 5/6

3^rd= Arnav Sharan Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy 4.5/6

        Alexander Barron-Majerik Inverness   

        Dinis Balaco Hillhead PS Glasgow

        Soundarya Bhaskar Lenzie Chess Academy

         ( on tiebreak Arnav got the 3^rd place trophy, Alexander/Dinis/Soundarya got a medal)

Medals for 50% and above

4/6 Jashn Gera Corstorphine PS Edinburgh

       Nathan Malone St Brides PS Cambuslang / Cambuslang Juniors

       Abhi Verma Netherlee PS / Giffnock CC   

       Nikunj Nagar St Patricks PS Glasgow / Phones CC

       Chloe Ng Thomas Muir PS Bishopbriggs / Lenzie Chess Academy

3.5/6 Alekhya Ganti Corstorphine PS Edinburgh

          Ishita Israni Lenzie Chess Academy

          Umair Shahzad St Brides PS Cambuslang / Cambuslang Juniors

          Aakash Balaji Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy

3/6   Jack Ferguson Cairns PS / Cambuslang Juniors

         Caitlin Harnes St Marys PS Hamilton

         Swaraj Singh Virdi Lenzie Chess Academy

         Aadit Arya Glasgow Academy

         Vedant Malhotra Lenzie Chess Academy

         Jakub Donnelly Holy Cross PS Croy

         Michael Kelly St Marys PS Hamilton

         Ruaridh Robertson St Brides PS Cambuslang / Cambuslang Juniors

Under 600:

1^st Rishab Anthuvan Lenzie Chess Academy 6/6

2^nd Aksara Balakumar St Georges School for Girls Edinburgh 5/6

3^rd= Alina Tang Lenzie Chess Academy 4/6

        Daniel Kitaev Springfield PS Linthgow

        Raghav Palanivel Corstorphine PS Edinburgh

        Emma Heron Holy Cross PS Croy

        Shwetika Balaji Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy

        Euan Samuel Corstorphine PS Edinburgh

        Ibrahim Khan High School of Glasgow

        ( on tiebreak Alina got the 3^rd place trophy, rest got a medal)

Medals for 50% and above:

3.5/6 Kabir Kumar Lenzie Chess Academy

3/6    Srivathsan Narasiman East Kilbride CC

          Amy Rousseau Bishopton PS

          Ashley Tandon Lenzie Chess Academy

          Declan McClelland Lanark CC

          Srinivas Rath Corstorphine PS Edinburgh

Over 600:

1^st = Morvin Gera Corstorphine PS Edinburgh 4/5

       Mark Heron St Maurices HS Cumbernauld

        ( on tiebreak Morvin got 1^st place trophy, Mark got 2^nd place trophy)

3^rd   Ishan Kumar Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy 3.5/5

Medals for 50% and above:

3/5 Lewis Ng Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy

2.5/5 Sophie Heron Holy Cross PS Croy

           Richard Zhang Merchiston HS / Tiger Cubs Edinburgh

           Aryan Munshi Kelvinside Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy

           Liam Heron St Maurices HS Cumbernauld

           Nivi Suyal Corstorphine PS Edinburgh

The Hamilton Junior Congress Grand Prix will be updated and sent out with the updated grades.

Total of 74 players played on the day.

Michael.

UNDER 300:

1st = Michael Kelly St Marys PS Hamilton 5/6
Bhavya Chaudron High School of Glasgow
Shraddha Meti Giffnock CC
( on tiebreak Michael got first place trophy, Bhavya Second and Shraddha third)

Medals for 50% and above,
4.5/6 Caitlin Harnes St Marys PS Hamilton
Aadya Dobhal Lenzie Chess Academy
4/6 Jackson Murtagh Bishopton PS
Ishita Israni Lenzie Chess Academy
Lewis King Lanark CC
Jesse McNulty Wester Overtoun PS Strathaven
Laila Almansoori Bearsden CC
Landi Weng High School of Glasgow
3.5/6 Suleman Fahd High School of Glasgow
Vedant Malhotra Lenzie Chess Academy
3/6 Tina Xu Glasgow Academy
Aakash Balaji Glasgow Academy
Aarav Sharma Glasgow Academy
Rio Easdon Bishopton PS
Wallace Russell St Josephs PS Blantyre
Jamie McDonald Muiredge PS Uddingston
Caitlin Martin St John the Baptist PS Uddingston
Ross MacPhilliny Bishopton PS
Jordan Wan Lenzie Chess Academy
Dudley Haugh Bishopton PS

UNDER 600:

1st Finlay Dawson St Josephs PS Blantyre 5/6
2nd= Owen Tang Lenzie Chess Academy 4.5/6
Ibrahim Khan High School of Glasgow
Aksara Balakumar St Georges School for Girls Edinburgh
Ryan Chan Lenzie Chess Academy
( on tiebreak Owen got second place trophy and Ibrahim the third, Aksara & Ryan got medals)

Medals for 50% and above,
4/6 Declan McClelland Lanark CC
Ross Warcup Stirling CC
Tilak Ittigi Prestwick CC
3.5/6 Brodie McCann Holy Cross PS Croy
3/6 Aisha Rasul Glasgow Academy
Haleema Khan Holy Family PS / Lenzie Chess Academy
Finlay Miller Bishopton PS
Angelo Lynn Lenzie Chess Academy

OVER 600:

1st Liam Heron St Maurices HS Cumbernauld
2nd James Coyle Glasgow Academy
3rd Alex Sevic High School of Glasgow

Michael.

UNDER 300

1st = Amy Rousseau Bishopton PS 6/7
Chloe Ng Lenzie Chess Academy
( on tie-break Amy got 1st place trophy and Chloe 2nd place trophy)
3rd= Laila Almansoori Bearsden CC 5/7
Unnabh Shrestha Giffnock CC
Angelo Lynn Lenzie Chess Academy
Viktor Jakstys St Rochs PS
( on tie-break Laila got the third place trophy, with the others getting a medal)

Medals for 50% and above:
4/7 Jashn Gera Corstorphine PS
Pranav Walkay Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy
Suleman Fahd High School of Glasgow
Swaraj Singh Virdi Lenzie Chess Academy
Vedant Malhotra Lenzie Chess Academy
Caitlin Harnes St Marys PS
Ishita Israni Lenzie Chess Academy
3.5/7 Ross MacPhillimy Bishopton PS
Aadya Dobhal Lenzie Chess Academy

UNDER 600:
1st = Aksara Balakumar St Georges School for Girls 5/6
Alina Tang Lenzie Chess Academy
Rajkumar Anbu Lenzie Chess Academy
( on tie-break Aksara got 1st place trophy, Alina the 2nd place trophy, and Rajkumar the 3rd place trophy)

Medals for 50% and above:
4.5/6 Ryan Chan Lenzie Chess Academy
4/6 Kartike Sharan Lenzie Chess Academy
Nivi Suyal Corstorphine PS
Finlay Dawson St Josephs PS
Rishabh Akula Dundee HS
Kabir Kumar Lenzie Chess Academy
Daniel Kitaev Springfield PS
3/6 Eklavya Singh Glasgow Academy
Abhimanyu Singh Rana Lenzie Chess Academy
Haleema Khan Lenzie Chess Academy
Emma Heron Holy Cross PS Croy
Rishab Anthuvan Lenzie Chess Academy
Ishan Rohatgi High School of Glasgow / Lenzie Chess Academy
Srivathsan Narisinham East Kilbride CC

OVER 600:
1st Alvaro Rodrigues Rosales Bearsden CC 6/6
2nd Aryan Munshi Lenzie Chess Academy 4.5/6
3rd= Liam Heron St Maurices HS 4/6
Mark Heron St Maurices HS
Lewis Ng Lenzie Chess Academy
( on tie-break Liam got the 3rd place trophy, with Mark & Lewis getting medals)

Medals for 50% and above:
3.5/6 Sophie Heron Holy Cross PS
3/6 Sanjith Madhaven East Kilbride CC
Morvin Gera Corstorphine PS
Pavel Yanev Broughton HS
Michael Moroz High School of Glasgow / Lenzie Chess Academy
Michael

UNDER 300:

1st= Unnabh Shrestha Crookfur PS Giffnock 5/6
Angelo Lynn Holy Family PS / Lenzie Chess Academy
Srinivas Razh Corstorphine PS Edinburgh
Viktor Jakstys St Rochs PS Glasgow
Ashley Tandon Lenzie Chess Academy
( on tiebreak Unnabh got 1st place trophy, Angelo got 2nd place trophy and Srinivas got 3rd place trophy, Viktor and Ashley got medals)

Medals for 50% and above:
4/6 Owen Tang Lenzie Chess Academy
Rishab Anthuvan Lenzie Chess Academy
Chloe Ng Lenzie Chess Academy
Mustafa Fahd High School of Glasgow
Finlay Millar Bishopton

3.5/6 Aditya Zaveri Lanark CC
Swaraj Singh Verdi Lenzie Chess Academy
Lewis King Lanark CC
Aadya Dobhal St Angela’s PS Glasgow
Emma Turpie Bishopton

3/6 Mikaeel Shabbir High School of Glasgow
Jashn Gera Corstorphine PS Edinburgh
Suleman Fahd High School of Glasgow
Kaven Subramanian Carolside PS
Aakash Balaji Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy
Daniel Kitaev Springfield PS Linlithgow
Pranav Walkay Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy
Jamie Burns Lanark CC

UNDER 600:
1st Morvin Gera Corstorphine PS Edinburgh 5.5/6
2nd= Zayd Khan High School of Glasgow 4.5/6
Jake Liu Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy
Rajkumar Anbu Lenzie Chess Academy
( on tiebreak Zayd got 2nd place trophy, Jake got 3rd place trophy and Rajkumar got a medal)

Medals for 50% and above:
4/6 Aksara Balakumar St Georges School for Girls Edinburgh
Brodie McCann Holy Cross PS Croy
Kartike Sharan Lenzie Chess Academy
Aarna Mishra Hamilton College

3.5/6 Nivi Suyal Corstorphine PS

3/6 Shwetika Balaji Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy
Ross Warcup Stirling CC
Aryan Munshi Lenzie Chess Academy
Ruaridh McDonald Muiredge PS
Kabir Kumar Lenzie Chess Academy
Ryan Chan Lenzie Chess Academy
Ishan Rohatgi High School of Glasgow

OVER 600:
1st= Liam Heron St Maurices HS Cumbernauld 4/5
Michael Moroz High School of Glasgow
( on tiebreak Liam got 1st place trophy and Michael got 2nd place trophy)
3rd = Mark Heron Holy Cross PS Croy 3.5/6
Sanjith Madhaven East Kilbride CC
( on tiebreak Mark got the 3rd place trophy and Sanjith got a medal)

Medals for 50% and above:
3/5 Mario Duric Portobello HS

2.5/5 Ishan Kumar Glasgow Academy/ Lenzie Chess Academy
Richard Zhang Merchiston HS Edinburgh
Lewis NG Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy

www.helpfriendssavemoney.co.uk Grand Prix Updated

1st Sanjith Madhaven East Kilbride CC 28.5 points
2nd Liam Heron St Maurices HS 27.5 points
3rd Mark Heron Holy Cross PS 27 points
4th Rajkumar Anbu Lenzie Chess Academy 25.5 points
5th Ishan Kumar Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy 24 points

A total of 164 players have now played in the Hamilton Junior Congress this season.

The Prize of £50 will be decided at the last Hamilton Junior Congress on Saturday 9th June.

Michael.

There are going to be two new Junior Chess Clubs.

1. Tuesday Evenings from 5-7pm in Kirkhill Tennis Club, Cambuslang. Starting on Tuesday 27th February.
2. Friday Evenings from 5-7 pm in Titwood Tennis Club, Pollockshields, starting on Friday 23rd Feb    We are also looking at possibilities in other areas.