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Hamilton Junior Congress Sunday 15th September Results

UNDER 300:

1st Prachi Pardeshi Giffnock CC 7/7

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

3rd= 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 3rd 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:

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

2nd = 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:

1st Morvin Gera Corstorphine PS 4/5

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

        Ishan Kumar Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy

       ( on tiebreak Aryan got 2nd 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.

Lanarkshire Primary Schools League

The Final placings of the 8 teams were as follows,

1st Holy Cross A Croy

2nd St Brides A Cambuslang

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

3rd St Brides D Cambuslang

4th St Brides B Cambuslang

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

5th Muiredge A Uddingston

6th St Brides G Cambuslang

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

7th St Josephs A Blantyre

8th St Vincents A East Kilbride

     ( St Josephs won 7th/8th 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

Hamilton Junior Congress Sunday 28th April Results

Under 300:

1st Rishi Vijayakumar Castlehill CC 6/6

2nd Daniel Lane Springfield PS Linlithgow 5/6

3rd= 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 3rd 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:

1st Rishab Anthuvan Lenzie Chess Academy 6/6

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

3rd= 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 3rd 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:

1st = Morvin Gera Corstorphine PS Edinburgh 4/5

       Mark Heron St Maurices HS Cumbernauld

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

3rd   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.

Hamilton Junior Congress Sunday 4th November Results

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.

Hamilton Junior Congress Sunday 16th September Results

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

Hamilton Junior Congress 29th April Results and Grand Prix update.

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.

Two New Junior Chess Clubs

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.

Hamilton Junior Congress Sunday 5th November Results

UNDER 300:

1st= Rajkumar Anbu Lenzie Chess Academy 5/6

Ryan Chan Lenzie Chess Academy

Afrin Ahmed Glasgow Academy

( on tiebreak the trophy places were Rajkumar 1st, Ryan 2nd, Afrin 3rd)

 

Medals for 50% and Above:

4.5/6 Chloe Ng Lenzie Chess Academy

 

4/6 Ashley Tandon Lenzie Chess Academy

Finlay Dawson St Josephs Blantyre

Askura Balakumar St Georges School for Girls Edinburgh

 

3.5/6 Owen Tang Lenzie Chess Academy

Caitlin Harnes St Marys Hamilton

 

3/6 Jack Matheson Glasgow Academy

Jonathan Bayley St john the Baptist Uddingston

Zak Clarke Bishopton

Desandhi Parakramawansha Lenzie Chess Academy

Hamish McDonald Muiredge Uddingston

Paddy Flynn St Brides Bothwell

Pragna Aluri Giffnock CC

 

UNDER 600:

1st = Nathan Bird Stirling CC 5/6

Mario Duric Portabello HS

( on tiebreak Nathan got 1st place trophy and Mario got 2nd place trophy)

3rd =  Michael Moroz High School of Glasgow 4/6

Gia Kohli Glasgow Academy

Kartike Sharan Lenzie Chess Academy

Aryan Munshi Lenzie Chess Academy

Abhi Kandala Lenzie Chess Academy

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

 

Medals for 50% and above:

 

3.5/6 Sanjith Madhaven East Kilbride CC

 

3/6 Kabir Kumar Lenzie Chess Academy

Ibrahim Khan High School of Glasgow

Alina Tang Lenzie Chess Academy

Zayd Khan High School of Glasgow

 

OVER 600:

1st Liam Heron St Maurices HS Cumbernauld 5.5/6

2nd Lewis Ng Lenzie Chess Academy

3rd= Mark Heron Holy Cross Croy

Sam Cook Stirling CC

( on tiebreak Mark got the 3rd place trophy and Sam got a medal.)

 

Medals for 50% and above:

3.5/6 Abhi Reddy Glasgow Academy

 

3/6 Rong Sheng Xia St Marys Hamilton

Pavel Yanev Tiger Cubs Edinburgh

James Coyle Glasgow Academy

Alex Sevic High School of Glasgow

 

Michael.

Hamilton Junior Congress Sunday 17th September 2017 Results

UNDER 300:

1st Ishan Kumar Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy 6/7

2nd = Nathan Bird Stirling CC 5.7

Raghav Praveen Bon Accord cc Aberdeen 5/7

( on tie break Nathan got 2nd place trophy and Raghav got the 3rd place trophy.)

Medals for 50% and Above:

5 Points Rajkumar Anbu Lenzie Chess Academy, Kai McAlroy Lanark CC, Kabir Kumar Lenzie Chess Academy

4.5 Points: Arron Rankin Bishopton PS

4 Points: Afrin Ahmed Glasgow Academy, Ryan Chan Lenzie Chess Academy, Ruaridh McDonald Muiredge PS, Amy Rousseau Bishopton PS, Shwetika Balaji Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy, Srivathsan Narasimham  East Kilbride CC, Alexander Barron-Majerik Inverness.

3.5 Points: Chloe Ng Lenzie Chess Academy, Jonathan Bayley St John the Baptist PS

UNDER 600:

1st James Coyle Glasgow Academy/ Giffnock CC 6.5/7

2nd= Sanjith Madhaven East Kilbride CC 6/7

3rd= Alex Brimlow Stirling CC 5/7

Abhinanyu Singh Rana Lenzie Chess Academy 5/7

( on tie break Alex got 3rd place trophy and Abhimanyu got a medal)

Medals for 50% and above:

4.5/7 Jake Liu Glasgow Academy/ Lenzie Chess Academy, Philip Inglis Peebles HS.

4/7 Aryan Munshi Lenzie Chess Academy, Michael Moroz High School of Glasgow, Idris Benwell Stirling CC, Ishan Rohatgi High School of Glasgow, Andrew Lyon Prestwick CC, Gia Kohli Glasgow Academy, Kartike Sharan Lenzie Chess Academy, Orlaith Shepherd St Peters Edinburgh.

OVER 600:

1st Mark Heron Holy Cross PS Croy 6/6

2nd Liam Heron St Maurice’s HS Cumbernauld 5/6

3rd Koray Ordukaya St Brides PS Cambuslang 4/6

Medals for 50% and above:

3.5/6 Sophie Heron Holy Cross PS Croy, Sam Cook Stirling CC.

3/6 Karthekeya Vundi Stewart Melville’s College Edinburgh, Emma Heron Holy Cross PS Croy, Lewis Ng Lenzie Chess Academy, Pavel Yanev Flora Stevenson.

Total of 75 players on the day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hamilton Junior Congress Results from Sunday 18th September

UNDER 300:

1st Pranav Aluri Our Lady of the Missions PS / Giffnock CC 5/6

2nd Ananth Subramaniam Robert Gordon’s Aberdeen 4.5/6

3rd Gia Kohli Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy 4/6 ( on tie-break)

Medals for 50% and above:

4/6 Lewis Stirling St Aloysius College / Hamilton CC

3/6 Abrahim Khan High School of Glasgow / Giffnock CC, Annabel  Liang Fettes College Edinburgh

UNDER 600:

1st Aiden Clarke St Peters PS Edinburgh 6/7

2nd Declan McClelland Lanark CC 5/7

3rd Florence Wilson Flora Stevenson  Edinburgh 4.5/7 ( on tiebreak)

Medals for 50% and above:

4.5/7 Abhi Reddy St Aloysius PS / Hamilton CC, Alex Sevic High School of Glasgow / Lenzie Chess Academy, Peter Fish Robert Gordon’s Aberdeen

4/7 Asirini Parakramawansha Bishopbriggs Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy , Philip Inglis Kingsland PS Peebles.

3.5/7 Pavel Yanev Flora Stevenson PS Edinburgh, Tavish Gangwani Hutcheson Grammar / Hamilton CC, Anish Subramaniam Robert Gordon’s Aberdeen.

OVER 600:

1st Sahib Kohli Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy 4/5 ( on tiebreak)

2nd Carl Zihan Kang  Stirling CC 4/5

3rd David Sandham Linlithgow Academy 3.5/5

Medals for 50% and above:

3/5 Carolina Espinosa Cancino Sacred Heart PS Girvan, Alasdair Sandham Low Port PS Linlithgow, Murdo McLaurin Fettes College Edinburgh,

2.5/5 Chelsea Liang Fettes College Edinburgh, Pranav Saravanan Albyn School Aberdeen, William Lithgow Hamilton College/ Hamilton CC

Helpfriendssavemoney.co.uk Grand Prix ( first prize £50)

6 points Aiden Clarke St Peters

5 Points Pranav Aluri Our Lady of the Missions PS, Declan McClelland Lanark CC

4.5 Points Florence Wilson Flora Stevenson, Ananth Subramaniam Robert Gordon’s, Alex Sevic High School of Glasgow,  Abhi Reddy St Aloysius PS.