J4NCL - Junior Four Nations Chess League
Well done to those Kent juniors taking part in their first J4NCL
weekend on the 4-5 October 2014 in Daventry.
This competition is a team event, with four boards per team, and
comprises of five rounds of long-play games over the weekend. There are three
weekends throughout the season and teams from across the country compete.
KJCA entered two
teams into the first weekend tournament.
The KJCA Kings
were made up of Michael Green (for the Sunday only) Emily Green, Ranesh
Ratnesan, Rajeiv Ratnesan and a guest player from Berkshire, Nikhil Kadambadi.
The Kings started with an impressive 3½ -½ in the first
round and a 4-0 win in the second round.
However, the third round proved more difficult, with a close loss of 1½
-2½ to the team that ended up in first position.
The Sunday started with a change of players, as Michael
Green came into the board 1 slot and the others moved down. Continuing their great form, the Kings won
round four with a score of 4-0 and then drew 2-2 in round five.
All in all a great result for the KJCA Kings who ended the
weekend in joint 3rd place and winning a trophy. They also gained a high
GP score of 15 points to take into the next two tournaments.
The KJCA Kestrels
were made up of Mikey Watson, Jacob Watson, Charlie Metcalfe and Radha
Ratnesan.
The young Kestrels started well with an impressive win in
the first round over a team of higher graded players from the Midlands. Rounds two and three proved more difficult,
and they ended the first day a little disappointed but still able to raise a
smile and enjoy a meal out together.
Bright and refreshed on the Sunday morning, the fourth round
was a great result for the KJCA Kestrels with a 4-0 win against a team from
Wales. They also managed to win the
final round with a score of 2½ - 1½.
Overall the KJCA Kestrel finished in joint 4th
position with a number of other teams. Their GP score was 10 points to carry
forward.
It was a fun weekend, meeting up with lots of chess friends
from around the country and playing some quality games in a high level national
competition. All the players are all looking forward to the next J4NCL weekend
and hope to improve on their scores.
Finally a mention for Kartik Velayudham, who was also
competing at the J4NCL tournament as a guest player for one of the Midlands
teams, and played some quality games on their board two.
If any other KJCA team players are interested in the J4NCL
weekends please contact Jo Wildman on jowildman@hotmail.com
To see the overall results of the weekend go to: http://www.4nclresults.co.uk/static/jncl/table-div1.html