Kent Girls come 2nd in the EPSCA U11 Girls' Final
Congratulations to the Kent
Girls U11 Team who played superbly to secure 2nd place at the EPSCA
Inter-Association Championship on 18 April 2015 in Fairford,
Gloucestershire.
The team of: (1) Navieinaah Haridas; (2) Mahuaa Verma; (3) Annalise Hansen; (4) Orla Dorman; (5) Aria Sharma; (6) Charlotte Bruce; (7) Radha Ratnesan; (8) Mihika Verma; (9) Abirami Muthukumar; (10) Rhea Venkata; (11) Isabelle Wistow; and (12) Iris Davies, scored a magnificent 28.5/36 to finish 2.5 points behind Barnet and 1 point ahead of Nottingham.
It took time for the team to warm up, managing to score 8/12 in the 1st
round to leave the team in 6th place. However, following a rousing lecture from
team coach GM Chris Ward, the girls bounced back with 10/12 in the 2nd
Round. This could so nearly have been 12/12 but, with other teams
faltering, Kent ended the Round in joint 2nd place. There was, though,
only 1 point separating 2nd from 6th. Another fine performance in the 3rd
Round saw Kent score 10.5/12 to finish in clear 2nd. However Kent had not
been able to claw back the 3.5 point lead Barnet had built up from the 1st
Round.
A hard day's chess for all the girls but their hard work was rewarded with a fine result. Well done all.
Andrew Bruce