Kent Junior Newsround Update no. 25

Congratulations to the four Kent Juniors who played at the trials for the England U11 team and National Junior Chess Squad, held in Liverpool over the weekend of the 25th - 26th April.
 
The trial is a closed tournament and in order to qualify, players must get two norms (usually a score of 4 points or more) from national tournaments throughout the season.  Qualifying to play at the trial is an achievement in itself. There were forty of the top players from around the country competing and the standard of chess was very high. 
 
The results from the Kent boys were fantastic. 
 
Ximan Mao finished with a superb 5.5 out 6, which won him the event and guaranteed selection. 

Both Ranesh Ratnesan and Mikey Watson also got enough points to be selected for the England Squad and U11 team, with scores of 5 and 4.5 respectively.

Rajeiv Ratnesan got 3.5, so missing out by only half a point, however he gained a half norm to go toward future selection. 

All four boys were great representatives for Kent Juniors and played quality chess throughout the weekend.