Chess Scotland Noticeboard A place for chess nuts to boast over an open forum    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  YATELEY MANOR NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP Goto page 1, 2  Next          Chess Scotland Noticeboard Forum Index -> Junior Chess Chat View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Mike Scott King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 676 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:26 am    Post subject: YATELEY MANOR NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP James Gillespies High will be entering what was the Sunday Times - now YATELEY MANOR - NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP and would encourage other schools to do so. The entry form is found here http://www.sccu.ndo.co.uk/entries2010-11.doc It does operate an age handicap so younger teams should not be put off. Back to top Mike Scott King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 676 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:14 pm    Post subject: James Gillespies have qualified from the Scottish group and will now play the Royal Belfast Academical Institute on the 12th Feb. in Belfast to decide the Zone winner to go forward to the National knockout. The runner up goes forward to the plate competition. The Gilliespies team will be:- Shivan Murdochy Rhian Hughes Jonny Scott Sam Gregory Ecsher Mills Rishi Pandya Back to top Mike Scott King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 676 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:30 am    Post subject: Hi from Sunny Belfast! First result has come in and its a win for Rishi, thanks to a sweet Q/K knight fork! One down five to go. Back to top Mike Scott King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 676 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:30 pm    Post subject: 2-0: Good win by Escher . Sam has the upper hand but it may be a hard to convert 1 p advantage in rook ending. Jonny has swapped q for 2 r: too complicated for me. Shivan and Rhian are grinding - but Rhian is a Bishop up ! Back to top Mike Scott King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 676 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:36 pm    Post subject: Sam agreed a draw, as did Shivan. 3-1 Back to top Mike Scott King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 676 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:04 pm    Post subject: Wins for Jonny & Rhian gives a final 5-1 score. now lunch Back to top HughBrechin King Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 201 Location: The moral high ground. Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:40 am    Post subject: Cracking result, congratulations! Back to top HLang Queen Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 151 Location: Oxford Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:52 pm    Post subject: The nationwide results are on this page, which gets updated as results are sent in. The group stages just show who won and who was the runner-up, but board-wise results are published in the knockout stages: http://www.sccu.ndo.co.uk/schoolschamps.htm PS. Congratulations as well. _________________ "Heather's clever book". As plugged* by the Rampant Chess Team. Back to top Jacqui Thomas King Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 340 Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:10 pm    Post subject: Well done guys, what a team! I doubt if there are many or any other schools in Scotland that could field a team of that many let alone their strength Back to top Mike Scott King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 676 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:49 pm    Post subject: JGHS has benefitted from having two well organised feeder schools but that on its own is not enough. The school is very supportive: it values what the pupils do and for Saturday it provided practical help in a significant contribution to the cost of getting the team to N. Ireland. Back to top Mike Scott King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 676 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:21 pm    Post subject: Last 16 The team are in the last 16 and playing Manchester Grammer in Carlisle today. The age handicap means that we 'simply' need to win the match to get through - I had feared we'd need a 4-2 win. Unfortunately I am tied to my desk nervously waiting for Hugh's texts for the results:- Rishi Pandya won. but Ecsher needs some luck to avoid a loss. Remaining four boards are close. Back to top Mike Scott King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 676 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:36 pm    Post subject: Latest update is that Shivan won on bd 1, Rhian lost (bd 2), Jonny's drawing and Sam's in trouble. Which if Escher lost (not confirmed) means the score is 2 - 2 and we need 1.5 from last two games. Not looking good Back to top Mike Scott King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 676 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:13 pm    Post subject: Sadly the result is now confirmed as a 2.5 - 3.5 win for MGS. Shivan win Rhian Loss Jonny Draw Sam Loss Ecsher Loss Rishi Win Shame because the opponents in the qtr finals look on paper not to be as strong as MGS. Never mind, always next year! Back to top admin Site Admin Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 1386 Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:34 pm    Post subject: Well done!! Back to top Derek Howie Bishop Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 28 Location: Glasgow Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:33 am    Post subject: And I believe that James Gillespies High have Kirkhill Primary in the next round of the Scotsman! These Primary School kids are after some scalps!!! 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