Junior Club - 2012 competition Final round

Round 5 is the final round of the junior club's competition.  Dylan only had to turn up to win, which he did and is therefore the club's champion for 2012.  There was, however a serious match to play.  Aidan had missed a week, but otherwise had a perfect score.  Top of the table was going to be a heavyweight clash.  The games were:

Dylan    Aidan
Harry   James
Joe      Tom
Raj      Dhillan
Leia     Nicola

Game one: Aidan seemed to win a pawn early, but had moved his f-pawn, with Dylan's bishop on b3 Black couldn't castle, even though he did, but very honestly pointed out his mistake!  With his king stuck in the centre Aidan couldn't fend off Dylan's 'hack' attack.  Yes Dylan is a bona fide hack attacker, which I think is rung one of the chess development ladder.  I remember my own junior days attacking with similar vigour, now I grind out 80 move draws...
Aidan is aiming to skip rung one, as he plays more strategically, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that this boy will develop into a very strong player.

Game Two: Harry methodically outplayed James.  Nothing fancy, just won more material and James is now good enough to recognise when a game is hopeless and resigned.  Harry goes about his business with calm determination and is developing into a fine junior player.

Game Three: Joe was too strong for the improving Tom and quickly won his game.  Joe is one of the oldest at the club and has improved the quickest out of all the players.  If he keeps improving he will challenge Dylan's and Aidan's supremacy next year and then it could be adult games for him....

Game four: Raj has just started coming to the club and is good friends with Dhillan.  Dhillan has been coming for longer and that extra experience helped him win the game, just.

Game five: Battle of the girls, which the determined Leia won.  Both players are decent players and I had no idea who was best.  Perhaps they equally matched.

Well done Dylan club champion 2012.

The final standings are:

	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Score
5	Dylan	W,6      3	B,1          3	B,3         3	W,4     3	W,2    3	15
3	Joe	B,9       3	B,4         3	W,5        1	B,2      1	W,6    3	11
4	Harry	B,10     3	W,3        1	W,11      3	B,5       1	W,9    3	11
2	Aidan	W,7     3	X	B,6          3	W,3     3	B,5     1	10
9	James	W,3     1	Bye        3	B,7          2	W,6     3	B,4     1	10
7	Leia	B,2      1	X	W,9         2	B,12    3	W,11  3	9
11	Nicola	Bye     3	X	B,4          1	W,8     2	B,7     1	7
12	Dhillan	X	X	Bye          3	W,7     1	B,13   3	7
6	Tom	B,5      1	W,8         2	W,2         1	B,9      1	B,3     1	6
8	Caroline	W,1     1	B,6          2	X	B,11    2	X	5
13	Raj	X	X	X	Bye     3	W,12  1	4
1	AJ	B,8      3	W,5       1	X	X	X	4
10	Jamie	W,4     1	X	X	X	X	1

Round boxes show Colour, Opponent and score gained.

3 = win, 2 = Draw, 1 = loss.  X = No show