Godalming Open 2012 courtesy of David Archer
12th Godalming Open Junior Tournament On the 1st Sept just over 90 competitors took part in this tournament held at Aldro School. The standard of play was excellent with a majority of the players having ECF grades. Many of the players have already played in the British Championships or the Terafinals {see BCM 09/12-Ed.} this summer. The U18 section (8 players) was a particularly high standard and there was a three way tie for first place Gwilym Price(Aldro), Peter Finn (RGS High Wycombe) and Alex Golding(Downsend) the youngest of the players scored 3.5/5 and shared the money prize. Under 13 section (21 players) 1st Zoe Varney 4.5\5, 2nd Anshu Ramaiya 4/5 3rd= Alex Darby, Joel Malam, Liam McNight and Daniel Varney 3.5/5 Under 11 section (14 players) 1st= Elizaveta Sheremetyeva and Gabriel Balouka–Myers 4.5/5, 3rd= James Golding and Reuben Balouks–Myers 3.5/5 Under 10 section(17 players) 1st= Omeet Atara and Madeleine Liu 4.5/5, 3rd Boris Pastukhov 4/5 U.9 section (32 players) 1st Benjamin Headlong 5/5, 2nd= Henry Dorman, William Golding, Matthew Gray, Darshan Kumaresan and Tobias Balouka–Myers 4/5. The players deserve great credit in the way they competed and also for their excellent behaviour throughout the day. My thanks go to all the Godalming chess club members who helped with the smooth running of the tournament, particularly David Tuddenham and to the Aldro parents who organised the refreshments. Godalming Chess club takes place on Thursday evenings at the Community Rooms next to Godalming Swimming pool in Farncombe. Any potential junior or adult members can contact me for further information. David Archer Tournament Controller (archerd@aldro.org)
