EU Youth - Czech Republic

[AndrewGreen]

Calum MacQueen is out there acting as HOD and coach.

[Linda McCusker]

Calum MacQueen is out there acting as HOD and coach.

Thanks Andrew, that's great for the juniors attending the EU Youth event. Calum was one of the coaches when we were at the Junior World Championships in Slovenia and he was a fabulous coach for the juniors there

[robin moore]

Yes, as Linda says, Calum is brilliant at connecting with rapidly improving young Scottish juniors as are all of the online CS coaching team.

[Linda McCusker]

Yes, as Linda says, Calum is brilliant at connecting with rapidly improving young Scottish juniors as are all of the online CS coaching team.

Totally agree. But, of course, this is in addition to the many chess club members out there who coach and support juniors, at all levels, in chess clubs (and schools) all over Scotland. :ymapplause:

[Andy Howie]

Speaking of which.... Can you reply to my message please

[Linda McCusker]

Speaking of which.... Can you reply to my message please

Oops sorry Andy - I'm onto that now :ymblushing:

[David G Congalton]

12th EU YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014
Report no.2

EU Youth Chess Championship 2014 is underway. The level of the event is very good, competitions are balanced and after four rounds there are just three players with full amount of points. In the category U8 is in the top duo Rajat Makkar (FRA), Jan Wojdak (POL), in U10 trio Valentin Mitev (BUL), Georg Aleksander Pedoson (EST), Theo Ciccoli (FRA), in U12 duo Kirill Chukavin (EST), Tamas Vanczak (HUN), in U14 Viktor Haring (SVK) and in unofficial part of the championship, in U16 Marek Karas (SVK).
Since beautiful and combative games are seen, the organizers award best games in each category with prize every day. After the first four rounds Vladislav Nazarov (EST), Timothe Razafindratsima (FRA), Petya Karaivanova (BUL), Matei-Pavel Dumitrescu (ROU), Theo Ciccoli (FRA), Tomas Brnusak (SVK), Georg Aleksander Pedoson (EST), Kristina Subjakova (SVK), Camille Ginovart (FRA), Tamas Vanczak (HUN), Gabriela Antova (BUL), Tomi Kugappi (FIN), Kirill Chukavin (EST), Viktoria Radeva (BUL), Viktor Haring (SVK), Roman Orlov (EST), Kai Pannwitz (SCO), Marek Karas (SVK), Natalie Kanakova (CZE) and Lennart Koehn (SCO) have been awarded.
Additional programme started on Saturday with simultaneous game with IM Pavel Simacek (CZE, 2473). IM Simacek won with score 13:3. Michael Ifalore (ENG) and Gabija Simkunaite (LTU) had beaten the international master and a draw had been managed by Ema Pociute (LTU) and Sara Simalcikova (SVK). Among others leisure time activities, participants of this tournament mostly visit and use swimming pool, bowling, table tennis and enjoying the beauty of the nature in surroundings.
All games are transmitted on-line, so the parents and trainers either at home or present in the hotel can watch their charges. For present viewers 24 games is projected in hotel hall on two screens.
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Ing. Zdenek Fiala
Director of the championship
Chessclub Svetla nad Sazavou

[David G Congalton]

12th EU YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 - report no. 3

Already 6 rounds were played within EU Youth Chess Championship 2014! After the round 6, the leaders in category of boys and girls in U8 are Rajat Makkar (FRA) and Zsoka Gaal (HUN), U10 Georg Aleksander Pedoson (EST) and Beloslava Krasteva (BUL), U12 Kirill Chukavin (EST) and WFM Gabriela Antova (BUL), U14 WCM Viktoria Radeva (BUL) and Viktor Haring (SVK), in unofficial category U16 Marek Karas (SVK) and Natalie Kanakova (CZE).

Daily there are awarded the best games of each round elected by IM Pisk. Due to the high performance during the rounds 4 - 6, awarded players are: Vladislav Nazarov (EST), Teodor-Cosmin Nedelcu (ROU), Bao Anh Le Bui (GER), Georg Aleksander Pedoson (EST), Kristina Subjakova (SVK), Beloslava Krasteva (BUL), Jan Bauer (CZE), Kirill Chukavin (EST), Alexandru-Mihai Cotruta (ROU), Yovann Gatineau (FRA), Tomas Ludvik (CZE), Chjara Sabiani (FRA), Kai Pannwitz (SCO), Sarka Volaninova (CZE), Ema Pociute (LTU), Mikolaj Tomczak (POL) a Simona Suchomelova (CZE).

On Sunday there was a blitz tournament, where 46 players (players of EUYCC, coaches, parents) from 11 countries participated! After the dramatic course of the event the winner became Mikolaj Tomczak from Poland (8p) ahead of first seeded Calum Macqueen from Scotland (7,5p) and Kirill Chukavin from Estonia (6,5p). All winners received nice presents.

On Monday many participants used the possibility to see Pumped storage hydro plant Dlouhe Strane (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.dlouhe-strane.cz/">http://www.dlouhe-strane.cz/</a><!-- m -->).

In the hotel there is a lot of possibilities to enjoy the leisure time, daily is possible to play table tennis, football, bowling, use the swimming pool, wellness, etc.

Zdenek Fiala
Director of the championship

[David G Congalton]

Favourite game so far was Lennart's round three game, which can be seen here.

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[Derek Howie]

Kai is having a great tournament. Lying 0.5 off the lead. He has a difficult one today though playing a 1837 who is the other person on the same points as Kai.

Good luck to all. Let's finish off the last couple of games in style!