Report by Sofia Romila
Congratulations to all who played in the Gens Una Sumus Fide rapid, held on March 29th in Blanchardstown Dublin! Our intrepid reporter – Sofia Romila (12) – aided by our Event Director Tanmayee Goli reported from the event as follows:
Gens Una Sumus
“On Sunday the 29th of March the Gens Una Sumus took place, and here are some some interviews that we took with the players and their favorite part of the day.
Lauren aged 9 said her favorite part of the day was when she was winning her match and everyone was crowded around her table
Tierna also aged 9 said her favorite part was her third game because she tried her hardest
Adhav aged 12 said his was just playing the tournament
Lilith aged 10 said hers was the whole tournament
Niralya aged 10 said her favorite part was whenever she won her games
Anvita aged 8 said meeting with her friends and playing in the tournament
Ellen aged 8 said just playing in the tournament and supporting friends
Cian, Finn and Sean all aged 8 said just playing chess “
Results – Junior competition
Here is the list of top 3 winners for each category in the Junior section:
Under 8 years
1. Arya Ramasamy
2. Daniel Simpson
3. Hridhaan Patra
Under 10 years
1. Rohan Megadi-Walia
2. Potru Riyansh
3. Ivaan Ghanekar
Under 12 years
1. Saiansh Biswal
2. Kaivalya Patil
3. Aken Pinitha Palihawadana
Under 14 years
1. Riyansh Agarwal
2. Ayaan Prabhith
3. Yinan Duan
Under 18 years
1. Dylan Prenderville
2. Jayden Amrolan
3. Charlie Ryan Smith
Girls
1. Shasini Maniraj
2. Lauren Cafferkey
3. Prisha Kejriwal
Senior Competition
Our winners, dominated by titled players, in a hard fought Senior competition were as follows
First place: Oleg Artemenko FM
Joint 2nd Jason Liu FM – Colm Daly FM – Harry Braine
Grading prize: U1900 – Alex Goss
Grading prize : U1600 – Oleksandr Driuk
Thanks to our Volunteers and Controllers
Many thanks to those who made the day happen: Marius Antoni, Tanmayee Goli, Gabor Bolkeny. John Delaney and Ronan Murphy who were our key Blanchardstown Club volunteers on the day. Ravi Shankar and Mariada Fidanza were crucial in arranging the event. Finally a huge word of thanks to our Tournament Controller Daniil Nikolaev who ensured a super day of chess for all!
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