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Euroyouth Bulgaria 2011 - Jacqui Thomas - 06-09-2011 Good luck to the squad flying out this Friday 9th September to the Euros in Albena, Bulgaria. If you want to follow their fortunes please see links below. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.eycc2011.eu/">http://www.eycc2011.eu/</a><!-- m --> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://chess-results.com/tnr55702.aspx?lan=1">http://chess-results.com/tnr55702.aspx?lan=1</a><!-- m --> Category Surname Name U12 Girl Milton Anna U12 Girl Espinosa Monica U14 Girl Espinosa Cristina U16 Girl Roy Ali U10 Boy Pannwitz Kai U12 Boy Abdulla Murad U12 Boy Underwood James Robert U14 Boy Milton Carl U16 Boy McClement Andrew Iain U18 Boy Olson Hamish Coach Tate Alan Head of Delegation Moore Robin Re: Euroyouth Bulgaria 2011 - Linda McCusker - 08-09-2011 Thanks for this Jacqui. Just want to say good luck to all in the Scottish Team!!!! Re: Euroyouth Bulgaria 2011 - Andrew McHarg - 08-09-2011 Linda McCusker Wrote:Just want to say good luck to all in the Scottish Team!!!! Same! Good luck all! Re: Euroyouth Bulgaria 2011 - Phil Thomas - 11-09-2011 Best of Luck to all. First round starts at 15.00 local time = 13.00 UK Web site claims 60 live boards will be running. Allowing 120 players to appear live = around 12 % of competitors. Not known yet if any Scots have a live game today. Good quality links to each section are on the home page. Below are links for the live games <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.eycc2011.eu/games/live1">http://www.eycc2011.eu/games/live1</a><!-- m --> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.eycc2011.eu/games/live2">http://www.eycc2011.eu/games/live2</a><!-- m --> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.eycc2011.eu/games/live3">http://www.eycc2011.eu/games/live3</a><!-- m --> Re: Euroyouth Bulgaria 2011 - robin moore - 12-09-2011 We all arrived safely, with only a minor problem or so. The main one being the greedy mafia taxis at Bourgas airport who wanted 62 pounds for running us 1km to our hotel in Bourgas for one night, so we walked it, 3 in the morning, cases dragging behind, and back again in the morning ! Accomodation and location in Albena is excellent. Everyone getting on great and terrific squad spirit. We didn't get off to a great start pointswise, Andrew and Anna drew, everyone else lost but that is a misleading result to how we played overall. We were effectively in the bottom half of all sections so played players much higher rated in round 1. We also got 6 blacks and 4 whites which wasn't helpful. I am very confident that our results will improve as the tourney progresses. On a personal note if you think playing in Benidorm, Italy or the Czech open as I have done is nervewracking, try being a head of delegation here. Yesterday games started at 3pm. Everyone including parents were allowed in for 10 mins to take photos etc then at 3.10 it was everyone out of the arena till 4.30 until only heads of delegation were allowed in. Staring at that door for 1hr and 20 mins praying for one of your team not to come out upset seemed like an eternity. Welcome to International Junior Chess ! Robin. Re: Euroyouth Bulgaria 2011 - Mike Scott - 12-09-2011 It is tough, no doubt about it - and I have just seen the second round draws (!) - but results will come: the players have the chess ability. Re: Euroyouth Bulgaria 2011 - Andrew McHarg - 12-09-2011 Hang in there! Things will get better and you'll get opportunities to win! It's a shame about the Taxi, what a complete bunch of conmen! Re: Euroyouth Bulgaria 2011 - robin moore - 13-09-2011 Round 2- Pointswise another bad day but again completely misleading. All games lasted 3 and a half to five and a half hours. Alan's excellent prep was in action all round, and we had a better steadier approach. After 2 hours we were up in 2, level in 6 and down in 2. Then things started to go wrong. Andrew (4 hrs) and Monica (5 hrs) fell for tactics when winning and both lost. Anna dug in for nearly 5 hours against a WFM but couldn't quite hold on, Jamie was better in a Q,R, and P endgame but his opponent managed to swap off queens and narrowly win the ensuing R and P endgame. Carl was fine but lost the exchange in time trouble and couldn't quite hold it. Hamish was always struggling but battled on for over 3 hours. Kai played great again but his Ukrainian opponent just edged him after nearly 4 hours. Christina was fine but, like yesterday, got very short of time and blundered. Ali who had been losing in the worst position of all, dug in, showed her experience and came through to win. Murad was dead level all game but lost in an opposite coloured bishop endgame when his opponent had a much more active king after over 5 hours. We are disappointed that so far our results have not reflected our overall play but spirits are high, coaching and preparation going well and everyone mixing together and enjoying it very much. I am sure the results will come. Robin. Re: Euroyouth Bulgaria 2011 - Phil Thomas - 13-09-2011 Great Match report Robin. Good that you've got internet access again There always many more people monitoring than there are commenting on the notice board. We tend not to post when all we can think of to say is good luck everyone. Re: Euroyouth Bulgaria 2011 - Andrew McHarg - 13-09-2011 Good luck in the next round! Be patient and the results will come. 8) |