18-03-24 David Brodie Junior Trophy

The David Brodie Trophy is a juniors/beginners allegro. This is the fourth time this trophy has been played for: Alex won it back in 2019, it was not awarded in 2020 or 2021 due to the pandemic, in 2022 it was shared between Cameron A, Alex, and Thomas, and last year was won by Thomas outright. Well done to everyone who played, we are very proud of all of you!

Time control: 15 minutes each for all moves

	Name		Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	Thomas		0 W 6	1 B 11	2 W 2	3 B 4	4 W 5
2	William		1 B 7	2 W 3	2 B 1	2 W 6	3 B 11
3	Callum		1W 8	1B 2	1½ B 5	2½ W 11	2½ B 6
4	Cameron		1 B 9	2 W 10	2½ B 6	2½ W 1	3½ B 8
5	Kai		0 W 11	1 B 8	1½ W 3	2½ W 5	2½ B 1
6	Ross		1 B 1	2 W 12	2½ W 4	3½ B 2	4½ W 3
7	Victor		0 W 2	1 B 9	1 W 11	1 B 5	2 W 10
8	Elsa		0 B 3	0 W 5	1 B 10	2 Bye	2 W 4
9	Samay		0 W 4	0 W 7	0 B 12	0 B 10	1 Bye
10	Graham		1 Bye	1 B 4	1 W 8	2 W 9	2 B 7
11	Jonathan		1 B 5	1 W 1	2 B 7	2 W 3	2 W 2
12	Jia-Xi		½ Bye	½ B 6	1½ W 9	1½ -	1½ -

Congratulations to Ross on his victory! Thanks to Marissa and Nadine, David's daughters, for coming along to present the medals and trophy.

Thanks to everyone who played!

24-04-2023 David Brodie Trophy

The David Brodie Trophy is a juniors/beginners allegro. This is the third time this trophy has been played for: Alex won it back in 2019, it was not awarded in 2020 or 2021 due to the pandemic, and in 2022 it was shared between Cameron A, Alex, and Thomas. This year saw the highest number of players compete for this trophy: 18. Well done to everyone who played, we are very proud of all of you! Thanks to Grishma for the post 3rd round crisps, and thanks to Jim for the prizes!

Time control: 15 minutes each for all moves

	Name		Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	Callum R		1 W 9	2 B 8	2 W 2	2 B 5	3 W 7
2	Thomas		1 B 10	2 W 12	3 B 1	3½ W 6	4½ B 3
3	Cameron A		1W 11	2W 5	2½ B 6	3½ B 8	3½ W 2
4	Samay		0 B 12	0 W 16	½ B 18	1½ W 17	1½ W 11
5	Ben		1 W 13	1 B 3	2 W 9	3 W 1	4 B 6
6	Kai		1 B 14	2 W 7	2½ W 3	3 B 2	3 W 5
7	Josh		1 W 15	1 B 6	2 B 16	2 W 12	2 B 1
8	Victor		1 B 16	1 W 1	2 B 11	2 W 3	2 B 9
9	Calum T		0 B 1	1 W 10	1 B 5	2 B 13	3 W 8
10	William		0 W 2	0 B 9	1 B 14	2 W 16	2 B 12
11	Jerry		0 B 3	1 B 15	1 W 8	2 W 14	3 B 4
12	Elsa		1 W 4	1 B 2	2 W 13	3 B 7	4 W 10
13	Aleks		0 B 5	1 W 14	1 B 12	1 W 9	2 B 15
14	Sonny		0 W 6	0 B 13	0 W 10	0 B 11	1 W 17
15	George		0 B 7	0 W 11	1 W 17	2 B 18	2 W 13
16	Alexander		0 W 8	1 B 4	1 W 7	1 B 10	2 W 18
17	JC		½ *	½ W 18	½ B 15	½ B 4	½ W 14
18	Sarah		½ *	1½ B 17	2 W 4	2 W 15	2 B 16

With two clear leaders on 3½ after round 4, the competition was decided on a shoot-out match between Cameron A and Thomas. Congratulations to Thomas on his victory. Thanks to Marissa and Nadine, David's daughters, and their daughters for coming along to present the trophy.

But most of all my thanks go to the participants; thanks for a great night of chess!

28 March 2022 - David Brodie Trophy

The David Brodie Trophy is a juniors/beginners allegro. This is only the second time this trophy has been played for: Alex won it back in 2019, and it was not awarded in 2020 or 2021 due to the pandemic.

Time control: 15 minutes each for all moves

	Name		Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	Robbie		1 B 6	1½ W 2	1½ B 4	1½ W 3	1½ B 10
2	Cameron A		1 W 7	1½ B 1	2½ W 9	3 B 10	4 W 5
3	Thomas		1B 8	2W 7	3 W 10	4 B 1	4 W 4
4	Alex		1 W 9	1 B 10	2 W 1	3 B 5	4 B 3
5	Nadzieja		0 B 10	1 W 7	2 W 8	2 B 4	2 B 2
6	Yashvi		0 W 1	0 B 3	1 W 7	1 B 9	1½ W 8
7	Kalina		0 B 2	0 W 5	0 B 6	1 B 8	2 bye
8	Samay		0 W 3	0 B 9	0 B 5	0 W 7	½ B 6
9	Cameron McG		0 B 4	1 W 8	1 B 2	2 W 6	2 *
10	Callum		1 W 5	2 W 4	2 B 3	2½ W 2	3½ W 1

Congratulations to Alex, Cameron A and Thomas! Thanks to Nadine, David's daughter, for coming along to present the trophy.

My thanks as well to Nadine and Brooke for coming along to present the trophy (and hopefully we'll see Brooke again in the near future), Jim for the extra prizes, and Craig for his help on the night.

But most of all my thanks go to the participants; thanks for a great night of chess, and thanks for coming along each week and trying your best! The club is very proud of all of you!

29 April 2019 - David Brodie Junior Trophy

Monday night saw the inaugural David Brodie Junior Trophy - an allegro competition for the juniors. Unfortunately, Gordon couldn't make it for the start of the competition, but did get a couple of games when Ross retired after round 4.

Time control was 12 minutes, with 5 second increment, for all moves.

Round 1
Idris 0 - 1 Alex
Douglas 0 - 1 Ross

Round 2
Ross 0 - 1 Idris
Alex 1 - 0 Douglas

Round 3
Idris 1 - 0 Douglas
Ross ½ - ½ Alex

Round 4
Alex 1 - 0 Idris
Ross 0 - 1 Douglas

Round 5
Idris 1 - 0 Gordon
Douglas ½ - ½ Alex

Round 6
Douglas 1 - 0 Idris
Alex 1 - 0 Gordon

Congratulations to Alex on his unbeaten 5/6, and winning the trophy! There were some very entertaining games played, especially Ross - Idris in round 2 when Ross fought back from a Queen down to gain equality, and Douglas - Alex in round 5, when, with a bit more time, I'm sure Douglas would have gone on to win. Well done all! Thanks to Dave and Jim for their support and organisation on the night.