Games from L1 Chess Tournament for my class

I conducted the first online chess tournament for my L1 chess class students on Sunday 24th May.

It was great fun and though everyone was playing online very recently and first time in a tournament, it went quite well and all participants played vigorously. It was held on LiChess 

A total of 15 participants from 3 countries (India, UAE, US) made this a memorable first tournament.

It was a Blitz tournament with 5mins and 5s increment on every move - fairly fast but not unbearably fast. A total time of 55 mins means on average, people played 5 games each. 

Srusthi played an amazing 9 games (!!) while Ashish played 7 games!

            Tournament Statistics

Games played    37

Moves played    2,200

White wins        38%

Black wins          59%

Draws                 3% 

 

The games were full of tactics and inevitable blunders. There were miniatures, long hard fought games, seesaw battles - every drama possible.

Srusthi	10 yrs	Goa	1st
SaiPranav	11 yrs	Goa	2nd
Madhura	12	Pune	3rd

 

Special Mention of young Atharv: at just 8 yrs, he is not only a keen student but also was a serious player in the tournament.

 

Here are some games for your enjoyment ..

1. Srusthi won a miniature against the runner up. 
   
2. Sai Pranav won against the winner. 
   
   
   
3. Madhura won a long game against Arin. 
   
   
   
4. Akshay won a seesaw game against Sachi. 
   
5. Ashish won against sachi. 
   
6. Sachi won against the winner Srusthi, after missing consecutive 5 mate-in-1s.