CJC Tournament 26/01/2025

Last Sunday the Colchester Junior Chess Tournament took place at the University of Essex. This Rapid-Play tournament was part of the ECJA Grand Prix as well as the EJCOA Qualifiers with FA Mohammad Rezaul Islam as Chief Arbiter!

The players above are those who have qualified for the EJCOA Finals.

IM Adam Taylor analysing a player's game.

We would like to thank IM Adam Taylor for joining us this weekend!

Before starting the first round, Tournament Director, Michael Catabay introduced Adam and mentioned that it was a big opportunity to have an International Master analyse their games, so if they wanted to, they should take a recording sheet and a pen and record their games. About 15 players rushed up to get the equipment and back to their seats which was definitely amazing to see.

It has been an absolute pleasure to have Adam join us on an amazing day.

Thank you Adam Taylor!

Now lets look at the winners of the tournament with their prizes!

U9s Category

Congratulations to Joshua Buka (3rd), Jacob Broad (2nd) and Ishaan Nassa (1st)!

U11s Category

Congratulations to Harry Oliver (3rd), Hugo Knight (2nd) and Digby Shea (1st)!

U14s Category

Congratulations to Vishnuvardhan Deepchand (3rd), Dylan Jettys (2nd) and Dan Joal Allwin Christopher (1st)!

U18 Minor / U18s Categories

Congratulations to Diawik Biswas (2nd) Reuben Marden(1st) in the Under 18 Minor! Ashwin Gopikrishna, Mae Catabay and Sharvari Saharkar for all placing 2nd! and Rezin Catabay and Sushant Lankothu for both placing 1st!

Additionally, we would like to congratulate the following players!

Congratulations to Mikhail Tsarev (left) for earning the tournament's Best Player trophy!

Congratulations to Ruqayyah Rida (middle) for winning the title of U14 Champion in the Essex Grand Prix!

And a huge congratulations for the winners of Division 4 in the 4NCL Online (Season 10 2024)! (Michael Catabay, Ruqayyah Rida, Mae Catabay and Rezin Catabay (right)!

Last weekend was full of enthusiastic young minds with their combined interests in playing their best games and we would like to say congratulations to everyone that participated. Also, we would like to thank everyone that helped out during the course of the tournament!

We hope you all, players and parents, have enjoyed your time. Thank you again and we hope you have had a safe journey home :)