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Bahamas Junior Chess Championship 2013

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Sandeep Gali won his second consecutive Bahamas Junior Chess Championship title on August 24th in one of the most hotly-contested tournaments in recent memory.  Over the four-round event, Gali finished undefeated, with his only setback being a draw against rival Philip Hanna Jr. to put him on 3.5 points.  In their pivotal round-three match, Hanna was poised to topple Gali from his throne but was unable to close out the game before time expired.  The contest was declared a draw based on Gali’s insufficient material.

The other big storyline of the day was the stellar performance of young Nathan Smith.  A newcomer to chess with only a handful of tournaments under his belt, Smith cruised through the first three rounds to take the lead going into the final round.  There, he was no match for the battle-tested Gali and had to settle for a well-deserved second-place finish.

The tournament was sponsored by the MedNet Group of Companies, an avid supporter of the Bahamas Chess Federation and its junior program.  Fourteen players, ranging in age from five to seventeen, participated in the event.  Based on their performances within their respective age groups, six were named to the national junior chess team that will compete at the upcoming CAC Youth Festival, scheduled for December in Costa Rica:

U8 – Nathan Smith
U10 – Diajah Johnson
U12 – Malik Sands
U14 – Sandeep Gali
U16 – Nelissa Thomas
U18 – Kieran Diggiss

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Final Standings - Bahamas Junior Chess Championship 2013

#

Name

Rd 1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Rd 4

Tot

TBrk[H]

TBrk[W]

TBrk[T]

TBrk[M]

1

Sandeep Gali

W4

W3

D5

W2

3.5

100

3

3

9

2

Nathan Smith

W7

W10

W6

L1

3.0

100

3

2

8

3

Kieran Diggiss

W12

L1

W11

W7

3.0

100

3

2

6.5

4

Henderson Cartwright

L1

W12

W8

W10

3.0

100

3

2

6.5

5

Philip Hanna Jr

W11

W13

D1

D6

3.0

100

2

2

7

6

Nelissa Thomas

W10

W8

L2

D5

2.5

100

2

1

8

7

Kelsie Thomas

L2

W9

W13

L3

2.0

100

2

2

5

8

Geovanni Robinson

W9

L6

L4

W13

2.0

100

2

2

4.5

9

Cole Dorsett

L8

L7

W12

W11

2.0

98

2

2

3

10

Uriah Cartwright

L6

L2

W14

L4

1.0

100

1

2

5.5

11

Daijah Johnson

L5

W14

L3

L9

1.0

100

1

2

5

12

Charles Diggiss

L3

L4

L9

W14

1.0

100

1

2

5

13

Malik Sands

W14

L5

L7

L8

1.0

100

1

2

4

14

Luca Dorsett

L13

L11

L10

L12

0.0

100

0

2

3

 

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