Under 14 National Tournament

For the second year running QMGS hosted a national under 14s tournament which included teams from Surrey and Oxford. After a long day of chess Magdalen College School won the tournament and King Edwards Edgbaston where runners up. Well done to Dhiren Bahia, our board one player for winning a board trophy after a tough day battling with graded players. (Including a player with a grading of 169).

Dhiren Bahia and Amaron Bhatti	Amrit Singh and Nikhil Rathod

The Lightning Tournament

Last Friday a team of year 7 and year 8 students entered the Lightning Tournament hosted by King Edwards Edgbaston. Everyone managed to win at least one game, so well done to all involved. Particularly well done to Amrit Singh and Joshwan Jagpal who managed to win board prizes. Amrit Singh won 7 out of 8 games and Joshwan Jagpal won 5 out of 8 games.

Amrit Singh and Joshwan Jagpal	Star player Amaron Bhatti	Another good night for Samual Ojerinde

QMGS v Solihull

Last Friday saw the first, third and fourth teams in action against Solihull. The first team team eventually won 10 - 2 after a good hour and a half of competitive chess. Well done to all involved. Especially to Abu-Bakr Ahmed, who has now won two first team games this season, showing a clear progression from where he started in the fourth team two years ago. As usual Ben Nevett Farman and Fahim Nasiri maintained there unbeaten runs. 

The second team also won 10 - 2, with impressive debut performances from Amanraj Grewal and Wasif Rahman. Well done also to Tim Crooks for winning his first game for the school and to Zac Elliot who also turned in an impressive performance.

The fourth team struggled and eventually lost 10 - 2 to a confident Solihull team. Although it's been a difficult season for the fourth team, these experiences will inevitably build maturity and good chess players for the future. Well done to Samual Ojerinde for winning his game.

QMGS v King Edwards Edgbaston

A close game for QMGS first team ended in a 3 all draw with King Edwards Edgbaston second team. Well done to Liam Berembaum for stepping in to play at the last minute and recording his first win for the first team. Also well done to Fahim Nasiri and Ben Nevett Farman for winning their games and extending their unbeaten runs.

The fourth team had a tough night eventually losing 9.5 to 2.5. However well done to Farshad Mohammadi and Rohan Sangha for managing to win a game.

QMGS v Windsor

Another tough match for Queen Mary's third team. A very close game against Windsor High School ended in a 6 all draw. Well done to Dhiren Bahia for winning his match again and for being unbeaten so far this season.

A Difficult Away Fixture . . . .

Last Friday saw the second and third team in action against Wolverhampton Grammar:

It was a tough night for the second team who eventually lost 9-3 to Wolverhampton.

The third team faired a little better eventually losing 6.5 to 5.5 in a nail biting encounter which could of gone either way. Well done to Amaron Bhatti and Dhiren Bahia who were the most successful players on the night, credit to the Bloxwich chess club connection again!

A Good Start to the 2015 - 2016 Season!

Division 2:

The first team started with a hard fought victory over Camp Hill's second team. The still undefeated Ben Nevett Farman won both his games and was the first to finish. Karthik Selvan, in his debut first team match, also won both his games. Other notable performances include Saif-Ullan Hussain and Abu-Bakr Ahmed both managing to win a game after being called into the first team last minute. Both players started playing in the fourth division only 3 years ago. They have progressed considerably over the years, and are now competent first team players!

Final Score: 
QMGS 8 Camp Hill 4

 

Division 4:

A second victory of the season for the third team puts them in a commanding position in their division, with 3 games left to play they have a distinct possibility of winning some silverware! Especially well done to Amaron Bhatti for winning both his board 1 games.

Results so far:

QMGS 9 - Queensbridge 3

QMGS 10 - King Edwards Handsworth Girls School 2

Under 13 Division:

A tough start to the season for our fourth team with a difficult fixture against Camp Hill's third team. However some of the year 7s did manage to win games and all players will have doubtlessly learnt many valuable lessons that will serve them well in the future.

Final Score:
QMGS 2.5 - Camp Hill 9.5
 

Bloxwich Chess Club

Finally, a big thanks to Ray Dolan at Bloxwich Chess Club, who coaches many of our players and enters them for additional competitions outside of the Birmingham Junior League. All of the QMGS Bloxwich players won all of their games last! If you want to get involved at Bloxwich find out more by following the link below:

http://www.sjca.org.uk/bloxwichjunior.html