2024 Perth Junior Speed Chess League

The sixth event of the 2024 Perth Junior Speed Chess League was held on Sunday 1st December at Perth Modern School and attracted 49 participants.

The event was won by Daryoush Rafiei Darani and Aidan Malik who tied for first place with a score of 8.5 points. Aidan and Daryoush both finished undefeated, having drawn with each other and winning every other game. A fantastic performance by both of them.

Second place was shared by Albert Chen and Samyar Kazemian, both scoring 6.5 points.

There was a 7-way tie for third place between Thomas Dong, Shawn Boby, Jet Mahanidis, Peter Sun, Florentyna Rithauddin, Uudamkhishig Togtmol and Daniel Luong, all scoring 6 points.

The Intermediate division was won by Samuel Wu who scored 5.5 points. Samuel had a fantastic event and found himself playing on the top boards against much higher rated opponents for the entire tournament.

Seven players tied for second place with a score of 5: Ian Chen, Luke Meerkotter, Liam Lougheed, Datis Dadras, Zeno Brackenridge, Jacob Yao and Varren Wong.

The third place prizes went to Andrew Low, Uranbaigali Uuganbaatar, Shijirkhutag Nyamdari, Asher Koppolu, Luke Xie, Shijirgun Nyamdari, Khai Doan and Alex Low, each scoring 4 points.

The Novice Division saw a 3-way tie for first place between Kendric Ong, Saharsh Cheela and Orgil Temuulen who each scored 5 points.

Three players tied for second place with a score of 3.5: Teddy Sprigg, Vera P and Tristan Sun.

On 3 points there was a 5-way tie for third place between Khatangua Nyamdari, Hugo Vojkovich, Ruiqi Chen, Justin Huang and Sofia Nguyen.

The following prizes were awarded:

=1st place in the Open Division: Daryoush Rafiei Darani - Received a Trophy

=1st place in the Open Division: Aidan Malik - Received a Trophy

=2nd place in the Open Division: Albert Chen - Received a Medal

=2nd place in the Open Division: Samyar Kazemian - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Open Division: Thomas Dong - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Open Division: Shawn Boby - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Open Division: Jet Mahanidis - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Open Division: Peter Sun - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Open Division: Florentyna Rithauddin - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Open Division: Uudamkhishig Togtmol - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Open Division: Daniel Luong - Received a Medal

1st place in the Intermediate Division: Samuel Wu - Received a Trophy

=2nd place in the Intermediate Division: Ian Chen - Received a Medal

=2nd place in the Intermediate Division:  Luke Meerkotter - Received a Medal

=2nd place in the Intermediate Division: Liam Lougheed - Received a Medal

=2nd place in the Intermediate Division: Datis Dadras - Received a Medal

=2nd place in the Intermediate Division: Zeno Brackenridge - Received a Medal

=2nd place in the Intermediate Division: Jacob Yao - Received a Medal

=2nd place in the Intermediate Division: Varren Wong - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Intermediate Division: Andrew Low - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Intermediate Division: Uranbaigali Uuganbaatar - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Intermediate Division: Shijirkhutag Nyamdari - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Intermediate Division: Asher Koppolu - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Intermediate Division: Luke Xie - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Intermediate Division: Shijirgun Nyamdari - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Intermediate Division: Khai Doan - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Intermediate Division: Alex Low - Received a Medal

=1st place in the Novice Division: Kendric Ong - Received a Trophy

=1st place in the Novice Division: Saharsh Cheela - Received a Trophy

=1st place in the Novice Division: Orgil Temuulen - Received a Trophy

=2nd place in the Novice Division: Teddy Sprigg - Received a Medal

=2nd place in the Novice Division: Vera P - Received a Medal

=2nd place in the Novice Division: Tristan Sun - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Novice Division: Khatangua Nyamdari - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Novice Division: Hugo Vojkovich - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Novice Division: Ruiqi Chen  - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Novice Division: Justin Huang  - Received a Medal

=3rd place in the Novice Division: Sofia Nguyen - Received a Medal

Congratulations to all the prize winners!

The Tornelo page containing full results of the event can be accessed via the button below.