Middlesex U14/130 chess team earned their first win of the season against Kent in Sevenoaks yesterday
The win following draws against Essex and Surrey puts the team in a title decider against Sussex in mid April.
With
one game outstanding Middlesex lead the match 12.5-10.5. The final
unresolved game will either be a win for Middlesex or a draw.
This is a great win for Middlesex juniors and a great team effort.
It
was another close match. After Round 1, Middlesex were leading 6.5-5.5.
Kent were White in Round 2 and at one point the scores were 10.5-10.5
but we held our nerve in the three remaining matches - winning two with
the third awaiting a ruling from the Southern Counties Chess Union.
Again,
there were some very good individual performances. Jacob Goldberg
(Board 4) and Emmanuelle Gelain-Sohn (Board 11) won both their matches.
Reuben Balouka-Myers (Board 2), Harrison Willmoth (Board 3) and Liam
Reed (Board 5) were also undefeated with a win and a draw.
This
result means a win against Sussex in our final fixture would make
Middlesex the zonal winners which would be a fantastic feat.
Kamlesh Karia
Middlesex U14/130 Team Manager