Lymm High School played host to a second junior rapidplay congress in only a few months on Sunday 29 March. This time, there was no “Monarchs” section for the strongest players, with only “Knights” for the intermediates and “Pawns” for beginners being offered. The time control was 15+5 in both sections.

This provided an excellent opportunity for some of Wallasey’s less experienced players to enjoy some tournament play and four young men flew the flag for the club. Luca Sorrentino-Ryan, Seth Marks and Pranaav Prasanna Venkatesh played in the Knights section, while Freddy Powell played his first ever tournament in the Pawns section.

Seth and Luca both finished on 3/6, with very similar records, having three opponents in common and recording the same results against each. Pranaav had a tougher time, scoring 2/6, including a defeat to Seth in Round 4.

Freddy enjoyed his first tournament experience, scoring 3½/6 in the Pawns section, to finish the day as the best-performing Wallasey player. His highlight was a quick win in an early opening trap in Round 3. Keep an eye out for this young man in the future!

A good experience was had by all, renewing and confirming their interest in playing at and for our club.