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The 33rd Evening Express Trophy Competition The longest running chess event for juniors in the North East, the Primary Schools team tournament, was held at Northfield Academy on May 10th. This competition, with the prestigious Evening Express Trophy at stake, has been held annually for 33 years and is always keenly contested. This year the event was run jointly by Aberdeen Chess Academy and the NEJCA and nine teams from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire joined battle in a 5-round Swiss event. The 4-player teams from Smithfield and Kemnay Primary set the early pace with victories in the first two rounds but when they met in round 3 the Aberdeenshire side emerged victorious in a titanic struggle. In the next round they were given a real scare, however, by Muirfield who won on the top boards to ensure a drawn match. Going into the last round any of 3 teams could still take the trophy and with 7 sides in contention for second and third spots. Kemnay held their nerve to defeat Tullos, while St Joseph’s overcame Smithfield to move into second spot but Quarryhill could leapfrog them if they gained a clean sweep against Kinellar, but in the end they could only win 3-1 and so had to settle for the third prize. Incredibly, three other teams scored 6 match points and so final places depended on game points (number of boards won), indicating how closely fought was the competition throughout.
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Final positions with match (game points)
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