U11 British Rapidplay: 4th - 5th November 2006, Halifax

U 11 British Rapidplay was won (joint winner) by Chris Yates with excellent 5.5/6. Chris only gave a draw when in a winning position as he was short on time and decided to play it safe. In second was Shyam Mohan on 5/6 another great performance and along with Ram on 4/6 both Mohan boys made their England 1/2 norms at the first attempt. George Galliano had everybody on the edge needing to draw in the last round to get his 1/2 norm, but the game slipped away from him, better luck next time George.

In the 2 day Minor tournament, Oskar Schortz needed to score 6.5 out of 11 to secure his entry into the England Junior Squad. Coming into Round 11 Oskar had 6/10 and needed a draw to secure his place but again the opportunity slipped through his fingers and an unlucky Oskar just missed the 1/2 point he needed. Sam Amis played solid chess in the minors and scored 3.5 points