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Week 2 of junior comp, Kingston comp kicks off for senior club

This week was the second week of the junior Term 1 tournament. After 5 rounds no one has a perfect score, and the leader board is bunched. Joint leaders on 4½ from 5 are Jingwei and Isaiah, with Devin and Yoav on 4. There are 8 players within another point of the leaders, which sets up for a close and exciting finale. The final 3 rounds will be played next Tuesday. 

Meanwhile the annual Kingston Memorial tournament kicked off in the senior club. All Round 1 games went to the higher rated player, except for Guy scored who an early upset win over David Paul. But it’s early days yet with another 5 rounds left in the battle for the distinctive clock trophy. Current results and standings are here