Wednesday 20 July 2022
Nina and Max Pert Play for England in Thessaloniki, Greece
Nina Pert (Year 9) and Max Pert (Year 7) represented England in July at the European Chess Union Championships in Greece.
Both played board 2 for their respective teams – Nina for the Under 18 Girls team and Max (making his international team debut) for the Under 12 Open team.
The team competitions were 7 rounds over 7 days.
The U18 Girls finished 9th overall and the U12 Open team 5th.
Nina and Max also played in the individual rapid and blitz championships. Nina came 1st equal but 3rd on tiebreak in the U14 girls rapid to win a bronze medal. In a larger field, Max played above his rating to come 15th in the U12 blitz (10.5/18) and 21st in the rapid.