Oscar Selby wins Youth
The 2015 British Youth Go Championships (BYGC) featured 34 competitors, aged from 6 to 17 (including two foreign players currently resident in the UK), with strengths from 2 dan to 35 kyu.
King Edward VI (Aston) School, Birmingham, was again the venue, thanks to Andrew Russell.
All games were played on full-sized (19 by 19) boards.
To determine the overall winner, Oscar Selby had to play and beat Alex Terry in a rapid play-off game.
Section Winners (Runners Up)
Youth Champion: Oscar Selby (Alex Terry)
U18: Alex Benton (Kapriel Chiarini)
U16: Alex Terry (Hasan Nisar)
U14: Oscar Selby (Jack Nolan)
U12: Edmund Smith (Aidan Wong)
U10: Alexander Hsieh
U8: Jianzhou Mei (Andreas Ghica)
Handicap winner: Marieke Ahlborn (Zichen He, Zaki Betesh, Jason Brown)
Best School (for the Castledine Trophy): Cheadle Hulme School (beat Milton 2-1 in round 4)
Best Junior School: Milton School, Cambridge
Puzzle solvers: Alina Wolowczyk, Charlotte Bexfield
Fighting Spirit: Daniel Atkinson, Andreas Ghica.
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