THE END

Meg finished with 5.5 out of 11 in 51st position.
She gained 10 FIDE grading points.
Well done !!

The Final Positions Girls Under 14
1 WFM Efroimski Marsel 2150 ISR 9/11
2 WFM Lach Aleksandra 2158 POL 9/11
3 Saranya J 2146 IND 8½ 
4 Aranaz Murillo Amalia 1994 ESP 8
5 WFM Iwanow Anna 2026 POL 8
6 WCM Saduakassova Dinara 2084 KAZ 7½

Marsel 1st from Israel

Report Rounds 8 -11 from Neil McDonald

Megan Owens continued to impress in round eight when she drilled holes in the dark squares around her opponent’s king. There followed a hard fought draw with Maria Severina, a strong representative of Russia, which was probably Megan’s best result of the tournament. At this point the Wales player had a pleasing ‘plus two’ score, having amassed 5.5 points in seven rounds after her slow start. But Fate [in the shape of the tournament computer] handed her two very strong opponents in the last two rounds. Despite her best efforts Megan wasn’t able to add to her score but nevertheless finished all even with 5.5/11.

time to relax ?

no...more homework

Round 11 - Result = Lost

I expect there is not a lot Meg could do against someone seeded 50 places above her.

...Apparently there was... Meg had a good start and felt she could win, so kicked herself afterwards for not offering a draw earlier to try and get a final half point.

Round 11

Meg is black against Melissa Castrillon Gomez  2076 from Columbia so a tuffy.  Playing the 7th seed in the last round is a bit unlucky. 

Round 10 - Result = Lost

Meg felt she did well but it just slipped away from her.
One more round and them home for tea. 
The UK weather is lovely. 12.5 inches or rain in Cumbria in 1 day. The highest since records began.

Round 10

Meg is white v Nandhidhaa Pv (2007) from India.
An easier opponent than last round :-)

2 more results would be fanstastic !
She now wants to equal her own record of 7/11 - the highest score by a welsh junior

Round 9 Result = DRAW agaınst a 2008 rated player !!!

.
I thınk Neıl was quıte surprısed at thıs result as he knew Megs opponent was pretty good durıng the preparatıon. He saıd to me afterwards quıte dısbelıevıng "she got a draw... as black....agaınst a Russıan...WOW !"
.
.

Round 9

Meg is black v Maria Severina (2008) from Russia so a tough game but Meg is on a roll.

Go Meg Go.

Round 8 - Result = WIN!!!!!!!

The sun and sea must be doing Meg the world of good.
5 out of 8, it just gets better and better. Keep it up Meg


Won 5 out of last 6 games !!!!!
Meg is now placed 29th (using progression) or 16th using current score
.

Round 8

Meg is white v Ayca Fatma Durmaz 1838 of Turkey.  Another player with the home advantage.
4 out of 7 is a fantastic effort against the best in the World.  lets go for 5 out of 8 and some grading points.
Currently placed 42nd after starting as 57th seed, so doing well.
Go Meg Go

Result Round 7 = WIN!!!!!!

A good result agaist a higher graded player

Report Rounds 1- 7 from Neıl McDonald (one of the England team coaches) who ıs coachıng Meg for thıs tournament.
Megan Owens, the only representative of Wales in the entire event, began the tournament with two long and gruelling games. She lost the first after a heroic defence and had the misfortune to miss a draw right at the end of the second game.

Then the tide turned with an efficient win in round three, where her opponent fell into a bind from the opening and was quickly smothered. Megan proved in round four that she understood how to handle a hanging pawn structure better than her opponent. Her well thought out counterattack netted the point against an opponent who insisted on playing on for umpteen moves in an entirely lost position. Megan finished the double round day all square with a loss and a win, and added another point in round seven to reach a solid 4/7

From Meg's FaceBook

Sunsunsuuuun!! :) :) :) swam in the medit. sea 2day ;) woopwoop.... think i have a little tan yipeee... cant upload photos till im back swwy peeps.... xx

Meg in the Paper

Article from the Shepton Mallet Journal

Round 7

.
Meg is black v BayarsaikhanYanjinlkham 1840 from Mongolia
.
Tuesday is a rest day so SHOPPING!!!!????
.

Round 6 Result = WIN !!!!

.
More details to follow.....
.
Thıs means that Meg has 3/6 and ıs lyıng ın 57th posıtıon (where she started!)
.

Round 6

Meg is black against Diana Loboda of Kazakhstan, an ungraded player so should be a good game.

Round 5 - Result = Loss

Meg lost to a higher graded player with the home advantage and Meg was probably still asleep until about move 30.

Go Meg go, we are all cheering for you.

Round 5

Meg white v  Burcu Sasmazel 1891 from Turkey.  So a strong player but Meg will gobble her up with cranberry sauce

Round 4 - Result = WIN !!!!!

.

Round 4

Meg is black against Maria Halamova from Slovakia another ungraded player so an unknown. Maybe another new opening will coming to the board or will it be a trusted friend. We will find out tomorrow.

What are we going to do about Maria? Whoop her that's what.

Round 3 - Result = WIN !!!!

A new opening was brought to the battlefield and Meg went in all guns blazing, demolishing her opponent in about 2 hours.

Maybe the cheer leading helped (see below)

Round 3

.
Meg white v Mari-Jeanne Jonker

An ungraded player from South Afrıca. Thıs wıll be another tough game as South Afrıca always brıng a strong well prepared and organısed team.

Mum is having Internet problems so dad is helpıng out.

.

Round 2 - Result = Lost

.
After another long game of over 4.5 hours Meg was defeated in the end game.
This is the World Youth Championship, every game will be tough.

Game here

Good luck for round 3 ...

Give me a G
Give me an O

Give me an M
Give me an E
Give me a G

Something you don't get much of in chess, cheer leaders.
.

Round 2

.
Badamkhand Norovsambuu v Megan Owens

An unrated player from Mongolia

.

Round 1 - Result = Lost

After over 5 hours and being the last to finish in the entire playing hall and playing a player 50 places above her Meg finally lost. She almost got the draw after a close 3 fold repetition of position.
What a great start and a fantastic fight. Go Meg Go !
.

Round 1

.
Megan Owens 1738 v Zsuzanna Kabaı 2062
.
Meg expected a top seed ın thıs round and got the 8th seed from Hungary.
The paırıngs only came out 15 mınutes before the start of the round but depıte a short amount of tıme on specıfıc opponent study she stıll felt confıdent.


Ready for play


It ıs now 5 hours later and stıll no sıgn of her !!!!!!
.
.

Arrived

.
Arrived safely, direct flight from Birmingham to Antalya - 4 ½ hours !!
Had to get up at 2am =0
We have an enormous room =0 that has a patio with 4 kittens. We are 2 hours ahead of your time so waiting to get some food.
There are 101 girls in my group and can’t wait to beat them all ! =)




(At the airport - 5am)

Megan
.

Under 14 Girls

.
There are unofficially 102 entrants in this section. WFM Diana Samigullina from Russia will be the top seed ELO 2152, with 11 others rated over 2000. Meg appears to the 56th seed at the moment, so she will probably be playing a top rated player in the first round.
.