Mike Kummer returns from his “working vacation” to look at the best games from the CCSCSL’s scholastic summer tournament, the Royal Rumble Bash. With kids’ tournaments, the only sure thing is that nothing’s for sure!
Alexander S Motanya vs. Akshay Patwardhan: C46 Three knights game
Chaim Ozer Zaromb vs. Jacob E Kroenlein: B01 Scandinavian, Pytel-Wade variation
Agastya Diwan vs. Anuraag Pujari: B32 Sicilian defence
Chloe Louise Aschenbrenner vs. Zaromb: C64 Ruy Lopez, classical (Cordel) defence
Diwan vs. Wilson Gao: B33 Sicilian defence
Charles Darwin Pitt vs. Marc J Levin