Resuming my blogging after a long absence. Sorry. The 36th National Age Group Championships concluded yesterday saw a mixed bag of results from the current crop of students. Some just started while others were with me for at least 2 years. The results are listed based on their age group. BOYS Under 7 I only had 3 lessons, but I sense in him quiet confidence and hunger for success. Yu KaiYi played his 8 rounds with the maturity of a U12 and often took his game past 2.5 hours compared to many of his peers and my older students, even lasting longer than those who went through my NAG workshop where I explain the need to slow down in their games to avoid mistakes in the first 12 moves. Scored 6 wins and 2 draws against the top 2 Indians in the field. In many ways he reminded me of the former student Royce who started with me in end 2012 and got his rating to 1714 in 3 years. The future holds bright for this boy as he shows diligence and determination in his approach to chess. ...