Australian Young Masters - Final

Back in Canberra after and exciting final round of the Australian Young Masters. In the top event Brodie McClymont scored one more win to end the tournament with a perfect 7/7. In the final round he faced fellow Queenslander Yi Liu, needing at least half a point to stay clear of Alistair Cameron. Instead he won a pawn in the middle game, and then won the subsequent Q v R+B ending. Cameron also had a last round win, after IM Andrew Brown overpressed an attack, and when it ran out of steam found himself in a lost ending. This left Cameron on 6/7, which in any other year might have been enough to win.
In the Junior Masters, ACT players Matthew Bennet and Stu Mason tied for first on 6.0/9. Harry Press, who was tied for first going into the final round, continued his run of poor last round results, by losing to Josh Bishop, resulting in a tie for third between the two of them.
In the South Australian Young Masters, Lachlan Cameron also scored a clean sweep, finishing the tournament with 9/9.


Mason,Stuart - Puccini,Jack [B06]
Adelaide AUS Junior Masters (6), 13.12.2012

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Bc4 b5 6. Bb3 Nf6 7. a3 Bb7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. e5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Ne8 13. e6 Bxd4+ 14. Kh1 Nb6 15. exf7+ Rxf7 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. f5 Bf6 18. fxg6+ hxg6 19. Bg5 Nc4 20. Nd5 Ne5 21. Qh3 Nd7 22. Rae1 Ne5 23. g4 Ra7 24. Bxf6 exf6 25. Qh7+ 1-0