1st EJCOA Forest Hall Invitational – IM Norm
The event is being supported by the English Junior Coaches and Organisers Association (EJCOA) as part of its programme of training events and tournaments for 2021-22.
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Starting rank list of players
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | FM | Willow Jonah B | ENG | 2353 |
| 3 | IM | Fitzsimons David | IRL | 2334 |
| 4 | FM | Kanyamarala Tarun | IRL | 2309 |
| 5 | FM | Han Yichen | NED | 2306 |
| 8 | IM | Basman Michael J | ENG | 2273 |
| 9 | IM | Mckay Roderick M | SCO | 2243 |
| 2 | Jones Steven A | ENG | 2231 | |
| 10 | Eggleston Thomas A | ENG | 2175 | |
| 7 | Sedykh Mikhail | ENG | 2120 | |
| 6 | WIM | Kanyamarala Trisha | IRL | 2082 |
All-play-all (10 players, eligible for IM, WGM, WIM norms) IM norm: 7/9
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Round 1
Tarun Kanyamarala 1-0 Mikhail Sedykh
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O Nc6 5.c4 d4 6.d3 e5 7.e3 Bd6 8.exd4 cxd4 9.Re1 O-O 10.c5 Bxc5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Rxe5 Qc7 13.Re1 Bg4 14.Qb3 Rfe8 15.Rxe8+ Rxe8 16.Bd2 Qe7 17.Na3 Bxa3 18.bxa3 Qe2 19.Bb4 b6 20.Bc6 Be6 21.Qa4 Rc8 22.Be7 Bd5 23.Bxd5 Nxd5 24.Bg5 h6 25.Qxd4 Nc3 26.Qd7 Re8 27.Be3 Kf8 28.Qd6+ Kg8 29.Qc6 Rxe3 30.fxe3 Qxe3+ 31.Kh1 Qxd3 32.Re1 f5 33.Rc1
Ne2 (… Nd5 34 Qe6+ Kh7 35 Re1 Nc3 36 Kg2 Nb5)
34.Qc4+ Qxc4 35.Rxc4 b5 36.Rc5 a6 37.Rxf5 Nc3 38.Rf2 Nb1 39.Rf3 Nd2 40.Rc3 Ne4 41.Rc7 a5 42.Kg2 Kf8 43.Kf3 Nd2+ 44.Kf4 Nb1 45.a4 bxa4 46.Rc4 g5+ 47.Ke5 a3 48.Rc2 Kf7 49.Kd4 Ke6 50.Kd3 Kf5 51.Rc4 1-0