Finally ... the end of May, how much I have longed for this day ...

There's so much on my mind now ... Well, first things first, H3 is over!!!! (= (= The test today was okay .. screwed up some parts but nvm shldn't be too bad. Well, H3 was a bittersweet experience, learnt loads of stuff (= .

Well, H3 is not really what I want to talk about now ... I want to talk about R cup. Warning: This will be a ranting post. We can never be more unlucky ... My team got 2nd overall in R cup AGAIN!!!!! Though we are supposed to be the BEST team there is.

By the end of round 6, we were leading with 5.5 points out of 6, with AJ trailing close behind us with 5 points. However, there was still one more round and I could not make it for the last round thanks to H3 exam. So we started off the last round with one board down. My teammates did reasonably well, with 1 win 2 draws, overall drew RJC A even though we were one man down. Ended up with 6 points. AJC won their last match, so they also had 6 points.

Comparing opponents' score, both schools were the same!! Next compare 局分, then ... AJC won by 1 局分. So they were the champs. We were 2nd. 2nd thanks to bad timing, 2nd thanks to Tampiness B not performing that teeny weeny bit better to boost our opponent's score (Tampiness B bottomed the table and had a serious impact on our opponent's score), 2nd to a team we DEFEATED 7-1, 2nd DEFINITELY NOT BECAUSE AJC is the BETTER team.

A lot of things could have happened that would change the results. If only H3 didnt clash with R cup, if only Leslie did not underestimate Daoyuan, if only Tampiness B performed better, if only the arbiter did not declare the match a draw (zixian could have won coze the opponent only had 1 minute left, then we would have won RJC A and the champ would be ours).

So many if onlys ... What's the point? We have lost the championship and nothing can change that fact. Why did it have to end this way?? Last yr we got 2nd as well, thanks to the feeder board, and this yr, a combination of many factors stopped us, but there's no denying that we are the best team.

That's probably the end of CCA for me, a pretty sad ending indeed.

Summary of results
1st: AJC A
2nd: HCI A
3rd: RJC A

The results are pretty screwed this yr. Not only because of the 1st and 2nd positions but also the 3rd place. RJC A managed to get 3rd only because they drew us while we were one man down. RJC A is a decent team but 3rd place should belong to NJC A or VJC A based on fighting power. We fought them, we know it.

Mun Kiat has put my current predicament nicely in a few words:
"Missing that one important match in my life, and it meant the world to everybody"

Personal results for 6 rounds: 5 wins 1 draw, pretty okay but I feel I could have played better.

Going for private lessons again tmr, dunno why I am still continuing since competition is over. I think I just can't stop playing chess.

Probably going to feel better in a few days. It's alright team, we are the best, we know it.

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Posted by innocent boy