Cameron's opponent for the last round was Joshua Johnson from Trinidad. Despite his lower rating, he had already beaten Kesav and Kadhir in the tournament, so we knew this match was not going to be easy. Cameron seemed especially apprehensive about the match, which is never a good sign. Early reports coming out of the playing hall all said that Cameron was losing. Apparently he had sacrificed the exchange for an attack, but it didn't work and he was just down material. Later reports stated that Cameron's position was probably a theoretical draw, but that it would be difficult to hold. Fortunately, Cameron was able to find the drawing idea and hold the position to a draw. He finished the tournament with 6.0/9.0 winding up in 19th place overall. Not exactly the result we were hoping for, but not bad for his first year in the Under 12 section. Hopefully he'll be able to improve next year in Slovenia.
After the tournament, we were all relieved to be done with the stress and intensity of the games. Lucas and I relaxed by going to the water park across the street. Cameron, Allan, Tanuj, and Michael relaxed by holding an impromptu blitz tournament. Apparently 9 straight days of chess was not enough for them.
Finally our vacation can begin...
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