SCCU U14/U130 Championship 2016-17

This grade-limited competition, run by the Southern Counties Chess Union, was formerly known as the “U14/U140”, and before that the “U14/U90”. The ethos of this competition is to provide opportunities for secondary age children to play competitive chess. Sussex embraces this by choosing to select over 11s in preference to possibly stronger Under 11s who have plenty of opportunities to play competitively. The event also has a record of playing several reserve boards to further widen participation and build up experience of competition in this age group.

There are 12 players per side plus reserve boards. Each player plays 2 games and the time limit is 59 minutes each.

This year we have been drawn in the ‘West’ group with Surrey and Richmond JCC. The winners of this group will go on to play a final against the winners of the ‘East’ group (Essex, Middlesex & Kent).

Final – 13th May 2017, Chelmsford

Having won their zone for the first time in many years our U14/U130 team travelled to Chelmsford to play East Zone winners Essex in the final…narrowly losing 10.5-13.5

West Zone Final Table

	Richmond	Surrey	Sussex	GP	MP
Richmond		10½	6	16½	0
Surrey	13½		10½	24	1
Sussex	18	13½		31½	2

Sussex v Surrey, 11th March 2017

Sussex v Richmond, Ashenground Community Centre, 15th January 2017

Sussex v Surrey, 11th March 2017

Headline Result:

	Sussex	Surrey
R1	8½	3½
R2	5	7
	13½	10½

The team:
Harry Armstrong, Michael Banks, Max Bennett, Harry Clarke, Alistair Creer, Giovanni Currah, Matthew Finn, Oliver Manchester, Thomas Miller, Alex Miller, Zevon Rustom, Polina Shchepinova, Dominic Walker

Sussex v Richmond, Ashenground Community Centre, 15th January 2017

Headline Result:

	Sussex	Richmond
R1	10	2
R2	8	4
	18	6

The team:
Harry Armstrong, Michael Banks, Max Bennett, Harry Clarke, Giovanni Currah, Matthew Finn, Xavier Laurillard, Oliver Manchester, Thomas Manchester, Alex Miller, Henry Roser, Zevon Rustom, Polina Shchepinova, Dominic Walker