Alongside our full calendar of over the board events we are continuing to run a monthly training sessions online, followed by an online blitz tournament. There are 5 dates in the Spring series and points are earned for attendance at training and performance in the Blitz; with small prizes to be awarded at the end …
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EPSCA Under 11 National Final, 7th May 2022, Richmond
Pos Team R1 R2 R3 Points Wins 1 Barnet 16.5 16 17 49.5 47 2 Richmond 14.5 18.5 14 47 44 3 Oxfordshire 13.5 10 15 38.5 36 4 Kent 9.5 15 13.5 38 36 5 Essex 13 10 13 36 33 6 Warwickshire 13.5 13 8.5 35 34 7 Sussex 11 10 10 31 …
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Latest Sussex Players to be Selected to the NCJS
Congratulations to Andy, Luke and Nayan who are the latest in a long roll of honour of Sussex players selected to the National Chess Junior Squad. Pre-Covid, candidates would need to attend a number of qualifying events around the Country to gain sufficient qualifying ‘norms’ to be selected to trial in Liverpool. This year the …
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EPSCA Under 9 National Final 23rd April 2022
Fantastic effort from our youngest players to finish a very close 5th in the national final – a big improvement on their 7th place in the South Zone earlier in the season. Pos Team R1 R2 R3 Total 1 Barnet 9 9.5 10.5 29 2 Kent 10 10 8 28 3 Richmond 8.5 10 9 …
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U11 Girls Final, Richmond, 26th March 2022
Sussex Under 11 Girls’ Team win their national final in Richmond against strong competition from 8 other teams. Pos Team R1 R2 R3 Total 1 Sussex 10 8.5 9.5 28 2 Wey Valley 6.5 8 9.5 24 3 Oxfordshire 8.5 9 5.5 23 4 Kent 5 5 9 19 5 Hertfordshire 5 7 5.5 17.5 …
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Epsca U11 Zone, Hassocks, 19th March 2022
Pos Team R1 R2 R3 Points Wins 1 Barnet 16.5 17.5 14.5 48.5 44 2 Richmond 14 13 16 43 39 3 Wey Valley 13 13 12 38 34 4 Kent 14 10 14 38 33 5 Essex 10 12 13.5 35.5 34 6 Sussex 9 11 8 28 24 7 Oxford 5.5 6 6 …
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Under 9 Zone – 12th March
Our U9 team played in the South of England Zone. In a particularly strong event they finished in seventh place and progress to the final in Oxford in April. Pos Team R1 R2 R3 Points Wins 1 Barnet A 9.5 11.5 10 31 30 2 Kent 9 10.5 8 27.5 27 3 Richmond 10 8 …
Under 11 Inter-County Match 12th February 2022
This weekend was the turn of our new Under 11 squad to travel to Richmond for the first inter-county match of this season. They faced very tough opposition but gained valuable experience ready for the upcoming zone and final. Pos Team R1 R2 R3 Points Wins 1 Richmond 13.5 14 17 44.5 44 2 Kent …
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Horsham Grand Prix 6th February 2022
Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer, so thanks to… Entries & Registration: Steve Merchant Tournament Control: David Bryant, Catherine Finn, Mike Forster, Gary McCulloch, Sharon Merchant, Janis Petersons, Ellie Walsh Catering: Teresa Blades, Helen Irani. Keith Martin, Debbie Steinhuis Analysis: Cassie Graham Photos: Mark Currah, Carol Graham Headline Results U11 Minor U11 …
Under 9 Inter-County Match 5th February 2022
Congratulations to our new Under-9 squad who scooped second place in their first outing of the season to Richmond. Pos Team R1 R2 R3 Points Wins 1 Oxfordshire 8.5 9.5 8 26 24 2 Sussex 3 7.5 8.5 19 18 3 Barnet 5 6.5 7.5 19 17 4= Richmond A 6.5 6.5 4.5 17.5 16 …
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