Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer so thanks to; Event Co-ordinator: Claire Ralph Catering: Debbie Forster, Teresa Blades, Keith Martin U8 Tournament Preparation: Andy Mitchell Trophies: Jyoti Gupta & Ed Chapman U8 Tournament Control: Gary McCulloch Photos: Dylan Shah Registration: Steve Merchant, David Bryant Headline Results Individual Championship Schools Championship 1st …
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This was the second tournament in our grand prix series since the return to over the board chess, and a qualifying event for the prestigious London Junior Chess Championships in December. As such it attracted a field of just over 100 players, many from travelling from London and other Home Counties. The Under 18 section …
Arjun Kolani won the 2021 U14 British Chess Championships played at Milton Keynes over the weekend 2nd-3rd October scoring 4.5 points from 5 games. This has rounded off a wonderful year for Arjun who became the 2021 Online U14 champion and U14 Online Rapidplay champion. In the summer he represented England in the U14 Glorney …
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Over 75 players attended our first over-the-board event since the Covid-19 pandemic began…….and it was fantastic to see so many new and old faces back. Everyone you saw helping today is a volunteer so thanks to: Rusty Rastogi on entries & registration David Fryer & Andy Mitcher on tournament control Keith Martin, Becs Wynn & …
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The 2021 British Online Championships took place between 24 July-8 August 2021. Congratulations to Arjun Kolani who won the U14 titles at both Online Standardplay and Online Rapidplay. He also has one of his games from the World Youth Championship earlier this year featured in the latest issue of the ECF Chess Moves newsletter – …
We have now starting to take bookings for our Autumn 2021 events, starting with tournaments at Crowborough (18th September) and Worth (16th October). We hope to be putting more events live as soon as possible once confirmed with our venues. Depending on the situation prevailing both nationally and locally at the time our events may …
Last week Arjun Kolani, U14 British Blitz Chess Champion undertook his first ever simultaneous chess event in East Grinstead High Street. He played on 8 boards at once with opponents being replaced at the end of their matches. Over £100 was raised for the Teenage Cancer Trust. The event was organised by East Grinstead Bookshop …
Thanks to Barnet for organising the inaugural online SCCU Under 14/18 Jamboree. Sussex entered two teams in the Open section and four teams in the Minor section. U14 Open Welsh Dragons 20 1st Sussex Junior Chess 1 19.5 2nd Muswell Hill Junior Chess 19 3rd Essex Juniors 18 Berkshire 17.5 Leicestershire 17.5 …
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The culmination of the under-11 season came on Saturday with the national final – Sussex came a creditable 7th place: Team Positions Team Name Total 1 BARNET 83 2 BARNET 2 68.5 3 KENT 66.5 4 RICHMOND 1 64 5 ESSEX 61.5 6 OXFORDSHIRE 59.5 7 SUSSEX 53.5 8 WEY VALLEY 48 9 …
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Thanks to Tim Kent and Edmund Player (Suffolk), Jonathan Blackburn (Staffs & Wales) and IM Lorin D’Costa (SPTW) for making this match possible; great preparation for the upcoming under-11 Final on May 8th. The same 4 teams battled it out back in February when She Plays to Win Team came out on top. Would things …
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