Everyone joined us at the very windy Eastbourne Grand Prix for a great day of chess. Thanks to all who helped out and all parents who brought their children. Headline Results U11 Minor U11 Major Pos Name Score Pos Name Score 1st Daniel Gardner 5 1st Ansh Sharmer 5.5 2nd George Brown 5 2nd Benjamin …
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Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer so thanks to: Results Summary: Under 9 Section Position Name Score 1 Spriha Punjabi 5.5 2 Cosmin Cojocaru 5 3 Talea Martirossian 4 Top Girl Rebecca Boglarka Bors 3.5 Under 11 Section Position Name Score 1 Benjamin Carter 5.5 2 Artem Dodukh 5 3 Ansh Sharma …
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20 national chess junior squad children went to Lucerne From Sussex Raina came 2nd in category c winning 250 CHF. From Sussex we also took Arthur, George, Henri, Jacob, Louis, Luke and Nayan Highlights included a hike and barbecue on a sunny mountain top overlooking a sea of cloud and a visit to the world …
Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer so thanks to: Results Points Tie Break 1 Spriha Punjabi 4.5 1st 2 Cosmin Cojocaru 3.5 2nd 3 Boglarka Bors 3 10 3rd= 4 Oleksandr Chorynl 3 10 3rd= 5 Emma Cojocaru 3 6 Top Girl 6 Pierre Neghza 2 7 Daniel Gardner 1 8 Kai …
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Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer so thanks to: Headline Results Under 8 Pos Name Score 1 Spriha Punjabi 5.5 2 Cosmin Cojocaru 5 3 Oleksandr Chornyi 4.5 Under 10 Pos Name Score 1 Ansh Sharma 6 2 Darcy Grayson 4.5 3 Blake Kim 4.5 Under 12 Pos Name Score 1 Samuel …
There are 6 tournaments that make up an annual Sussex Junior Chess Grand Prix (GP), similar to the one in motor racing. Results in each of the constituent Grand Prix tournaments earn points towards the overall Grand Prix. These points are accumulated for all eligible participants. The 6 grand prix tournaments for 2024-2025 are: GP1 …
Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer; so thanks to Headline Results U11 Minor U11 Major Pos Name Score Pos Name Score 1st Spriha Punjabi 6 1st Magnus Gomez 5 2nd Harry Kotlarzewski 4.5 2nd Aviraj Bhaduri 5 3rd Gabrielle Bermingham 4 3rd Benjamin Carter 4 U18 Minor U18 Major Pos Name Score Pos …
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The Welsh National U18 team requested another tournament against England players and on Saturday, 13th July, 2024, a team from Sussex headed to Usk to play their best and brightest local chess players. Ian Eustis, Manager of Wales was there with his team: Yaroslav Sharhorodsky; Adam Sarwar; Otto Bartlett-Davis; Constantine Popov; Lucas Zheng; Danylo Shevchenko; Ethan …
In the afternoon of our final coaching day of the season in Lewes, we hosted the traditional light hearted simultaneous, where the children faced off against the combined strength of the coaches. This year, our team included a British Champion and a FIDE Master.
Thanks to our volunteers: Tournament Control: Gary McCulloch Entries: Steve Merchant Catering: Andy Collins, Mike Chapman, Nick Burgess, Nick Brown, Debbie Forster Photos: Peter Crosby Headline Results: 1st= Artem Dodukh & Spriha Punjabi 4.5 3rd Henry Munroe 3.5 4th Henry Short 3.5 Top Girl Bogi Bors 3 School 1st Handcross Park School 1st Windlesham House Arbiter’s …