Sussex organise an inter-County friendly match to provide some practice for our new Girls squad in advance of their upcoming National Final in Birmingham on 23rd March. Unfortunately the Berkshire team had suffered some withdrawals due to illness, but Kent and Sussex rallied round to share their players and the matches were all played in …
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Good to see some of our ex-juniors representing their universities at the British Universities’ Chess Association (BUCA) championships in Telford. The event features 4 divisions according to strength – the Championship, Plate, Bowl and Shield. In the Plate we have Jonathan Finn representing Nottingham 1 and David Liu representing UCL 2; in the Bowl Josh …
Congratulations to Elizabeth Finn, Alec and Tim Hedger, Polina , Solomon Mitchell and Leo Yu; all selected to represent the National Chess Junior Squad (NCJS) in Chrzanow, Poland. The trip features a mix of serious chess opportunities and sightseeing to salt mines. The chess activities included a simul against a GM – well done to …
First outing of the season for our new Under 11 squad…. Headline Results: R1 R2 R3 Total 1 Oxfordshire 13 12 11½ 36½ 2 Maidenhead 12½ 8½ 14 35 3 Sussex 9½ 10½ 8 28 4 Buckinghamshire 5 9 6½ 20½ The Team: Toby Appleton, Matthew Armstrong, James Bashford, Kit Blades, Sophia Blin, …
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Congratulations to Elena Currah who scored 3 out of 5, securing her second under-11 half norm. She will now join Abhi, Adam and Theo at the NCJS Trial in April.
Our new under-9 squad travelled to Twickenham to face some very stiff competition – all good experience for the upcoming South Zone match next month. Thanks to Gary McCulloch and Andy Mitchell for managing the day. The Team: Emily Ashcroft, Fiyin Balogun, Tofunmi Balogun, James Beecroft, Henri Blin, Ned Hafner, Caspar Irani, Thomas Irani, Risha …
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105 children contested the penultimate tournament in our Grand Prix series. Thanks to our volunteers: Entries & Registration : Anita, Claire, Siveda Post Match Analysis : Dave GrahamTournament Control : Catherine Finn, Mark Appleton, Mike Forster, Rasa Norinkeviciute, Chaski Patrick, Andy MitchellCatering : Keith Martin, Caroline Barker, Edward Chapman, Debbie Steinhuis, Teresa Blades Headline Results: …
A clean sweep for Sussex in the U16 Closed section – well done Ed , Calum and Batuhan; qualification to the NCJS for Max; and prizes for Arjun and Henry. The South of England Junior Championships is a popular stop-over on the NCJS qualification circuit, and also has events for all age groups. As always, …
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The new ECF grades are out….has yours gone up?
Copthorne Prep, represented by Amelie Rees, Niamh Grace and Natalie van Hoven, entered the Southern semi-final of the ECF National Schools Girls’ Tournament held at St Catherine’s, Bramley on Sunday 13th January. Amelie and Natalie are both only Under-9, and Niamh is Under-8. 56 teams entered the Under-11 section and Copthorne were placed 6th overall …
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