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 …
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Under-11 Inter-County Match, 16th February, Maidenhead
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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EPSCA Rapidplay, 9th February, Liverpool
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.
Under 9 Inter-County Match, 9th February, Twickenham
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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Eastbourne Grand Prix 2nd February 2019
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: …
South of England Junior Championships, Yateley
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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ECF Grades Are Out!
The new ECF grades are out….has yours gone up?
ECF National Schools Girls’ Tournament 2019
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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Under 9 Inter-County Match
Saturday 12th January saw the first outing for our new under-9 squad who travelled to Twyford to play Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. The Team: Fiyin Balogun, Henri Blin, Ned Hafner, John Henry, Tom Hodgson , Casper Irani, Thomas Irani, Risha Jithendra, Joseph Johnson, Alex Lloyd, Austin Mitchell, Cillian Nagy, Zach Planton, Zen Rajah, Nayan Keats …
Hastings Grand Prix (GP4) 5th January 2019
80 children contested the 4th tournament in our Grand Prix series and our President, GM David Howell, took time out from his own competition to present the prizes. Thanks to St Mary Star of the Sea School for the excellent venue; all the parents who helped us tidy up at the end and our volunteers; …
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