On Sat 3rd February, Sussex took a small and fairly inexperienced team to a warm up jamboree in Richmond. After a difficult first round where only 2 points were scored out of a possible 12, we settled into the tournament scoring 5.5 in round 2 and an amazing 7.5 in the third and final round. The last …
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Horsham Grand Prix, 4th February 2024
Everyone you see helping at our events is a volunteer, so thank you to: Headline Results U11 Minor U11 Major Pos Name Score Pos Name Score 1st Lola Finlay 5.5 1st Nathaneal Waller 6 2nd Mark Shchepinov (On tie break) 4.5 2nd Iaroslav Sinkevich (On tie break) 4 3rd Henry Munroe(On tie break) 4.5 3rd Noah …
2023 – 24 Grand Prix
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 2023-2024 are: GP1 …
Schools U14 Butler Cup 2023-24
Our popular Schools’ Cup competitions are underway for 2023-24. Round 1 takes place in the Autumn Term and groups are broadly geographic to minimise travelling time. Round 1 results inform revised groups for Round 2 in the Spring Term. Round 2 results decides which of 4 divisions each school competes in on “Finals Day” which …
Schools U11 Primary Cup 2023-24
Our popular Schools’ Cup competitions are underway for 2023-24. Round 1 takes place in the Autumn Term and groups are broadly geographic to minimise travelling time. Round 1 results inform revised groups for Round 2 in the Spring Term. Round 2 results decides which of 4 divisions each school competes in on “Finals Day” which …
Under 14’s Match vs Surrey at Cheam 28th Jan 2024
On 28th January Sussex U14 took on a very strong Surrey team in Cheam. Playing with the black pieces in round 1 we managed to score 3 points from the 12 boards. Mid way through the second round it looked like Sussex might just catch up but in the end scored a respectable 5.5 in …
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Hastings Grand Prix, 1st January 2024
Everyone you see helping at our events is a volunteer, so thank you to: Thanks also to Pam Thomas and the Hastings International Chess Congress for allowing us to share their venue, and to Sussex-based GM Stuart Conquest for presenting the prizes. Headline Results U11 Minor U11 Major Pos Name Score Pos Name Score 1st …
Sussex Closed Girls’ Championships – 10th December 2023
Thanks to Burgess Hill Girls School for hosting our annual Girls’ Championships. Headline Results Under 11 Pos Name Score 1st Isabella Walsh 5 2nd Eliza Blin 4 3rd Maria Bhattacharyya 3 Top U10 Gabrielle Bermingham 3 Top U9 Eszter Geczi 2 Under 18 Pos Name Score 1st Raina Jithendra 5 2nd Tia Rudwick 4 3rd …
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Yorkshire Open Rapidplay, 26th November 2023
Congratulations to George, Sidhanth, Hal and Samuel who all earned a half norm for the EPSCA Under 11 England Squad at the Yorkshire Open Rapidplay in Leeds.
Eastbourne Grand Prix, 26th November 2023
Headline Results U11 Minor U11 Major Pos Name Score Pos Name Score 1st Timmy Nguyen 6 1st Nicholas Bhattacharyya 5.5 2nd Arseniy Ryabokon 4.5 2nd Hongqi Zhang 4.5 3rd Darcy Grayson 4 3rd Nathanael Waller 4 Age-Group Prizes: Under 7 Henry Munroe 3 Under 8 Mark Shchepinov (on tie-break) 3 Under 9 Noah Pearson 4 …
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