Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer so thanks to: Results Summary: Under 9 Section Position Name Score 1 Magnus Gomez 5 2 George Brown (on tie-break) 4 3 Noah Pearson 4 Under 11 Section Position Name Score 1= Hal Gomez & Samuel Shah 5.5 3 Samuel Merchant 4 Top Girl Isabella Walsh …
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On Saturday 4th November, Sussex Junior Chess took 6 teams of 6 players to ‘The National Youth Chess Association Junior Team Championships’. With 36 players and at least 36 parents present a really good day was had by all. A big thank you to all the players for attending and to all the parents for …
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Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer so thanks to: Results Points Tie Break 1 Artem Dodukh 5 1st 2 Timmy Nguyen 3.5 12.5 2nd 3 Spriha Punjabi 3.5 10.5 3rd 4 Mark Shchepinov 3 11 5 George Brown 3 9 6 Charles Coughlan 2 7 Blake Kim 1.5 8 Oliver Forbes-Lopez 1.5 …
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Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer so thanks to: Headline Results Under 8 Pos Name Score 1 Advik Saxena 6 2 Timmy Nguyen 5 3 George Brown 4 Top Girl Spriha Punkabi 3 Under 10 Pos Name Score 1 Nathanael Waller 5 2 Nicholas Bhattacharyya (on tie-break) 4.5 3 Reyansh Saxena 4.5 …
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 Rutva Mittal 5 1st Makar Hrytsenko 6 2nd Iarolslav Sinkevich (on tie break) 4.5 2nd Daniel Dupuis 5 3rd Maria Chattacharyya 4.5 3rd Nicholas Bhattacharyya 4 Age-Group Prizes: Under 7 …
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Congratulations to Aidan Burnside, Andy Nguyen, Sidhanth Pai and Nayan Rastogi who were all selected for a NCJS (National Chess Junior Squad) trip to Flanders. On Saturday 2nd September the 12-strong squad team played a two round match against the Belgium hosts – winning convincingly 12-0 in round 1, and 10-2 in round 2. On …
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The Glorney-Gilbert International is a team competition in 4 age-groups between the home nations (with occasional guest teams from Europe) which has been running since 1949. Running for the first time since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic it is Scotlands turn to host in Stirling. Congratulations to Kit Blades and Nayan Keats Rastogi who …
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Nearly 30 Sussex Juniors and their families made the trek up the M1 to compete in the British Chess Championships – the flagship congress of the ECF (English Chess Federation) comprising a myriad of events catering for all ages and standards. Joining them in competing were a dozen ex-juniors and coaches, and one brave parent. …
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Several Sussex juniors travelled to Trafalgar Square yesterday to enjoy Chess Fest – a fun and free event staged by Chess in Schools & Communities. Some of the events on offer included a living chess set where professional actors took on the role of chess pieces recreating famous chess games; and a “Challenge the Chess …
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Butler Cup Finals Day 13th June 2023 Team Won Drawn Lost Match Points Game Points Place Division 2 1 Windlesham House (A team) 3 0 0 6 10½ / 12 1 2 Brighton College (A team) 1 1 1 3 7 / 12 2 3 Copthorne (A team) 1 1 1 3 5½ / 12 …