Kit Blades, Luke Freeman and Nayan Keats Rastogi were all selected to represent the NCJS (National Chess Junior Squad) at the annual Tournament of Young Talents in Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic. All three were in the Under 15 section and competed over a gruelling 9 rounds. All three performed well in their first chess tournament overseas …
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How can our promising juniors develop their long play (classical) chess?Can I still play for Sussex when I am no longer a junior?These questions are frequently asked and the good news is that Sussex have teams that play in the counties league and in the national club league.Details of the Sussex county teams and results …
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A terrific team performance by our young U11 Girls’ team on Saturday 25th at Cheney School in Oxford surpassed all expectations by tenaciously wresting 3rd place from both Richmond and Oxfordshire in the final round of the EPSCA U11 Girls’ National Final. Everyone arrived early and brought with them the self-belief and confidence for which …
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Congratulations to the U11 Squad who finished in 5th place in the Southern zonal and have qualified for the final next month in Nottingham. They scored well in each round and narrowly missed out on a top 3 finish. A big thank you to all of those involved, including the incredible effort by all the parents to …
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Congratulations to our Under 9 Team who came third in the South Zone of the EPSCA Under 9 championships. They will now go on to compete in the National final in April. Summary Results Pos Team R1 R2 R3 Points Wins 1 Richmond 9.5 9 12 30.5 30 2 Oxfordshire 9 6 8 23 22 …
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Our traditional warm-up to the EPSCA County Championships took place at the Bexhill Training Day on 5th March. The match was very close – the girls won the first round by 2 points, but the under 9s fought back to take round 2 by 3 points! Under 9 Boys: Arthur Ashcroft, George Brown, Udayraj Dutta, …
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Surrey vs Sussex 28th January 2023 The Sussex U14 and U16 squads recently travelled to Wallington to take on a very strong Surrey team. The U14 managed a decent 4 points in round 1, despite being out rated by at least 100ecf points on most boards. Round 2 was even better, scoring 8 points and …
Sussex Under 12 Henri Blin recently took part in a school chess challenge. The Principal, a very sporting Mr. Marande, was clearly unprepared for the might of the Sussex training machine, allowing Henri to keep a clean sheet. Chess Challenge – The Petersfield School The Petersfield School Photo reproduced by kind permission of The Petersfield …
Congratulations to our new Under 11 squad who came fifth in their first outing at Richmond. The first 3 places were contested by the 3 teams that finished in the medal placings last year. The Sussex team, missing a few players due to other commitments, performed creditably and look forward to a good showing in …
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Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer so thanks to: Headline Results Under 11 Minor Pos Name Score 1 Hongqi Zhang 5.5 2 James Ratcliffe (on tie-break) 5 3 Harry Morter 5 Under 11 Major Pos Name Score 1 Samuel Shah 5.5 2 Aidan Burnside (on tie-break) 4.5 3 Nathanael Waller 4.5 Age …