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 …
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Crowborough Grand Prix, 16th September 2023
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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NCJS Trip to Flanders, 1st-3rd September 2023
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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Glorney-Gilbert International 18th-20th August 2003
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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British Chess Championships, Leicester, 20th-30th July 2023
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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Chess Fest, Trafalgar Square, 16th July 2023
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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Schools U14 Butler Cup 2022-23
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 …
Schools U11 Primary Cup 2022-23
Primary Cup Finals 13th June 2023 Team Won Drawn Lost Match Points Game Points Place Division 1 1 Windlesham House (A team) 3 0 0 6 10 / 12 1 2 Golstone (A team) 2 0 1 4 9 / 12 2 3 Westbourne House (A team) 1 0 2 2 4 / 12 3 …
Under 7 Championships, 11th June 2023
Thanks to our volunteers: Tournament Control: Gary McCulloch Entries: Steve Merchant Catering: Andy Collins, Mike Chapman, Nick Burgess, Nick Brown Photos: Nick Brown, Gary McCulloch Headline Results: 1st Arthur Ashcroft 5 2nd Neo Williams 4 3rd George Brown 3.5 Top Girl Spriha Punjabi 3 Top School Copthorne Prep Arbiter’s Awards: Filip Abramowicz, Kai Irie, Rhiannon …
2022 – 23 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 2022-2023 are: GP1 …