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 …
Congratulations to our new Under 9 squad who came a close second in their first outing to Richmond. Pos Team R1 R2 R3 Points No. Wins 1 Richmond A 8 9 8.5 25.5 24 2 Sussex 9 8 7.5 24.5 22 3 Buckinghamshire 6 6 9.5 21.5 20 4 Oxfordshire 8 7.5 6 21.5 19 …
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Special thanks to Pam Thomas of the Hastings International Chess Congress and the Horntye Sports Centre for finding space for us at very short notice when our usual venue fell through. Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer so thanks to: Headline Results Under 11 Minor Pos Name Score 1 Kai Subramanian 6 …
Congratulations to Avyanna Singh and Nuvee Konara who both earned titles at the prestigious London Junior Chess Championships 28th-30th December 2022. Avyanna won the Leading Southern Counties Under-11 Girl title in the Under-12 Section. Nuvee won the Leading Girl Under 8 title.
Thanks to Burgess Hill Girls School for hosting our annual Girls’ Championships. Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer, so thanks to; Headline Results Under 11 Pos Name Score 1st Avyanna Singh 5 2nd Marcy Page 4 3rd Zeel Shah 3.5 Top U10 Gemma Cuthbertson 2.5 Top U9 Eliza Blin 2.5 Top U8 …
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