Sussex Martlets 4NCL Teams The Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) is a team tournament over three divisions, with over 850 players taking part and almost £10,000 in cash prizes on offer. Their website claims “it is the most prestigious team chess event held in the United Kingdom”! Sussex Junior Chess sponsors 3 mixed-age teams captained …
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SCCU U14/U130 Championship 2016-17
SCCU U14/U130 Championship 2016-17 This grade-limited competition, run by the Southern Counties Chess Union, was formerly known as the “U14/U140”, and before that the “U14/U90”. The ethos of this competition is to provide opportunities for secondary age children to play competitive chess. Sussex embraces this by choosing to select over 11s in preference to possibly …
EPSCA U11 Championships 2017
EPSCA U11 Championships The English Primary Schools’ Chess Association (EPSCA) exists “to advance the education of primary school aged children by teaching, supervising and developing the playing of chess by those children.” EPSCA holds three annual team championships for member associations – Under 9, Under 11, and Girls Under 11. The U11 Championship is for …
EPSCA U9 Championships 2017
EPSCA U9 County Championship The English Primary Schools’ Chess Association (EPSCA) exists “to advance the education of primary school aged children by teaching, supervising and developing the playing of chess by those children.” EPSCA holds three annual team championships for member associations – Under 9, Under 11, and Girls Under 11. The U9 Championship is …
SCCU U14 & U18 Jamboree
SCCU U18 & U14 Jamborees – 26th March 2017 – Twickenham Thanks to Richmond and Orleans Park School for hosting. Thanks to Mike Forster and Gill Samworth for team administration. Under 18 Open: Team R1 R2 R3 Total Pos Kent 4½ 2½ 3½ 10½ 1st Sussex 1½ 3½ 2½ 7½ 2nd The Team: Freddie Coleman, …
EPSCA U11 Girls’ Championship 2017
EPSCA Girl’s U11 Championships 2017 The English Primary Schools’ Chess Association (EPSCA) exists “to advance the education of primary school aged children by teaching, supervising and developing the playing of chess by those children.” EPSCA holds three annual team championships for member associations – Under 9, Under 11, and Girls Under 11. The U11 Girls …
Sir Patrick Moore Cup – Ireland vs Sussex
Ireland vs Sussex, 4th-5th March, Dublin After a break of 10 years, Sussex were invited to resume this popular fixture. The format this year is for 4 rounds of standardplay, followed by a blitz tournament. The Sussex Team: Lucy Bennet-Stevens, Callum Brewer, Freddie Coleman, Daniel Finn, Thomas Finn, Matthew Forster, Oli Howell, Dominic Miller, George …
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NYCA U12, U14, U16, U18 Jamborees
NYCA Jamborees 2016 The National Youth Chess Association (NYCA) runs under 18, under 16, under 14 and under 12 inter-association chess events each autumn term. Thanks to Sussex team manager Balvinder Ahluwalia for her slick organisation. U12 & U16 Championship – 5th November 2016 U12 team: Jonathan Britnell, Elena Currah, Giovanni Currah, Elizabeth Finn, Edward …
Basamro International, Murmansk
Basamro International Chess Tournament, 6th-9th October 2016, Murmansk The Basamro International Chess Tournament was developed by the Dutch and Russian Chess Federations. Now in it’s fourth year it has alternated between Murmansk and Rotterdam. Each year additional guest teams are invited to compete and this year Sussex Junior Chess were invited along with Paris, Leningrad …