Congratulations to our new Under 9 team who came first in a four way inter-county match at Maidenhead. Thanks to Nigel Dennis of Maidenhead for organising, and Claires Court School for hosting. The team: Fiyin Balogun, Tofunmi Balogun, James Beecroft, Eliza Blin, Henri Blin, Luke Freeman, George Boxer, Niamh Grace, Aditya Gupta, Samuel Merchant, Edward …
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Thanks to our team of volunteers who make our events possible: Equipment Management, Set up & Cleardown: Simon & Claire Ralph, Mark Appleton, Keith Rogers Registration: Sharon Merchant Tournament Control: Chaski Patrick, Andy Mitchell, Mark Appleton, Gary McCulloch, Lael Page, Mike Forster, Peter & Catherine Finn Catering: Teresa Blades, Keith Martin, Tjadine Ullmann, Ed Chapman …
Congratulations to Max Wilton, joint 1st in the Christmas A event which took place over the first weekend, with 3.5/5
Congratulations to Ben Crosby and Tom Howeson – the first Sussex players selected to the National Chess Junior Squad this season. Ben placed 3rd at the recent British Rapidplay in Pudsey, earning him his second half-norm, and thus qualification to the squad. Tom gained his second half norm at the London Junior Chess Championships Under-14 …
Congratulations to Thomas Martin and Charlie Wannasin-Bell who came second in the U14 Minor and U10 Minor respectively. Other good performances in the U10 Minor – Taran Sharma (5/7), Henri Blin and George Tagg (both 4.5), and Ann Tagg (4). Over in the U10 Major Thomas Irani was the highest placed Sussex player with 4.5/7, …
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42 girls contest the 2019 Sussex Girls’ Championships, with a good showing of school teams and a particularly strong Under 18 section. Thanks to ex-Sussex Girls Champion Cosima Keen for presenting the prizes. Headline Results Sussex Closed U11 Girls’ Championship: 1st Amelie Rees 5 2nd Avyanna Singh 4 3rd Emily Ashcroft 4 Top U7 …
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110 contest the Sussex Closed Under 9 – Under 18 championships. Our events aren’t possible without the support of our volunteers, so thanks are due to: Entry Management: Anita McMahon Registration: Helen Duggan Tournament Control: Catherine & Peter Finn, Mike Forster, Dave Graham, Gary McCulloch, Chris Jones, Jason McMahon Analysis Room: Anthony Higgs Catering: Teresa …
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Headline results – check back soon for GP season placings. Thanks to all our volunteers, without whom these events would not be possible: Tournament control: Mark Appleton, Mark Currah, Mike Forster, Gary McCulloch, Anita & Jason McMahon, Andy Mitchell, Chaski Patrick Catering: Teresa Blades, Ed Chapman, Debbie Forster, Keith Martin, Ginny Mitchell, Becs Wynn Venue …
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News just in….congratulations to our U12 and U16 teams who both won their National Championship in Kenilworth today. Under 16 Championship A very exciting finish – Sussex were 2 points behind S Wales going into the final round but scored a perfect 8 out of 8 to secure first place. R1 R2 R3 …
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Headline Results: 1st Aditya Gupta 4½ 2nd Samuel Merchant (on tie break) 4 3rd Edward Nethercot 4 Top Girl Ella Bartholomew 4 School Team: 1st Copthorne Prep 11 2nd Ardingly Prep 8½ Arbiter’s Awards: Rory Ashcroft, Eliza Blin, Toby Goldman, Anna Tustin Crosstable: Pos Name Grade 1 2 3 4 5 A B T1 …
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