EPSCA U11 Girls’ Final, Oxford, 25th March 2023

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 …

EPSCA Under 11 Championships South Zone, Saturday 18th March, Richmond

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 …

Annual Under 9 Boys vs Under 11 Girls Match, 5th March 2023

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, …

Henri’s School Chess Challenge

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 …

Under 11 Inter-County Match, 11th February 2023

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 …