With one player missing from our zonal winning team and after struggling with 6/12 in round 1 we scored 7 then 8 in the next 2 rounds and finished 6th. Very tough competition with some strong opposition. Richmond were the winners, Kent second place then Barnet in third. Massive congratulations to Spriha who scored 3/3 …
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Under 14’s Match vs Kent at Sevenoaks 14th April 2024
On Sunday the 14th the Sussex U14 team took on the Kent team at Knole Academy in Sevenoaks. We had a very strong side and beat Kent in both rounds ending on 15.5 to Sussex to 8.5 for Kent. It was a great sunny day out for the team and a brilliant win! The Squad …
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EPSCA U11 Girls’ Final, Oxford, 13th April 2024
On 13th April 2024, Sussex under 11 girls team travelled to Oxford for the finals. Despite coming 5th place, the girls all had a really great day, cementing friendships for the new season. The Squad: Bella Walsh, Eliza Blin, Gemma Cuthbertson, Gabrielle Bermingham, Ekaterina Panchenko, Spriha Punjabi, Skanthamithraa Nirmala-Ranjith, Smrithi Manoj, Rhiannon Page, Ella Clark, …
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Under 11’s Inter County Match, Leatherhead
On Sat 16th March our U11 team travelled to Leatherhead to compete in the EPSCA South Zone tournament. Bucks, Berks, Wey Valley and Oxon were the opponents for the day. A fourth place finish was required to reach the finals in Northampton in May. There was some excellent chess played on all boards including our …
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Under 9’s Inter County Match, Hassocks
Congratulations to our under 9’s squad who took 1st place in the EPSCA intercounty zonal. Pos Team Points Wins 1 Sussex 27.5 27 2 Oxfordshire 20.5 19 3 Wey Valley 19 18 4 Maidenhead 18.5 15 5 Buckinghamshire 17.5 15 6 Hampshire 5 4 Euan Burnside won the reserves with 3/3 with both Sasha and …
Under 14’s Match vs Richmond at Burgess Hill 25th Feb 2024
On Sunday the 25th the Sussex U14 team headed to Burgess hill to take on a strong Richmond team. With the white pieces in round one Sussex overwhelmed Richmond 10.5-1.5 with no losses. Clearly in good form the team won the second round 9-3. Winning the match 19.5-4.5 the team moves to second in the …
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Under 9’s Inter County Match, Richmond
Sussex a close 3rd in todays under 9 match just 1.5 points behind Richmond. Great result as we were significantly out rated by the opposition. Pos Team R1 R2 R3 Points Wins 1 Kent 8.5 10.5 7.5 26.5 25 2 Richmond 4 5 5.5 14.5 13 3 Sussex 5.5 2.5 5 13 12 The Squad …
Under 11’s Inter County Match, Richmond
On Sat 3rd February, Sussex took a small and fairly inexperienced team to a warm up jamboree in Richmond. After a difficult first round where only 2 points were scored out of a possible 12, we settled into the tournament scoring 5.5 in round 2 and an amazing 7.5 in the third and final round. The last …
Under 14’s Match vs Surrey at Cheam 28th Jan 2024
On 28th January Sussex U14 took on a very strong Surrey team in Cheam. Playing with the black pieces in round 1 we managed to score 3 points from the 12 boards. Mid way through the second round it looked like Sussex might just catch up but in the end scored a respectable 5.5 in …
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NYCA U12, U14 & U18 Championships, Oxford, 4th November 2023
On Saturday 4th November, Sussex Junior Chess took 6 teams of 6 players to ‘The National Youth Chess Association Junior Team Championships’. With 36 players and at least 36 parents present a really good day was had by all. A big thank you to all the players for attending and to all the parents for …
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