Author Archives: Alan Agnew

92 children took part in the Leicestershire EJCOA Zonal, again held at Fairfield School in Loughborough. The children competed in Under 8, Under 10, Under 12 and a combined Under 14 and 16 section for medal prizes, and to qualify … Continue reading →

Link to all results and final tables – https://4ncl.co.uk/j4ncl/weekend2_2425.html The 4NCL Junior 2024-25 Team Championship took place on 7th and 8th of February featuring the Leicester Juniors teams. Team Lineups – Team A (Saturday): Sathsara, Ted, Alex, Tara – Team … Continue reading →

57 children took part in the new Leicestershire Junior Championships at Holywell School in Loughborough on Saturday 7th December, playing 5 rounds of 20 + 5 rapid chess to determine the Leicestershire Champions at Under 9, Under 11, Under 14 … Continue reading →

45 children from 7 schools were represented in the inaugural Market Bosworth Primary Schools chess tournament that took place on Friday 15th of November. The children played 5 games against children from other schools over the course of the morning, … Continue reading →

24 children from around the county represented Leicestershire in the inaugural Midlands County Team Championships which were held at Nottingham High School on Saturday 16th November. The children all acquitted themselves brilliantly over the day, competing against children from Warwickshire, … Continue reading →

73 Children took part in the 2nd Leicestershire qualification tournament for the EJCOA National Youth Championships held on the 17th February at Fairfield school in Loughborough. The children played in three sections, under 8 and under 10 combined, under 12, … Continue reading →

May 2023 Rapidplay 44 children took part in the May Rapidplay competition on May 20th at the Oak Centre in Braunstone. In the Kings section first place was taken by Alex with a perfect 4 wins out of 4. Laurence … Continue reading →

16 Players and their families made the shorter journey this time to take part in the finals of the EPSCA county Under 9 championships at Nottingham High School on Saturday 22nd April. The children had worked hard on their preparations, … Continue reading →

A record 45 Players took part in the recent rapidplay at Braunstone on Saturday 1st April. In the Knights section Jeeth was the outright winner with a perfect 5 wins out of 5. Dilan took 2nd place with 3.5 points … Continue reading →

12 children and parents made the long journey to Cheadle Hulme School on Sunday the 11th of March to take part in the Norther Qualifier for the EPSCA junior county chess championships. The children played three games over the day … Continue reading →