Author Archives: Alan Agnew

16 players took part in the last Kings rapidplay of October, with the winner claiming a £15 voucher for chess.co.uk! Congratulations to Lindsay finishing unbeaten and outright winner with 4.5pts Lindsay Pyun – 4.5 / 5 Madhav Eradi – 4 … Continue reading →

17 players took part in this weeks hard fought rapidplay, with 4 players finishing on 4 points out of 5. Aarav Garg took first place on tie break, well done! The top four finishers were as follows Aarav Garg – … Continue reading →

In todays Kings rapidplay 13 players took part, with John Moughtin Leay finishing top with a perfect 5/5, his second tournament victory this week! John Moughtin Leay – 5/5 Noor Datoo – 4/5 Leo Abraham 3/5 Also we had a … Continue reading →

The last Arena battle of September was very hard fought with only 2 points between the top two players, with the final result only decided in last few minutes of play. Well done to John who has won three in … Continue reading →

The last Rooks rapidplay of September was very closely contested, with 16 players taking part on Saturday 26th September. There was a tie at the top three players finishing on 4 points of 5. The winner on tie break was … Continue reading →

Many Leicestershire Juniors took part in the recent online UK Chess challenge, several qualifying for the gigafinals, and a select few making it through to the prestigious Terafinal stage. The finals were played over the weekend of the 5th and … Continue reading →

A large number of club members took part in the English Youth Online championships which took place on the 30th May on Lichess. Amongst a number of good performances by club members Lindsay excelled in winning two prizes, top U12 … Continue reading →

15 club members were represented in the 20 board Leicestershire U11 team that made the long journey up to Cheadle Hume on Sunday 8th of March. It was a tough and close competition, with Leicestershire finishing in 4th place with … Continue reading →

Two club members put in fantastic performances in the under 8 section of the recent Northamptonshire championships. Sam Wakelin finished joint winner with 5 points out of 6! Em-Jay Dyer was joint top girl, scoring 4 points out of 6, … Continue reading →

Two Leicestershire juniors were represented in the English Girls Championships which were held over the weekend of 19th and 20th of October in Oxford. Lindsay Pyun came second in both the U11 and U14 sections scoring 4.5 out of 6 … Continue reading →