Author Archives: Alan Agnew

16 players took part in the last rapidplay of October, with trophies available for the winners. Sofia Hilmi came first with a perfect 5 wins out of 5. Amelia Ahmad was in clear second place. There were 6 players tied … Continue reading →

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 →