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42 children took part in the first face to face rapidplay of the year at the Oak Centre in Braunstone. In the Kings section new member Jack Pilley took first place with a perfect 4 points out of 4, and … Continue reading →

The LRCA is staging a 5 round Leicestershire Online Rapidplay on Saturday 1st May with Open, U1700, Junior U1300 and Junior U1000 sections. The time control for the top 3 sections is 15 mins + 10 secs with the 1st … Continue reading →

42 children took part in the Leicestershire Junior Online Championships on Saturday 20th February. All games were played using the Tornelo chess platform with Fide arbiter Adam Raoof present to help ensure fair play. Congratulations to Lindsay Pyun who as … Continue reading →

I am pleased to tell you that on Saturday 20th February the Leicestershire Juniors closed online chess championships will take place. The games will take place using the Tornelo chess tournament platform (it is free to create an account), and … Continue reading →

Lindsay Pyun has been awarded the John Robinson Cup for the most improved Leicestershire Junior Chess Player. She has worked hard at her game and competed extensively with results such as Top U12 Girl at the England Youth Online Championships … Continue reading →

12 children took part in the last Knights rapidplay of December on Saturday 19th of December, with a trophy available for the winner! Siyoung Ryu took first place with a perfect 5 wins out of 5. Yvon Van Neerven was … Continue reading →

17 players took part in the last rapidplay of December on Saturday 12th of December. John Moughtin Leay and Sophie Mehta finished with 4.5 points out of 5, with a draw in their individual game. John took first place on … Continue reading →

14 players tooks part in the last Rooks rapidplay of December, with trophies and medals available for the first 3 places. Amelia Ahmad was the clear winner with a maximum 5 points out of 5. Sofia and Anjal fought out … Continue reading →

16 players took part in the Rooks November Rapidplay on Saturday 28th of November. The clear winner of this month’s trophy was Amelia Ahmad with an undefeated 4.5pts out of 5! Amelia Ahmad – 4.5pts Sofia Hilmi – 4pts Yuvraj … Continue reading →

Leicestershire was one of 12 county teams to compete in this high level national event on chess.com and on Zoom on Saturday 21st November. Each 6 player team had to consist of 2 U18s, 2 U18 Girls, 1 U11 and … Continue reading →