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- May 2023 Rapidplay
- Under 9 County Finals
- April Rapidplay 2023
- Leicestershire Under 9 team qualify for the national EPSCA finals!
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- Rapidplay – Saturday 9th October 21
- Leicestershire Online Rapidplay – Saturday 1st May
- Leicestershire Junior Online Championships – Saturday 20th February
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- 2020 Leicestershire Junior Awards
- Knights December Rapidplay
- Kings December Rapidplay
- Rooks December Rapidplay
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U11s & U11 Girls Win Bronze at Midland Team
Leicestershire Juniors brought 5 teams to the Midland Team Championships, that were hosted by Notts at Nottingham High School on Saturday 8th February. In the U11s (8 boards), Leicestershire finished 3rd on 9.5 pts behind Warwickshire (18 pts) and Notts … Continue reading
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February Mini Rapidplay
Holywell School, which has a thriving chess club, hosted the February edition of Leicestershire Junior Chess’s Mini-Rapidplay Series on Saturday 1st February and there was an increased entry with both Holywell School players and Leicestershire Junior Chess Club members out … Continue reading
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December Mini-Rapidplay
December’s Leicester Junior Chess Mini-Rapidplay took place on Sat 14th December at Westleigh with 36 players in 3 sections and 3 first-time section winners In the Kings , Alan Sharia won all 4 games to win the section. In an … Continue reading
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4 Counties Invitational 2019
Leicestershire were represented by an U18, U11, 2 U11 Girls Teams and an U9 team at the recent 4 Counties Invitational at Kenilworth School against Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. The U11 team finished a fine 2nd to Oxfordshire with wins … Continue reading
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November LJC Mini-Rapidplay
The November edition of the Mini-Rapidplay took place on Sat 9th Nov at Westleigh with a very healthy entry of 38 children. In the Kings , Joshua Tang won all 4 games to win the section. In the Rooks, Arav … Continue reading
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2019 English Girls Championships
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
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Leicester Atkins Rapidplay 2019
Many of Leicestershire’s junior players competed in the annual competition that took place at Leicester Grammar School on Sunday 13th October and which has two junior only sections along with sections open to adults as well. In a competitive Junior … Continue reading
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LJCC September Mini-Rapidplay
This season’s first mini-rapidplay competition took place on Saturday 14th of September, with an excellent turnout of 34 competitors! The Kings section was tied between Henry Powell and Lyndsay Pyun on 3 points out of 4, with Henry coming out … Continue reading
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Leicester Rapidplay – Sunday 13th October
Entries for this year’s Rapidplay at Leicester Grammar School are now open on this link. The 6 round swiss ECF graded Rapidplay is promoted by the LRCA (Leicester and Rutland Chess Association) with Open, U165, U140, U115 and Junior U80 sections. … Continue reading
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Leicestershire Junior 2018-19 Awards
Jason Lv, who last year won the George Winterton Cup for ‘Junior Team Player of the Year’ has been awarded the John Robinson Cup for ‘Most Improved Player’. In the last season Jason was invited to join the national junior … Continue reading
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