Shropshire juniors ready for next stage of UK Chess Challenge

Eighteen Shropshire juniors qualified for the Megafinal stage of the UK Chess Challenge at a tournament organised by Shropshire Junior Chess Academy on Saturday 7 March. The young chess players will now compete in the regional Megafinal to be held in Hereford in May. The qualifiers are: Under 7 Greg Jones Under 10 Laura Newey Under 11 Ben Jones Under 12 Richard Heath Christian Hudson-Pearson Athar Mehmood Matthew Mellor Alex Dillon Under 13 Matthew Best Angelica Dean Under 14 Jonathan Newey Francis Rooney Luke West Under 15 Peter Mellor Under 16 Matthew Evans Joe Mellor Jamie Allan Under 17 Nathanael Paul The tournament was a closely-fought event with Jamie Allan and Athar Mehmood sharing first place in terms of points scored with Nathanael Paul in third place.