Success at UK Chess Challenge

Congratulations to all the Shropshire juniors who competed in the UK Chess Challenge Gigafinal at Manchester on 5/6 July. The star result was Athar Mehmood's 6 wins out of 6 to take first place in his Under 11 section and qualify for the national Terrafinal next month. Each of the juniors played six games against tough opposition from across the midlands, the north, Scotland and Northern Ireland, scoring 1 point for a win and a half for a draw. The Shropshire results were: Under 9 Girls - Laura Newey (Shrewsbury Junior Chess club) 2/6 Under 9 Boys - George Downs (Castle House school) 1.5/6 - Akash Srinivasan (Old Hall school) 1.5/6 Under 11 Boys - Athar Mehmood (Old Hall school and Newport chess club) 6/6 Terrafinal qualifier Under 12 Girls - Angelica Dean (Shrewsbury Junior Chess club) 3.5/6 Under 12 Boys - Matthew Best (Shrewsbury Junior Chess club) 2.5/6 - Sam Skubala (Oswestry school) 2/6 Under 13 Girls - Katherine Lovejoy (Shrewsbury Junior Chess club) 3.5/6 Under 13 Boys - Jonathan Newey (Shrewsbury Junior Chess club) 3/6 - Francis Rooney (Shrewsbury Junior Chess club) 3/6 Under 15 Boys - Sam Eardley (Adams Grammar) 3/6 - Christopher Lovejoy (Shrewsbury Junior Chess club) 3/6 Under 17 Boys - Alex Taylor (Adams Grammar and Newport chess club) 2.5/6 Under 18 Boys - Chris Lewis (Adams Grammar and Newport chess club) 3.5/6

UK Chess Challenge - Gigafinal

Good luck to all the Shropshire Juniors taking part in this weekend's Gigafinal at Manchester. Results to be shown here next week.

UK Chess Challenge

Take part in the UK's biggest junior chess event. On 11 and 25 April the Shrewsbury Junior club is running a UK Chess Challenge event. Lots of prizes available for all age groups and you can qualify for the next round of the event which is a regional Megafinal next month. Just email to tell us you are coming on steve.rooney@busandcoach.com and turn up at 6.30pm on Friday 11 April - details in club section on left.

BEGINNERS' CHESS DAY Saturday 8 March 2008 Trinity School, Ford, near Shrewsbury. 10am to 3pm Aimed at 7-11 year olds who may be complete beginners or just know how the pieces move. A fun day with games, competitions and coaching. Entry is £10 including a copy of an excellent chess book for children. To register, email - steve.rooney@busandcoach.com

Hello, this is the new Shropshire Junior Chess blog. You will find details of all our news, results and events here and, if we are clever enough, you might also be able to see some of the star games our juniors have played.