News Archives from the 2010-2011 Season:
Northern Gigafinal
Northants gave a very good turn out
for this years Northern Gigafinal at Derby, with 26 players making the trip, and
three of these qualifying for the Terafinal. Congratulations to Seth Tsang, Ryan
Reed, and Max Miller who will be invited to make the trip to Loughborough in
August. Seth and Ryan both scored 4.5 out of 6
in their respective sections, resulting in both of them finishing in joint 3rd place, whilst Max
scored 5 and finished a very impressive joint 2nd. Many of the other players
were extremely close to qualifying, and Eva Ressel and Joshua Owen were very
unlucky, as they both also scored 4.5 out of 6 but had to settle for joint 4th
in their sections. Also finishing joint 4th were Connor Arthurs, Tyler Gwynne
and Pacey Gwynne who all scored 4 out of 6.
Other scores were Finlay Martin(3) Myles Collymore(2.5) William Binder(3) Matthew Coles(2) Samuel Libertiny(4, and joint 5th) Niall Martin (4, and joint 5th) Harry Meyers(2.5) Sam Young(3.5) Samuel Smith(3) Rohit Sunku(2.5) James Virtue(3.5) Elliot Reed(2.5) Giles Shaw(1.5) Jade Miller(4, and joint 6th) Owen Robinson(3) Sam Herring(4, and joint 5th) Mathavan Sriemevan(3) and William Knight(3.5)
Well done to every player for their performances, and if you would like to see all the scores from all the sections just click here.
Other scores were Finlay Martin(3) Myles Collymore(2.5) William Binder(3) Matthew Coles(2) Samuel Libertiny(4, and joint 5th) Niall Martin (4, and joint 5th) Harry Meyers(2.5) Sam Young(3.5) Samuel Smith(3) Rohit Sunku(2.5) James Virtue(3.5) Elliot Reed(2.5) Giles Shaw(1.5) Jade Miller(4, and joint 6th) Owen Robinson(3) Sam Herring(4, and joint 5th) Mathavan Sriemevan(3) and William Knight(3.5)
Well done to every player for their performances, and if you would like to see all the scores from all the sections just click here.
SSAFA
Thomas
Arthurs came out the winner of the Under 14 section of this years
competition, with Kyle Patel winning the Under 12 section. In the Team
competition the Under 11 section was won by Cedar Road Primary School,
and the Under 9 section by Rewell Junior School. Congratulations to all
the winners of each section - the full results from this years
competition can be found here.
ECF Under 13 Championships - the champions!
The Champions!
On a
very hot last Sunday in June the ECF Junior County championships took
place, which consist of three sections for older children, and Northants
took a team of 6 to play in the Under 13 Minor competition. This year
the tournament was played at the famous Eton College, where our team
comprised of Marcus Rose, Sam Herring, Owen Robinson, Eva Ressel, Seth
Tsang, and Lewis Newton. Northants were up against 6 other strong teams
from around the country.
In all of the first three rounds they scored a very consistant 4.5 out of 6. But in the fourth and last round a score of 3 left all the players biting their nails until the final scores were calculated - and Northants had beaten Norfolk into second place by just half a point! Every player was integral to this wonderful success for Northants, and many congratulations to all six on their wonderful performance. For the full results click here.
In all of the first three rounds they scored a very consistant 4.5 out of 6. But in the fourth and last round a score of 3 left all the players biting their nails until the final scores were calculated - and Northants had beaten Norfolk into second place by just half a point! Every player was integral to this wonderful success for Northants, and many congratulations to all six on their wonderful performance. For the full results click here.
EACU Congress
Eva & Owen
Three Northants players made the trip over to Newmarket for this years East Anglian Chess Union Congress - a long play event lasting two days - and all came away with prizes! In the under 130 grade competition Eva Ressel and Owen Robinson went into the last round as leader and joint 2nd place respectively. Unfortunately their last games were not kind to them, but Eva finished in a superb 2nd, with Owen finishing the highest scoring under 110 grade, and so both took home some prize money! Here you can see Eva and Owen looking a little bit apprehensive before their final games at the EACU Congress - Eva on board 1, and Owen on board 2. Well done to both players. In the under 170 section, Marcus Rose played well and came away with the top junior prize.
A good weekend was had by all, and Eva was the talking point amoung many of the adult players - well done Eva on a wonderful weekend.
Letchworth & Hitchen Congress
Sam
Herring & Eva Ressel both scored 3 out of 5 to finish joint 7th in
the Minor Section of this tournament, played in the Garden City of
Letchworth. All results can be found here.
Cambridgeshire Rapidplay
This
took place recently in Peterborough, and Sam Herring scored 3 out of 5
to take the Junior Prize in the Challengers section. In the same section
Sam's father Tim made it a family affair finishing in joint 2nd place -
congratulations to both Sam and Tim. All the winners can be found here.
National Primary Schools Championships
Three teams from Northants recently travelled to Prestatyn in Wales to take part in the semi-final of this years tournament.
In the under 9 section Redwell Junior achieved 9th place out of 26 teams. Their team consisted of Pacey Gwynne, Reece Patel, Tyler Gwynne, Connor Arthurs and Myles Collymore.
In the under 11 tournament, Great Houghton played in the main section and finished 19th out of 34 with the team of Samuel Libertiny, Jade Miller, Nathan Judge, Hugo Darcy-Nesbitt and Max Miller. Whilst in the plate section Cedar Road finished 2nd out of 8 with the team of Ryan Reed, Finlay Martin, Rais Hussein, Laura Cox, Joshua Hanson and Ethan McInerney.
Well done to all three teams on representing Northants so well.
In the under 9 section Redwell Junior achieved 9th place out of 26 teams. Their team consisted of Pacey Gwynne, Reece Patel, Tyler Gwynne, Connor Arthurs and Myles Collymore.
In the under 11 tournament, Great Houghton played in the main section and finished 19th out of 34 with the team of Samuel Libertiny, Jade Miller, Nathan Judge, Hugo Darcy-Nesbitt and Max Miller. Whilst in the plate section Cedar Road finished 2nd out of 8 with the team of Ryan Reed, Finlay Martin, Rais Hussein, Laura Cox, Joshua Hanson and Ethan McInerney.
Well done to all three teams on representing Northants so well.
Rockingham Megafinal
This
year we hosted the local Megafinal at Malcolm Arnold Academy in
Northampton, with over 150 players taking part. Northants players fared
very well with a number of our players qualifying for the Northern
Gigafinal in Derby in July. In particular, scoring 6 out of 6 and
winning their sections were Max Miller, Eva Ressel, and Seth Tsang.
Also, Sam Libertiny and Sam Herring both won their sections scoring 5
out of 6. For a list of all the scores of the Rockingham Megafinal click here.
EPSCA Under 11 Team Championships
The Playing Hall
We
hosted the finals this year at Malcolm Arnold Academy, and many
congratulations to the new champions Kent, who scored an astonishing
51.5 points out of 60 - a record score in the history of this
competition!
Northants gave a very good show for ourselves, finishing a very respectable 12th out of 18, and all the squad can be very proud of themselves, especially Jonathan Hare who finished on 3 out of 3, and Ryan Reed who was our other undefeated player on the day.
The final placings were:
1st Kent - 51.5
2nd Wey Valley - 49
3rd Sussex - 45.5
4th Barnet - 44.5
5th Berkshire - 36.5
6th Nottinghamshire - 36.5
7th Hertfordshire - 34.5
8th Richmond - 33.5
9th Essex - 30
10th Birmingham - 29
11th Cheshire and NW - 23.5
12th Northamptonshire - 23
13th Yorkshire - 22.5
14th Oldham - 20
15th Lancashire - 18
16th Manchester - 17
17th Lincolnshire - 14
18th Staffordshire - 11.5
A fuller report can be read on the ECF website, by clicking here.
Northants gave a very good show for ourselves, finishing a very respectable 12th out of 18, and all the squad can be very proud of themselves, especially Jonathan Hare who finished on 3 out of 3, and Ryan Reed who was our other undefeated player on the day.
The final placings were:
1st Kent - 51.5
2nd Wey Valley - 49
3rd Sussex - 45.5
4th Barnet - 44.5
5th Berkshire - 36.5
6th Nottinghamshire - 36.5
7th Hertfordshire - 34.5
8th Richmond - 33.5
9th Essex - 30
10th Birmingham - 29
11th Cheshire and NW - 23.5
12th Northamptonshire - 23
13th Yorkshire - 22.5
14th Oldham - 20
15th Lancashire - 18
16th Manchester - 17
17th Lincolnshire - 14
18th Staffordshire - 11.5
A fuller report can be read on the ECF website, by clicking here.
EPSCA Under 11 Team Trial
Seth
Tsang recently represented Northants at the EPSCA Under 11 Team Trial
in Liverpool. He came oh so close to qualifying, missing out by just
half a point with a score of 3 out of 6. Well done Seth for putting up
such a good showing for Northants.The scores and crosstables of the two day trial can be found via the EPSCA website which can be found by clicking here.
National Junior Squad Championships
Northants
were represented by 6 players at the recent National Junior Squad
Championships played at The Royal Wolverhampton School - 5 in the Under
12 section, and 1 in the Under 14 section.
In the Under 12s, congratulations to Owen Robinson who secured a half norm, scoring 3.5 points.
Also taking part in this section were Sam Herring (3 pts) Seth Tsang (2.5 pts) Eva Ressel & Ryan Reed (both 2 pts).In the Under 14 section Marcus Rose scored 3.5 points, making this a good showing by all the players. All scores and results can be found here.
In the Under 12s, congratulations to Owen Robinson who secured a half norm, scoring 3.5 points.
Also taking part in this section were Sam Herring (3 pts) Seth Tsang (2.5 pts) Eva Ressel & Ryan Reed (both 2 pts).In the Under 14 section Marcus Rose scored 3.5 points, making this a good showing by all the players. All scores and results can be found here.
EPSCA Under 11 Team Zonal
Our
under 11 team travelled to Norwich to take part in the EPSCA Under
11 East Zone, hoping to qualify for the finals in May. Despite a number
of players missing for this event, they put up a very good and
consistent effort, missing out on an automatic qualification by the
narrowest of margins - half a point!
Everybody played well, including a number of under 9 players who were included for the day, and all the team enjoyed their day.
The results were as follows:
1st Barnet 47 points
2nd Kent 46.5 pts
3rd Herts 40.5 pts
4th Essex 34 pts
5th Richmond 24 pts
6th Northants 23.5 pts
7th Norfolk 14.5 pts
8th Cambs 8 pts
The top 5 qualify. However, as we are hosting the finals in May, we will also be eligible to enter a team. You can see all the results from the various zonals - simply click here.
Everybody played well, including a number of under 9 players who were included for the day, and all the team enjoyed their day.
The results were as follows:
1st Barnet 47 points
2nd Kent 46.5 pts
3rd Herts 40.5 pts
4th Essex 34 pts
5th Richmond 24 pts
6th Northants 23.5 pts
7th Norfolk 14.5 pts
8th Cambs 8 pts
The top 5 qualify. However, as we are hosting the finals in May, we will also be eligible to enter a team. You can see all the results from the various zonals - simply click here.
Midlands Championships
The Under 11 Midlands Champions
The
NSCA took an Under 11 and an Under 9 team to Nottingham on March 5th
for this seasons Midlands Championships - and a very successful trip it
was too!
In the Under 11 section there were three teams - one each from Nottingham, Northants, and Lincolnshire. With Nottinghamshire being the current National Champions we knew we would be in for a tough day, so it came as a very pleasant surprise when we came out on top. The Nottingham team were missing one or two of their top players, but with our winning margin being a mighty 10.5 points the performance of the whole squad was wonderful. Final scores in the Under 11 section were:
Northants: 43 pts
Nottinghamshire: 32.5 pts
Lincolnshire: 14.5 pts
In the Under 11 section there were three teams - one each from Nottingham, Northants, and Lincolnshire. With Nottinghamshire being the current National Champions we knew we would be in for a tough day, so it came as a very pleasant surprise when we came out on top. The Nottingham team were missing one or two of their top players, but with our winning margin being a mighty 10.5 points the performance of the whole squad was wonderful. Final scores in the Under 11 section were:
Northants: 43 pts
Nottinghamshire: 32.5 pts
Lincolnshire: 14.5 pts
The Under 9 team
The Under 9 team also
performed really well. In a competition comprising of 6 teams (4 from
Nottingham!) they missed out on 2nd place by just a single point. Final
scores being:
Notts A: 34.5 pts
Notts B: 22.5 pts
Northants: 21.5 pts
Notts C: 14.5 pts
Notts D: 8 pts
Lincs: 7 pts
A huge congratulation to all the players who took part for Northants - everybody played well, behaved well, and generally had a very enjoyable day. All we need to do now is replicate this performance in the upcoming Under 11 zonal match in Norwich on 19th March!!!
Notts A: 34.5 pts
Notts B: 22.5 pts
Northants: 21.5 pts
Notts C: 14.5 pts
Notts D: 8 pts
Lincs: 7 pts
A huge congratulation to all the players who took part for Northants - everybody played well, behaved well, and generally had a very enjoyable day. All we need to do now is replicate this performance in the upcoming Under 11 zonal match in Norwich on 19th March!!!
Wilts & West of England
The
25th Wilts and West of England Championships took place at Swindon
during the weekend of 26th - 27th February, and Northants had a number
of players present this year. In the Under 12 Championships, Sam
Herring, Eva Ressel, Owen Robinson, and Seth Tsang were all playing, and
they all scored the same, achieving 3 out of 6. In the Under 10 section
Ryan Reed scored 1.5 out of 6, and in the Under 14 section Marcus Rose
scored 2 out of 5.
A full list of the winners, along with cross tables, can be found by exploring the Wiltshire Junior Chess website by clicking here.
A full list of the winners, along with cross tables, can be found by exploring the Wiltshire Junior Chess website by clicking here.
Northamptonshire Junior Championships
This
years championships took place at Cedar Road Primary School, and was a
great success with over 100 children playing some wonderful chess in a
number of sections. Many thanks to the Head of Cedar Road, Kay Gerrett,
for allowing us to use her school for the day, and in helping make this
one of our most successful events ever.
Alan Bailey, a long time supporter of the NSCA, presented the prizes to the winners, and details of those winners can be found by clicking here.
Alan Bailey, a long time supporter of the NSCA, presented the prizes to the winners, and details of those winners can be found by clicking here.
Yateley Manor
During the last weekend of
January Yateley Manor near Camberley hosts both the English Closed
Championships and the South Of England Championships. In the Under 14
Closed Section of the English Championships Marcus Rose was
disappointed with his score of 1.5 out of 5, although 2 of his losses
were against the top two graded players.
In the Under 7 Open section however, congratulations go to Max Miller who scored 5 out of 6, and was joint winner.
The top positions in all sections can be found by clicking here, whilst the crosstables for the Closed Championships can be found by clicking here. More on the success of Max can be found by clicking here.
In the Under 7 Open section however, congratulations go to Max Miller who scored 5 out of 6, and was joint winner.
The top positions in all sections can be found by clicking here, whilst the crosstables for the Closed Championships can be found by clicking here. More on the success of Max can be found by clicking here.
Barnet Schools Championships
Owen Robinson & Seth Tsang made the journey down to Barnet recently, to play in their schools individual
championships - Owen in the Under 12 section, and Seth in the Under 11
Section. Owen came joint 3rd with 4 out of 6, losing only to the players
finishing 1st and 2nd. Seth came joint 6th, scoring 4.5 out of 6. Well done to both players.
Winners and crosstables for all sections can be found by clicking here.
Winners and crosstables for all sections can be found by clicking here.
EPSCA Rapidplay Championships
Many
congratulations to Pacey Gwynne, who scored a wonderful 6 out of 7 to
jointly win the Under 8 section of the EPSCA rapidplay championships in
Liverpool - a brilliant result ! Pacey was not the only Northants player
in attendance, as in the same section his brother Tyler scored 5, as
also did Reece Patel, whilst Connor Arthurs scored 4.5. Ryan Reed also
made the journey to Liverpool, and scored 2.5 out of 6 in the Under 10
'A' section, and Samuel Libertiny played in the very tough Under 11
section. A great set of scores from all these players, and again many congratulations.
Christmas Cracker
The
7th Northamptonshire Christmas Congress (the traditional Christmas
Cracker) took place on 30th December at Ruskin Junior School in
Wellingborough. The numbers for this tournament were up yet again, and
this is proving to be a very popular year ending competition.
The overall winners were:
Under 9 : Connor Arthurs.
Under 11 : James Virtue
Under 14 : Sam Herring
Congratulations to these, and all the players that took time out from their Christmas/New Year holidays for a day of chess.
The overall winners were:
Under 9 : Connor Arthurs.
Under 11 : James Virtue
Under 14 : Sam Herring
Congratulations to these, and all the players that took time out from their Christmas/New Year holidays for a day of chess.
More LJCC
The second
helping of LJCC action took place 28th-30th December. This time it was
the turn of the under 12s and the under 8s to play, with more Northants
players taking part.
In the under 12s Majors we had 4 players: Owen Robinson, Seth Tsang, Eva Ressel and Thomas Winstone - Owen was the highest scoring of these, with 4 out of 9, whilst Seth scored 3.5 and Eva 3. In the minor section Jade Miller scored 2.5
In the under 8 section Max Miller was our sole representative, but he made up for that by achieving a very impressive joint 8th place with 4.5 out of 7
As with the under 10s, a big well done to these Northants squad members in what is a very tough competition with some extremely strong players taking part. All the scores and winners can be found on the LJCC website here.
In the under 12s Majors we had 4 players: Owen Robinson, Seth Tsang, Eva Ressel and Thomas Winstone - Owen was the highest scoring of these, with 4 out of 9, whilst Seth scored 3.5 and Eva 3. In the minor section Jade Miller scored 2.5
In the under 8 section Max Miller was our sole representative, but he made up for that by achieving a very impressive joint 8th place with 4.5 out of 7
As with the under 10s, a big well done to these Northants squad members in what is a very tough competition with some extremely strong players taking part. All the scores and winners can be found on the LJCC website here.
LJCC
The
first weekend of the LJCC took place 11th/12th December, and 4 under 10
players from Northants made the journey down to Harrow for this prestigious competition. In the major section Ryan Reed led the
Northants players with 2.5, and Nathan Judge & Samuel Libertiny
scored 2.0.
In the minior section Sam Young scored 1.5.
A big well down to these players in what is a very tough competition with some extremely strong players taking part.
All the scores and winners can be found on the LJCC website here.
In the minior section Sam Young scored 1.5.
A big well down to these players in what is a very tough competition with some extremely strong players taking part.
All the scores and winners can be found on the LJCC website here.
Liverpool
Meanwhile,
in the opposite direction, Marcus Rose and Owen Robinson made the
journey to Liverpool to be part of the Midlands team taking part in the
annual weekend quadrangular against teams from Wales, Scotland, and the
North of England.
In the under 12 section Owen played his part in a Midlands victory, scoring one win and two draws (the Midlands beat the North by just one point!)
In the under 14 section Marcus Rose also scored a win and two draws, but unfortunately it wasn't enough and the Midlands were beaten into second place by the North. There was also an under 16 section, which was won by Scotland.
Very well played to both players - an unbeaten weekend for both.
In the under 12 section Owen played his part in a Midlands victory, scoring one win and two draws (the Midlands beat the North by just one point!)
In the under 14 section Marcus Rose also scored a win and two draws, but unfortunately it wasn't enough and the Midlands were beaten into second place by the North. There was also an under 16 section, which was won by Scotland.
Very well played to both players - an unbeaten weekend for both.
Nottingham Team Competition
After
an extra inter county match was hastily arranged by Nottingham, which
would have allowed us some extra practice and the first county matches
for some players, the weather intervened to stop the match taking place.
If the match should be rearranged we will let you know, otherwise it is
individual competitions for the next month or so, and then Christmas to
enjoy!
Wellingborough Scouts Competition
This
years Wellingborough District Scouts Chess Competition was won by our
own Nathan Judge with 4 wins and a draw - I understand Nathan now has a
very large trophy to look after! Congratulations Nathan.
31st Northants Junior Congress
The Playing Hall
This
years Northants Junior Congress was a resounding success, with some
wonderful chess being played in all sections. With this years event
being a qualifier for the LJCC (London Junior Chess Championships) there
was even more to play for than usual, and over 100 entrants braved the
cool surroundings of Malcolm Arnold Academy !!
Two players scored the maximum possible, with Samuel Libertiny scoring 6 out of 6 in the Under 10 section, and George Ivanov, who had travelled up from London, obtaining the same score in the under 12 section.
For a full list of winners click here.
Two players scored the maximum possible, with Samuel Libertiny scoring 6 out of 6 in the Under 10 section, and George Ivanov, who had travelled up from London, obtaining the same score in the under 12 section.
For a full list of winners click here.
English Under 11 Closed Championships
Seth
Tsang continued his travels, this time going north to Nottingham to
take part in this two day event over the weekend of 16th/17th October.
The trip proved to be very worth while as he came away with an
impressive 3 out of 5 - congratulations Seth.
Enfield
Following
on from their performances at St Albans, Seth Tsang and Owen Robinson
travelled the following weekend to Enfield, where this time they both
succeeded in qualifying for the LJCC Under 12 Major competion - a very
well done to both players.
St Albans
A
number of County chess players made the journey down the M1 to St
Albans recently to take part in the Hetfordshire Schools Chess
Association Congress, which was also a qualifier for the LJCC. In the
under 12 section Seth Tsang, Thomas Arthurs & Harry Bowman all
succeeded in qualifying for the Minors, whilst the county was also well
represented by Owen Robinson, Kyle Patel, and Bradley Purdey-Lovell.
Joshua Owen played in the under 10 section, and in the under 8 section
we had 4 representatives, with Connor Arthurs and Tyler Gwynne only just
failing to qualify for London, but Reece Patel and Pacey Gwynne both
qualifying with scores of 4 out of 6 - in Pacey's last game he even beat
the under 8 British Champion! Well done to everybody who played, and
especially to Pacey on that wonderful last round win. Click here to go to the Herts Junior Chess page, where you can find all the relevant crosstables.
Terafinal 2010
This years Terafinal took place in Warwick over the weekend August 21st - 22nd.
Northants was represented by Owen Robinson and Seth Tsang in the Challengers, and they both got very respectable scores, with Owen scoring 3 wins out of 6, and Seth 2 out of 6. Well done to both players. For a full set of results, including links to cross tables click here.
Northants was represented by Owen Robinson and Seth Tsang in the Challengers, and they both got very respectable scores, with Owen scoring 3 wins out of 6, and Seth 2 out of 6. Well done to both players. For a full set of results, including links to cross tables click here.
Glorney, Gilbert, Stokes and Robinson Cups
The England Under 12 team
Marcus
Rose played his first international match recently since qualifying to
play for England, when he was chosen to be part of the Under 12 team in
the above event - an annual home nations tournament where teams from
England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland play for 4 cups. Three in different
age groups, and one for the girls team. This years event was held in
Wales.
England did incredibly well, coming away with all 4 trophies, and Marcus scored 4 out of 6.
For more details visit the Welsh Chess Union website here. This photograph shows the winning Under 12 England team.
England did incredibly well, coming away with all 4 trophies, and Marcus scored 4 out of 6.
For more details visit the Welsh Chess Union website here. This photograph shows the winning Under 12 England team.
British Championships 2010
This
years British Chess Championships are being held in Canterbury over the
two weeks from 25th July to 7th August, and currently eight Northants
players are due to take part over the various Junior sections. So, good
luck wishes go to:
Connor Arthurs, Reece Patel, Pacey Gwynne, Tyler Gwynne, Thomas Arthurs, Kyle Patel, Seth Tsang, and Marcus Rose. Good luck also to James Jackson, who is taking part in the "main event" - the actual Championships. He will be playing 11 games of up to 7 hours !!!
To find out more about the tournament, and to check how they are all doing, you can visit the championships website here.
Connor Arthurs, Reece Patel, Pacey Gwynne, Tyler Gwynne, Thomas Arthurs, Kyle Patel, Seth Tsang, and Marcus Rose. Good luck also to James Jackson, who is taking part in the "main event" - the actual Championships. He will be playing 11 games of up to 7 hours !!!
To find out more about the tournament, and to check how they are all doing, you can visit the championships website here.
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