News Archives from the 2022-2023 Season:
08/08/2023
British Championships
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This year the British Championships took place just over the border in Leicester, and a number of local players made the short trip to be part of this occasion.
Daniella Dairi played in the under 8 section, William Calvert in the Under 10 section, and George Calvert and Zac Paintin in the under 12 section. They all gave it their best, but the two outstanding performances were from Ramsey Dairi, who won the under 12 section, and Mihir Sharma, who won the under 1450 grade Rapidplay. Congratulations to all these players, but especially to Ramsey and Mihir - well done to you both. In the actual Championships, in which many Grand Masters took part, Toby Cox and an "old boy" from Northamptonshire, James Jackson, played. Meanwhile another old boy, Chris Gibson, played in the Major Open. Also, not to be left out, Toby's father David played in the under 1450 grade Weekend Congress. You can see all the results of all the sections from the British Championships by following this link to the dedicated website here. Again, well done to everybody who took part. |
Ramsey Dairi - winner of the under 12 section at the British Championships 2023
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05/07/2023
East Midlands FIDE Congress
This is an event that we have become aware of recently, and which we think some of you may be interested in, which is taking place in Wellingborough next month. Simply follow this link to find all the information and to enter online should you wish to attend.
04/07/2023
End of season report
Dear all
The NSCA chess program for the current school year is now complete and we are all looking forward to a summer break. Your Executive committee work very hard to organise Congresses that will prove beneficial to the children and both enjoyable and comfortable to all. The progressive increase in the number of attendees suggests that we are making good progress. Our link with Stowe School has been extremely successful and I am please to say that Stowe will be hosting both of our Major Championships in 2024.
The signs for growth are really good and we will be placing a strong emphasis on the primary sector this year as this is the building Block for our growth in the 12-18 section.
We are hoping to arrange some additional primary events.
We need your help
Whilst the executive committee works well, we would very much value some additional assistance, particularly at our congresses. It would be beneficial if we had a larger team in the actual chess rooms.
If you feel that you would like to become involved with the Association would you please contact me directly by email at [email protected] or by telephone on 07892 719916.
I would like to thank everyone who assists us in various ways during our chess year and hope you all have a very nice summer break.
Kind regards
Alan Bailey (NSCA Chairman)
The NSCA chess program for the current school year is now complete and we are all looking forward to a summer break. Your Executive committee work very hard to organise Congresses that will prove beneficial to the children and both enjoyable and comfortable to all. The progressive increase in the number of attendees suggests that we are making good progress. Our link with Stowe School has been extremely successful and I am please to say that Stowe will be hosting both of our Major Championships in 2024.
The signs for growth are really good and we will be placing a strong emphasis on the primary sector this year as this is the building Block for our growth in the 12-18 section.
We are hoping to arrange some additional primary events.
We need your help
Whilst the executive committee works well, we would very much value some additional assistance, particularly at our congresses. It would be beneficial if we had a larger team in the actual chess rooms.
If you feel that you would like to become involved with the Association would you please contact me directly by email at [email protected] or by telephone on 07892 719916.
I would like to thank everyone who assists us in various ways during our chess year and hope you all have a very nice summer break.
Kind regards
Alan Bailey (NSCA Chairman)
19/05/2023
Stowe School Championships
There was another good turn out for the Stowe School Championships which recently took place. Well done to everybody who participated, but special congratulations to the winners on the day, who were:
Under 8 - Aaryan Ragham
Under 9 - Wolf Sharp
Under 10 - Arseni Korzun
Stowe Junior Champion - Loic Kunze
Under 12 - Dragos Carpovici
Under 14 - Holly Wang
Under 16 - Mihir Sharma
Stowe Senior Champion - Robert Layter
Under 8 - Aaryan Ragham
Under 9 - Wolf Sharp
Under 10 - Arseni Korzun
Stowe Junior Champion - Loic Kunze
Under 12 - Dragos Carpovici
Under 14 - Holly Wang
Under 16 - Mihir Sharma
Stowe Senior Champion - Robert Layter
19/05/2023
Leicestershire Junior Congress
The Leicestershire Junior Congress, incorporating the Leicestershire Junior Chess Championships, is being held on Saturday June 3rd in Mountsorrel.
All the details, and online entry, can be found on their website here.
All the details, and online entry, can be found on their website here.
04/05/2023
Northampton FIDE Rapidplay
Following on from the successful Rapidplay tournament held at University of Northampton another touranament is taking place this coming Sunday at the same venue. With the Stowe Chess Championships taking place only a week later this could prove to be very good practice and experience for those choosing to enter. All the details and how to enter can be found on the dedicated website here.
21/03/2023
Under 11 county team
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For the first time since the pandemic we were very pleased to enter a team into the EPSCA inter-association under 11 competition.
This year we chose to enter the north zonal, which took place in Bolton. The initial "goalposts" for qualification for the final were changed quite late in the day, and as a result we sadly just failed to qualify. However, we did have a very young team who performed magnificently, who all looked very good in their county jumpers, and our EPSCA adventure has happily restarted again and the future is looking very bright. You can view the players scores and all the team scores from the day here. |
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17/03/2023
Stowe School Championships
We are pleased to announce that we will again be working with Stowe School, who are going to be holding the Stowe School Championships on Sunday 14th May.
You can download an entry form here and we look forward to seeing many of you there on the day.
You can download an entry form here and we look forward to seeing many of you there on the day.
08/02/2023
County Championships 2023
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It was great to be able to hold our annual County Championships back in its usual February slot again after the disruption of the past few seasons, and it was also great to have a new venue to hold it in. We were however blown away by the incredible response we had from everybody resulting in one of the largest entry list we have ever had, certainly for many years at least.
The Obelisk Centre in Northampton was our venue for this year, which also meant the return to Northampton itself after some years away. With such a large turn out the day did get quite hectic at times, but everybody seemed to have a good day, and the tournament was a great success. So, our new County Champions are: Under 8: Jerome Justin Under 9: Wolf Sharp Under 10: Hugo Singlehurst Under 11: Arsenii Korzun Under 11 Girl: Abhidhya Mishra Under 12: George Calvert Under 14: Mihir Sharma Under 14 Girl: Eira Collacott Under 16: Bayley Northern Under 18: Samuel Cates Photos from the day can be viewed here. |
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10/102022
Website and email update
We are in the process of changing our website hosting provider, meaning that some of your saved links may not behave as usual, but hopefully that will soon be rectified.
We do however now have a new contact email address which we will be using in the future for sending out tournament entry forms and other relevant information.
Our new address is [email protected]
We do however now have a new contact email address which we will be using in the future for sending out tournament entry forms and other relevant information.
Our new address is [email protected]
17/11/2022
November Congress
In our continuing efforts to get back to a fuller calendar we recently made it back to Wellingborough School for the NSCA November Congress. On this occasion this was played over five rounds instead of our usual six, but everybody still had a very enjoyable day, and the turnout was extremely encouraging.
Well done to all those who took part, and many congratulations to all the winners. Those, and the runner-ups, can be viewed here.
We are endeavouring to get our calendar back to its usual full complement of tournaments, and once we have further dates of other NSCA held competitions we will be sure to let you know.
Well done to all those who took part, and many congratulations to all the winners. Those, and the runner-ups, can be viewed here.
We are endeavouring to get our calendar back to its usual full complement of tournaments, and once we have further dates of other NSCA held competitions we will be sure to let you know.
19/10/2022
Roll of Honour
We have been gathering a list of all the various County Champions from over the years, and this has culminated in a new page on our website - the Roll of Honour. Here you will be able to view the names of County Champions past and present. It is not yet fully complete, but you can view those currently available here.
17/10/022
NSCA November Tournament
Hot on the heels of a very successful tournament at Stowe, we have managed to arrange another tournament, this time back at Wellingborough School.
This will be the NSCA November Congress, and is another step towards hopefully arranging a fuller calendar post Covid restrictions.
You can download an entry form here.
This will be the NSCA November Congress, and is another step towards hopefully arranging a fuller calendar post Covid restrictions.
You can download an entry form here.
17/10/2022
Stowe Autumn Congress
Following on from our successful collaboration with Stowe School earlier in the year, another Chess Congress was held at the school on 16th October, and was again very well attended. Details of the winners and runners-up can be viewed here, along with photos from the day.
22/06/2022
Stowe Tournament
Well done to everybody who participated in the Stowe Chess Tournament which took place on 22nd May 2022 at Stowe School.
This was the first collaboration between the NSCA and Stowe School, and the event was extremely successful, and we very much look forward to working together in the years to come.
Many congratulations to the overall winners, who were:
Owen Shum, Jeshwin Jayakumar, Pooja Koripalli, Zac Paintin, George Calvert, Ramsey Dairi, Xerxes Gulabani, Vanyk Singh and Toby Cox.
A selection of photos from the day and the award presentations can be seen here, with many thanks due to Abhirup Mishra for providing these.
This was the first collaboration between the NSCA and Stowe School, and the event was extremely successful, and we very much look forward to working together in the years to come.
Many congratulations to the overall winners, who were:
Owen Shum, Jeshwin Jayakumar, Pooja Koripalli, Zac Paintin, George Calvert, Ramsey Dairi, Xerxes Gulabani, Vanyk Singh and Toby Cox.
A selection of photos from the day and the award presentations can be seen here, with many thanks due to Abhirup Mishra for providing these.
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