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A round up of recent scores and achievements by junior county players
18/11/2024
Midlands County Team Championships
The NSCA was very pleased to be able to send teams to this event which took place at Nottingham High School. NSCA teams entered the under 11 section, the under 9 section, and the girls sections, and we are very proud of all the children who took part, irrespective of their individual scores on the day. Many thanks also to all the parents, without whose help we would not have been able to take part in this event, and who helped to make it a very enjoyable day. Below are some photos from the day.
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14/10/2024
Autumn Congress
Our first in county tournament of the season, the NSCA Autumn Congress, will be taking place on Sunday 24th November at the Obelisk Centre in Northampton. You can download an entry form with all the details here.
05/10/2024
Season Calendar
We have now managed to compile a calendar for the 2024-2025 season. Although this may be subject to additions or changes, as usual you can view the calendar here.
16/08/2024
British Chess Championships
The British Chess Championships were held recently in Hull, and a number of local junior players were taking part.
George Calvert, Ramsey Dairi, Shivam Sahoo, William Calvert, Daniella Daira and Wolf Sharp all played in various sections. Well done to all on being a part of this prestigious event.
You can find full details on the championships, including links to all the scores in all the various sections by going to the British Chess Championships website here.
George Calvert, Ramsey Dairi, Shivam Sahoo, William Calvert, Daniella Daira and Wolf Sharp all played in various sections. Well done to all on being a part of this prestigious event.
You can find full details on the championships, including links to all the scores in all the various sections by going to the British Chess Championships website here.
14/07/2024
Summer Primary Congress
We were recently able to hold an end of season junior congress at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School in Wellingborough, and the players that managed to come out the overall winners were:
U7 – Abhiram Eedupuganti
U8 – George Terry
U9 – Aaryan Ragham
U10 – Henry Perkins
U11 – Evgenii Bates
U12 – Sunny Dalal
Many congratulations to all these players, and to all those who took part in our last congress of the season. We will soon be putting together a calendar of events for the 2024/25 season, and as soon as that has been finalised dates will be added to the Calendar page accordingly.
U7 – Abhiram Eedupuganti
U8 – George Terry
U9 – Aaryan Ragham
U10 – Henry Perkins
U11 – Evgenii Bates
U12 – Sunny Dalal
Many congratulations to all these players, and to all those who took part in our last congress of the season. We will soon be putting together a calendar of events for the 2024/25 season, and as soon as that has been finalised dates will be added to the Calendar page accordingly.
05/06/2024
End of Season Junior Congress
We are pleased to announce that we have managed to arrange an end of year Congress, which will take place on 6th July at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School in Wellingborough.
As well as being for all primary school age players this tournament will also be open to ALL UNDER 12 players as well, so includes those who are coming to the end of their first year of secondary school education.
Entries should be submitted by Thursday 4th July, and an entry form can be downloaded here.
As well as being for all primary school age players this tournament will also be open to ALL UNDER 12 players as well, so includes those who are coming to the end of their first year of secondary school education.
Entries should be submitted by Thursday 4th July, and an entry form can be downloaded here.
21/05/2024
Stowe School Championships
Stowe School hosted another congress recently run by the NSCA, and again this proved to be a very successful tournament. After a full days chess the eventual Stowe Champions for 2024 in each section were:
U8 – Konstantin Ignatev
U9 – Kabir Chauhan
U10 – Sunny Dulal
U11 – Gregory Romanovych (Junior Champion)
U12 – Shivam Sahoo
U14 - Jaden Omoruyi
U16 – Rex Yu
U18 – Robert Layter (Senior Champion)
Congratulations to all these champions, and indeed to everybody who took part on the day. Full results can be viewed at the following:
NSCA Stowe May 2024 U9
NSCA Stowe May 2024 U11
NSCA Stowe May 2024 U14
NSCA Stowe May 2024 U18
A selection of photographs from the days prize giving can be viewed here.
U8 – Konstantin Ignatev
U9 – Kabir Chauhan
U10 – Sunny Dulal
U11 – Gregory Romanovych (Junior Champion)
U12 – Shivam Sahoo
U14 - Jaden Omoruyi
U16 – Rex Yu
U18 – Robert Layter (Senior Champion)
Congratulations to all these champions, and indeed to everybody who took part on the day. Full results can be viewed at the following:
NSCA Stowe May 2024 U9
NSCA Stowe May 2024 U11
NSCA Stowe May 2024 U14
NSCA Stowe May 2024 U18
A selection of photographs from the days prize giving can be viewed here.
25/03/2024
Stowe Congress
Following on from our successful Primary Congress earlier this month we are now looking ahead to our next tournament, the Stowe Congress, which will be taking place on 12th May. This will be open to all school age children.
You can download an entry form here, but can we bring to your attention to the fact that we have needed to increase the entry fee in order to cover our costs, and so entry is now £15 for all single players. The cost for siblings however remains the same. We have tried to delay any increase for as long as possible, but feel this still represents good overall value for money.
You can download an entry form here, but can we bring to your attention to the fact that we have needed to increase the entry fee in order to cover our costs, and so entry is now £15 for all single players. The cost for siblings however remains the same. We have tried to delay any increase for as long as possible, but feel this still represents good overall value for money.
12/03/2024
Primary Spring Congress results
We recently held our first event in Bedford, in the form of the Primary Spring Congress, which took place at Castle Newnham School. The congress was a huge success in every single aspect and the venue proved to be perfect for a primary event. All the scores and results can be viewed here for the under 9 section and here for the under 11 section, and many congratulations to the following:
Under 7:
winner - Harry Dulal
Under 8:
winner - Yonathan Heller
runner-up - Jeremi Rostowski
Under 9:
winner - Aaryan Ragan
runner up - Reidan Minhas
Under 10:
winner - Gregory Romanovych
runne-up - Abhidya Mishra
Under 11:
winner - Wolf Sharp
runner-up - Poojah Korripalli
Under 7:
winner - Harry Dulal
Under 8:
winner - Yonathan Heller
runner-up - Jeremi Rostowski
Under 9:
winner - Aaryan Ragan
runner up - Reidan Minhas
Under 10:
winner - Gregory Romanovych
runne-up - Abhidya Mishra
Under 11:
winner - Wolf Sharp
runner-up - Poojah Korripalli
15/02/2024
Junior County Championships 2024
Congratulations to everybody who participated in the Northamptonshire Junior County Championships which took place on 11th February 2024 at Stow School.
Our new County Champions are now: David Hristov, Aaryan Ragam, Gregory Romanovych, Hugo Singlehurst, Poojah Koripalli, Shivam Sahoo, George Calvert, Maya Rebeca Tudor, Shrihan Kopparuvari and Alexander Richards. Links to full results, together with photos from the day, can be found here.
Our new County Champions are now: David Hristov, Aaryan Ragam, Gregory Romanovych, Hugo Singlehurst, Poojah Koripalli, Shivam Sahoo, George Calvert, Maya Rebeca Tudor, Shrihan Kopparuvari and Alexander Richards. Links to full results, together with photos from the day, can be found here.
09/02/2024
Primary Spring Congress
Coming up in March we are going to be hosting a tournament just over the border in Bedford, at the Castle Newnham School. This will be for Primary School age players only, and will be held on Saturday 7th March. An entry form for this can now be downloaded here.
31/12/2023
County Championships
Our next tournament, and first of the New Year, will be the NSCA County Championships. These are going to be held at Stowe School on Sunday 11th February. We are anticipating a large turn out for this, and entries are already being accepted. An entry form for this competition can be downloaded here.
We also have further tournaments due to take place during the spring and summer, the dates and details of which should be available very soon. We will keep you updated as and when these are finalised.
We also have further tournaments due to take place during the spring and summer, the dates and details of which should be available very soon. We will keep you updated as and when these are finalised.
15/11/2023
NSCA Senior Congress
Our Senior Congress proved to be as successful as our Junior one, both having taken place recently at the Obelisk Centre in Northampton. Again this was run using a computerised draw which looks to be the way going forward now and so we anticipate using this system in all future NSCA events.
Congratulations to the top players in each age group, who were as follows:
Under 12: Winner - Ramsey Dairi (6.0) Runner up - Wolf Sharp (3.0)
Under 14: Winner - George Calvert (4.0) Runners up - Vassily Mikhail Sagyaman (3.0) and Rishik Madhadi (3.0)
Under 16: Winner - Mikhail Korzun (4.0) Runner up - Mihir Sharma (4.0)
Under 18: Winner - Vanik Singh (5.0) Runners up - Bayley Northern (4.0) and Oliver Murphy (4.0)
All the details and results from the Senior Congress can be viewed here.
Well done to everybody who took part in one or other, or indeed both of our November Congresses.
Congratulations to the top players in each age group, who were as follows:
Under 12: Winner - Ramsey Dairi (6.0) Runner up - Wolf Sharp (3.0)
Under 14: Winner - George Calvert (4.0) Runners up - Vassily Mikhail Sagyaman (3.0) and Rishik Madhadi (3.0)
Under 16: Winner - Mikhail Korzun (4.0) Runner up - Mihir Sharma (4.0)
Under 18: Winner - Vanik Singh (5.0) Runners up - Bayley Northern (4.0) and Oliver Murphy (4.0)
All the details and results from the Senior Congress can be viewed here.
Well done to everybody who took part in one or other, or indeed both of our November Congresses.
08/11/2023
NSCA Junior Congress
Our Junior Congress, for players under 12, took place at the Obelisk Centre in Northampton recently and proved to be popular and successful. This was split into two sections - an under 12 and an under 10. New for us at this tournament was the computerisation of the draw, along with the uptodate scores and results being available to view during the day. This meant that the players and their parents could see how they were progressing via their mobile devices if they chose to, and also meant a speedier end to proceedings at the end of the day.
Congratulations to the winners in each age group, who were as follows:
Under 7: Winner - Abhiram Eedupuganti (3.5)
Under 8: Winner - Daniella Dairi (4.5) Runner up - Owen Shum (3.0)
Under 9: Winner - Aaryan Ragam (4.5) Runner Up - Finlay Taylor (4.0)
Under 10: Winner - Wolf Sharp (6.0) Runner up - Gregory Romanovych (5.0)
Under 11: Winner - Hugo Den Besten (4.0) Runners up - Hugo Singlehurst (4.0) and Pooja Koripalli (4.0)
Under 12: Winner - Ramsey Dairi (6.0) Runner up - Arsenii Korzun (5.0)
Well done not only to these players, but to everybody who took part in a successful congress.
All the details of each round and for each player along with all the final scores can be viewed online. For the under 10 section here, and for the under 12 section here.
Our Senior Congress takes place on Sunday 12th November, when this system will be in use again, and the detailed scores for that will be available here.
Congratulations to the winners in each age group, who were as follows:
Under 7: Winner - Abhiram Eedupuganti (3.5)
Under 8: Winner - Daniella Dairi (4.5) Runner up - Owen Shum (3.0)
Under 9: Winner - Aaryan Ragam (4.5) Runner Up - Finlay Taylor (4.0)
Under 10: Winner - Wolf Sharp (6.0) Runner up - Gregory Romanovych (5.0)
Under 11: Winner - Hugo Den Besten (4.0) Runners up - Hugo Singlehurst (4.0) and Pooja Koripalli (4.0)
Under 12: Winner - Ramsey Dairi (6.0) Runner up - Arsenii Korzun (5.0)
Well done not only to these players, but to everybody who took part in a successful congress.
All the details of each round and for each player along with all the final scores can be viewed online. For the under 10 section here, and for the under 12 section here.
Our Senior Congress takes place on Sunday 12th November, when this system will be in use again, and the detailed scores for that will be available here.
07/10/2023
November Congresses
We are pleased to announce that our November Congress will indeed be going ahead, although due to venue restrictions, and the large number of previous entrants, we have this year split this into two congresses - a Junior Congress and a Senior Congress.
The Junior Congress will take place on Sunday November 5th, will have sections for under 8, under 9, under 11 and under 12 players (School years 7 and below) and an entry form can be downloaded here.
The Senior Congress will take place the following Sunday, November 12th, and will have sections for under 14, under 16 and under 18 players (School years 13 and below) and an entry form for this Congress can be downloaded here.
The Junior Congress will take place on Sunday November 5th, will have sections for under 8, under 9, under 11 and under 12 players (School years 7 and below) and an entry form can be downloaded here.
The Senior Congress will take place the following Sunday, November 12th, and will have sections for under 14, under 16 and under 18 players (School years 13 and below) and an entry form for this Congress can be downloaded here.
08/08/2023
British Championships
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This year the British Championships too 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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