No club on Saturday 19th July because I was at Sandown Park for the Southern Gigafinal.
Congratulations to all the Chelmsford and Essex Juniors who took part - especially those who qualified for the Challengers or Terafinal.
Jora (U14 boys) and Joshua (U10 boys) from CJCC were among the Challenger qualifiers after scoring 5 wins from 7 games.
Here is a photo of the younger CJCC boys - Jacob, Joshua M, Joshua B, Riansh, Arjun and Vel.
Please note that we are closed on
Saturday 19th July, 16th August and 23rd
August.
But open as usual on all other
Saturday mornings through July, August and September.
Plus Chess Workshops Thursday 14th
August and Thursday 28th August:
9.30-12.30 Younger/Less Experienced
Players
1.30-4.30 Older/More Experienced
Players
Chess Workshops bookable by email.
Plenty of other chess going on including the 4th Brentwood Rapid Play for adults and juniors on Saturday 23rd August
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-F8SAJkWRhlj01L4FwNFkfCeIj16YKNJ7WM4H-eckf4/edit?usp=sharing
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/event/4th-brentwood-bank-holiday-rapid-play/
Chelmsford Junior Chess Club (Saturday Mornings)
Please note that we are closed on Saturdays 19th July, 16th August, 23rd August, 11th October.
We meet in Christ Church in London Road (CM2 0AW).
The younger club (School years 1 to 5) will meet from 9.15am to 10.45am.
The older club (School years 6+) from 10.45am to 12.15pm.
The groups are flexible to allow (for EG) siblings to stay together or stronger, younger players to challenge older ones.
The cost is £5 per session attended, which will be a mix of playing and coaching.
Email chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com for more details
We had a celebration at the club this morning of all our Essex Junior Chess Association Grand Prix trophy winners.
It was also a chance to congratulate everyone who played at Moulsham on 1st June.
The players pictured include Vidwath (U11 Essex Champion) and George (U18 Essex Champion).
It was brilliant to see about 40 of our members playing in the Essex Junior Chess Federation Summer Tournament at Moulsham Junior School on Sunday 1st June.
You can find the results here:
U9 - U9 Crosstable
U11 - U11 Crosstable
U18 Minor - U18 Minor Crosstable
U18 Open - U18 Open Crosstable
It was the final round of the EJCA Grand Prix which decided the Essex Champions.
There were some great results from CJCC players and also (equally pleasing) many playing in their first tournament.
Special congratulations to...
Joshua Buka - who won the U9 section with 6 out of 6.
Vidwath Turayi - Essex Under 11 Champion.
George Scola - Essex Under 18 Champion.
Please note that Chelmsford Junior Chess Club will be closed on the following dates.
Saturdays 7th June, 28th June, 19th July, 16th August, 23rd August.
Open as usual otherwise.
Chelmsford Junior Chess Club meets on Saturdays from 9.15am to 12.15pm
in Christ Church in London Road (CM2 0AW).
We meet (with the odd exception) every week.
The younger club (school years 1 to 5) meet from 9.15am to 10.45am.
The older club (school year 6 and above) from 10.45am to 12.15pm.
There is some flexibility within the group ages.
The cost is £5 per session attended, which will be a mix of playing and coaching.
Best Wishes
Robin (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)
It was good to welcome 4 new players to the club today - Harry, Ethan, Harshvardhan and Toby.
It is a busy weekend of chess with the Essex Under 9s (including Joshua and Jacob) playing the National Association Finals today and with the Essex Megafinal in Colchester tomorrow.
Best Wishes
Robin (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)
There was no chess club on Saturday 29th March because I was organising the English Chess Federation Primary Team Challenge at Brentwood Prep School.
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/NSCC/primary-team-chess-challenge-2024-25/
On the same day the Essex Under 11 team (minus those at Brentwood) were taking part in the Inter-Association National Finals in Bolton. Essex would finish an excellent 4th.
There were plenty of CJCC players involved in both events.
Brentwood Prep School won the Primary Team Challenge ahead of St Cedd's. 10 teams from 6 schools took part.
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The Essex U19 Final was between KEGS and Brentwood School.
The winners would qualify for the National Final of the English School Championships in Nottingham in June.
There were current and former CJCC players on both teams (7 out of the 12 players) which gives the excuse to post this picture here.
Brentwood ran out 4-2 winners in a high quality and sportingly contested match. Congratulations to them.
Best Wishes
Robin (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)
Please note that Chelmsford Junior Chess Club will be closed on Saturday 28th March and Saturday 19th April.
We are open on all the other Saturdays in April and May.
It was great to see CJCC so well represented at Brentwood.
This is the biggest junior tournament in Essex with 130+ players across 5 sections. 8 rounds at 10+5 so over 500 games of chess in the day.
Here are a few photos of our players in action.
We've had a busy and fun few weeks at the club.
Below are a couple of random photos taken in 2025 when my iPad wasn't in use for ChessKid or Lichess.
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Best Wishes
Robin (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)
I made it 30 players from Chelmsford Junior Chess Club taking part in the Colchester Junior Tournament at the University of Essex on Sunday 26th January.
There were some great results across the 4 sections (U9, U11, U14, U18).
Congratulations to everyone who took part whatever their score. These tournaments are a great learning experience.
Here are 3 of our trophy winners together - Jacob, Digby and Joshua. Their trophy collections are growing!
8 rounds at 10+5 split into 4 sections based on age and experience.
Entry and details via https://britishchess.co.uk/events/
Look forward to seeing everyone there!
Robin Slade (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)
