Chelmsford Junior Chess Club

Sunday, 17 November 2024

Club Photos 16th November

It was good to reopen Chelmsford Junior Chess Club on 16th November after the She Plays To Win tournament the previous week.

It was the busiest ever older section. Too busy for photos but below are a few from the younger section.

The next Saturday we are closed is 6th December.

Samuel looking thoughtful

Ethan and Ozzie

Eva is never shy of the camera

Robin Slade

chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com

She Plays To Win photos

It was an excellent She Plays To Win tournament at Brentwood School on Saturday 9th November.

SPTW do an great job encouraging more girls to play chess.

https://www.sheplaystowin.co.uk/

Here are a few photos of some of CJCC's girls in action courtesy of Melinda Wilde. Her full gallery can be found here.

Melinda Wilde - SPTW Starter Tournament Hosted By the Brentwood School

Ariana helping a fellow student from Southend High School for Girls

Ava in her first tournament.

Eva

Ezara

New CJCC member Rithvika was among the trophy winners.

All the players got a medal courtesy of SPTW.

Robin Slade

chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com

Saturday, 2 November 2024

A Few Photos

A few photos here from the older half of the club today.

Don't forget - no club next week! Back on 16th November.

Best Wishes

Robin Slade (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)

Thursday, 31 October 2024

EJCA Autumn Tournament

It was great to see so many from CJCC playing in the Essex Junior Chess Association tournament in Chelmsford on Sunday.

I made it 30 regular CJCC players plus quite a few occasional or former players.

Some made their tournament debut which was especially nice to see.

Melinda's Wilde's photo gallery can be found here but below are some photos featuring our players.

https://www.essexjuniorchess.co.uk/gallery/ejca-autumn-gp-2024

Thomas on the right in the U8s up against joint-winner Alex.

Sushant (who helps at CJCC for his Duke of Edinburgh) looking serious

Vishnu going for a birds-eye view.

Jacob - joint U8 winner - also won a cake for sportsmanship

Joshua was joint winner in the U10s.

George and Jora were joint winners in the U18 Minor

George chose to play the U18 Open and was rewarded with the Rating Prize

All the prizewinners including Digby, Jacob, Joshua, George (x2), Grace and Jora from CJCC

Next up - She Plays To Win at Brentwood School on Saturday 9th November (which is why there is no club that day).

Robin Slade (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)

Monday, 21 October 2024

Upcoming Club Dates

Chelmsford Junior Chess Club Dates:

Ahead of Christmas, we are closed on Sat 9th Nov and Sat 7th Dec. We are open all the other Saturdays.

Our final date ahead of the Christmas break will be Sat 21st Dec. This will be our Christmas Celebration day complete with Christmas buffet.

After Christmas, we will reopen on Sat 11th January.

Best Wishes

Robin (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)

Tuesday, 8 October 2024

A great chess weekend

What a great weekend of chess that was. Saturday saw a full junior club.

On Sunday, I took some Brentwood School students up to London for the Global Chess League where we met Misha from CJCC and a couple of other Essex juniors.

https://globalchessleague.com/

What a fabulous chance to see some of the world's strongest chess players playing in person.

High-Tech playing arena just a few feet from our seats.

Misha with chess legend Hikaru Nakamura

Nakamura vs Carlsen - the world's top two players produced an amazing game.

Misha with GM Valentina Gunina (twice Women's World Blitz Champion).

Saturday, 14 September 2024

Photos from today and keeping in touch

We had a full club today. Thank you to Thomas, Tekshan and George for the chess they shared on the big board. This is a good way for students to practice their presentation skills.