October Chess

CJCC has split as last season into 2 separate clubs based on age with each half meeting fortnightly. The dates up to half-term are below

 4^th October – Older Half

11^th October – Younger Half
18^th October – Older Half and Josh’s Birthday Celebration Day.

We’ll be closed half-term week and reopen on 1^st November with the younger half.

 

We've also started 2 ladder tournaments where you move up for winning games, teaching chess skills, demonstrating a new skill or solving puzzles. Positions are fluid but after Week 1 Lucas and Illamaaran lead the younger half and Nina and Alice the older.

 Below are the dates for a number of upcoming chess events. If you would like further details of any of them please get in touch. Don’t leave it too long before entering – the Brentwood ones in particular will quickly become fully booked. Like Christmas these events will be here before you know it.

8^th October – EJCA tournament in Chelmsford (entry form at www.ejca.co.uk)

16^th October – 2^nd Brentwood Train and Play (entry form below)

6^th November – 2^nd EJCA Coaching Day at Writtle (near Chelmsford)

13^th November – 3^rd Brentwood Train and Play (with special simultaneous challenge)
20^th November – Basildon Rapidplay (2^nd EJCA Grand Prix event)
4^th December – 3^rd EJCA Coaching Day

Best Wishes

Robin
chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com

1st Brentwood Train and Play

Today (Sunday 11^th September) was the 1^st Brentwood Train and Play which saw a number of CJCC players take part. This was a new event combining coaching sessions with a team competition that was organised jointly by me and British Rapidplay Champion IM Richard Pert. CJCC parent Russell White and English Chess Federation coach Tim Woolgar completed the coaching team.

Team Bobby Fischer (our youngest team) won the team prize by a single point. They were managed by former British junior champion Aditya Verma and over half the team played in the British U8s or U9s Championships in the summer.

The next Train and Play event will be on Sunday 16^th October. The first one reached full capacity so if you wish to enter the next one please email me for an entry form.

 

 

Best Wishes

Robin
chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com

Week One (and future dates)

CJCC met back on 6^th September and it was lovely to see so many players there. Photos from Week One below. From next week we’ll split the club by age to make the numbers sensible and give more structure and coaching to the chess.

These boundaries are fluid. If particularly Year 5s want to come to the younger week and Year 4s to the older one that is fine. If you have siblings bring them both to whichever is most convenient and if you can only come occasionally pop along when you can.

So dates up to half-term …

13^th September – Younger Group (Years 1-4)

20^th September – Older Group (Years 5-8)
27^th September – Younger Group
4^th October – Older Group
11^th October – Younger Group
18^th October – Older Group

We’ll be closed half-term (25^th October) then reopen on 1^st November with the younger group.

Best Wishes

Robin
chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com