August Dates and WhatsApp

 

Chelmsford Junior Chess Club - Dates in August

Sat 1st Aug - Closed (Brentwood Standard Play Tournament)

Sat 8th Aug - Open as usual

Sat 15th Aug - Closed

Sat 22nd Aug - Open as usual

Sat 29th Aug - Closed (Brentwood Rapid Play Tournament)

Tuesday 4th August - Chelmsford Chess Workshops (at CJCC venue)

9.30am - 12.30pm Chess Foundations

1.30pm - 4.30pm Chess Superstars

Limited numbers. £25 per student. Book your place by emailing chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com

All upcoming chess as always is on the live Google Doc

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-F8SAJkWRhlj01L4FwNFkfCeIj16YKNJ7WM4H-eckf4/edit?usp=sharing

CJCC WhatsApp Group - https://chat.whatsapp.com/FuhlWovOarpLKAi50AWoqM

Essex Chess Parent WhatsApp Group - https://chat.whatsapp.com/K88AtRj8QxkDGq8kTxh9tI

Best Wishes

Robin Slade (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)

Southern Gigafinal

Well done Essex Junior and Chelmsford Junior Chess Club players who qualified for and played in the Delancey UK Schools' Chess Challenge Southern Gigafinal at Sandown Park Racecourse last weekend.

Special congratulations to Joshua from CJCC who qualified for the Terafinal at Blenheim Palace in October from the U10 Boys Section after a five-way play-off.

Fellow CJCC player Digby qualified for the Challengers with 5 wins from 7 games.

Joshua is pictured centre with his entry ticket and medal.

What a brilliant venue. Plenty of room for everyone and perfect weather to sit in the sunshine looking down on the Parade Ring.

Best Wishes

Robin Slade (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)

Facebook

Chelmsford Junior Chess Club now has a Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2060120884591450

Please also follow Essex Juniors on Facebook to help stay informed about upcoming chess

https://www.facebook.com/essexjuniorchess

Follo these links to find out about what tournaments are running in the summer holidays.

https://essexjuniorchess.co.uk/tournaments/

https://www.englishchess.org.uk/events/

Above is the Wessex Auditorium at Brentwood School ahead of last summer's tournaments.

Best Wishes

Robin (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)

Chelmsford Summer Tournament 28th June

It was great to see so many CJCC players taking part in the Essex Junior Chess Association Summer Tournament in Chelmsford last Sunday.

It was particularly nice to see some making their tournament debuts alongside our more experienced players. I managed to gather most of them for a club photo.

This was the final EJCA Grand Prix tournament of 2025/2026 which combine to decide our County Champions. 

Particular congratulations to our new Under 9 and Under 11 Essex Champions.

William (above) is the Essex Under 9 Champion. This is particularly impressive as William is in Year 2 so two years younger than some of his competitors.

Digby (on the left below) is the new Essex Under 11 Champion. He is pictured at the club with Essex Under 11 runner-up Joshua and last year's Under 11 Champion Vidwath.

Digby will be joining Vidwath at KEGS in September.

KEGS and Brentwood School took part in the English Chess Federation National School Finals in Nottingham just ahead of the Chelmsford tournament.

Over half the KEGS and Brentwood players were current or former CJCC players. It was great to see both schools perform so well on the national stage.

Best Wishes

Robin Slade

chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com