Sithun De Silva - England selection
One of our pupils Sithun De Silva has been selected for the Gorney Cup in July representing England. Congratulations, a massive achievement
Ashton Junior Christmas Chess Competition
Chess in Schools and Communities are hosting our 5th One Day Chess Congress events of 2023 for Year 2 to 6 pupils and Year 7 to 11 pupils.
Broadoak & Smallshaw Community Centre, Broadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 8RS.
Sat 23rd December 2023 from 10am – 2.00pm. (Registration from 9.30am).
The tournament is NOT run on a knockout basis and all competitors will play a minimum of 5 games.
Entry fee payable on the day is £4.00.
Next Ashton Junior Competition
Chess in Schools and Communities are hosting our 4th One Day Chess Congress events of 2023 for Year 2 to 6 pupils and Year 7 to 11 pupils.
Broadoak & Smallshaw Community Centre, Broadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 8RS.
Sunday 5th November 2023 from 10am – 2.15pm. (Registration from 9.30am).
The tournament is NOT run on a knockout basis and all competitors will play a minimum of 5 games.
Entry fee payable on the day is £4.00.
Sithun Qualifies for Delancey Challengers 2023
A magnificent effort as Sithun De Silva seeded 18 out of 130 players in todays Northern Gigafinal scored 5.5 out of 7 finishing in 8th place.
Well done Sithun.
Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2023 UK Chess Challenge Northern Gigafinal
Evelina qualifies for Gigafinal
So pleased for Evelina, scoring 3.5 out of 6. She has qualified for the Gigafinal after a round 6 victory making it even more special as an under 10 in with the under 11s. These Southern Megafinals are so much more difficult to negotiate.