Thank you SO much for generously sponsoring Joe's Sport Relief Chessathon. We weren't sure how it would go or who turn up on the day but luckily Joe had a steady trickle of opponents to take him past the 4 hour mark, ranging from adult club players to those who just knew the basic moves. Attached is a visual report of the day for your interest.
Thanks to your kind support, Joe has managed to raise enough money to buy over 120 mosquito nets. As you can imagine, he is a very chuffed and rather exhausted boy. Time for an Easter egg!
Katie Birks
The Lancashire Chess Association 2016 Junior Chess Championships took place on Saturday 6th February 2016 at Ridge Community Primary School, Keswick Road, Lancaster. The Lancashire Champions for each age group are as follows:
| U18 | Nugith Jayawarna | |
| U15 | Joe Birks | |
| U14 | Charlotte Melvin | |
| U13 | Holly Jacobson | |
| U12 | George Harman | |
| U11 | Dev Ranka | |
| U10 | Niamh Bridgeman | |
| U9 | Ivan Jones | |
| U8 | Kandara Acharya |
The Lancashire Chess Association 2015 Junior Chess Championships were held on Saturday 7th February 2014 at Holy Family High School, Heywood. The age group champions were:
| U18 | David Jinks |
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| U15 | David Jinks |
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| U14 | Charlotte Melvin | |
| U13 | Charlotte Melvin | |
| U12 | Holly Jacobson |
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| U11 | George Harman |
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| U10 | Benjamin McGrath | |
| U9 | James Segarajasinghe |
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| U8 | Joe Birks |
With one player having travelled down from Windermere, the competition looked set for a keen tussle with nineteen players battling for the Queen's 79th annual appearance.
This was a very strong line-up with many times winner Brett Lund making a return to try and wrest his crown back from the 2013 winner, Roy Ellames.
The Lancashire Chess Association 2014 Junior Chess Championships were held on Saturday 8th February 2014 at Holy Family High School, Heywood., The age group champions were:
| U18 | Jordan Lewis | |
| U15 | Nugith Jayawarna | |
| U14 | Holden Davis | |
| U13 | Mark Power & Calvin Robinson | |
| U12 | Harvey Wright | |
| U11 | Haydn Choi | |
| U10 | Samuel Berry | |
| U9 | Siena Choi | |
| U8 | Ivan Jones |