All go for the first GP of the 2015-16 season - held at The Judd School

The first GP tournament of the new season was held at The Judd School in Tonbridge on Sunday 20th September. It was very well attended, with over 100 players across all age groups.

This event is also a London Junior qualifier for those in the U8, U10 and U12 sections. Players who achieved 4.5 points or more in the U10 and U12 qualify for the major finals whilst those getting 3.5 or 4 qualify for the minor. In the U8 section those gaining 4 points qualify. The London Junior Chess Championship finals are held in Harrow, London in December.

The top three in each section were as follows:

U8: 1st equal (5/6) - Shreyas Royal, Shlok Verma, Idhant Lodha and Yacine El-Bachir.

U10: 1st Abigail Weersing (5.5/6), 2nd equal (5/6) Logan Fear and Saahil Bansal.

U12: 1st Gurveen Kapoor (5.5/6), 2nd Viktor Jamroz (5/6) and 3rd equal Shahjahon Saidmurodov and Jonathan Britnell (4.5/6)

U14 (merged with the U18s): 1st Alex Thompson (3.5/5), 2nd equal (2.5/5) Sarah Weersing, David Dallakyan, Nikhil Chidipothu and Alex Garfield.

U18: 1st equal Mikey Watson and Aditya Verma (4/5), 3rd equal Francesco Bernadini and Jacob Watson (3.5/5).

The best scoring primary school on the day (top three raw scores from pupils at that school) was Claremont Primary and the best scoring secondary school was St Olaves' Grammar.

Well done to everyone who played, from experienced county players to those at their first chess tournament. We hope you all enjoyed the day and look forward to welcoming you to more of our tournaments throughout the season.

A big thank you to all the organisers and volunteers who ensured that the day ran smoothly. Remember, we are always keen for parents and carers to get involved with our successful events, so if you think you can help in any way, please do get in touch.

Also thanks to The Judd School for the use of their school, it is a lovely venue and ideal for our tournaments. 

The next tournament, GP2, will be held on Sunday October 18th at Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells. Please see the events section of the website to register.