GP4 at Cornwallis Academy

Thanks to all players, parents and carers who came along to GP4, which was held on Sunday 17th January 2016  at the Cornwallis Academy in Maidstone.

The top three in each section were as follows:

U9: 1st Theo Lawson with a perfect score ( 6/6),  2nd Lucas Downing (5/6), 3rd equal Arthur Chikovsky, El-Bachir Yacine and Arjun Jadhav (4.5/6)

U11: 1st Jack Chaudhury (5.5/6), 2nd equal Kimball Catling, Dominic Coates, Shlok Verma and Lakshya Lokwani (4.5/6)

U14: 1st  Charlie Metcalfe (4.5/5), 2nd James Merriman (4/5) and 3rd equal Viktor Jamroz, Ciaran Brighley-Davies and Shreyas Royal (3.5/5)

U18: 1st equal Francesco Bernadini and Anantha Anilkumar (4/5),  3rd Aurideep Nayak (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.

We are currently having a few technical issues with the website photos, so for more photos of the prizewinners, please see our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/kentjuniorchess/?ref=bookmarks

Well done to everyone who played, it was great to see lots of new, young players enjoying their chess and making friends. We look forward to welcoming you to more of the KJCA tournaments throughout the season. 

A big thank you to all the organisers and volunteers who ensured that the day ran smoothly and to the Cornwallis Academy for use of their school.

Please remember that KJCA is run by volunteers to ensure all our children enjoy local chess opportunities and tournaments. We are always looking for more help, particularly with catering, equipment and setting up tournaments. If you would like to get involved, please do contact jowildman@hotmail.com, or speak to one of the helpers at the next event, and we can chat about how you can be part of our team.

The next KJCA tournament is GP5 on  Sunday 7th February 2016 at Dulwich College Senior. As this is at a large London school, the Dulwich GP is often over-subscribed.

To guarantee your place, please register early on the KJCA website.  It is a big help with organisation and allows the day to start on time and run smoothly, go to the event page which is http://www.kjca.org/event/118