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2026 EPSCA U11 National Major Finals
English Primary Schools’ Chess AssociationInter-Association Team ChampionshipMajor Final for Under 11s. Saturday 14th March for Under 11s at Beech Hall School, Beech Hall Drive, Macclesfield. Nottinghamshire did very well finishing in eighth position in the inter Association National finals. Nottinghamshire were the highest East Midlands county and even finished ten points clear of Leicestershire, who…
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2026 EPSCA Inter Assocation U9 Semi Final
Our Nottinghamshire Under 9s took part in the Inter County semi finals in Birmingham on Saturday 28th February 2026. The team were up against some very strong counties and finally finished in fifth place scoring 17.5 points. We had a team of eleven because of late withdrawals, we did not have the luxury of reserves either. It…
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2026 EPSCA Inter Association Championships
Congratulations to Nottinghamshire Under 11s team who have qualified for the EPSCA Major Finals. A good day of chess at the Midland Zone of the Inter County Championships Midland Qualifier, with lots of positives, despite finishing fourth. Some individual performances should be praised. Benedict and Aarush scored 2.5 points. Albert impressed with 2 points playing on…
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EPSCA North and Midlands England v Wales
Saturday 29th November Craven Arms Community Centre, Newington Way, Craven Arms There were two matches each. The start time was 12.00 noon. There were 8 players in the U14 and 6 players in U16. In the Under 12s there were 13 players and all games counted towards the result. Rate of play was 60 minutes…
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South League Meeting – November 2025
Many thanks to all who organised, transported and attended the event on Thursday 27th November, at Pierrepont Gamston school. Thanks also to Claire and the PG staff for hosting us all. I hope you think, as I do, that the whole event went very well and that the children enjoyed the competition. The results are as follows…
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West League Meeting – November 2025
Thirteen teams took part in the first of three NPSCA West League Championship tournaments. Fifty-two players took part. They played three matches each with a rate of play of ten minutes plus a two second increment. It was the first tournament of the year with a second one scheduled for Tuesday 3rd March at Nottingham…
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Midlands Inter County Tournament 2025
Held at Nottingham High School 15th November 2025. Organised by NPSCA. Nottinghamshire Under 11s took part entering two teams. It was valuable experience of tournament play for our younger and less experienced players. Nottinghamshire A team finished in fourth place. Some notable performances were: Albert F on board one winning three and drawing one; Harry…
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East Midlands Grand Prix 2025
The East Midlands Grand Prix, was held at Nottingham High School on 18th October 2025. As well as being an annual junior rapidplay for the region, this year it was also a qualifer for the London Junior Chess Championships which take place in December. In the U14s, Jared T scored 4 out of 5. Mariyam…
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National Schools Chess Tournament Semi Finals – June 2025
Nottinghamshire were represented by two schools in the EPSCA National Schools Semi Finals, on 8th June 2025, by Fernwood Primary School in the Under 11s and Nottingham High Infant and Junior School in the Under 9s. Only the top two schools in age group would go to the National Finals. Both schools did remarkably well…
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Under 9 Teams Tournament
The Association arranged a tournament for Year 4 pupils or younger, on Thursday 5th June at the Nottingham Girls High School. The aim was to give younger players a chance to play some competitive games in a learning environment. It was intended for children new to the game and to give them a chance to play chess…