During the Summer Term, Fairlop are running a qualifier tournament for the UK CHESS CHALLENGE.
The tournament comprises 7 rounds with a set points target needed for players to progress. The qualifying students from Fairlop will play children from all over Essex in county zone matches and could progress to the National Championships.
The dates for the Essex zone matches have been provisionally set for:
SATURDAY 10th MAY 2008 - under 12- under 18's
SATURDAY 17th MAY 2008 - under 7- under 11's
Any change of dates will be posted here. The venue is the same as last year, that is
Willows Primary School, Church Road, Basildon, Essex
SS14 2EX
In recent years, Fairlop has had some success in the Essex zone with many players progressing through to the National Championships and taking the runner-up position. Nilaa won the Essex Under 7 girls competition in 2006, following this up with another storming win in 2007 taking the Under 8 girls title!
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Monday, 10 March 2008
First 2008 Chess Competition - Colchester, Essex
On Saturday 26th January 2008, Ruqayyah, Ryan, Max, Shagilan, Sathiya and Nilaa all travelled to Colchester, representing Fairlop, to play in the National Primary Schools Chess Tournament. Some of us had a tough day whilst others had a simple one but team captain, Ryan had more than a tough one after playing some of the most difficult players in the competition! After getting through a successful day, we found that we had qualified to the semi-finals which is to be held all the way in Norfolk in mid-June earning ourselves a gleaming medal! We all were overwhelmed with relief and excitement even our chess coach Richard. Just a special thanks to Richard from all of his team for all his hard work, effort and support which made his chess team into champions!
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