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Junior News
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| New junior club |
A new junior club is starting on 18th April - Letchworth Junior Chess and Go Club. The club will be a place for youngsters aged 8 - 14 to come and play (or learn) Chess and Go. These are some of the things you can expect provided at the weekly club meetings:
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30 Mar 2013 |
| British Youth Go Championship |
The 2013 British Youth Champion is Tian-Ren Chen, retaining the title he won last year. Second was Matei Mandache, a fellow-student at Loughborough School. The Castledine Trophy was won this year by Loughborough, who beat Aston by 2 games to 1. The Best Primary School award went to Sandilands, Manchester. They entered five 8- and 9-year-olds, who enjoyed some successes in this their first-ever tournament away from their school. The event was held on 17th March, at the... |
19 Mar 2013 |
| Youth Grand Prix Results |
Congratulations to the top three players in the 2012 Youth Grand Prix, who receive cash prizes thanks to the family of the late John Rickard. First was Edmund Smith, 19k Milton, with 748 points. Second was Adan Mordcovich, 1d Wanstead, with 611 points, and third was Oscar Selby, 14k Epsom, with 590 points. The 2013 Grand Prix is already under way. |
17 Feb 2013 |
| EYGC 2013 launches web site |
Registration for the 2013 European Youth is now open at eygc2013.com. The championship is being held in Budapest, Hungary, from 7th to 10th March. As usual it is the qualifier for the WYGC. |
17 Dec 2012 |
| British/French youth match ends in a draw |
On the afternoon of Wednesday 31st October, a match took place on KGS between a team of French and a team of British youth players. The French fielded a team of eight. The British team originally consisted of four players, each set to play two games: Henry Clay (1k), Melchior Chui (12k), Peran Truscott (13k) and Oscar Selby (14k). In the event, Peran's computer and KGS took against each other, meaning that he was not able to join us. Heavy snow also made for a rocky start, delaying... |
05 Nov 2012 |
