Month: April 2023

Tim Wall has sent details of the North East Zonal of the 2023 EJCOA National Youth Championships, to be held on Sunday June 18, 1pm-6pm, at Forest Hall Ex-Servicemen’s Institute, 26 Crescent Way North, Forest Hall NE12 8AR.

(Please note: this is NOT Forest Hall Social Club on Great Lime Road, Palmersville).

There are sections for: Under 8s, Under 10s, Under 12s, Under 14s, Under 16s, Under 18s & Under 20s.

Juniors will qualify from the North East Zonal to the EJCOA Youth Championships National Finals, which are in the form of 5-round FIDE-rated tournaments and include high-level coaching from experienced FIDE Trainers.

The EJCOA National Finals take place on 7-9 July at Nottingham High School.

(See this link for more details: https://ejcoa.co.uk/national-youth-championships )

Entry forms in Word and pdf formats are attached:

A reminder that the Durham County Chess Association Congress will he held in Darlington over the weekend of 12-14 May. This will include a one-day Junior Event on Sunday 14 May. Entry forms for both can be downloaded here:

A belated report on the Durham County Junior Championships, held in Coxhoe on 18th March.

Here is a list of the prizewinners, supplied by the main organiser Douglas Smith:

U-18: Luke Owen (4/5)

U-15: Xander Gray, Tom Hawkins, Riley Lambert-Cousins, Georgii Polonskyi (3/5)

U-13: Fedir Dyshliuk (5/5)

U-11: Elliot McDonald, Lleyton Rennie (4/5)

U-9: Daniel Sewart (4/5)

U-15 Girls: Jessica Sewart (0.5/5)

Secondary Runners-up: Bailin Li, Jamie Wang (4/5, also both U-13)

Primary Winners: Yannick Haniffa, Aditya Jadhav (4/5)