Month: May 2024

A belated report on the 2024 Durham County Junior Championships, which were organised by Douglas Smith, Kevin Wilson and Ken Neat, and held at Belmont Community Centre on 27th April. The prize-winners were:

• Secondary Tournament: Fedir Dyshliuk
• U-18: Marcell Perger (Champion); Sam Brain (Silver)
• U-15: Harry Grieveson (Champion)
• U-13: Fedir Dyshliuk (Champion); Daniel McConway (Silver)
• U-11: Daniel Sewart (Champion); John Smith & Yannick Haniffa (Silver); Marco Balocco, James Eltringham, Jamie Harrison & Matthew Oulton (Bronze)
• U-9: Tim Li (Champion); Ethan Lim* (Silver); Lochlan Dack, Alex Henson, Luke McDonald, Aidan O’Brien (Bronze)
• Girls: Jessica Sewart

The full results can be found on this website:

http://www.durhamcitychess.co.uk/tournaments.php

The 2024 Durham County Congress, organised by Mick Riding, was held at The Dolphin Centre, Darlington, over the weekend of 10-12 May. The winners of the three sections were:

Open –Maksym Larchikov

Major – John Cawston and Nicholas Webb

Minor – James Flint, James Barwise and Neil Druggan

A total of 166 players took part, and the complete scores can be found on the Chess Results website:

https://chess-results.com/tnr937293.aspx?lan=1&art=0

Tim Wall has announced that the North East Regional Finals of the EJCOA National Youth Championships are are to be held on Sunday 2nd June at the Tyneside Irish Centre, 44 Gallowgate, Newcastle NE1 4SG.

There are sections for Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16, Under 18 and Under 20(age as of 1 January 2024).

Entries can be made online at: https://northumbriamasters.com

This 9-round FIDE-rated event is being held at The Word Library (45 Market Place, South Shields, NE33 1DX) on Sunday 7th July, starting at 11.00 am and finishing about 3.00 pm, with a break for lunch. The competition will be in THE ROUND, the top floor exhibition area, with fantastic views overlooking the Tyne.

There will be a limit of 50 players, so you are advised to book in advance to secure a place. Email here to enter or for any further information:

Blitz@southshieldschessclub.co.uk