Category Archives: Teams

EPSCA Under-9 Zone at Cantell School, Southampton

Saturday, March 11th saw six counties Under-9 teams come together at Cantell School, Southampton. Hampshire Junior Chess Association Treasurer, Maha Chandar assembled a team of twelve players and four reserves.

After three jamboree rounds versus Wey Valley (aka Surrey), Oxfordshire, Sussex (East plus West), Maidenhead All Stars, Richmond Juniors Hampshire emerged in sixth place with their brand new Under-9 team.

Our players were:

Board 1, Douglas Quayle

Douglas Quayle
Douglas Quayle

Board 2, Varun Ganesh

Varun Ganesh
Varun Ganesh

Board 3, Timothy Hu

Timothy Hu
Timothy Hu

Board 4, Advik Bomireddy

Advik Bomireddy
Advik Bomireddy

Board 5,

Julian Champetier
Julian Champetier

Board 6, Bevin Jayathilake

Bevin Jayathilake
Bevin Jayathilake

Board 7, Thomas Comben

Thomas Comben
Thomas Comben

Board 8,

Jason Johnson
Jason Johnson

Board 9, Samuel Cupela

Samuel Cupela
Samuel Cupela

Board 10,

Jed Barclay
Jed Barclay

Board 11, Sophia Sangba

Sophia Sangba
Sophia Sangba

Board 12, Eiliyah Hossen

Eiliyah Hossen
Eiliyah Hossen

Well done everyone!

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Fifteenth Lichess Team Arena Battle

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Lichess.org

The Fifteenth Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, March 1st starting at 6pm.

Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/SlPafJlt

Please register for this ASAP !

The match starts at 6pm monthly on a Monday night and completes by 7.30pm

Please register (for free) on lichess.org and then email me (John Upham) at john.upham@zen.co.uk and will get you into the team !

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Eleventh Lichess Arena Team Battle

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Lichess.org

The Eleventh Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, November 2nd starting at 6pm.

Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/EmZjzsiN

Please register for this ASAP !

The match starts at 6pm monthly on a Monday night and completes by 7.30pm

Please register (for free) on lichess.org and then email me (John Upham) at john.upham@zen.co.uk and will get you into the team !

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Tenth Lichess Arena Team Battle

The Tenth Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, October 5th starting at 6pm.

Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/82ibA5fN

Please register for this ASAP !

The match starts at 6pm every other Monday night and completes by 7.30pm

Please register (for free) on lichess.org and then email me (John Upham) at john.upham@zen.co.uk and will get you into the team !

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Seventh Lichess Arena Team Battle

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Lichess.org

The Seventh Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, August 3rd starting at 6pm.

Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/kw8qlRbT

We retained our place in Division One for the first time and the team’s results have improved each time.

Please register for this ASAP !

The match starts at 6pm every other Monday night and completes by 7.30pm

Please register (for free) on lichess.org and then email me (John Upham) at john.upham@zen.co.uk and will get you into the team !

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Sixth Lichess Arena Team Battle

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Lichess.org

The Sixth Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, July 20th starting at 6pm.

https://lichess.org/tournament/ImhcurZv

Please register for this ASAP !

The HJCA Lichess Team
Hampshire Junior Chess Association is entering junior teams into the online Lichess Arena competitions.

The matches start at 6pm each Monday night and complete by 7.30pm

Please register (for free) on lichess.org and then email me (John Upham) at john.upham@zen.co.uk and will get you into the team !

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HJCA Appoints EPSCA Under-9 & Under-11 Team Manager

Team Manager Badge
Team Manager Badge

Hampshire Junior Chess Association is delighted to announce the appointment of FIDE Trainer Lucas Piecha as the EPSCA Under-9 and EPSCA Under-11 Team Manager. Winchester based Lucas adds these Team Manager roles to his Head Coach role and will be a popular appointment.

Lucas Piecha, FIDE Trainer
Lucas Piecha, FIDE Trainer

Lucas will be selecting Hampshire juniors for the March 2020 series of EPSCA matches including the first EPSCA match to be hosted by HJCA in many years !

HJCA would like to thank Ollie Blacklock for his sterling work as the previous Team Manager.

Details of our Team Managers may be found here and details of all HJCA Officers may be found here.

Details of forthcoming matches may be found here.

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EPSCA Dates Confirmed

English Primary Schools Chess Association
English Primary Schools Chess Association

EPSCA have sent HJCA dates and venues for the 2019 – 2020 competitions #

Dates and venues as follows :

Under 11 zone Saturday 7th March 2020 in ?

Under 9 zone Saturday 14th March 2020 in Hampshire (!)

Under 11 Girls Final Saturday 21st March 2020 in ?

Under 11 Final Saturday 28th March 2020 in ?

Under 9 Final Saturday 25th April 2018 at ?

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Ollie Blacklock : Under 11 Team Manager

Hampshire Junior Chess Association is delighted to announce the appointment of Ollie Blacklock as our Under 11 Team Manager.

Ollie also manages the Under 9 team and the two teams have a large overlap of players.

We wish Ollie all the best in his new role and look forward to his contributions to the fortunes and success of Hampshire Junior Chess Association.

Ollie Blacklock
Ollie Blacklock
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Ollie Blacklock : Under 9 Team Manager

Hampshire Junior Chess Association is delighted to announce the appointment of Ollie Blacklock as our Under 9 Team Manager.

Ollie has kindly penned his chess biography as an introduction :

Discovering there was no junior chess club within 25 miles for my son to attend, I decided to set up a club at his school – the New Forest Small School – in Lyndhurst in 2015.

Following visits to three junior chess schools in Kazakhstan, and a discussion with Elyena Gaichenya of the “Champion” club in Almaty, I decided to start an independent junior club – the New Forest Chess Club – based in Lymington in 2017. This club has been very successful and has over 20 members and a waiting list, and some of the strongest junior players in the county.

I joined the Southampton Chess Club in 2017, and am in the process of registering as an ECF accredited coach. I give private chess tuition, and when I’m not doing chess, I’m being a design engineer, sailing, or playing music.

We wish Ollie all the best in his new role and look forward to his contributions to the fortunes and success of Hampshire Junior Chess Association.

Ollie Blacklock
Ollie Blacklock
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