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Tag Archives: 2023
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
Board 2, Varun Ganesh
Board 3, Timothy Hu
Board 4, Advik Bomireddy
Board 5, 
Board 6, Bevin Jayathilake
Board 7, Thomas Comben
Board 8, 
Board 9, Samuel Cupela
Board 10, 
Board 11, Sophia Sangba
Board 12, Eiliyah Hossen
Well done everyone!
Results: Hampshire EJCOA National Junior Championships Qualifier 2023
Forty eight children started play in the 2023 EJCOA Qualifier at the Badger Farm on Sunday February, 12th.
The Under 8s were merged into the U10 section due to insufficient entries.
After six rounds the results were:
All results are submitted for rating by the ECF. You may see this by visiting
https://www.ecfrating.org.uk/v2/new/list_games_swiss.php?event_code=HE10§ion_no=1
https://www.ecfrating.org.uk/v2/new/list_games_swiss.php?event_code=HE12§ion_no=1
https://www.ecfrating.org.uk/v2/new/list_games_swiss.php?event_code=HE20§ion_no=1
You will notice they are submitted as Standard Play whereas they should be Rapid Play. We are having this corrected.
The prize winners in each section after six rounds were:
Under 8
In third place was Kota Kudmany (Winchester)
Runner-up was Advik Bommireddy (Kempshott)
Winner was Samuel Cupela (Rake)
Under 10
In third place was Reuben Thurstans (Basingstoke)
Runner-up was Daniel Gunton (Winchester)
Winner was Carolus Tang (North Bristol)
Under 12
Third place was Stanislav Belyaev (Hampshire)
Runner-up was Oleksii Pustyntsev (Hampshire)
Winner was Henri Blin (Sussex)
Under 20
Best placed girl was Sophia Blin (Sussex)
In third place was Ashton Grimmett (Crowthorne)
Runner-up was Matthew Deacon (Fareham)
Winner was Finn Schell (Southborne)
Congratulations to all those who took part and had a great day of chess!
Prior…
We invited all junior chess players who are under 20 years of age to compete in the Hampshire qualifier for the National Youth Championships organised by the English Junior Coaches and Organisers Association (EJCOA).
This will be on Sunday, February 12th 2023 at the Badger Farm Community Centre, Winchester.
The cost of entry is £30 and the event has five rounds of rapidplay chess that are ECF rated.
The entry form is here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hampshire-ejcoa-national-junior-championships-qualifier-2023-tickets-514065542877
Please enter ASAP as places are limited!
Training Afternoon for EPSCA Team Members at the Badger Farm
We are delighted to offer a training afternoon for our EPSCA U9 and U11 teams. All members of the team are welcome to attend this free event at the Badger Farm Community Centre to be led by FIDE Schools Trainer Lucasz Piecha.
This will be on Sunday, February 26th, 2023.
To take part please contact
EPSCA Girls Under 11 Inter-Association Championships
The Under 11 Girls Final will be held on Saturday 25th March 2023
A team shall consist of twelve (12) players.
The organiser is John Hipshon and the venue is Cheney School, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford OX3 7QH
The arbiter will be appointed by Peter Purland
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EPSCA rules can be found on the website http://www.epsca.org.uk/rules/rules.html
Parents or approved adults are responsible for their children outside the playing hall.
Please note the following rules, which have recently been altered or clarified: –
The rate of play is all moves in 40 minutes plus 10 seconds per move from the start. If digital clocks are not available, the rate of play is all moves in 50 minutes.
If either player has less than five minutes left on the clock and an illegal move is made, the Arbiter may award the opponent two minutes for the first offence, and two minutes for a second offence. Three illegal moves during the game by the same player will lead to the loss of the game.
The timetable is as follows:
Arrival – by 11.00am
Board Stewards Meeting – 11.15am
First Round – 11.45am
Second Round – 1.45pm
Third Round – 3.45pm
Prize Giving – 5.35pm
If play is running late, there will be at least 10 minutes between rounds.