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Three teams from each section qualify for a final of six teams, to be held at Uppingham School 4th/5th July. The northern semi-final is at Cheadle Hulme School on 16th Feb

Full Results:

U19

1st North London Collegiate A ( NLC) 13 Qualifying for finals.
2nd = Millfield , Guildford High 11 Both teams qualify.

4th= Surbiton High, Yateley Manor, St Catherine's Bramley B ( St Cats) 10.5

7th Burnt Mill Academy 10

8th NLC B 9.5

9th St Cats A 6.5

10th Haygrove 6

11th NLC C 5.5



U11

1st Wimbledon High A 13

2nd Inglefield Monmouth 12 Qualifying for the finals mentioned above.

3rd St Dunstan's A 11

4th Newcastle Prep 10.5 Qualifying for the final, as St Dunstan's are unable to take up the place.

5th Putney A 9.5

6th Wimbledon C 8.5

7th = NLC A , Wimbledon B 8

9th = St Dunstan's B, Putney B 7.5

11th = Putney C, St Cats A 7

13th Notre Dame A 6.5

14th = NLC B , Notre Dame B 6

16th = NLC C , St Mary's Cambridge 5.5

18th Yateley Manor 4.5

19th St Cats B 3.5

20th St Cats C 3


A really excellent day, with strong support from the school, parents, coaches and teachers alike. A very worthwhile day for girls and women's chess in general.

It was an amazing turn out considering it was snowing all day!
Well worth attending due to the excellent hospitality:
Free lunch for competitors and parents, spacious venue, team rooms, a cafe, parking attendants, first rate arbiters...
Thanks to Andrew and St. Catherine's for doing such a superb job.

Lots of positives from this event.
Really nice venue, easy to find, lots of parking, spacious playing hall, teams room for everyone, rounds kept to time.
You could see St. Catherine's were very keen to make it a sucess - both the Head of the Prep and Senior Schools at the prize giving.
Well done to everyone involved.

Interesting, and pleasing from a Northumberland viewpoint, that Newcastle Prep school qualify from the 'Southern' Semi-final. I wonder if any teams playing in the 'Northern' semi-final at Cheadle Hulme come from as far North?

Congratulations to all the competitors, organisers, schools, teachers, and parents for making the semi-final such a success.

A biased well done to NPS Girls and chess teacher Richard Boddy for their excellent result, especially now they have qualified for the final. Commiserations to St. Dunstan's.

Some photos from the event can now be viewed at the ECF website.

Andrew