ECF Junior Team Chess Challenge

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Neill Cooper
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ECF Junior Team Chess Challenge

Post by Neill Cooper » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:52 pm

This new pilot event was for under 13 school teams of four players.
After a series of regional finals in England and Wales the final was held last weekend in Lincolnshire with 14 schools having qualified.

Final scores:
Kings College Junior School, Wimbledon – 14/16 [games points]
Reigate Grammar School – 10.5
Magdalen College School – 10
Summer Fields School, Oxford – 9.5
Howells School, Cardiff and KEGS Chelmsford – 9
Heathside Prep School, Wilsons School, St. Johns, Cardiff – 8.5
RGS Newcastle – 8
St.Edwards, Leek – 6.5
Witham Hall, Lincs – 6
Kings Grantham, Bourne Grammar, Lincs – 2

Thanks to Phill Beckett for conceiving of the event and bringing it to fruition.

More details at http://englishchess.org.uk/NSCC/junior- ... challenge/