Essex wins at LJCC
Fri 30 December 2022
Congratulations to all Essex Junior Chess players who qualified and played in the London Junior Chess Championships.
Ruqayyah and Olga Earn UKCC Top Terafinals Prizes
Sat 15 October 2022
Four of our Essex Juniors earned a spot to play in the Terafinals, but Ruqayyah and Olga come out on top
Colchester Junior Chess September Grand Prix
Sat 24 September 2022
Colchester Junior Chess Club hosted the first 2022-2023 Essex Grand Prix of the season. Here is a report written by Essex Under 9 Coach and Colchester Junior Chess Club Chairman, Michael Catabay
Essex U8 Wins Top Girl at the UKCC Challengers
Sat 17 September 2022
Congratulations to Grace Wilde, who took home the U8 Girls Champion trophy
August Bank Holiday FIDE Tournament in Brentwood
Sun 28 August 2022
British Chess, in partnership with the EJCA and Brentwood School, organised a FIDE-rated chess weekend for adults and juniors over the August Bank Holiday weekend
Essex Girls Come Out On Top as Chessable British Junior Girls Champions
Fri 12 August 2022
Congratulations to Essex Juniors Ruqayyah Rida & Abigail Weersing as the 2022 Chessable British Junior Girls Champions
Luoke Wang is the U11 Chessable British Chess Rapid Champion
Wed 10 August 2022
Luoke Wang showed an impressive performance as he won the U11 Chessable British Chess Rapid Champion title and third place in the U10 Chessable British Chess Championships.
UKCC Southern Gigafinals Champs Bring it Home to Essex
Sat 23 July 2022
Congratulations to our Essex Juniors, who won the UKCC Southern Gigafinals and placed in the tournament
Nina and Max Pert Play for England in Thessaloniki, Greece
Wed 20 July 2022
Nina and Max Pert represented England at the European Chess Union Championships in Greece
Brentwood School wins Plate Trophy
Thu 30 June 2022
Brentwood School wins the Plate Trophy at the National Under 19 School Championships
Essex Under 9 Association Championship Finals 2022
Wed 18 May 2022
A splendid performance by the Essex Under 9 Juniors in the Finals.
Essex Under 11 Team at the EPSCA South Zone 2022
Tue 10 May 2022
After two years the EPSCA face to face team competitions are back. This year the Under 11s were in the South zone.
Olga wins at the UK Chess Challenge Gigafinal
Tue 11 August 2020
Congratulations to Olga who won the combined U11 & U12 Girls section at the UK Chess Challenge Gigafinal. Here she is, proudly holding her Ultima trophy.
Southend 2020 Grand Prix
Sat 8 February 2020
The Southend leg of this season's Grand Prix took place on Saturday. More details to follow.
Chelmsford County High School qualify for National Finals
Mon 20 January 2020
Chelmsford County High School for Girls (CCHS) entered the ECF U19 South of England School Championship for Girls. Their team of 3 were all Year 7 graduates of the Essex U11 National Girls Championship winning team from last season.
Essex U11s take bronze in the EPSCA Eastern zone 2019
Thu 28 March 2019
The Essex Under 11s competed at the EPSCA Under 11 East Zone at Sir John Cass Foundation Primary School, in Aldgate, London on 9th March 2018.
Three simple words... Girls’ National Champions!
Sat 23 March 2019
On 23rd March 2019 a 14-strong team of girls travelled to Solihull to represent Essex in the Inter-Association Under 11s Girls Championship.