Crowthorne Chess Club welcomes junior players to the club, and over the years many juniors have played successfully for all the Crowthorne teams in the local leagues. We also have a junior section, which offers training by club members, some of whom are ECF certified arbiters and trainers.
The junior sessions, which run from 6:15-7:15pm on Wednesdays, include:
– playing in the Junior Club Ladder
– playing in a UKCC tournament
– other ad-hoc tournaments
– just playing chess!
Additionally, there are always adult club members around to give tips on how to play chess. This could be openings, going through games, endings or any other aspect of the game.
The junior section meets in the club’s usual location in Wellington College, please see the About Us page for details.
For more information about the junior section, please contact the Club Secretary.
Some pictures from the first junior Blitz tournament of the 2024/25 season:
The Junior Autumn Rapidplay Tournament is underway, and the standings are below. The tournament is played at the usual Junior Club (Wednesdays 6:15-7:15) throughout the Autumn, as and when players are available. The time rate is 10 minutes +5 second increment per move for the whole game. Two games are played against each opponent, with opposite colours.
The games are ECF rated (so all players need to have at least Bronze membership of the English Chess Federation).
| Daniel A | Aditya | Isaac | Zane | Krisham | Can Omer | Danielle | Nulan | Curran | Oniesh | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Alsop | xxx | 1 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Aditya Chava | xxx | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Isaac Drablow-Smith | 0 | xxx | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Zane Esin | xxx | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Krisham Narayaran | xxx | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Can Omer Sagiroglu | xxx | 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Danielle Stalker | 0 0 | 0 | xxx | 0.5 0.5 | 1 | ||||||
| Nulan Aluthwaththa | 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | xxx | 1 1 | 7 | |||||
| Curran Wilkinson | 1 | 1 0 | 0.5 0.5 | 0 0 | xxx | 3 | |||||
| Oniesh Raje | 1 | 1 1 | 1 | xxx | 4 |
Please note that Crowthorne Chess Club has a Safeguarding Children Policy in place, based on that recommended by the English Chess Federation. The Child Protection Policy Statement document contains full details, including contact information for the club’s SafeGuarding Officer.