Oxfordshire Junior Chess
This page collects together items from the Oxfordshire Chess website that have been flagged as being relevant for juniors. The items are collected under the following headings:
In addition to the junior-only clubs, several of the open clubs have junior sections.Competitions
No cups are currently in progress.
Leagues in progress
Rules of the Oxon Schools Chess League
| 2023-24 Under 11 inter-school matches | updated 10 Dec 2023 |
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Latest News Items
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15 Oct 2023
Anna Bishop |
Oxfordshire Junior Chess county tournament 6/7 Jan 2024Oxfordshire Junior Chess is excited to announce that we will be holding the annual county junior chess tournament on the weekend of 6th / 7th Jan 2024 at Cumnor Primary School. As in previous years, there will be U9, U11 and U13/15/18 (possibly split if enough entrants) sections. The online entry form link is given below from which full tournament information and rules can be accessed. If you are involved in a chess club with junior members, please help to spread the word. Any queries to oxfordshirejuniorchess@gmail.com. Link: https://forms.gle/ioHQEXXZfEPgiebw9 |
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16 Jan 2023
Anna Bishop |
Oxon Junior Chess Trials and Championship ResultsThe Oxon Junior Chess Trials and Championships were held at Cumnor Primary School on the weekend of 8/9 Jan 2023. There were over 100 entries across the four sections: U9, U11, U13, U15/18. The tournament had a very positive feel to it, lots of enthusiasm from participants and organisers alike. Congratulations to the 2023 champions: U9: Aden Kennedy U11: Aden Kennedy U13: Elon Khoo U15: Yichen Han (also overall U15/18 section winner) U18: Ewan Bridson U18G: Tashika Arora There will also be chess clock prizes for the top performing schools (to be announced soon). Full cross-tables can be viewed using the link below. Many thanks to the accommodating staff at Cumnor Primary School, Joe Conlon (U9, U11 chief arbiter), Keith Freshwater (U13, U15/18 chief arbiter), John Place, David Zakarian, Nigel Moyse (assistant arbiters), Andrew Varney (book stall and emergency manual pairer), Jules Kennedy (U9 team captain), Julie Gray (U11G team captain) and Hilary Greaves (all round help). Those children who did well in the U9 and U11 sections will have the opportunity to represent Oxfordshire in the forthcoming EPSCA qualifiers and finals. The U11G final will be hosted at Cheney School in Oxford on 25th March 2023.Link: http://results.utuswiss.co.uk/ |
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07 Feb 2022
Andrew Varney |
Oxfordshire Junior Chess Championships 2021-2022The championships were held over the weekend of 8th / 9th January 2022 at Cumnor C of E Primary School. |
Tournament Results (last two years)
2022
08 Jan 2022: Oxfordshire Junior Chess Championships 2021-2022
The championships were held over the weekend of 8th / 9th January 2022 at Cumnor C of E Primary School.
The 2021-2022 Oxfordshire Junior Chess Champions are:
Under 18 Alex Hertog, Kenneth Hobson, Dimitrios Zakarian
Under 15 Alex Hertog, Kenneth Hobson, Dimitrios Zakarian
Under 13 Alex Hertog, Kenneth Hobson
Under 11 Jan Murawski
Under 9 Aden Kennedy
Full results (cross-tables) can be found by following the links below. A schools competition is also run as part of the tournament. Subject to not being allowed to win the prize two occasions in a row, the top-scoring schools in primary and secondary sections are awarded an engraved chess clock. The top schools this year were:
Position Primary School Points
1st St Joseph's* 15.5
2nd Magdalen College 15 (prize winner)
3rd Oxford High 12.5
Position Secondary School Points
1st Magdalen College 15.5 (prize winner)
2nd Cheney 14
3rd Cherwell*/Oxford High 8
* 2020 prize winner
Under 9 Under 11 Under 13-15-18
2019
05 Jan 2019: Oxfordshire Junior Chess Championships 2018-19
The new (2018-19) Oxfordshire Junior Chess Champions are:
Under 18 Josh Soanes Under 15 Hari Selvaraj Under 13 Dimitrios Zakarian Under 11 Tashika Arora Under 9 Kei MacabentaFull results (cross-tables) can be found by following the links given below.
A schools competition is also run as part of the tournament. Subject to not being allowed to win the prize two occasions in a row, the top-scoring schools in Primary and Secondary sections are awarded an engraved chess clock. See the attachment for the rules and full summary of results.
The top schools this year were: Position Primary School Points 1st St Joseph's 18.5 2nd Phil & Jim 15 PRIZE WINNER 3rd OJHS 14 Position Secondary School Points 1st MCS 12.5 PRIZE WINNER 2nd Cherwell 10.5 3rd Cheney 7.5U13 - U18 cross-table U11 cross-table U9 cross-table Schools results
Contacts
OCA Junior Liaison |
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| Contact | _unknown |
| Notes | Responsible for reporting junior activities to the OCA, and acting as a contact point for enquiries. Not necessarily responsible for organising Oxon junior teams. Currently undefined, pending a nomination from the committee for Oxon Junior Chess. |
| Last updated | 15 Sep 2023. The owner of this entry is John Carter. |
Oxon EPSCA U11 County Team Manager |
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| Contact | Joseph Conlon |
| Notes | Selects and manages county U11 team for EPSCA inter-association championships. |
| Last updated | 10 Dec 2023. The owner of this entry is Andrew Varney. |
Oxon EPSCA U11 Girls Team Manager |
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| Contact | --undefined |
| Notes | Selects and manages the Oxfordshire Under 11 Girls team for the English Primary Schools Chess Association Inter-Association Championships.
EPSCA U11 Girls Page |
| Last updated | 14 Oct 2018. The owner of this entry is Andrew Varney. |
Oxon EPSCA U9 County Team Manager |
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| Contact | Joseph Conlon |
| Notes | Selects and manages Oxon U9 team for EPSCA inter-association championships. |
| Last updated | 21 Nov 2021. The owner of this entry is Joseph Conlon. |
Oxon Schools League Secretary |
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| Contact | Rajeev Kumar |
| Notes | |
| Last updated | 28 Nov 2022. The owner of this entry is Andrew Varney. |
Oxon U14 / U130 County Manager |
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| Contact | John Place |
| Notes | Competition currently in abeyance.
Open to more experienced players from Y6 to Y9. |
| Last updated | 15 Sep 2023. The owner of this entry is John Carter. |