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Welcome to the Hertfordshire Chess Website covering Junior and Senior Chess in our county. Last updated 14th July 2008
Click to report League results. Grand Prix scores here The U150 team finished runners-up to Yorkshire in their final. Details here. The Herts U100 team won 7-5 against Notts in the ECF final. Details and report here. The Under 14 / Under 90 junior team lost their final against Kent on board count. Details here. Report to follow. Good news. Herts U150 reached the ECF final for the second consecutive season, as they beat Cambridgeshire 9.5 - 6.5 in their semi-final at Stevenage. Details here. The U100 team has reached the final of the ECF National trophy after defeating Suffolk 7.5 - 4.5 at Writtle. Details here. Juniors - Darius Faiz-Mahdavi has qualified for the National Junior Squad. Gabriel Gendler qualified at Yateley Manor earlier this year and Radha Jain qualified at this year’s England U11 trial which means that all of the top 6 boards from the Hertfordshire U11 2006-2007 EPSCA team are now in the squad. James Abrams, Tom Senior and Kaz Topham are representing England in Kiev, Ukraine this weekend (24th May). The U100 team has qualified for the semi-finals following a 7.5 - 4.5 win over Warwickshire at Pottersbury. Details here. They play Suffolk or Staffordshire in the semi-final. According to the ECF site, our open team has a bye to the semi-finals of their competition. U150 Warwickshire v Herts (Birmingham)
A fine win for Herts U150 as they travelled to
Birmingham, took on a strong Warwickshire side, and came away with a 9-7
win, that took them through to the ECF semi-finals for a second consecutive
season. Report here
The Under 9s achieved an excellent third place in the EPSCA finals. A very proud manager reports here. The three Saturdays 1st, 8th and 15th March were a busy time for our juniors. For details of their EPSCA events click here. Herts are the SCCU Open Champions following a notable victory over Surrey by 8.5 - 7.5. There was a significant grading advantage on most boards for Surrey. Full details here. Well done! The HSCA U11 championship was won by nine year old Jakob Yianni with a perfect 6/6. Second was Rahul Rohatgi and Third place was shared by Robert Platt and Archie Hunter. Best girl was Eili Topham and the Under 9 prize went to James Colebourn and Joseph Yianni. Fuller details here. The HSCA U9 and U14 championships were held on Sunday 13th January at Cunningham Hill School, St Albans. Under 9 winner is Lawrence Lee and the Under 14 winner is Darius Faiz-Madhavi after a play-off that saw Jake Breindel (an U10!) finish second. Details Under 9 and Under 14. Herts Congress - Headline results:- Open 1-2 Chris Briscoe Simon Knott Challengers 1 Julien Shepley Major 1-2 Charles McAleenan Edward Venmore-Rowland Minor 1 Julian Ray SCCU results to date here. Latest U100 Herts 7.5 Kent 4.5 Sunday 25th November. Our juniors were in action on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday the Under 14 team comfortably beat last year's SCCU winners Surrey at Potters Bar. Details here. On Sunday we held an HSCA competition at Newberries School, Radlett. Seb Larsson won the Under 9 section, Lawrence Lee won the U11 and Andrew Silverbeck won the older junior / adult section.
The juniors played in a five team event at Stansted winning comfortably. The team scored 36 out of a possible 48 with Jakob Yianni and Darius Faiz-Mahdavi winning all their games. More details here. The HSCA London Junior Qualifier took place at Cunningham Hill School, St Albans on Sunday 7th October 2007. Results here U8 U10 U12 U14plus. Congratulations to the section winners James Colebourn (U8), David Redman (U10), Darius Faiz-Mahdavi (U12) and Joshua Cavendish (U14 and others). Welwyn Hatfield have moved to The Free Church, Church Road, (Opposite Sainsburys), Welwyn Garden City. Hemel are playing their home matches at The Apsley Community Centre, London Road, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead HP3 95B Hoddesdon web site link added to club page.
The U150 narrowly lost their final against Lancashire by 7.5 - 8.5. Details here. County and District Correspondence (Ward Higgs Division 1). Latest here. League tables and other information as at 15th June 2007. One adjudicated game to be decided which may affect relegation from Division 5 otherwise all other issues are settled. The U150 have reached the ECF final following a tense 8 - 8 draw with Notts at Stevenage. Report here. South Herts Congress results here Closed competition rules (issue 14 - July 2007) Final SCCU results. Final tables Maya Haria is the Herts Girls' Champion. More details here Success for the U150 team as they overcome Cambridgeshire to reach the ECF semi-final. Details and report here. The Under 11 team came fourth in their EPSCA final. Details here The Herts U9 team finished joint 11th in their final in Wiltshire. Details here The Herts U9 team finished second in their EPSCA zonal competition. Details here. The Herts Junior Championships results U14 U11 U9 The Capel Burn and Bunce results here. A new chess club in Hertfordshire! Introducing Harpenden Juniors who meet on Saturdays. Details here. Little Heath Christmas Fun Tournament 21st December details here Grand Prix standings here Club venues Herts Congress 2nd - 3rd December. Results here Welwyn now have a website here Junior News and Results here SCCU Matches and Results (data from SCCU site) HSCA London Junior Qualifier Results U8 U10 U12 Capel, Burn and Bunce results (when available) Updated Officers list Herts U125 draw at Surrey thanks to a final game victory by captain Keith Woodhouse. Details here The Under 125 suffered a narrow 9 - 7 defeat at Essex. Details here. HSCA half-day congress coming up at Radlett. The primary schools chess challenge is on November 18 in Letchworth. To enter any of the above, simply download and complete the attached forms. Details of further events, including the county finals, will be available later.
Chairperson needed After three years as chair of the HSCA, Sally Little is stepping down in January after the county finals. This means someone new is required to take Herts junior chess forward in 2007 and beyond. Anyone who is interested, or just wants to find out more about what is involved, should contact Sally. Email: peterlittle@beeb.net
Fixtures for 2006 - 2007 have now been issued. The League structure may be found here. New venue for Hemel Hempstead - Cotterells Club, 182 Cotterells, Hemel Hempstead. HP1 1JW . Venue list here. Bishop's Stortford now have a website. New - Grand Prix standings League Results. Latest league tables (28th May). Live league tables (experimental). Current Correspondence results The Correspondence team scored 9.5 to 16.5 in their match and have apparently secured their place in the top flight again. Details here. The U11 team achieved joint fourth place in the EPSCA national finals. Wey Valley won, Sussex second and Yorkshire third. Letchworth results South Herts Chess Congress results via this link Herts Junior Championships results. Under 9 Under 11 Hitchin Congress results. Open Challengers Major Minor The Under 125 team lost at Swanscombe to Kent by 9 - 7. The Under 125 team lost to Sussex by 9 - 7 at Horsham. The Under 150 team lost to Sussex by 9.6 - 6.5. Report here Correspondence chess report (Herts stayed up again!) The Under 125 team lost 10 - 6 at Middlesex. Report here. The Under 150 team defeated Kent 10.5 - 5.5. Report here. London Junior Results U8 U10 U12 U14 Report The draws for the Closed Cup competitions have been announced. Russell Sharp U125 U100. The Capel, Burn and Bunce competitions are being held on 15th and 16th October. Details here. The League fixtures for the new season have now been finalised and may be found here. Let battle commence! Several Herts players took part in the British Championships that have just finished in Douglas, Isle of Man. Full results and games may be found here. Looking through the results we have the following:- Championship: Simon Knott 6.5/11. Philip Bonafont and Matthew Dignam 4.5. U125: Dinesh Jain 1.5/5 U100: Dinesh Jain 4/5 (equal 1st) Atkins Weekender: Stephen Pride 2.5/5 Harry Baines Week 1: Stephen Pride 4/9 Harry Baines Week 2: 6/9 Rapidplay 31/7/2005: Matthew Dignam 4.5/6. Akash Jain 3. Radha Jain 1. Rapidplay 7th August 2005: Senthuran Sathyanandha and Gary Senior 3. Saravanan Sathyanandha 2. Under 16: Senthuran Sathyanandha 3.5/7 Under 12: Akash Jain 4/7 (U11 Boys Champion) Under 10: Saravanan Sathyanandha 6/7 (equal 1st). James Abrams 4.5. Radha Jain 2.5 Under 9: James Abrams 5/7. Thomas Senior 4.5. Radha Jain 3.5 (Girls Champion). Under 8: Radha Jain 4.5/6 (Girls Champion and Second). Haberdashers' Aske's took their Under 9 and Under 11 teams to Pontins and returned with two EPSCA trophies. Report here. The Herts U150 lost their BCF Quarter Final by 9 - 7. Mike Price's report is here. The HCA AGM will take place on Friday 17th June 2005 at 19:30 at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Old Stevenage. Match results are now on the league diary page. The final full report is here in pdf format. Berks & Bucks Congress entry form here Puller Cup report Herts Grand Prix standings here The Under 11 team came 5th in their EPSCA national final. First Team report here Megafinal totals here The Under 9 team finished 7th in the EPSCA national finals with 21 points. Herts won the SCCU Under 135 jamboree. Congratulations to Mark Topham, Ian Cross, James Aldred, Mir Wali, Steve Weston and Mike Price. The Under 11 team came third in their EPSCA zonal. Details here The Under 9 team has won their first ever EPSCA zonal. Details here. The Correspondence team has 4/7 at present with games due to finish on 30th June 2005. Details here The Under 125 team has qualified for the national stages following a stunning 14.5 - 1.5 win over Kent. Details here The Under 150 team has qualified for the BCF Quarter Finals. Report and results here. The Correspondence team are currently standing at 2 - 1. Details here. Letchworth have a new website. The U125 team drew away at Surrey. Details here. The U150 team lost heavily to Kent at Rothamsted. Details here. The results from the London Junior Championships are available here. A summary is here The Little Heath and Brookmans Park Christmas Fun Tournament was won by Miss Radha Jain with 6/6. The adults / stronger juniors section was jointly won by Alistair Hunter and Martin Walker. Results Herts Juniors Finals - Full results U14 U11 U9 Report Hitchin Results Open Challengers Major Minor
Current Closed Competition Rules here ChessScore page here Contact us The 2004 - 2005 C&DCCC pairings are now published and may be viewed here together with the first result. Results from the HSCA tournament held at Lannock Primary School, Letchworth here. Well done to Edward Little, Shyamel Patel, Cameron Little, Darius Faiz-Mahdavi, Hugh Myers and all the other medal winners. Herts U125 drew their home match with Sussex 8 - 8. Details and report from Keith Woodhouse here. Herts U150 defeated Surrey at Coulsdon by 9.5 - 6.5. Details here. Results from the Aston St Marys Junior Tournament. Under 11 and Under 9. Congratulations to Hugh Myers, Matthew Gaskell, Sam Deards and Alice Gosling. Photos and games added for the Capel, Burn and Bunce competitions. Saffron Walden LJQ entry details here The Brookmans Park Junior Tournament resulted in several strong performances. Details U9 U11 and U14. The new St Albans Club site is up and running here The U125 team scored a 9 - 7 victory over Essex at Wanstead. Hitchin details and entry form here. Queries to Brian Judkins. The Under 150 team lost against Essex at Upminster. Details here The U125 team defeated Middlesex 10 - 6 at Rothamsted. Details here. Matthew Beggs won the inaugural Bunce Cup ahead of Graham Williams and Steve Dicks on sum of opponents scores. Ian Mutton retained the Burn Cup and Martin Walker won the Capel. Report here. The draws for the club knockout competitions have been made. Details here for the Russell Sharp Under125 and Under 100. HSCA held their London Junior Qualifier at Roundwood School. Garo Heath scored 6/6 in the U10 section whilst Avi Baruch was top U14 with Vishaal Patel and Saravanan Sathyanandha top local U12s. Full detail Under 10 and Under 12. The County U150 team scored a comfortable 13 - 3 victory over 11 man Middlesex (5 defaults). Details here. The first junior competition of the season was won by Matthew Gaskell with Garo Heath second and Luc Cook and Elango Madhi joint third. Luc and Madhi were Under 9 winners. Details here The League Diary may be found here. Results will be added as they are advised to me. The Capel, Burn and U115 competition will take place at Rothamsted on 9th and 10th October 2004. Entry form in Word here and pdf here WelwynHatfield now meet at The Royal Naval Association, Black Fan Road, Welwyn Garden City. The entrance to the club car park is via the Mundells exit from the one-way system. (Between Black Fan Road & Tewin Road) The site has been unavailable for a few days whilst it was being transferred to Positive Internet. Despite predictions to the contrary, the Herts Correspondence team were not relegated from Division 1 (Ward-Higgs) of the C&DCCC. The team scored 10 points from a maximum of 26. Graham Williams is looking for new players graded over 100. Contact Graham for more details. Several Herts players have been competing in the British Championships. Full results here. Final league tables here. Summary here. Final First Team report here Little Heath Summer Tournament results here ***Little Heath and Brookmans Park win the Under 100 Final The Under 11 team failed to capitalise on their good zonal performance and the event was won by Sussex. Ironically Sussex were only taking part because they hosted the event having narrowly missed out in the zonal! Still well done. Final scores here Akash Jain won the EPSCA England Under 11 trial outright with 5.5/6. Well done Akash! David Lawrence scored 3 points. Ben Peacock won the Under 10 Supremo title at the Middlesex Megafinal with 6/6. The younger juniors had their Megafinal on Sunday 9th May. Qualifiers here. HCA are running two junior events on Sunday 16th May at St Vincent de Paul, Stevenage and on Sunday 20th June at Fleetville School, St Albans. Entry forms and details from John Leake The UK Chess Challenge Megafinal for the older groups took place on Monday 3rd May. Results here. Letchworth results are on the BCF site here The Under 9s came third in their EPSCA zonal. Full results here or on John Moss's site with team photo
South Herts Congress Standings full and brief Herts Juniors secured second place in their U11 zonal at Hatfield. Details here The U150 team lost 9 - 7 to Middlesex. Details here The Under 9s came third in their EPSCA zonal and have qualified for the finals. Details here The Under 125 team were narrowly defeated at Essex. Details here. The U14s beat Essex by 14 - 10. Details here. County First Team report updated here The U150 team beat Essex by 11 - 5. Another excellent result for Herts, who will qualify for the BCF national knock-out stage if they win their final SCCU match against Middlesex. Details here. The Herts Under 14/Under 90 team lost 15.5 - 8.5 against Surrey. Details here The Correspondence team have scored 5 / 10 so far with the first win in the Ward / Higgs scored by John Sharp (game here). Current scores here Little Heath Chess Week was a great success. Details here including UK Chess Challenge results. The Under 125 team lost a close match 9 - 7 to Middlesex. Details here County First Team report by Kevin Clark here Read the John Rhodes article about Correspondence Chess here Our U14/U90 team defeated Surrey at Guildford by 14 - 10. Full results here. The Herts Juniors Finals were held on Sunday 18th January. Main winners Avi Baruch (U14), Rory Scott (U11), Kaz Topham (U9) and Yvette Cook (Girls). Full details here. Mike Price reports that the County U150 team scored a resounding victory by 11 - 5 over Surrey at Rothamsted. Full results here. Surrey had won their previous two matches. Sally Little has succeeded Jeremy Ward as Chair of HSCA. Details of Bishop's Stortford Juniors here Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell is Rudolph, William Moss is Chief Elf. Details here. GM Peter Wells won the Hitchin 2003 Open. Results from the various sections and associated London Junior Qualifier here. John Rhodes, our Correspondence IM has selected some games here Results from St Thomas More here Updated draws and results for the Closed Club Cup competitions here Correspondence Section added. Herts are now in Division for the first time having been in Division 2 since 1924! The Under 150 team have drawn with Sussex after a problem with some fun loving children and recently lost to Kent. Details. Herts Juniors defeated Berkshire in a 30 board friendly match over three rounds by 55-35. Details here Results from Brookmans Park here Results from Roundwood here Capel and Burn report and some games here League Results to date here Results from Newberries here Results from our London Junior Qualifier here Results from Nash Mills here Closed Competition Rules here (pdf format) Link to Stevenage Chess Club added here League Fixture List here Junior Coaching and Event Information here Pages available for clubs. Contact Chris Cook for details.
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