Northumbria Junior Chess Association

Charity Number: 1048112

The Home of Junior Chess in the North

• NJCA Junior Grades (July 2010)

  NJCA July 2010 Grades

• Report of Zheming Zhang at the British Champioships: 2010

  Zheming Zhang at the British Championships

• Report of Zheming Zhang at Middlesbrough: 18 July 2010

  Zheming Zhang at Middlesbrough

• Report from the Land UK Chess Challenge Gigafinal at Stockport: 10/11 July 2010

  Report from the UK Land Chess Challenge GigaFinal event in Stockport, 10/11 July 2010

• News

  Tabitha takes the Championship!

  Tabitha Report

• Reports from the EPSCA Semi-finals at Prestatyn: 19-20 June 2010

  EPSCA Semi-finals 2010 Report

  Additional EPSCA Semi-finals 2010 Report

• News

  Former Newcastle Church High School pupil and NJCA member, Kanwal Bhatia, has been selected to play for England womens team in the World Chess Olympiad to be played in Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia in September. Congratulations, Kanwal! We'll all be rooting for you. (Paul Bielby: May 2010)

• Results and report from "Chess in the Castle": 22 May 2010

  "Chess in the Castle 2010" Results

  "Chess in the Castle 2010" Report

  Photos here: Picture Gallery

• Report and Results from the Land Chess Megafinal: 08 May 2010

  Megafinal Report and Results

• NJCA Membership Form: For Parent, Coach, Event Organiser or Volunteer

  NJCA Membership Form

• 22/05/2010: "Chess in the Castle"

  A 1 day Junior Tournament on Saturday, 22nd May 2010 at Aydon Castle, Corbridge, courtesy of English Heritage. U9, U11, u13, U15 and U18 tournaments from 10am until 4pm. Contact:gerry@mindsportsworld.org

• Report from the Durham County Junior Chess Championships: 28 March 2010

  Durham County Junior Report

• 26/09/2010: Northumberland County Congress

  There is a 1 day Junior Tournament on Sunday, 26th September at The Parks Leisure Centre, Howden Road, Royal Quays, North Shields, NE29 6TL as part of the full adult congress which runs from Friday to Sunday. The entry form is for either event.

  Entry Form: The Parks

• Report from the Langley Teams of 4: 13 March 2010

  Langley Report

• Durham County Junior Chess Championships

  A 1 day Junior Tournament on Sunday, 28th March 2010 at Durham Gilesgate Sports College (Resource Centre), Bradford Crescent, Durham, DH1 1HN. U9, U11, U13, U15 & U18 tournaments from 1.30pm until 5.30pm. Contact: Ken Neat (0191 3864795) junior@dcca.org.uk

• "Last Chance Saloon"

  Land Chess Challenge on Saturday, 24th April 2010 at Christchurch Primary School, Kielder Terrace, North Shields. Contact: Abi Adams (0191 2532841) atadams2007@yahoo.com

• Northumberland League match Forest Hall "B" v Jesmond Pawns: Jeff Bentham v Zheming Zhang (7 years old)

  Play the game!

• Report from the EPSCA Team Tournament 1st Round: (Sat, 06 Feb 2010)

  EPSCA Report

• Results from the NPS Junior Event: (Sat, 30 Jan 2010)

  NPS Junior Results

• Northumberland League: Jesmond Pawns v Leam Lane Comets. Games from Chris Wilson & William Wilkinson

  Play the games!

• NJCA Junior Grades (January 2010)

  NJCA January 2010 Grades

• Report and Results from the U9 and U11 competition held at Ponteland School: (Sat, 12 Dec, 2009)

  Report from the U9 and U11 competition

  Results from the U9 and U11 competition

• Report from the Pennine Cup held at Ponteland School: (Sat, 12 Dec, 2009)

  Report from the Pennine Cup

• Photos from the HMC Junior Tournament held at Q.E.G.S. Wakefield: (Wed, 25 Nov, 2009)

  Picture Gallery

• Northumberland League match Tynemouth Castle v Jesmond Pawns (Tue, 01 Dec, 2009): Amarvansh Singh Wadhwa (15 years old) v Keith Rockett

  Play the game!

• Report from the Cumbria Schools Teams of Four Tournament held at Austin Friars School, Carlisle: (Sun, 29 Nov, 2009)

  Cumbria Schools Teams of Four Tournament Report

• Report from the HMC Junior Tournament held at Q.E.G.S. Wakefield: (Wed, 25 Nov, 2009)

  HMC Junior Tournament Report

• Junior Friendly Club: Langley Chess Club

  U18 chess club every Thursday during school term times from 6pm until 7pm approx. Contact: Abi Adams (0191 2532841 or 07891419612)

  Langley Chess Club

• The Training Day scheduled for 14th November has had to be cancelled.

• Report and Results from the RGS Junior Congress: (Sat, 10 Oct, 2009)

  RGS Junior Congress Report

  RGS Junior Congress Results

• Results from the Northumberland County Congress Junior Event: (Sun, 27 Sept, 2009)

  Northumberland County Congress Junior Results

• Try your hand at some checkmates?

  Checkmate Puzzles

  Checkmate Puzzle Answers but only if you're really, really stuck!!!!!!

• Results from the Yarm Chess Festival: (Sat, 19 Sept, 2009)

  Yarm Chess Festival Results

• NJCA Junior Grades (08/09/09)

  View NJCA grades with the link below (Courtesy of the NCA)

  NJCA Grades

• NJCA RapidPlay Grading News

  View the improvement of NJCA young players with the link below

  View NJCA RapidPlay Grading News

  English Chess Federation (for full Grading List)

• Terafinal News

  See the review of Zheming Zhang and William Wilkinson at the UK Chess Challenge Terafinal at Warwick

  View Terafinal News