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News Items for 2007-08
| Sat, 16-Aug | UK Chess Challenge Terafinal:
Berkshire juniors rise to the challenge of the UK Chess Challenge Terafinal.
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| | Sat, 12-Jul | UK Chess Challenge Southern Gigafinal:
Excellent results for the Berkshire entrants to the UKCC GigaFinal.
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| | Sat, 10-May | Under 11 EPSCA Final:
A long trip to Liverpool is rewarded with a good result.
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| | Mon, 05-May | UK Chess Challenge Berkshire Megafinal:
Our biggest event of the year was larger than ever.
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| | Sat, 26-Apr | Under 9 EPSCA Final:
Berkshire's under 9s perform well at EPSCA final in South-East London
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| | Sat, 29-Mar | St. Michael's SAE and UKCC Qualifier:
A new SAE winner, and 12 qualifiers for the UKCC MegaFinal, in a busy afternoon.
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| | Sat, 15-Mar | SAE - Radstock:
A larger-than-average entry, with many playing in a tournament for the first time, make for a great afternoon's chess at this new venue.
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| | Sat, 15-Mar | Under 11 EPSCA Zone:
An excellent final round brings the under 11 team some medals at the EPSCA Zonal, which this year was hosted by Berkshire.
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| | Sat, 08-Mar | Under 9 EPSCA Zone:
Berkshire Under 9s come through the zone from hell to qualify for the finals.
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| | Sun, 02-Mar | EPSCA Primary School Championships Qualifier:
Dolphin School qualify for the next round of the EPSCA School Championships.
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| | Sat, 01-Mar | Under 11 EPSCA Girls:
The Berks Under 11 Girls team has improved considerably over the last three years, but games continue to prove very challenging at national level, especially for the top boards.
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| | Sat, 16-Feb | UKCC Qualifier at Ridgeway School:
The UK Chess Challenge qualifying season gets underway with a well-attended event at Ridgeway School.
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| | Sun, 10-Feb | Under 11 Team event: Berks, Bucks, Sussex, Surrey:
Some tough competition for the Under 11 team with the EPSCA Zonal soon to come.
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| | Sat, 09-Feb | Under 9 Team event: Berks, Oxon, Bucks, Barnet:
A very challenging set of opponents for the Under 9 team in their final match before the EPSCA Zonal.
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| | Sat, 02-Feb | SAE - Streatley Primary:
A first SAE win for Harvey Jensen.
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| | Sat, 26-Jan | SAE - St. Michael's:
A last-minute change of venue, but a high-quality field results in a very competitive event and a blitz play-off for the trophy.
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| | Sat, 26-Jan | Wales and West of England U14 team championship:
Berkshire is to the west of London, so the Under 14 team thought: why not take on an entire country, as well as other even-more-westerly counties?
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| | Sun, 20-Jan | Team matches v. Wiltshire:
The Berkshire Under 9, Under 11, and Under 14 teams record convincing victories in the annual friendly against neighbours Wiltshire.
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| | Sat, 19-Jan | SAE - St. Nicholas, Hurst:
Another addition to the trophy cabinet for William Foo, and a rare second minor trophy for Matty Kemp.
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| | Sat, 19-Jan | Under 11 Girls Team event: Berks, Oxon, Sussex, Barnet:
Another tough match for Berkshire's girls, especially on the top boards.
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| | Sat, 12-Jan | Junior 4NCL:
The Pluto Team finish on top in the inaugural Junior 4NCL team competition.
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| | Sun, 06-Jan | Under 9 Team event: Berks, Bucks, Hants, Sussex:
A good start to the season for the Under 9 team.
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| | Sat, 15-Dec | London Junior Championships:
Outstanding results from Berkshire entrants to the London Junior Championships (results for both weekends available).
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| | Sat, 08-Dec | Whitehead Cup (Under 11 Girls):
Berkshire Girls bravely go in for the chess equivalent of learning to swim at the deep end, taking on Sussex, Surrey and Kent in the Whitehead Cup.
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| | Sun, 02-Dec | Under 14 Team event: Berks, Bucks, Surrey, Sussex:
The Under 14 team gain some revenge against Sussex who beat them to the NYCA title, but both teams are well-beaten by a Surrey side with good strength in depth.
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| | Sat, 10-Nov | SAE - Upton House:
Newcomer wins Under 11 Girls trophy at Upton House.
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| | Sat, 10-Nov | NYCA Under 16 and Under 12.:
More trophies for Berkshire's intrepid teams in the NYCA Championships in Birmingham.
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| | Sat, 03-Nov | SAE - Reading School (and other results):
More tie-break blitz games at this weekend's SAE. Also, excellent results for Berkshire Juniors at events in London and Guildford.
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| | Sat, 20-Oct | SAE - Caversham Primary:
A three way tie for first in the Open Section and a new winner in the Challenger's Section.
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| | Sat, 13-Oct | Under 11 Girls Tournament:
Tough competition for Under 11 Girls squad places.
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| | Sun, 07-Oct | NYCA Under 18, Under 14 and Under 14B:
Trophies all round as all three Berkshire teams finish in an excellent second place at the annual NYCA championships.
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| | Sat, 06-Oct | SAE - Trinity, Newbury:
A disappointing turnout, but another trophy for William Foo.
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| | Sun, 30-Sep | Under 9 and Under 11 Trials:
Tough competition amongst Berkshire's top young Juniors as they battle it out for places in the Berkshire under 9 and under 11 squads.
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| | Sun, 16-Sep | Under 14 Team event: Berks, Sussex, Kent, Barnet:
Hard to imagine a better start to the season.
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