New Sponsor for National Schools Championship

Yateley Manor School are the new sponsors of the National Schools Championship. This important and prestigious annual event involves hundreds of schools from all over the UK and many thousands of children in friendly chess combat.

Headmaster Francis Howard said: "Yateley Manor has a long history of supporting junior chess and we are delighted to provide this sponsorship".

IM Andrew Martin, the ECF Manager of Coaching, has been on the staff at Yateley Manor for some 17 years, teaching chess to children from age 5 to age 13. The South of England Junior Chess Championships and the English Junior Closed Championships are also held at the School.

Speaking on behalf of the English Chess Federation, Andrew Martin said: "We look forward to an excellent tournament in 2008/9 with many new schools participating and we anticipate working with Yateley Manor for many years to come.

Andrew Martin
ECF Manager of Coaching