England Team





Team photo – from Prague

This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series Prague 2012

The England team prepare to do battle in the European Youth Chess Championships. Click here to ‘Meet the Team‘[picture courtesy of Anand Verma]


England takes Bronze!

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Mureck 2012

Young Ieysaa bin-Suhayl won a Bronze Medal in the Under-8 section of the European Union Youth Chess Championships in Mureck, Austria! Yousuf bin-Suhayl – 4.5…


More from Mureck

This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Mureck 2012

Today we visited the beautiful city of Graz, Austria’s second largest city. We headed for the Schlossberg (a mountain in the middle of the city…


Mureck Diaries – Day 6

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series Mureck 2012

Mureck is on the river Mur, which forms part of the border with Slovenia. Some of the team have taken the opportunity to make a…



Mureck Diaries – Day 4

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Mureck 2012

It may be the weekend but there is no rest, as another morning of preparation for our earnest young chess players gets underway straight after…


Mureck Diaries – Day 3

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Mureck 2012

Day 3We have a guaranteed point today as Ibraheem and Theo have been drawn to play each other. Rosanna took the opportunity yesterday evening to…


Mureck Diaries

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Mureck 2012

Tuesday July 31st Most of the England team arrived late yesterday afternoon (Monday 30th July). The main party group were pleased to be greeted at…


Romania draws to a close

This entry is part 27 of 28 in the series World Schools 2012

Anna Purvis, Sam Cobbold, Luke and Tai Remus-Elliot created and bestowed the following awards to our team — Callaghan – cutest; Jeff – youngest; Joshua…


Team photo and some results

This entry is part 26 of 28 in the series World Schools 2012

8 wins – Joshua Altman, Imogen Camp, Max Elliott, Alex van Lint, Luke Remus-Elliot, Jeff Tomy, Eleanor Hapeshi, Richard Zhu 7 draws – Anna Purvis,…