21-23 July, Park Inn Hotel in Cardiff | Official website
| Glorney Cup |
 Daniel Hunt Having learnt the play chess at the age of 4, I began playing competitively when I was 8, becoming the U9 British Champion, and a few years later the U12 European Union Chess Champion. I have represented England in numerous international events, but have since taken a break from playing competitively to concentrate on my studies (I am currently studying Maths at Cambridge University). |
 Gordon Scott Gordon joined Norwich Junior Chess Club and is now a member of the Norfolk and Norwich Chess Club, one of the oldest chess clubs in England. He would like to thank Stephen Orton and Norwich Junior Chess Club. |
| Henry Broadley |
 Adam C Taylor Adam started playing chess at school when he was 9 years old. Adam is now the current U15 British Champion (Joint); he is also the newly crowned U15 English Youth Champion. This year he is looking forward to taking part in the 100th British Championships in Torquay. He has represented England on several occassions including both the U14 European & World Championships in 2012. Adam plays league chess for Manningtree ‘A’ and also plays for the Anglian Avengers 4NCl Team. He’d like to thank all those people who have helped him to improve his chess, in particular – The Rotary Club of Colchester, The David Wood Memorial Trust and IM Harriet Hunt. |
 Charlie Nettleton [pic by John Upham] I’ve been playing chess for 8 years, and I have won various tournaments. I would like to thank Hayes Chess Club. I attend Abbotsfield Boys School. |
| Gilbert Cup |
 Amy Hoare Amy has played chess competitively since she was 7 and qualified for the National Chess Junior Squad at the Under 11 trial. Since then she has travelled widely with her chess, competing in Guernsey, the Czech Republic, Holland, Poland, Italy, Turkey and Slovenia. Highlights include: playing in the London Chess Classic (Women’s International Invitational), playing at the Under 16 Olympiad in Istanbul and playing as Board 1 in the European Youth Team Championships. Amy enjoys mentoring the Sussex Girls under 11 Team who achieved 1st place in 2012 and 3rd place in 2013 National Finals. She is passionate about all sports and represents her school in netball, tennis and rounders, and plays hockey for the county. Thanks go to everyone who has supported and encouraged Amy with her chess, in particular: David Howell, Jonathan Tuck, Lawrence Cooper, Sussex Junior Chess, Horsham Chess Club and Farlington School. |
| Katherine Shepherd |
 Jessica Wen |
| Robinson Cup |
| Ashwin Kalyana I am part of the national chess junior squad and have played for England against Holland, the Czech Republic, Flanders and France. I was awarded the Ritzon Morry award for the Best Junior Player by the Birmingham and District Chess League in 2011 and again in 2013. I played for England in the Stokes Cup in 2011 and 2012 winning the board prize in 2012. One of my proudest moments so far in chess has been winning the Under 10 British Champion Title in 2010. I would like to thank my parents for taking me to various chess tournaments all over the country and Malcolm Hunt my school chess coach for all his encouragement and support. |
 Harry Croasdale Thanks to Nottingham High School and their coaches; the members of West Bridgford Chess Club for their wise advice and my dad. |
 Michael Ashworth Michael started playing chess at the age of 8. He qualified for the National Chess Junior Squad in 2010 at the age of 10 and has represented his country in Belgium, Ireland and France. It was in Dublin where he won the Board Prize in the 2011 Stokes Cup. He is the current West of England Under 14 Champion and a regular player for the Gloucestershire adult county team. Michael would like to thank Richard & John Jones for their support at primary school and Wotton Hall chess club. He would also like to thank WIM Tereza Olsarova and his teachers at Sir Thomas Rich’s school, Ian Robson and Joey Stewart, for coaching him with enthusiasm. |
 Daniel Gallagher Daniel was introduced to chess at the age of six by his father, and joined his junior school chess club at the age of eight. He became Essex U11 Champion 2012, won the South of England Championship U13 Open Section 2013 and came first in the Intermediate U150 Section at the Southend Congress 2013 at Easter. He is the current Essex U14 Champion. Daniel represented England in the European Schools Championship in Serbia recently and is really looking forward to doing so again in the Robinson Cup. He would like to thank his parents for travelling with him to tournaments all over the country, his wider family and friends for their encouragement, his school for their support, all associated with Essex Junior Chess and Maldon Chess Club, and, last but not least, GM Nick Pert who has helped him develop his chess in leaps and bounds. Daniel attends King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford. |
 Alex Golding Alex is 9 years old and started playing chess when he was 6 years old. He has competed in many chess tournaments since that time. His successes include winning the U11 title and £1,000 at the Terafinal of the Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge in 2012 when he was only 8 years old by scoring 4 out of 6 against opponents with an average age of 15 years old. He is the current 10 year old English Youth Chess Champion. Alex plays for the Ashtead, CCF, Ealing Juniors, Surrey and Wey Valley teams. He is a keen tennis player, takes part in many other sporting activities and plays the piano. He is a member of Ashtead Junior Chess Club. Alex thanks all those who have supported and encouraged him in his chess including Pat Armstrong, IM Mike Basman, Mike Bolan, GM Glenn Flear, IM and WGM Susan Lalic, Owen Phillips, Sainbayar Tserendorj, Daniel Gliddon and Kathy Vannucci. Alex attends Downsend School in Leatherhead, Surrey. |
| Hajane Anbukumar |
| Stokes Cup |
 Taylor Pearson Taylor has been playing chess since he was 7, and has been part of the very successful Nottingham High school chess team since the age of 10, being part of the team which won the National Schools Championship in 2011. |
 Nikolai Hinterreither Having excelled at board games since he was little, Nikolai needed a bigger challenge. He was introduced to chess at school in Year 4 and fell in love with the sport straight away. He soon began representing his school (Claires Court Junior Boys) and county (Berkshire) and then set his sights on playing for England. With Mr Jonathan Tuck’s expert coaching and his parents’ and school’s full support, he achieved his goal in Year 6. Nikolai is very excited to have the opportunity to play in the Stokes Cup Tournament in Cardiff representing England and he’d like to thank Mr Tuck once again for helping him reach his goals. Nikolai currently attends Claires Court Junior Boys in Maidenhead but will transfer to Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School in Marlow come September. |
 Robert Ashworth Robert started playing chess at age 7. In 2012 he qualified for the National Chess Junior Squad and in the same year was also the Under 11 Champion at the UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Challengers event. He is the current Under 12 Gloucestershire County Champion and has also recently been called upon to represent the adult county team. Robert would like to thank Richard & John Jones for their support at primary school and Wotton Hall chess club. He would also like to thank WIM Tereza Olsarova and his teachers at Sir Thomas Rich’s secondary school, Ian Robson and Joey Stewart, for their continuing coaching. |
| Jacob Boswell |
 James Golding James started playing chess when he was 8 years old after being given a chess set for Christmas. James plays for the Ashtead, Ealing Juniors, Surrey and Wey Valley teams. He is an experienced competitor in numerous junior chess tournaments, including the Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge and World Schools 2013 and has received many trophies, medals and rosettes. He is a member of Ashtead Junior Chess Club. James thanks all those who have supported and encouraged him in his chess including Pat Armstrong, IM Mike Basman, Mike Bolan, IM Graeme Buckley, Owen Phillips, Sainbayar Tserendorj and GM Glenn Flear. James attends Downsend School in Leatherhead. |
| Alex Sheerin |
| Coaches |
 GM Nick Pert I have competed in World and European Youth and Junior Championships every year from age 12 to 20 so I have a lot of experience in these types of event. My best finishes were a gold medal in the World Under 18 Championships in 1998 where I achieved my IM title and a bronze medal in the European U12 Championships. I became a grandmaster in 2003 and have played for the England first team in Olympiads and European Team Championships on many occasions. I won the British Rapidplay Championships in 2004, and currently have the highest rapidplay grade in the country. I haven’t won the British Championships (yet!), my best finish was outright 2nd in 2010 behind GM Michael Adams. I have been active on the individual coaching front with a very small number of pupils for several years, however now I have stopped jobs outside of chess I have been able to spend a lot more time on this recently. One of my first pupils, Felix Ynojosa, who has now moved to Venezuela, has just told me that he has achieved his IM title at age 16. At the recent British Championships, 2 of the people I work with regularly at chess won their age group, 1 won a grading section and 2 others won prizes for top junior performance and best improvement in grade. I’d like to thank all the people who have helped me in chess throughout my life, not least my parents for taking me to lots of tournaments when I was young, my brother, IM Richard Pert, for giving me a rival, my first chess coach, Kevin O’Connell, and many others who I have been extremely fortunate to work with at chess. I hope that I can help others get as much enjoyment and success from playing chess as I have, if not more! |
 IM/WGM Jovanka Houska British Women’s Champion, Commonwealth Ladies Champion and ECF Manager of Women’s Chess |
 David Levens In the 1960s I was ranked in the top 50 players in the UK and competed in three British Championships: Leicester in 1960; Bath in 1964; and Whitby in 1965. I scored 4/11 at Leicester; 4.5 at Bath; and 5 at Whitby. Half-way through Whitby I lost all ambition, as I had a young family to bring up and a burgeoning career as an electronics technician. I returned to chess, after the best part of 25 years out of competitive chess, at the age of 57. Though I am no longer the player I once was, since my return I have beaten CM Stewart Reuben and had wins against one FM and draws against 3 others, plus another win against a player with an ELO of 2300 and several good results against players with grades over ECF 200. I have authored four books: ‘Basic Chess’ which had good reviews and sold all over the world; ‘Your Own Set of Openings 4 Now’; ‘Middlegame Essentials 4 Now’; and ‘Endgame Essentials 4 Now’. EPSCA employs me as an England Selector for its U11 squad and the Notts Primary Schools Chess Association appointed me its Head Coach several years ago. I’ve also coached at Nottingham Junior High School for the last 14 years. Many of my pupils have represented England in International Youth tournaments abroad. |