Winners — Manchester Grammar School (U19); Heathside Prep School (U11); Guildford High (U19 Girls); Bolton School (U11 Girls)

The National U19 Championship sponsored by Winchester College

This year Winchester College, the public school founded by William of Wykeham in 1382, sponsors the U19 Championship, which brings together schools across the UK (including strong primary schools choosing to compete at U19 level).

Manchester Grammar School win the ECF National Schools Under 19 Tournament!

Championship Final
Manchester Grammar School vs Reading School – 5.7.13
1 Dan Fernandez 228 (W) 1-0 Matthew Wadsworth 205
2 Jamie Horton 195 ½-½ Roy Zhang 196
3 Andrew Horton 184 1-0 Daniel Noel 169
4 Daniel Abbas 186 1-0 Ryan Wong 166
5 Michael Fernandez 177 ½-½ Alex Vanlint 145
6 Jake Manton 166 1-0 Alfred Wong 148
-15.8 5-1 -14.7

Third Place Play-off
Haberdashers’ Aske’s vs Wilson’s School – 5.7.13
1 Ravi Haria 183 (W) 1-0 Adam Taylor 190
2 Roman Mitra 170 0-1 Philip Knott 172
3 Jonathan Pein 164 0-1 Pavan Murali 164
4 Lawrence Lee 150 1-0 Keith Barker 143
5 Vincent Lee 149 1-0 Mani(etc) Peri(etc) 141
6 Emery Asher 146 1-0 Tharshan Kuhendiran 141
-14.9 4-2 -16.4

Plate Final
QE Barnet vs Hampton School
1 Ananth Balaji 189 (W) ½-½ Max Wood-Robinson 167
2 Joseph Levene 172 1-0 Theodore Dias 157
3 Jake Breindel 142 0-1 Jake Liang 149
4 Yousuf Chowdhury 115 0-1 Michael Pettit 135
5 James Bunyan 92r 1-0 Jake Ruse 127
6 Ashwin Ravichandran 91 0-1 Harvey Paull 132
(15.3) 2½-3½ (15.11)

Plate Third Place Play-off
RGS Guildford vs Nottingham HS B
1 Daniel Sutton 164 (W) 1-0 Russell O’Brien 127
2 Matthew McLachlan 146 0-1 Karam Sangha 116
3 Timothy Foster 146 ½-½ David Somers 107
4 George Chantry 114 ½-½ Sohum Dhir 104
5 Rahul Radia 103 ½-½ Sahrin Ahluwalia 103
6 Max James 76r 1-0 Ishaan Bedi 95
-14.8 3½-2½ -14.1

The National Girls’ U19 Championship sponsored by St Catherine’s Bramley

This year St Catherine’s Bramley, a leading private school and member of the Girls’ Schools Association, sponsors the all-new ECF Girls’ U19 Championships, which will bring together the largest ever number of girls’ schools from across the UK in the quest to win the official ECF title of ‘Under 19 Girls’ National Schools Chess Champions’.

Guildford High win the ECF National Schools Girls’ Under 19 Tournament!

1st Guildford High 8.5
2nd North London Collegiate 8
3rd St Catherine’s 4.5
4th King’s Chester 3

Northern Semi-Final
1st – Kings School, Chester
2nd – Withington High School A team
3rd – Withington High School B Team

Parents, teachers and girls had a thoroughly enjoyable day. The quality of chess was excellent and the whole event was played in a competitive but friendly spirit. Thanks go to Cheadle Hulme School for hosting the event and Manchester Junior Chess for controlling and organising.

Southern Semi-Final
1st North London Collegiate A (NLC) 13 (qualify for finals)
2nd = Millfield , Guildford High11 (both teams qualify for finals)
4th= Surbiton High, Yateley Manor, St Catherine’s Bramley B (St Cats) 10.5
7th Burnt Mill Academy 10
8th NLC B 9.5
9th St Cats A 6.5
10th Haygrove 6
11th NLC C 5.5

A really excellent day, with strong support from the school, parents, coaches and teachers alike. A very worthwhile day for girls and women’s chess in general

— Andrew Martin, ECF Manager of Schools Chess

As Headmistress of St. Catherine’s, and also on behalf of my colleague Naomi Bartholomew, Headmistress of our Preparatory School, can I thank you all for making the journey today if you managed to do so. The girls were a great credit to themselves and their schools and I would be grateful if this could be passed back to our head teacher colleagues for the appropriate mentions in Assemblies or pats on the back, whatever is your local custom. The focus of the young people was very special. A joy to behold. And a huge thank you to the teams of parents and coaches from us, too. The support and encouragement was wonderful to see, as too were the occasional little moments of consolation and discussion of tips and tactics for next time. There is so much to learn in chess. Final thanks go to the ECF and to Andrew Martin for making this all happen, and to our home team of staff who were delighted to welcome you all. I do hope you all have a safe journey home – some I am sure are still travelling and will be late into the evening. What a great day for girls’ chess.

— Alice Phillips and Naomi Bartholomew, Head of Senior School and Head of Prep School at St. Catherine’s, Bramley

The National U11 Championship sponsored by Heathside Preparatory School

Heathside Preparatory School, a small and friendly day school close to Hampstead Heath in London, sponsors the all-new ECF U11 Championship, which will give primary schools across the UK an exciting new opportunity to compete for the official ECF title of ‘Under 11 National Schools Chess Champions’.

Heathside Prep School win the ECF National Schools Under 11 Tournament!

The final of the ECF Schools Tournament was held at Uppingham School on Friday 5th July. Thanks go to Uppingham School for providing excellent accommodation and to St Catherine’s Bramley, Winchester College and Heathside Preparatory School for sponsoring the event.

The tournament was close, with four teams in contention to the final round. Final positions —

1st Heathside Prep School 15.5
2nd Yateley Manor A Team 13.5
3rd Aughton St Michael School 12.5

4th Magdalen College 11.5; 5th RGS Newcastle 11.5; 6th Kings College School 8; 7th St Edward’s, Leek 7.5; 8th Cambridge International School 6; 9th Westbury on Trym School 6; 10th Hymers School 3.5; 11th Yateley Manor B 3

Northern Semi-Final
Hymers College, Hull hosted the Northern Semi-Final of the ECF Schools Competition on Saturday 1st June 2013. Teams represented schools from Bolton, Newcastle, Ormskirk, Hull and Leek. The venue provided an excellent setting for chess and the children enjoyed the opportunity to play schools from around the North of England.

The National Girls’ U11 Championship sponsored by St Catherine’s Bramley

This year St Catherine’s Bramley, a leading private school and member of the Girls’ Schools Association, sponsors the all-new ECF Girls’ U11 Championships, which will bring together the largest ever number of girls’ schools from across the UK in the quest to win the official ECF title of ‘Under 11 Girls’ National Schools Chess Champions’.

Bolton School win the ECF National Schools Girls’ Under 11 Tournament!

1st Bolton 13
2nd Inglefield Monmouth 11
3rd Aughton St Michael’s 8 (winner on tie break over)

4th Wimbledon High 8 (by winning the individual match between the two teams); 5th Newcastle Prep 3; 6th St Edward’s Leek 2

Northern Semi-Final
1st – Aughton St Michaels School
2nd – Bolton Girls School
3rd – St Edwards, Leek

4th – Sacred Heart, Liverpool; 5th= St Edwards, Leek B Team; Kings, Chester; 7th – Sacred Heart, Liverpool, B Team; 8th – St Edwards, Leek, C Team; 9th – Aughton St Michaels B Team

Southern Semi-Final
1st Wimbledon High A 13 (qualify for finals)
2nd Inglefield Monmouth 12 (qualify for finals)
3rd St Dunstan’s A 11
4th Newcastle Prep 10.5 (qualify for finals as St Dunstan’s are unable to take up the place)

5th Putney A 9.5; 6th Wimbledon C 8.5; 7th = NLC A , Wimbledon B 8; 9th = St Dunstan’s B, Putney B 7.5; 11th = Putney C, St Cats A 7; 13th Notre Dame A 6.5; 14th = NLC B , Notre Dame B 6; 16th = NLC C , St Mary’s Cambridge 5.5; 18th Yateley Manor 4.5; 19th St Cats B 3.5; 20th St Cats C 3

A really excellent day, with strong support from the school, parents, coaches and teachers alike. A very worthwhile day for girls and women’s chess in general.

— Andrew Martin, ECF Manager of Schools Chess

As Headmistress of St. Catherine’s, and also on behalf of my colleague Naomi Bartholomew, Headmistress of our Preparatory School, can I thank you all for making the journey today if you managed to do so. The girls were a great credit to themselves and their schools and I would be grateful if this could be passed back to our head teacher colleagues for the appropriate mentions in Assemblies or pats on the back, whatever is your local custom. The focus of the young people was very special. A joy to behold. And a huge thank you to the teams of parents and coaches from us, too. The support and encouragement was wonderful to see, as too were the occasional little moments of consolation and discussion of tips and tactics for next time. There is so much to learn in chess. Final thanks go to the ECF and to Andrew Martin for making this all happen, and to our home team of staff who were delighted to welcome you all. I do hope you all have a safe journey home – some I am sure are still travelling and will be late into the evening. What a great day for girls’ chess.

— Alice Phillips and Naomi Bartholomew, Head of Senior School and Head of Prep School at St. Catherine’s, Bramley