News from Mr,Cross:
Over half-term, Devon junior players Caleb Caleshu, Pengxiao Zhu, James Glasson and Joe Forty represented England regional U14 or U12 teams against the equivalent full Wales International teams in Chepstow. Their combined score was 4 out of 8 and they contributed to England winning both matches.
Well done Devon!
16th June 2026 at Torquay Boys’ Grammar School (courtesy of Tim) Attendees: D. Regis, T. Onions, V. Cross, J.C. Bacon, A. Crickmore, S. Keay Apologies: A. Ashenhurst, N. Butland Note that most of the discussions revolved around the schedule for the coming year, and resources. D. Regis plans this as his last year running everything… Maybe a…
Great to see this event happening — very encouraging to see this activity among secondary schools again. Congratulations to Exeter School for taking 1st place in the U18 section and to TBGS for their 1st place in the U13. Many thanks to TBGS for hosting and to their Mr Onions for organising.
I’ve been trying to find and follow the progress of Devon juniors in this year’s Championships, but please email me if I’ve missed anyone. I spotted Luke Honey and Reece Whittington having a go in the strong 9-round Major Open, scoring 5 and 3.5 respectively. A tough week in the office! (For context, the winner…
Phiona Mutesi, the ‘Queen of Katwe’ featured on BBC2 yesterday, played this game in the 2012 Olympiad: There’s a little bio of Phiona at ChessGames https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=127569
In junior chess news this week, Devon juniors made a strong showing at the over-the-board Somerset Megafinal, with Caleb Caleshu winning 6/6 in his section and other Devon players ( … ) qualifying in theirs. Congratulations to all and well done to others for competing strongly even if they didn’t get through. Congratulations too to…
A book for young people who want to play chess My First Chess Book: 35 easy and fun chess-based activities for children aged 7 years + [You can find this book as written by Jessica Prescott or Jessica Martin.] Most players attending our events have got the hang of playing chess. But there’s quite a…
