Haywards Heath Chess Academy
About Chess Academies
Sussex Junior Chess established the Chess Academy concept as a way of encouraging wider participation in chess.
The programme seeks to liaise with schools within a geographic area and then to tailor fun, innovative, and age and experience appropriate chess events to suit that community. It is hoped that this will bring chess to a new audience, encouraging them to learn to play chess and offering them a path for progression through local clubs to County and even National level events.
Bob Noyce, a coach with many years experience in junior chess is the Academy Director for the Haywards Heath area.
Saturday 24th March 2012, Lindfield Primary School
Monday 31st October 2011, Lindfield Primary School
Saturday 24th March 2012
The 4th Haywards Heath Junior Chess Academy tournament was held at Lindfield Primary School on Saturday 24th March and attracted 43 junior players from 8 different schools, with ages ranging from 5 – 11 years old.
The tournament was played as an individual event. Any school that entered 3 or more players was also included for team placing, with the top three scores being counted. As can be seen by the final standings it was a very hard & close fought competition!
Certificates for everyone who took part were circulated on the day. The afternoon was a great success, with several people remarking on what a nice atmosphere there was and the high levels of good sportsmanship.
Many children were playing in their first ever tournament and special prizes were also presented for a combination of sportsmanship, exemplary behaviour and good effort.
I would like to thank everyone who came along, both adults and children who helped to make the afternoon enjoyable & such a success. Very special thanks go to Lindfield Primary School for hosting the event. Much gratitude goes to Colin Harding & Edward Manchester for their help in running the event. Finally sincere appreciation goes to John Higgs for all of the coordination, admin support & help that he has given to us all in his role as SJC Chess Academies Coordinator.
Results & Prizes (One prize per winner)
1st= |
Amardip Ahluwalia |
Copthorne Prep |
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Oliver Manchester |
Lindfield Primary |
3rd= |
Edrian Apostol |
St. Josephs |
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Marco Barba |
St. Josephs |
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Best Girl |
Leyla Guarda |
St. Josephs |
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Most Improved |
Sean Hernandez |
St. Josephs |
Boys – Age group prizes
5y – Kit Russell (Lindfield)
6y – William Bensley & Harry Saltmarsh (Lindfield)
7y – Sebastian Miotla (St Josephs) & Thomas Manchester (Lindfield)
8y – Isaac Butler – King (Great Walstead) & Henry Bensley (Lindfield)
9y – Elliot Marsh (Blackthorns), Daniel Moore (Great Walstead) &
Girom Guarda (St Josephs)
10– Joshua Manchester (Lindfield)
Girls – Age Group Prizes
5y – Amy Head (Lindfield)
7y – Helen Todd (Lindfield)
8y – Mia Barker (Lindfield)
Special Prizes
Oscar Arnett, Matthew Brennan, Imogen James, Nathan Ozkan, James Polhill, Lauren Schou & Matthew Turner (Blackthorns)
Thomas Emmerson, Oliver Furnival, Noah Hardy, Oliver Miles & Edward Sanders (Great Walstead)
Tom Cadman (Harlands)
Monty Brown, Oliver Head, Sven Loncar, Eliza Martin, Olivia Martin & Nathan Newnham (Lindfield)
Kai Cheung & Sidney Goldman (St Christophers)
Billy Young (St John the Baptist)
Team Placings
1st – St Josephs 32/36
2nd – Lindfield 31
3rd – Great Walstead 28
4th – Blackthorns 25
Other schools represented were Copthorne Prep, Harlands, St Christophers & St John the Baptist.
Bob Noyce – Haywards Heath Academy Director
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Lindfield Primary School, Monday 31st October 2011
The third Haywards Heath Chess Academy tournament was held at Lindfield Primary School on Monday 31st October and attracted 28 junior players from 4 different schools, with ages ranging from 5 to 13 years old.
The tournament was played as an individual event. Any school that entered 3 or more players was also included for team placing, with the top three scores being counted. As can be seen by the final standings below it was a very hard and close fought competition!
SJC Academy Certificates were circulated on the day to every player that attended.
The afternoon was a great success, with several people remarking on what a nice atmosphere there was and the high levels of good sportsmanship.
Many children were playing in their first ever tournament and special prizes were also presented for a combination of sportsmanship, exemplary behaviour and good effort. Amongst the school clubs taking part were children who had been playing chess in some cases for less than a term, but fought hard to put in good performances and gain prizes.
I would like to thank everyone who came along, both adults and children who helped to make the afternoon enjoyable & such a success. Very special thanks go to Lindfield Primary School for hosting the event and much gratitude goes to Colin Harding & Edward Manchester for their help in running the event.
Finally sincere appreciation goes to John Higgs for all of the coordination, admin support and help that he has given to us all in his role as SJC Chess Academies Coordinator.
Bob Noyce – Academy Director
Results & Prizes (One prize per winner)
1st – Oliver Manchester (Lindfield)
2nd – Joshua Manchester (Lindfield)
=3rd Xavier Gordon Brown (Oathall)
& Sebastian Miotla (St Josephs)
Best Girl – Hannah Brown (Lindfield)
Most Improved Boy Player – Thomas Manchester (Lindfield)
Most Improved Girl Player – Olivia Martin (Lindfield)
Boys – Age group prizes
5y – Kit Russell (Lindfield)
6y – Theo Billson (Lindfield)
7y – George Stubbs (Blackthorns) & Harry Russell (Lindfield)
8y – Girom Guarda & Edrian Apostol (Both St Josephs)
9y – William Cavanagh (Blackthorns) & Max Whelan (Lindfield)
13 – Jonathan Beddingham (Oathall)
Girls – Age Group Prizes – Gold Medals
5y – Amy Head (Lindfield)
7y – Leyla Guarda (St Josephs)
8y – Eliza Martin (Lindfield)
Special Prizes
Krishna Dee Kini (St Josephs)
James Rendall (Blackthorns)
Arya Chanda (Blackthorns)
Tom Spensley (Blackthorns)
Joel Skey (Blackthorns)
Adam Clark (Lindfield)
Piers Smith (Lindfield)
Rory Dalgliesh (Lindfield)
Jamie Tuddenham (Lindfield)
Team Placings
1st – Lindfield 33/36
2nd – St Josephs 30
3rd – Blackthorns 25
4th – Oathall 20