CASTLEHIL QUICK-PLAY GRAND PRIX Thursday 11th Aug 2022, 7:45pm Event 4 of 5 – Time-Control 3 minutes + 2 seconds Swiss 8 rounds – Entries 14 Once again a good turnout, especially when you take in the fantastic weather we are having! THEY THINK IT`S ALL OVER…IT IS NOW! Congratulations to Rishi Vijayakumar J10 who…
CASTLEHILL SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS ONLINE 2022 Round 3 Report The battle of the old and new guard went the way of the old guard in this board one clash! Graham Mooney beat young gun, Rishi Vijayakumar J10 in round three to take the outright lead going into the last round. Still life in the old dog…
CASTLEHILL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS OTB 2021-22 Round 5 (last) report It took a while for the last match to be completed but at last the Castlehill Club Championship is over and Rishi Vijayakumar J10 is champion! Congratulations to Rishi who becomes the youngest club champion ever at the age of 10! What an achievement! Declan Shafi…
THE 44th FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD 27th July to 10th August 2022 Chennai, India Apologies for late post but have been busy with more pressing local chess organising! Chennai have done a great job in hosting the Olympiad at the last minute after Russia was stripped of the honour after their brutal and shocking invasion of…
CASTLEHIL QUICK-PLAY GRAND PRIX Thursday 28th July 2022, 7:45pm Event 3 of 5 – Time-Control 3 minutes + 2 seconds Swiss 8 rounds – Entries 12 Once again a good turnout, not as much as the last time with a few top players missing, but that gives other players a change to move up the…
SPARKASSEN CHESS TROPHY 2022 16th July to 24th July 2022 A – Open UPDATE – Sunday 24th July 22 Result Declan Shafi (2222) ½ – ½ (2478) GM Daniel Hausrath What a hard fought fighting draw from both players! What a way for Declan to finish the tournament on a high against a Grandmaster! The…
SPARKASSEN CHESS TROPHY 2022 16th July to 24th July 2022 A – Open Declan Shafi (2222) is competing in the A-Open in the Sparkassen Chess Trophy event 2022. There are a number of events going on including a “No Castling” tournament! The event is an online tournament organised in Germany. It is a European…
SPARKASSEN CHESS TROPHY 2022 16th July to 24th July 2022 A – Open Declan Shafi (2222) is competing in the A-Open in the Sparkassen Chess Trophy event 2022. There are a number of events going on including a “No Castling” tournament! The event is an online tournament organised in Germany. It is a European…
Glorney Festival 2022 18th to 21st July 2022 UPDATE: Thurs 22nd July 22 – 11:00am (Finished!) What a fantastic four days of chess for all the home nation juniors taking part! No matter what, all of the home nation juniors will have gained a lot of experience playing in this long running iconic junior…
SPARKASSEN CHESS TROPHY 2022 16th July to 24th July 2022 A – Open Declan Shafi (2222) is competing in the A-Open in the Sparkassen Chess Trophy event 2022. There are a number of events going on including a “No Castling” tournament! The event is an online tournament organised in Germany. It is a European nine…