Counties Chess
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Links for Junior Chess |
Page last updated 17 April 2012
Junior Clubs in the Union are
- Ashton Community Chess Club, Ashton-under-Lyme meets Wednesday evenings
- Bloxwich Community Church Junior Chess Club, Walsall meets most Saturdays 10am to 11:30am (but not 7 or 14 Apr 2012) at St. James Church, Old Lane (opp Bloxwich Leasure Centre) Bloxwich Walsall WS3 2DDC. Contact Ray Dolan on 01922 492126 mobile 07980 101 744. All Coaching staff are CRB checked. All ages WELCOME from 4 years to 18 years.
- Bolton Juniors, Greater Manchester
- Cannock: Saint Mary's Junior Chess Academy, Cannock, Staffs
- Loughborough Youth Chess Club Caroline Mulvany 01509 567478
- Northampton: Chesspoint, Northamptonshire
- Northampton Junior Chess Club
- Northamptonshire Schools Chess Association
- Manchester Juniors Julian Clissold 01204 852036
- Redditch: Mount Carmal Parish Junior Chess Club Mr Atkinson 0771 3912820
- Solihull Checkmates, Warwickshire
- Stockport & District League Junior Clubs, Greater Manchester
- Tameside Junior, Stalybridge, Greater Manchester
- Three Cs, Oldham, Greater Manchester
- Tony Miles Checkmates, Quinborne, Birmingham 0121 551 6870
- Worcester Junior Chess Academy, Worcester
Junior Chess Leagues
- Birmingham & District Junior Chess League
- Manchester Junior Chess
- Midlands Junior Chess League
- Staffordshire Junior Chess League
- Swadlincote Junior Chess League (Derbyshire)
Junior Grand Prix
County Organisers and Directors of Junior Chess in the MCCU Area
- Derbyshire: J D Hoddy or Sally McIntosh
- Greater Manchester: Julian Clissold 01204 852036
- Leicestershire: Alan Jex, Brian Foreman, Paul Findley, Stan Parsons via CA Secy at 01530 411710
- Lincolnshire: Jo Hutchinson for u11s (07912 483 476) and Robert Dale for u18s (01522 822 454)
- Northamptonshire: contact Chesspoint
- Nottinghamshire: David Levens
- Shropshire: Francis Best
- Staffordshire: Traci Whitfield
- Warwickshire: Alex Holowczak
- Warwickshire: John Naylor
- Worcestershire: Andrew Moore
National Chess Organisations for Juniors
- English Chess Federation Junior Page
- English Chess Federation Certificate of Merit
- English Primary Schools Chess Association
- UK Chess Challenge
- Running a School Chess Club (guidance from the ECF)
- National Girls' Chess Championship - Chevanne Chess academy
ECF Accredited Coaches in Midlands
- Bill Armstrong, Leek, Staffs
- Robert Bellin International Master, and former British Champion. Former second to English juniors in many European Junior Championships and World Junior Championships. Private coaching only in Walsall. Elite players will benefit most.
- Julian Clissold, Edgeworth, Greater Manchester, coach to several schools and organiser of Manchester Junior teams.
- Lawrence Cooper (IM), Stafford, has coached English juniors at World Youth in 2009 & 2010, European Youth in 2011, and Glorney Cup. Based in Stafford coaches juniors and adults at home. Current Director of International Chess for the ECF and captained England at the 2009 & 2011 European Team & 2010 Olympiads.
- James Friar Bewdley, Worcestershire, currently coaches some of the English Junior squad.
- Malcom Hunt and working with several schools: Hallfield, Worcs whose championship team includes Ashwin Kalyana, the British U10 Champion and two other junior international players; King Edward VI, Edgbaston, Birmingham; Blue Coat School, Harborne; St Marys RC, Harborne; and Abberley Hall.
- Cyril Johnson, Syston, Leics
- David Levens Coach for England under-18 and under-12 teams in the Glorney & Faber Cup and for several schools in Nottingham.
- Andy Reeve Stockport, Greater Manchester
- Alan Ruffle Swadlincote, Derbyshire
- Nick Thomas (FM), Warwickshire
- Traci Whitfield Newcastle-u-Lyme, Staffs