First and foremost chess should be fun! This is the ethos of Ojays, the Oxfordshire Junior Squad Chess Club. We meet weekly on Thursdays between 6.15pm and 8pm, either in person or online, to develop young chess players in preparation for county tournaments and individual competitions.

Oxfordshire Junior Championships Results

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The Oxon Junior Chess Trials and Championships were held at Cumnor Primary School on the weekend of 8/9 Jan 2023. There were over 100 entries across the four sections: U9, U11, U13, U15/18. The tournament had a very positive feel to it, lots of enthusiasm from participants and organisers alike.

Congratulations to the 2023 champions:

  • U9: Aden K
  • U11: Aden K (again)
  • U13: Elon K
  • U15: Yichen H (also 1st place overall)
  • U18: Ewan B
  • U18 Girls: Tashika A (also 2nd place overall)

There will also be chess clock prizes for the top performing schools (to be announced soon).

Those children who did well in the U9 and U11 sections will have the opportunity to represent Oxfordshire in the forthcoming EPSCA qualifiers and finals. The U11G final will be hosted at Cheney School in Oxford on 25th March 2023.

Full tournament results cross-tables are available to view.


Gallery

Aden - U9 & U11 Champion


Under 9s
Aden (1st), Harry (3rd), Samuel & Lisirui/Ricky (joint 2nd)


Under 11s
Aden (1st), Yueyue (2nd), Anna (3rd)


Elon - U13 Champion


Isaac/Yile - U13 (2nd)



Reya - U13 (3rd)

Combined Under 15s & Under 18s

Tashika (U18 girls champion & 2nd place overall)
Yichen (U15 champion & 1st place overall)
Ewan (U18 champion)