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Midlands schools in ECF Schools Chess Challenge

November 2025. Five Midlands schools have qualified for the regional stages: King Edward's School, Edgbaston, King Edward VI Sch Aston, King Edward IV Sch Five Ways, Birmingham, Warwick Sch and Nottingham HS.

Birmingham Schools competition

21 Nov 2025. Nineteen teams from ten schools competed. King Edward’s Sch Fiveways A won with 9 points and King Edward Camp Hill Boys were second with 7 points just pipping Queen Mary’s GS Walsall on tie-break who also had 7 match points. In the under-13 competition, Solihull were placed first on tie-break from KE Camp Hill Boys B with both teams on 8 match points. Eighteen teams from ten schools competed. The tournaments were held at King Edward VI Camp Hill Sch for Boys and directed by IA Alex Holowczak (Worcs) and arbiters were NA Dipal Patel (Birmingham) and NA Andrew McCumiskey (Staffs).

ECF Schools: Nottingham HS wins Nottingham qualifier

18 Nov 2025. Eight teams competed from three schools. The Nottingham A team scored 6 points followed by King’s School Grantham A on 5 points.

Midlands Inter-County Junior teams Championships

15 Nov 2025. Warwickshire Under-11 team lost on tie-break to Oxfordshire in the Under-11 Tournament. Leicestershire and Warwickshire Under-9 finished at the top with 7 match points above Oxfordshire, Warwickshire Under-8 and Nottinghamshire. Leicestershire and Warwickshire also tied in the girls tournament. The event was held at Nottingham High School. Ed Jones, Hambel Willow, Marcel Taylor and John Swain officiated.

ECF Schools: Shropshire qualifier

13 Nov 2025. Haberdashers’ Adams GS won with 10 points follwed by Ellesmere College A on 8 points. Eight teams from five schools competed at this event held at Ellesmere College, Shrops and organised by Chris Lewis.

Midland winners in UK Chess Challenge Terafinal

19 Oct 2025. Sophie Mehta (Leics) won the Girls top prize, WFM Elis Dicen (Warks) the under-14 Girls, Adithya Vaidyanathan (Warks) the Under-11 Boys, The event was played at Blenheim Palace, Oxon and chief arbiter was Alex Holowczak (Worcs).

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