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Links for Junior Chess |
Page last updated 27 August 2021
Junior Clubs in the Union are
- Bewdley, Worcs. Wednesday lunchtime.
- Birmingham Checkmates, Quinborne, Birmingham 0121 551 6870
- Bloxwich Junior Chess Academy & Club, Walsall meets most Saturdays in school term 10am to 11:30am starting 7 March 2015 at Ryecroft Community Hub, New Forest Road, off Dartmouth Avenue, Walsall WS1 1TR. 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. Also Junior tuition at 4-5pm on Thursday at Bloxwich Library.
- Bolton Juniors, Greater Manchester
- Cannock: Saint Mary's Junior Chess Academy, Cannock, Staffs
- Coventry Chess Academy at Cheylesmore Community Centre. Orgnised by Paul Lam 07769 892 520
- Northampton Junior Chess Club meets Fridays after school at Caroline Chisholm Secondary School, Northampton. Contact Ian Marsh.
- Northamptonshire - ChessPoint Academy
- Nottingham, West Bidgeford Junior Chess Club meets Mondays at Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7HZ
- West Nottingham Junior Chess Club meets Tuesday evenings from 7 September at Bramcote Memorial Hall, Church Street, Bramcote, Nottingham NG9 3HD.
- Manchester Juniors Julian Clissold 01204 852036
- Rugby Junior Chess Club meets fortnightly in the evening near the centre of town. Contact Bob Wildig.
- Solihull Juniors meet 5:45-7:15pm on Wednesdays at Blossomfield Club, The Wardens, Widney Lane, Solihull B91 3JY. Hon Secretary and Chief Coach John Green.
- Worcestershire Junior Chess Academy, Worcester
Junior Chess Leagues
- Midlands Junior Chess League
- Swadlincote Junior Chess League (Derbyshire)
Junior Grand Prix
County Organisers and Directors of Junior Chess in the MCCU Area
- Derbyshire: Derby Junior Chess Club
- Leicestershire: Leicestershire Junior Chess
- Northamptonshire: contact Chesspoint
- Nottinghamshire: Junior Committee
- Staffordshire: Traci Whitfield
- Warwickshire: Alex Holowczak
National Chess Organisations for Juniors
- English Chess Federation Junior Page
- English Primary Schools Chess Association
- UK Chess Challenge
- Running a School Chess Club (guidance from the ECF)
ECF Accredited Coaches in Midlands
- 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.
- Pavel Besedin South Birmingham Chess Club, Moseley All Services Club
91 Church Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9EA Tel: 0785 804 0841 - 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.
- Eunace Dolan. Walsall
- Ray Dolan. Walsall
- Sumeet Ghasi. Birmingham Tel 07816 416 453
- David Levens Coach for England under-18 and under-12 teams in the Glorney & Faber Cup and for several schools in Nottingham.
- Don Mason, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands.
- Robert Milner, Leek Staffordshire. Telephone 01782 550112
- David Rose Stoke-on-Trent.
- Alan Ruffle Swadlincote, Derbyshire