CHEDDLETON AND LEEK CHESS CLUB
CHECK MATE...
Success for junior players
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unior chess players from Cheddleton and Leek
Chess Club have had plenty to celebrate of late
after enjoying some well deserved success in
the Staffordshire Junior Chess Championships
held at the end of October.
Over the weekend of the tournament the
juniors of the club achieved great results with wins
in the Under 8, 9, and 10s (Thivyaa Rahulan and
Kane Jackson), Under 11s (Chad Jackson), Under
12s (Jacob Boswell), Under 13s (Jacob Smith),
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Under 16s (Jack Healings) and Under 18s (Laura
Smith).
Girl champions included Sian Jones, Libby
Sherratt, Thivyaa Rahulan, Louisa Swarbrook and
Laura Smith. The Under 12s was a very strong
category and medals were won by Will Sanzeri, Joe
Alcock, Alice Abell, Emma Scotchford and Eleanor
Poole. Andrei Mihai and Robbie Jackson won
medals in the Under 14s and Sam Beardmore came
joint second in the under 16s.