Mary’s triple crown heads the Essex honours

Congratualtions to Mary Cawdery on her triple crown at the British Championships heading a success story for Essex. Mary achieved Girls Champion status in the U10 Blitz, the U10 Rapid, capping a successful British as U10 Girls Champion (at standard play), finishing =3rd in the process. Here is one of her games, perhaps the most critical of her seven games in the U10:

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Chess Set - Cantonese Puzzle Ball, Carved Ivory, White & Red, Chinese, circa 1880

Wanstead at the British

The British Championships start in Leicester on Thursday 20 July and run until Sunday 30 July. There is currently a “baker’s dozen” of Wanstead players who have entered, with still time for more to join them. See the BCC website (link below) for all the details and online entry. There are more events than ever with, in addition to the usual British and Junior Championships, the Major Open and the Weekeders and Weekday tournaments, no fewer than three Blitz events […]

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