Staffordshire Junior Chess Championships 22nd November 2025

Staffordshire Juniors – Age Group Champions Announced


A huge well done to all our talented juniors who competed this year. Here are your 2024 Staffordshire Age Group Winners:


U8 & U9 Joint Champions: Eshwar Teja Suvarna & Arlo Hurst 


U8 Girls: Nihinsa Sa Jayawardane


U9 Girls: Lois Plant, Robyn Cole & Chhiavi Nanjaiaih


U10 Henry Mason, Jude Lambert & Ethan Cole


Girls: Phoebe Gerrard


U11 Joint Champions: Matthew Fish & Reeya Ashok (Girls)


U12 Jack Patullo & Arjun Patel


Girls: Norah Nabil


U14 Joint Champions: Jamie Roberts & Oskar Jarzynski


U16 Joint Champions: Aarav Sohi & Cristian Gabriel-Dragan 


U16/18 Girls  Shared Titles: Cordelia Smart & Ellie Railton-White


U18 & Overall Staffordshire Junior Champion with 6/6:


Isaac Stanley


Congratulations to all competitors and this year’s title holders.

More photos will be published in the coming days.


A massive thank you to Mr Plant & Painsley Catholic College, the canteen staff, Howard Wood for running the bookstall and all the arbiters/helpers on the day.


Chief Arbiter Dan Turner

Neil Hankey - Alsager Junior chess club

Andrew Crosby - Kidsgrove CC/Tunstall & Hanley library CC

Joe Hardy - Norton Canes/ Lido Junior chess club

Chris Hankey - Gables/Potteries Junior chess club

Martyn Stanley - Alsager chess club

David Blower - Brewood chess club

Lily Bekiss - Photography/Videos

Traci Whitfield for her passionate speech

And anyone else that helped on the day!


Many thanks, 

FM Jonathan Blackburn


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Staffordshire Junior Clubs & Coaching across the county
 
Countywide online group coaching led by FIDE Master & Welsh International Jonathan Blackburn - Mondays 4.30-6pm. All ages and abilities welcome. Contact via email: jonathan.blackburn1985@gmail.com 

Junior Clubs
Alsager Junior Club - Alsager library, Saturday mornings. Contact Alan Thomason/Neil Hankey https://alsagerowls.co.uk/
Gables/Potteries Junior club, Saturday mornings 10-1. Contact Chris Hankey chrishankey1964@gmail.com
Norton Canes / Lido Junior club, contact Joe Hardy https://lido.schoolofchess.co.uk/
Bloxwich Junior Academy, Ryecroft community hub, Walsall. Saturday mornings 9.45-11.30. Contact Andrew Lambert / Vinay Patel / Ham Patel. BloxwichJuniorChess@gmail.com
Crewe juniors visit https://crewechessclub.co.uk/
Stafford library junior club, Saturday mornings. Contact Alan Ruffle. aa.chess@sky.com
Rugeley chess club Tuesday & Thursday nights, contact Rugeleychessclub@hotmail.com 
Rugeley library in term time Tuesdays 3.45-4.45

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