Junior Event – Preston 1st Nov 2025

Our Ladies & St Edwards, Fulwood, Preston

Date: Saturday 1st Nov 10:00 till 15:00

Lancashire junior chess is running a tournament and coaching day for children aged 16 and under who are keen to improve their chess.

Venue: Our Ladies & St Edwards Parish Centre, 4 Marlborough Drive, PR2 9UE

NOTE: There will be no catering facilities, so please ensure your child has a packed lunch and refreshments for the day. Strictly no nuts, please.

We are hoping to run a snack shop run by the parents, so maybe send a couple of pounds for tuck. TBC.

To attend, your child should be able to play basic chess, i.e. Understand the pieces, their moves and know the rules of castling, stalemate and checkmate.

It is an informal and fun day, with a mixture of match play and some coaching.

We assign children to sections according to ability, not age. We have a mixture of coaches that includes primary school teachers who will help support the lower sections. We expect at least 6 sections, a minimum of a top section of Rooks, Bishops, Knights, and Pawns. The Knights and Pawns are split into other sections, such as Red, Green and Tiny Pawns

Aims of the Lancashire Chess Association Junior events

• To encourage more children to play more chess
• To allow children to play over the board chess in a fun and sociable environment
• To highlight the opportunities to play chess for Lancashire junior teams
• To identify children for Lancashire junior teams at under9 and under11
• To increase the visibility of Lancashire junior chess across Lancashire

Timetable

09:30 Arrival, sign in and assign the children to ability specific groups

10:00 Welcome meeting and overview

10:10 Parents leave playing hall

Children will play at least 3 matches in the morning session with coaching in between matches.

12:30 Lunch break with supervised outside play. Lets hope for fine weather.

13:00  Continue the tournament and coaching

Children will play at least 3 matches in the afternoon session

14:45 Wrap up with certificates, trophies

15:00 Leave

Prizes

Each section will have trophies and certificates

Coaches

• Colin Greenwood – Event director
• Carl Tillotsen – Lead coach
• TBC – Results and pairings
• Aidan Magee
• Gordon Glover
• John Shortt
• Ravi Kishna
• Sam Smallridge
• tbc First aider
• tbc – Registration / Door Guardian

Entry Form

Please enter using our Junior Event Entry Form

Terms and conditions https://lancashirechess.uk/juniors/junior-events-terms-and-conditions/

Queries

Frequently asked questions https://lancashirechess.uk/juniors/junior-event-frequently-asked-questions-faq/

Feel free to contact me with any queries, Colin Greenwood