Junior Chess Event – Preston Sun 7th Dec 2025

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

Date: Sunday 7th Dec 13:00 till 16:00 ( Its definitely Sunday sorry for any confusion )

Lancashire junior chess is running a tournament for children aged 18 and under who are keen to play and improve their chess. Its a faster play format which means more matches and a shorter event than previous i.e. AFTERNOON ONLY

The matches will likely be around 5 – 7 minutes each player. 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 afternoon, mainly match play with some light coaching for less experienced players.

There will be a £5 cash charge which covers venue, trophy, dbs costs. Any surplus goes towards Lancashire junior teams fund.

We WILL run a tuck shop run by volunteers / parents, so maybe send a couple of pounds. ( Sorry we did not do this on the 1st Nov but we do intend to do it for future events. More details will be provided here and on the emails sent out to guardians prior to the event )

Timetable

12:30 Arrival, sign in and assign the children to ability specific groups

12:50 Welcome meeting and overview

13:00 Parents leave playing hall

Children will play at least 6 matches of 10 to 15 minutes with at least 5 minutes break between matches.

15:45 Wrap up with certificates, trophies

16:00 Close up …. Tables and chairs away, clean up etc.

Prizes

Each section will have trophies and certificates

Coaches

• Colin Greenwood – Event director
• Carl Tillotsen – Lead coach
• Gordon Glover – Blackburn chess club
• Sam Smallridge – The redeemer primary school, Blackburn
• TBC – At least 3 other coaches

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

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 raise funds to cover costs of running Lancashire junior teams including Travel costs, Event entry fees, T-Shirts, Trophies.