We are thrilled to announce that our visit to Ashington Academy this week saw our team return with a place in the national final in Nottingham later this year. Three teams of Year 7 and 8 pupils went to our first Junior Chess Challenge. It was a very tight match and it went to the 4th and final round to determine who qualified. Hexham Team ‘A’ qualified in first place, winning three rounds and drawing in the final against Ashington Team ‘A’. Hexham Team ‘B’ finished in 3rd but only based on individual match points. Hexham Team ‘C’ came in 6th place.
It was a very well organised event, and huge thanks go to Mr Rooney at Ashington Academy for the challenge. This now means that our ‘A’ Team will go up against some of the best national school teams. We welcome anyone to come along to Chess Club on Tuesday lunchtime in FB1!
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