A Nottinghamshire school team recently competed with great success at the London Chess Classic event in London, held in early December.
A team from Pierrepont Gamston school played against schools from London and the South-East and came second overall, missing out on the gold medal by a fraction of a team point. The tournament was organised by Chess in Schools and Communities to run alongside the 8-player GM tournament and involved over 200 primary age children. The event took place at the Emirates Stadium – home of Arsenal AFC.
Gamston’s team of 5 are the top stars of the very popular chess club at the school, run by Radcliffe & Bingham members Stuart Humphreys and Nick London. The team and their head teacher, Mrs Claire Bills, were delighted by the outcome and by the memorable day out. All children taking part also had some tuition sessions and a simultaneous challenge with two GMs – one of the Gamston pupils won an award for best play in the Simul.
