| Name | Arena 1 | Arena 2 | Arena 3 | Arena 4 | Arena 5 | Arena 6 | Top 4 |
| Rudi Bedford | 55 | 63 | 118 | ||||
| Krishnaswaroop Thimmegowda | 50 | 46 | 96 | ||||
| Ryan Barton | 47 | 35 | 82 | ||||
| Archie Flavell | 39 | 39 | |||||
| Ellis Sharp | 15 | 21 | 36 | ||||
| Rhys MacMillan | 32 | 32 | |||||
| Ellick Spiers | 30 | 30 | |||||
| Edward Nadine | 9 | 12 | 21 | ||||
| Henry Bedford | 21 | 21 | |||||
| Jacob Caldecott | 16 | 16 | |||||
| Koby Titley | 12 | 12 | |||||
| Noah Garvey | 2 | 2 |
The Shropshire Junior Grand Prix is a 6-tournament competition held across the season (January-December). Each competition consists of an arena held online on Lichess.
2024 Eligibility
Junior players must either be:
Born in Shropshire
Resident in Shropshire
At School in Shropshire
Attend a Chess Club in Shropshire
A player is a junior if their age at 1st September 2023 is below 18.
Entry Fee
There is no entry fee.
Schedule of Tournaments
6 arena tournaments will be held across the year during the holidays on lichess. A link to the arena’s will be emailed out by the Head of Junior Chess (christopher.d.lewis44@gmail.com).
Tournament 1: Sunday 18th February 2.00pm
https://lichess.org/tournament/OkaoiIKJ
Tournament 2: Wednesday 3rd April 2.00pm
https://lichess.org/tournament/bFqD4fkk
Tournament 3: Sunday 26th May 2.00pm
https://lichess.org/tournament/WW783EkU
Tournament 4: Saturday 17th August 2.00pm
https://lichess.org/tournament/NGTE4BDL
Tournament 5: Sunday 27th October 2.00pm
Tournament 6: Saturday 21st December 2.00pm
Arena passwords: email christopher.d.lewis44@gmail.com to enter
Prizes
1st Place – £10
2nd Place – £5
2 rating prizes £5 (rating brackets set by tournament controller shortly after tournament begins)
The prize fund is sponsored by Newport Chess Club.
All ratings will be as at the date of the tournament. Ratings will be determined in this priority:
1) ECF Online rapid rating
2) ECF OTB rapid rating
3) ECF OTB standard rating
“P” ratings will be ignored.
Grand Prix Scores
A player’s grand prix score will be the sum of the players 4 highest arena scores.
In the event of a tie the title will be shared.
The overall winner of the grand prix will receive the trophy to be presented at the Shropshire Junior Chess Congress.
Disclaimer
The Shropshire Head of Junior Chess reserves the right to make decisions on situations not covered by these rules, or to amend these rules during the season.