EPSCA is the English Primary Schools Chess Association. It organises National Schools tournaments and National area and County team competitions for primary aged children. More information can be found on the EPSCA website: www.epsca.org.uk
Wey Valley Chess, surrey
Wey Valley Chess affiliates to EPSCA and each year we select children to represent us in their National Team Inter- Association Championships.
We need teams with playing reserves and further reserves to will take part in the Zonal events and, if we qualify, also the Finals.
This year the EPSCA zones and finals will take place as below:
Dates for the 2026-2027 Inter-Association Championships: Something to look forward to!
The dates are as follows:
Under 11 Zones 6th February 2027
Under 9 Zones 6th March 2027
Under 11 Girls Final 20th March 2027
Under 11 Final 17th April 2027
Under 9 Final 24th April 2027
Contingency minor final 8th May 2027
We will select the following numbers for each team:
Under 9 and U11 Mixed:
- 12 playing team members
- 4 playing reserves
- 4 further reserves (do not travel or play unless there in illness/ withdrawal from the above playing squad members)
U11 Girls:
- 6 playing team members
- 4 playing reserves
- 2 further reserves (do not travel or play unless there in illness/ withdrawal from the above playing squad members)
Eligibility Criteria:
- All players who school/ live within the Surrey boarders.
- Age groups:
- U11 Mixed and U11 Girls born after 30/08/2015
- U9 Mixed born after 30/08/2017
If you would like your child to be considered for selection to the Wey Valley Surrey County Chess Team, kindly complete the form below:
Results Links for Previous Years:
2024:
Under 9 Southern Zone – Sat 9th March 2024 – Sussex:
https://www.oxfordfusion.com/epsca/TeamsOverall.cfm?EventID=173
Under 11 Southern Zone – Sat 16th March 2024 – Wey Valley:
https://www.oxfordfusion.com/epsca/TeamsOverall.cfm?EventID=174
Under 11 Girls Final – Sat 13th March 2024 – Oxfordshire: https://www.oxfordfusion.com/epsca/TeamsOverall.cfm?EventID=180
Under 9 Final – Sat 20th April 2024 – Warwickshire: https://www.oxfordfusion.com/epsca/TeamsOverall.cfm?EventID=181
Under 11 Final – Sat 11th May 2024 – TBC (Wey Valley did not qualify): https://www.oxfordfusion.com/epsca/TeamsOverall.cfm?EventID=182
2023:
ENGLISH PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ CHESS ASSOCIATION (EPSCA) INTER-ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Under 9 Southern Zone – Sat 11th March 2023 – Richmond:
https://www.oxfordfusion.com/epsca/TeamsOverall.cfm?EventID=163
Under 11 Southern Zone – Sat 18th March 2023 – Richmond:
https://www.oxfordfusion.com/epsca/TeamsOverall.cfm?EventID=166
Under 11 Girls Final – Sat 25th March 2023 – Oxfordshire:
https://www.oxfordfusion.com/epsca/TeamsOverall.cfm?EventID=168
Under 9 Final – Sat 22nd April 2023 – Nottinghamshire:
https://www.oxfordfusion.com/epsca/TeamsOverall.cfm?EventID=169
Under 11 Final – Sat 6th May 2023 – Warwickshire:
https://www.oxfordfusion.com/epsca/TeamsOverall.cfm?EventID=170
Zones for 2023
17 South Teams:
Barnet, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Maidenhead, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Richmond, Somerset, Sussex, Uxbridge, Wey Valley, Wiltshire.
12 North Teams
Cheshire & N. Wales, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Manchester, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, Oldham, Staffordshire,
Tameside, Warwickshire, Wirral, Yorkshire.
More information can be found on the EPSCA website: www.epsca.org.uk
For more information on the Wey Valley please visit our other website:
