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. 

This year, we are selecting the three playing teams differently because due to the inability to source a suitable venue for qualifying tournaments we will ask our Surrey players directly. We need a team with playing reserves and further reserves to will take part in the Zonal events and, if we qualify, also the Finals.

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)

This year the EPSCA zones and finals will take place as below:

Dates for the Inter-Association Championships 2026: Something to look forward to!

The dates are as follows:

Under 11 Zones 24th January 2026
Under 9 Zones 28th February 2026
Under 11 Final 14th March 2026
Under 11 Girls Final 18th April 2026
Under 9 Final 25th April 2026

Host Associations for 2025:

Under 9 Zones:

8^th March         U/9 South Zone          Riverside Academy, 7 Richfield Avenue, Reading RG1 8EQ.

8^th March         U/9 East Zone             TBC

8^th March         U/9 Midland Zone      TBC

8^th March         U/9 North Zone           TBC

Under 11 Zones:

15^th March       U/11 South Zone        Riverside Academy, 7 Richfield Avenue, Reading RG1 8EQ.

15^th March       U/11 East Zone           TBC

15^th March       U/11 Midland Zone    TBC

15^th March       U/11 North Zone         TBC

Girls Under 11 Final:

The 6 teams entered are Barnet, Essex, Kent, Oxfordshire, Richmond, and Wey Valley. Sussex may also enter.

22^nd March       Girls Final       Cheney School, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford OX3 7QH

Under 9 Final:

26^th April         U/9 Final         at Riverside Academy, 7 Richfield Avenue, Reading RG1 8EQ. The number of teams to qualify for the final will be confirmed shortly before the event.

Under 11 Final:

29^th May         U/11 Final       at Bolton School, Chorley New Road, Bolton BL1 4PA. The number of teams to qualify for the final will be confirmed shortly before the event.

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:

Wey Valley Chess.org.com