Lothian Junior Chess ran school team events for many years. We are very pleased to announce the first Team Day of the season and a further two more are planned for early next year.

The tournament is for Primary and Secondary schools in the Lothian and Borders region, but we also allow individual entries if the player’s school is not entering. Each school can enter multiple teams in the following sections (teams of four are mixed boys and girls and teams can change players during the day). Individuals can also enter and will be allocated to composite teams for the tournament.

P5 and Under

P6/P7

Secondary

There will be 6 rounds and teams in each section are paired using the Swiss system which matches teams in each round based on the points already scored. This has the advantage of allowing teams to float up and down the draw until they find their own level and helps avoids significant mismatches between the stronger and weaker teams.

New teams are most welcome as this is a great way for players to dip their toes into completion chess. There are shields for each section which the team holds for a year and lots of prizes for placed teams and spot prizes. Most of all this is a fun competition.

Team entries are £25, if paid for before Monday the 27th of November, £30 thereafter.

Individual entries are £6, if paid for before the 27th of November, £8 thereafter. Individuals must pay online only and must live in The Lothian and Borders Region. Individual entries will be assigned to a composite team.

You can enter a team without knowing the details of the players, but we need a list of players by Thursday 30th November.