Category: Chess
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Life Behind the Board: Rajat Makkar
By Vishal Saha In the world of chess, achieving the title of International Master (IM) is a remarkable feat. With millions of chess players worldwide, only a select few, around 4,000 individuals, hold the esteemed title of IM. Notably (at the time of writing), Rajat stands as one of just two players in the United Kingdom,…
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Chess Victory for Arik Kuzmis
By Arik Kuzmis First Year pupil Arik Kuzmis recently won a tightly fought match in a very competitive online chess tournament. Kuzmis played, not only with a very high level of accuracy, but also an almost perfect game to ensure that he overcame his opponent. He talks us through his impressive victory: Arik plays as…
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Alex Lapidus: Life behind the board
By Jake O’Reilly From the classrooms of Hanworth Road to the European Chess Championship, Alex Lapidus’ short chess career has already played host to an accumulation of victories against some special opponents.The daily life of a Year 8 pupil is enough of a challenge without the added status of being 7th in Britain U13 chess…
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Hampton’s Greatest Sporting Moments: Chess team win British Championships
HSC’s Hampton’s Greatest Sporting Moments series is continuing – here’s the fourth entry in Group Six. This article recounts the Chess team’s national glory in 2002. This will compete against three other moments in Group Six. Vote in our Twitter poll on Friday to decide your favourite moments – the winner will progress to the…
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Ronit Reports: Chess team beat Whitgift with storming second-half
By Ronit Raj, Chess Correspondent Hampton’s D team chess players beat Whitgift School 8 ½ – 3 ½ after a significant improvement in the second half. On board three, Ben Adigun was losing early on after sacrificing a Rook. It was a valiant effort coming back, but unfortunately it was not enough and Whitgift gained a point. Henry Ayres, who was on board two, played his part in a thrilling game.…
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Hampton checkmate Southborough despite shaky start
By Ronit Raj Hampton’s D Team chess players beat Southborough’s A team 8-4, winning the match by a convincing margin after a close start. In the first round, Hampton started off shakily on the first three boards. Henry Ayres, who was on Board One, was up against a formidable opponent and was unfortunately defeated after he lost a rook in the end game. Ayres’ opponent took advantage of…