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Rowan Wins National Under 7 Gigafinal!
12 Jul 16
Congratulations to Rowan Kent who won the UK Chess challenge Under 7 title at the weekend in Manchester. He scored a perfect 6 points from 6 games and qualifies for the very last stage, the Terafinal in Loughborough in August in which he takes on the winners of all the other age groups up to Under 18! The UK chess challenge is recognised as the largest chess tournament in the world, with over 70000 children entering annually. Rowan also won £100 for his efforts. Congratulations to the other Woodbridge School players who took part.Marina Pommier scored 4 out of 6 in the Under 9 girls event, whilst her sister Georgia Pommier scored 3/6 in the Under 8 girls. Lai Chun also produced a fine performance, scoring 3.5/6 in the Boys Under 18 event.
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