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Chess 1Sport at Millfield
Highlights from2012-13• Finalists of National Girls’ Team Championships
• Old Millfieldian Sarah Hegarty wins British Womens’ Championships
• Millfield players competing in Greece, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Brazil and Gibraltar
Lookingforward to2013-14• Millfield pupils competing in the World Championships in UAE
• New link with Sedgemoor in the Somerset League
• Continued focus and development of Girls’ Chess
WhytryChess?Chessisauniqueintellectualchallenge;pupilsdevelopstrategy,planninganddiscipline.Thesekeyskillscanbeappliedacrossarangeofareasandhelppupilsdeveloptheirfullpotential.
Whocandoit?ChessisavailabletoallpupilsasbothaGamesoptionandwithintheMillfieldActivityProgramme(MAP).ThesesessionsareorganisedbyourresidentGrandmaster,MatthewTurnerandpupilswillhaveaccesstotheverybestofcoaching.Specialistindividualprogrammesaredevelopedforeliteperformers.
Head of Chess:MatthewTurnerEmail:[email protected]:BrianBrooks,GeoffCottell
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Chess
SuccessstoriesandfuturestarsMillfieldisdelightedtowelcomeanewChessScholarthisyear,StephenWhatleyfromGibraltar.ThisisanopportunityforStephentoaccesstoplevelcoachingandhaveeasieraccesstokeyevents.Hehasalreadyqualifiedfornextyear’sBritish(adult)Championships.
AstheMillfieldChessCaptain,AlexGouldhasbothhelpedtheteamexcel,reachingtheQuarterFinalsoftheNationalChampionships,andplayedanimportantroleindevelopinglinkswithinthelocalcommunity.TheskillsdevelopedinchesshavenodoubthelpedhimsecureaplaceatCambridgeUniversity.
2EliteperformanceEliteperformershavepersonalisedprogrammesofstudy.ThiswillincludeindividuallessonswithourresidentGrandmaster,MatthewTurner.Theyreceivesupportateventsandusethelatesttechnologytoevaluateanddeveloptheirgame.
CosimaKeenhasrepresentedEnglandattheWorldChampionshipsinBrazilandwillthisyearplaymajortournamentsinMontenegroandtheUAE.AnindividualprogrammeofstudyatMillfieldallowsCosimatocombinethiswithafullacademicprogramme,studyingtwoinstruments,ridingandrepresentingMillfieldatskiing.