For many years CDPSCA has been the central body organizing junior level chess in and around the Cheltenham area. Membership currently comprises 14 schools and new members are welcome and encouraged to enquire through the contact details below. Member schools can play in the annual League competition or start off with just the  Knockout Cup, and there are other events listed in the Events Schedule below.

Click HERE to View the CDPSCA Address List (as of September 2008)

CDPSCA Officers

• Nigel Hosken, Association President
  
• Marcus Gilvear, Chairman
  
• John Burrows, Vice Chair
  
• Marion Harrison. Treasurer  
  
• Margaret McKenna, Minutes Secretary
• Alex Lesniowski, outgoing Secretary, (currently stepping down after seven dedicated years at the helm).  
  
• Ivan Hatvany, Secretary
  

Events Schedule

• Autumn Term ’08 and Spring Term ’09: League and Knockout Cup Competitions
  
• 29th November 2008: Musketeers One-day Congress at St. Edwards Senior School, Cheltenham
• 2nd January 2009: Spring term’s League fixtures to be published (see website in Jan)
  
• 28th Feb 2009: EPSCA Round 1 competition at Kings School, Gloucester
  
• 14th March 2009: CDPSCA Congress (Full details going on website in January)
• 26th March 2009: Annual Cheltenham v. Gloucester Chess Match
  
• May 2009 (tba): Annual prize-giving evening (with simultaneous staff-pupil matches)
  

2007/08 Winners

• League Division 1 winners were Berkhampstead School
  
• League Division 2 winners were Holy Apostles School
  
• Knockout Cup Winners were Berkhampstead School
  
  

CheckMate Chess Certificates

As children develop, their skills and knowledge, this should be recognised by some form of certificate. Here at CheckMate Chess we offer a straight-forward system of Bronze, Silver and Gold Certificates. Give us a call if you want to enter your pupils and we can arrange things. We will send the appropriate question papers, mark them for you and send out certificates for a small fee. The Bronze certificate is aimed at near-beginners, Silver for Intermediate juniors and passing the Gold certificate requires pupils to be playing at roughly the same level as a BCF 100-rated player. Sample papers are available on request.