Schools Projects London Newham St Joachim's wins 26 March 2018 – Big well done to St Joachim's Primary, who won this year's Ellen Wilkinson primary school invitational tournament. Nii Tettey Amasa-Attram from St Joachim was the individual winner with 5/5. His team-mates Otigbo, Laurelle Asare and Anwulikaego Obi were each the highest scorers for their age. The top scorer for the hosts, Ellen Wilkinson, was Kayaan Shah with 4/5. Gallion's star performer was Mark Hodovanets, who scored 3½/5. Top scorers for the other two schools, Gallions and Grangewood's, were Cherry Wu and Raghav Dash respectively – both 3/5. The tournament comprised 27 players competing over five rounds. Final scores: St Joachim's - 16½ Ellen Wilkinson - 13 Gallions – 11 Calverton – 9 Grangewood – 8½ Joshua bows out in style 17 March 2017 - Joshua John from East Ham scored 2 ½/3 on board one for Newham in Bromley today in his final appearance in the English Primary Schools' Chess Associations' team under 11 team eastern zonal.Newham scored scored 17 points overall - its second highest score in the five years that the borough has entered. The Newham team out in the snow, with coach and FIDE master Jerzy Dybowski - Joshua is far leftMaks Mumford, Laurelle Asare and Carlo Salinas all won two of their games; the other points scorers were Kelvin Sermaxhaj, Nii Tettey Amasa-Attram, MiraSzatmari, MaksMumford, NojusRazgunasLordperseus Asare, MarkHodovanets and TaikiMumford.Joshua was in the very first team, in 2014 as a seven-year old, and is the only player to have represented Newham all five years. "Joshua has been a great servant to the team", said Alan Bright, the Newham manger, "and his two wins and a draw against three of the best under-11s in the south of England is a terrific way to bow out." Latest news: Aayan new Grand Prix Champion 10 February 2018 - Aayan Ismail from Tower Hamlets today won the final round of the Newham Junior Grand Prix and with it the overall 2017/18 Grand Prix. He scored 6/6 for an overall Grand Prix score of 779 points. Second in the Grand Prix was Greenwich's Mateusz Bazan with 704 points; Kelvin Sermaxhaj, who came second today, was third overall. Under-nine champion was Aryan Gohil from Manor Park. Bhavika Raghupatruni was the girls' champion. The photo shows all the prize-winners from today and the overall Grand Prix. This year's Grand Prix had a record 66 entrants. The first round of the 2018/19 Grand Prix is planned for September. - Alan Bright (CSC Newham GP Organiser) Supported by The London Borough of Newham, East Village London E20 and Baird Calverton Primary School Jerzy Dybowski Carpenters Primary School Jerzy Dybowski Gainsborough Primary School Ferris Lindsay Gallions Primary School Alan Bright Godwin Primary School Roman Ismailov Grange Primary School James Robinson Keir Hardie Primary School Ferris Lindsay Lathom Junior School Roman Ismailov Park Primary School Gulbahor Hamdamova Ranelagh Primary School Vladimir Agasaryan Ravenscroft Primary School Jerzy Dybowski Rosetta Primary School Jerzy Dybowski Selwyn Primary School Ferris Lindsay St Antony's Primary School Vladimir Agasaryan St Francis's Catholic Primary School Roman Ismailov St Helen's RC Primary School Jerzy Dybowski St Joachim's Primary School Jerzy Dybowski Tollgate Primary School Ferris Lindsay Vicarage Primary School Jerzy Dybowski William Davies Primary School Vladimir Agasaryan Newham Lord Mayor's Show On Sunday 10th July 2016, Chess in Schools and Communities Newham supported the Newham Lord Mayor’s Show with a chess tent, where all comers could play throughout the day. One of the stars of the Newham junior squad, Shahjahon Saidmurodov, made a big impression on everyone by giving a simultaneous display against members of the police force, fire and ambulance services, as well as council leader Ken Clark and Lord Mayor Sir Robin Wales who, we discovered at the inaugural event in Newham and then again in an online match with the Mayor of Sunrise in California, is an accomplished player himself. In an impressive display, 10-year old Shahjahon defeated all his opponents, with the Mayor putting up the longest resistance in a close game. Photos by Gulbahor Hamdamova