On Sunday 19 April, the Birmingham Megafinal of the UK School Chess Challenge (UKCC), the second stage of one of the UK's most prestigious junior chess tournaments, took place.

A number of boys from Warwick Junior School competed, keen to follow in the footsteps of Mr Lam who twice reached the Terafinal (the grand final of the UKCC), making the final 32 of the original 50,000 entrants, and Warwick Junior School alumnus Candidate Master Billy, who went one better than Mr Lam in 2024 by winning the Terafinal outright!

Rideh was the youngest Warwick representative taking part but showed what a promising player he is by qualifying for the Gigafinal, the penultimate stage of the competition, for the U8 category. The same feat was achieved in the U10 categry by Ansh and Alex. Moreover, Alex finished joint-second overall, with an outstanding 5/6 in what was a very strong section, beating some of the county's best junior players.

A big well done to everyone who competed on Sunday!