On Sunday 15 2026, the annual Coventry Chess Academy Rapidplay took place. This ECF-rated tournament organised by Mr Lam attracted a large turnout of some of Coventry & Warwickshire's best young chess players, including several children who rank within the top players in their national age group.

Warwick was represented by Ansh and Alex of the Junior School and Maanya of Warwick Prep, all of whom performed very creditably in such a strong field, with Alex scoring 3/5 to finish as the Warwick 'Big Hitter' of the day.

The tournament ran extremely smoothly, and much of the credit for this must be given to National Arbiter Gregory and Candidate Master Billy of the Senior School. Gregory was the Chief Arbiter for the event, and he undertook his duties with customary composure, efficiency and technical wizardry, showing once again why he is nationally regarded as a rising star in his field. Billy acted as Mr Lam's assistant for the day, in the course of which he helped to supervise games, play and analyse with the participants in between rounds, and present prizes at the end. Both were model professionals and received awards from Mr Lam on account of their outstanding service.