Hoots from the Archive – Check Mates: The MGS Chess Club The MGS ‘Chess Tie’ Design The MGS Chess Club was founded in January 1874 by members of the Classic… 0 2020 17/03/2020
Chess ace Ethan crowned Northern Under-12 England Champion Many congratulations to MGS Junior School pupil Ethan Gardiner, whose impressive chess skills saw him crowned Northern Under-12 England Champion over the weekend. What a fantastic achievement, well d… 0 2020 26/02/2020
Under-11 AJIS Chess Champions! Many congratulations to our Junior School boys, who helped MGS to become the Association of Junior Independent Schools Under-11 Chess champions! All the boys performed superbly to help the team win t… 0 2019 18/11/2019
Chess star Ethan helps England finish as runners-up Many congratulations to MGS Junior School pupil Ethan Gardiner, who represented the England Under-12 Chess team in the Glorney Gilbert International Chess Tournament that took place in Ireland. The e… 0 2024 05/09/2019
Chess star Ethan represents England Many congratulations to MGS Junior School pupil Ethan Gardiner, who has just represented England in the Under-11 section of the European Schools Chess Championships, held in Romania, where he compete… 0 2024 11/06/2019
Junior School chess team reach national semi-finals On Saturday, following on from previous regional qualification, Junior School boys Ethan, Ajay, Kumar, Krishna, Max, Aryan and Anay represented MGS in the English Primary Schools Chess Association Un… 0 2019 11/05/2019
Chess star Ethan flies the flag for England Talented MGS pupil Ethan Gardiner flew to Poland at the end of June to fly the flag for England after being chosen to represent his country at the European Schools Chess Championships 2018. Held in K… 0 2024 10/07/2018
MGS chess team will progress to the national finals The MGS chess team began their defence of the English Chess Federation’s National School’s Competition team with a 4-0 win, and will now progress to the national finals. We have lifted the trophy for… 0 2017 17/01/2017
Peter Webster (OM 79-85) Peter Webster (OM 79-85) started playing chess competitively at the age of 11, when he played for his primary school in the local schools league. Before that, his experience of chess was that of many… 0 2016 24/09/2016