2025 Chess registration is now open
Before your child commits to this sport please read the very important information below.
If you have any questions or require additional information about Chess, please email our Sports Department.
Chess Information
General Info
There are two chess options at Northcross.
Option One: Social Chess - open to all and held at lunchtime on a Monday.
Option Two: Competitive Chess - trials will be held for this group during term one as we can only take 30 students - sessions are held Block 5 Thursdays.
Game times & venue
Game time:
Social Chess - Monday lunchtimes
Competitive Chess - Thursdays block
Game location:
Food Tech Room T1
Please see daily notices for start date
Fees
No fee for trials or social chess.
Event fees will be published closer to the event. Please note: these fees vary according to the event.
Registration
Please complete the attached google form.
When the event information is available, we will load the registration details on Kindo
Register via the NX Online Shop
Trials
Trials for Competitive Chess will be held on Thursdays. block 5.
Chess trials start Tuesday 19 Feb, lunchtime.
They will run as a tournament of 7 rounds - students have to play in 4(only) rounds out of the 7. This will be running most lunchtimes (and block 5 Thursday) for the next two weeks. If your child is absent or involved in something else they have ample opportunity to make 4 of the 7 sessions.
Students must read the This Day Notices to find out when the trials are running.
There are no trials for Social Chess. These sessions are held on Mondays at lunchtime.
Training
There are no training sessions for Chess. Teacher In Charge will advise further.
Selection process
We go through a very thorough selection process to finalise our teams and players will be placed in a team that our selectors have determined best suits their ability and experience. While inevitably there will be some movement of players, both up and down teams, it is important to remember that this movement can be a result of the following factors:
- New players who didn’t play last year can also create movement for other players, especially if they are placed in a higher team, resulting in other players moving down to a lower team.
- Individual development and growth over the summer months. If individual players have put in an extra effort and completed additional training over the holiday, this can definitely show during trials, resulting in higher performance on the court and some movement between teams.
We understand that some students will have questions regarding the trial process and eventually the team selection – if your child does, please ask them to see Anna in the sports office.
As per our Sports Selection Policy, no correspondence regarding team selection will be entered into. If you wish to view it, please download the document at the bottom of this page.
Selection process
We go through a very thorough selection process to finalise our teams and players will be placed in a team that our selectors have determined best suits their ability and experience. While inevitably there will be some movement of players, both up and down teams, it is important to remember that this movement can be a result of the following factors:
- New players who didn’t play last year can also create movement for other players, especially if they are placed in a higher team, resulting in other players moving down to a lower team.
- Individual development and growth over the summer months. If individual players have put in an extra effort and completed additional training over the holiday, this can definitely show during trials, resulting in higher performance on the court and some movement between teams.
We understand that some students will have questions regarding the trial process and eventually the team selection – if your child does, please ask them to see Anna in the sports office.
As per our Sports Selection Policy, no correspondence regarding team selection will be entered into. If you wish to view it, please download the document at the bottom of this page.
Coaches, managers & umpires
The chess team does not require a coach or manager. In the event that we need a team manager for a particular event, we will contact the parents directly.
All coaches and managers are required to be police vetted by Northcross. If you are keen to take on one of these roles and have not yet been police vetted by our school, please email the Sport Department and we will send you through the relevant forms to fill out.
