About

E.P.S.C.A., the English Primary Schools' Chess Association, exists to advance the education of primary school aged children by teaching, supervising and developing the playing of chess by those children. (Click here for our various Rules and Regulations)

Much of this work is done by the member associations, which are primary schools chess associations covering local areas, such as Lancashire, Devon and Barnet. Click here for a list of associations and the areas they cover.

E.P.S.C.A. holds three annual championships for member associations - Under 11, Under 9 and Girls Under 11. The Under 11 Championship is for teams of 20, whilst the Under 9 and Girls Under 11 are for teams of 12. The Under 11 and Under 9 Championships have two stages: heats, commonly known as zones, followed by the final. The Girls Under 11 is just a final. All these are run as jamborees.

In addition, E.P.S.C.A. is responsible for the running of the National Primary Schools' Chess Championships (N.P.S.C.C.). This competition attracts a massive entry from school teams all over the country, is run at Under 9 and Under 11 level over three stages, culminating in the finals in July.

E.P.S.C.A. has another important rôle - that of selecting and running the England Under 11 and England Girls' Under 11 teams.

Each year the E.P.S.C.A. A.G.M. elects the Council. Here is a list of the current members: