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Claire Summerscale - 4NCL Chairman
Claire took over as 4NCL
chairman from IM Paul Littlewood who had been at
the helm for a decade.
Chess trainer, author and
journalist/editor (ECF Junior magazine, The
Right Move), radio personality (Radio 4) and
authority on women’s chess and current ECF
director of Junior Chess & Education, Claire
brings fresh impetus to the role in addition to
a unique wealth of experience.
Recently, as manager of Pride
& Prejudice, an all-female team with token male
Grandmaster – husband Aaron Summerscale, she has
successfully challenged the perceived wisdom
that women cannot compete with men at the
highest levels of chess, evidenced by their
rapid rise in the 4NCL ranks.
No stranger to the media,
Claire has appeared several times on Radio 4 and
captained the Pride & Prejudice team on their TV
debut on BBC2s quiz show Eggheads. Claire is
married to English Grandmaster Aaron
Summerscale, with whom she currently teaches
chess full-time.
Claire has recently set up a
new Junior Grand Prix, which uniquely allows the
winners to receive direct entry to represent
England in the 2008 World Youth Championships,
aided by funding from the ECF John Robinson
Trust.
We wish Claire every success
in her new post.
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Former British U11 & U13 girls champion.
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Part of Slough’s team representing 4NCL in Women’s Europe
Club championship.
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Former BCF Director of Women’s International Chess, at a time
when England’s women’s team were placed 8th in the European Team Championship.
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Accomplished chess author
Chess - pub. 2006, Interview
with a Grandmaster pub 2001.
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Former ECF Director of Junior Chess and Education.
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