Daniel
Daniel is a talented young chess player, but his family were having difficulties supporting his chess financially. The Starr Trust funded Daniel for coaching and competition fees to help him fulfill his potential.
Daniel's mum says: "Daniel starting playing chess at the age of 7 and it has become his absolute passion in life. He is very talented and has won many awards across the county and country. He has been part of the Under 9 Sussex County Team on one of the top boards and also plays for the Under 11 Sussex County Team. Most recently he won the Under 11 Sussex Major tournament and has been promoted to the Under 18 section. His dream is to play for the England Junior Chess Team.
Daniel is over the moon to receive this award from Starr Trust. This will give him access to tailored 1:1 weekly coaching along with support to access tournaments and England qualifier tournaments."
August 2026
Daniel at the British Chess Championships 2026
July 2026
This weekend Daniel played a major chess tournament in Uxbridge against children and adults.
He played really well scoring a great 3.5 out of 6, and also won against the highest rank player in the tournament! He was also able to get some valuable mentoring from some of the adult players there.
July 2026
This weekend Daniel played in the English Junior Chess National Finals which he qualified for earlier in the year. The event involved five games over three days and Daniel's longest game lasted over three hours! He played really well and scored 2.5 points - 2 wins and 1 draw.
Daniel also took part in a simul against an international master and out of 75 children was the 3rd child left in the game!
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