Hampton’s Chess Team has been crowned 2025 National Chess Champions.
Hampton was one of 26 teams to reach the final of the English Chess Federation’s National Schools’ Championships. The victorious Hampton team spans the year groups and includes: Luoke Wang (Second Year), Jai Kothari and Tom Balmond (Third Year), Alex Lapidus, (Fourth Year) and Anirudh Shidlagatta (Fifth Year).
Captain, Upper Sixth Former Rajat Makkar, raced directly from the competition to the airport to continue his quest for the title of Grandmaster.
The team went on to place 10th at the World Schools Chess Championships 2025 in Washington D.C. ranking as the highest placed school in Europe!
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