PEMBROKESHIRE Junior Chess Club travelled to Carmarthen to play their counterparts.

The Carmarthen team were slightly older but playing their first game, which was arrranged by Peter Evans.

Twenty youngsters took part and enjoyed their chess.

The result of the first match was tied at five all.

Players were mixed and matched with everyone having a minimum of two games, some three or four games.

For Pembrokeshire, Suki (three wins), Huw (two wins) and Joe (one win and a draw) were the stand-out performers on the night and for Carmarthen Matthew, William and Eric stood out.

The plan is for a return game in Pembrokeshire before the season ends and the club is hoping for another game against Redhill Prep School and Castell Nedd Chess Club on 29 May.

Martin Jones, coach of Pembrokeshire, has been delighted with the progress of everyone this year.

The club also has a lot of younger and less experienced players who are also doing very well.

Ten members of the club played in the Redhill Primary School festival recently and all competed with distinction with special mention to Joe and Harry who after four rounds had won all their games and competed in the final with Joe winning the gold medal and Harry having a silver.

Coach Martin Jones has recently taken part in the Bristol Chess Congress with 62 entrants in his section which he won outright.

Pembrokeshire Team in Board Order: 1, Barnaby Hinman, Ysgol Preseli; 2, Joe Othen, home schooled; 3, Harry Harling, Cosheston VC School; 4, Huw Holliday, Redhil Prep; 5, Sebastian Kummer, Neyland Community School; 6, Jude Taylor, St Marks VA School; 7, Henry Malone, Redhill High; 8, Suki -Rose Heulwen, Ysgol Bro Penfro; 9, Emily Thomas-Ward, Redhill Prep; 10, Carys Callan, Redhill Prep.