Sarah Longson

Sarah Longson (née Hegarty) is the Director of UK Chess Challenge. She has had a passion for chess from the age of seven, and is now a Women FIDE Master and former British Ladies Champion. She studied Chemistry and Law at Bristol University, and now lives in Manchester with her husband, FIDE Master Alex Longson.

 

Recent news

A celebration of Peter Poobalasingam (1989-2017)

9/21/2018 – The Peter Poobalasingam Celebration tournament took place on Sunday September 9th in celebration of the life of a young man who is dearly missed by his friends and family. Four grandmasters turned out including British number 3, David Howell, who won the event alongside GM Stephen Gordon with 5½ / 6. | Photo: Sarah Longson

The world's largest chess competition

9/16/2017 – How big, you say? Well, big enough that that have to use names like 'Gigafinal' and 'Terafinal' to do it justice! But despite its size, in the summer of 2016, the future of the Delancey UK Schools’ Chess Challenge was in doubt, as the founder and owner, International Master Mike Basman, faced an unexpected and daunting tax bill. Now under new ownership, Sarah Longson hopes to continue to inspire future generations of children. She reports on the recent 2017 edition which attracted star power in the form of grandmasters David Howell and Stephen Gordon. Harry Grieve (pictured) won the 'Terafinal' | Photos: facebook.com/DelanceyUKSchoolsChessChallenge
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