Six schools took part in the second round of the Newark Schools Chess Competition which was hosted by Barnby Road School. The event involved 48 children from twelve teams of four players. The teams were from Barnby Road (2), Chuter Ede (2), John Blow (2), Highfields (1), Holy Trinity (2) and Sutton on Trent (3).
Each competitor played three games against players from different teams in a jamboree format, with each team playing at least one game against each other.
Six players won all three games – one from Barnby Road and Chuter Ede, and two from Holy Trinity and Sutton on Trent. These children were presented with medals by Malcolm Ellison from Tallents Solicitors who have sponsored the competition since its inception in 2008/9.
The results of the games saw a strong performance from Holy Trinity A who scored nine points from their twelve games to jump above Sutton on Trent in the standings. Holy Trinity A now has 18 points from the two rounds compared to Sutton on Trent with 17.5 points. Barnby Road A is close behind in third place on 16.5 points.
The results table after the first round:
| Team | Score |
| Holy Trinity A | 18 |
| Sutton on Trent A | 17.5 |
| Barnby Road A | 16.5 |
| Sutton on Trent B | 14 |
| Collingham A | 13.5 |
| Holy Trinity B | 12 |
| Highfields A | 10.5 |
| Barnby Road B | 10 |
| Chuter Ede A | 8 |
| Donald Bailey B | 4.5 |
| Chuter Ede B | 3.5 |
| Sutton on Trent C | 3.5 |
| Donald Bailey A | 2.5 |
| Holy Trinity C | 2.5 |
| Collingham B | 1.5 |
One more round will take place in May and the points from all three rounds will be added together to decide the overall winner.
The third round will take place on 19 May and the points from this final round will be added to the first two rounds’ results to decide the overall winner. With the top three teams so close on points, the event in May could be a very exciting climax to the competition.