The Norfolk Junior Chess Championships have crowned five winners.

A total of 56 young people participated in the games which took place at Harford Community Centre, Norwich, during the event on March 16.

Edward Lott came out on top in the Under 18 section with a perfect score of five.

Dan Joal Allwin Christopher clinched the Under 14 section with a score of four-and-a-half.

Eastern Daily Press: The five trophy winners are all members of the Norwich Junior Chess Club The five trophy winners are all members of the Norwich Junior Chess Club (Image: Submitted)

In the Under 11 section, Tekshan Malempati took the top prize, also getting a score of five out of five.

Sirius Palmer took home the prize from the Under 10 section, scoring three points, while Oleksandr Tychyna won with a score of five in the Under 9 category.

All of the winners are members of the Norwich Junior Chess Club (NJCC) which meets at Colman Junior School on Saturday mornings.

Parents and carers who are eager to enrol their children can find out more by visiting the Norfolk and Norwich Chess Club website at norwichchess.org.uk.

There they will find information on both over-the-board and online tournaments.