SENIOR pupils at Irvine's Loudoun Montgomery Primary have been hard at work brushing up on their chess skills.

The members of Mrs Peakman's Friday lunchtime Chess Club are putting in lots of effort in preparation for the first competition of the Ayrshire Chess Association's Junior League.

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The chess matches will begin on the evening of Thursday, October 3.

Best of luck to all the pupils when the competition kicks off.

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