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School pupils win top prize at chess tournament

A Leicestershire primary school is celebrating taking away the top prize at a prestigious national chess tournament.

Children as young as 7 and 8 from Fairfield Prep School in Loughborough beat teams from schools across the country to gain first place at the Primary Team Chess Challenge held at the University of Nottingham.

Fairfield's head teacher Andrew Earnshaw and pupil Tara Tamilselvan spoke to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Leicester's Jo Russell about their win.

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