Over 75 players attended our first over-the-board event since the Covid-19 pandemic began…….and it was fantastic to see so many new and old faces back. Everyone you saw helping today is a volunteer so thanks to: Rusty Rastogi on entries & registration David Fryer & Andy Mitcher on tournament control Keith Martin, Becs Wynn & …
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The 2021 British Online Championships took place between 24 July-8 August 2021. Congratulations to Arjun Kolani who won the U14 titles at both Online Standardplay and Online Rapidplay. He also has one of his games from the World Youth Championship earlier this year featured in the latest issue of the ECF Chess Moves newsletter – …
We have now starting to take bookings for our Autumn 2021 events, starting with tournaments at Crowborough (18th September) and Worth (16th October). We hope to be putting more events live as soon as possible once confirmed with our venues. Depending on the situation prevailing both nationally and locally at the time our events may …
Last week Arjun Kolani, U14 British Blitz Chess Champion undertook his first ever simultaneous chess event in East Grinstead High Street. He played on 8 boards at once with opponents being replaced at the end of their matches. Over £100 was raised for the Teenage Cancer Trust. The event was organised by East Grinstead Bookshop …
Thanks to Barnet for organising the inaugural online SCCU Under 14/18 Jamboree. Sussex entered two teams in the Open section and four teams in the Minor section. U14 Open Welsh Dragons 20 1st Sussex Junior Chess 1 19.5 2nd Muswell Hill Junior Chess 19 3rd Essex Juniors 18 Berkshire 17.5 Leicestershire 17.5 …
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The culmination of the under-11 season came on Saturday with the national final – Sussex came a creditable 7th place: Team Positions Team Name Total 1 BARNET 83 2 BARNET 2 68.5 3 KENT 66.5 4 RICHMOND 1 64 5 ESSEX 61.5 6 OXFORDSHIRE 59.5 7 SUSSEX 53.5 8 WEY VALLEY 48 9 …
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Thanks to Tim Kent and Edmund Player (Suffolk), Jonathan Blackburn (Staffs & Wales) and IM Lorin D’Costa (SPTW) for making this match possible; great preparation for the upcoming under-11 Final on May 8th. The same 4 teams battled it out back in February when She Plays to Win Team came out on top. Would things …
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The Under 9 County Championship season reached its finale yesterday with 14 teams from 11 counties playing a 5-round swiss tournament over 12 boards, with a separate tournament for the ‘rising stars’. Team Manager Mike Forster was very pleased with the results, commenting Over the top 12 boards two thirds of the team attained rating …
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Sussex Junior Chess are working towards holding a full season of chess events from September, subject to the national picture. Provisionally, the first date for your diaries is Saturday 18th September for the Crowborough tournament – the first in our grand prix series. Please be aware that covid restrictions may mean that our events look …
The folk of East Grinstead Bookshop Chess Club proved themselves to be both pioneering and hardy – as far as we know the first club in Sussex to offer outdoor, post-lockdown, socially distanced, over the board chess…..albeit in unseasonally chilly temperatures. A mix of seasoned campaigners and enthusiastic juniors braved the cold last Sunday – …
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