Saturday 12th January saw the first outing for our new under-9 squad who travelled to Twyford to play Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. The Team: Fiyin Balogun, Henri Blin, Ned Hafner, John Henry, Tom Hodgson , Casper Irani, Thomas Irani, Risha Jithendra, Joseph Johnson, Alex Lloyd, Austin Mitchell, Cillian Nagy, Zach Planton, Zen Rajah, Nayan Keats …
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Hastings Grand Prix (GP4) 5th January 2019
80 children contested the 4th tournament in our Grand Prix series and our President, GM David Howell, took time out from his own competition to present the prizes. Thanks to St Mary Star of the Sea School for the excellent venue; all the parents who helped us tidy up at the end and our volunteers; …
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London Junior Chess Championships 2018
As usual there were some good results for Sussex players at this prestigious event…congratulations to Arjun, Raina and Max….. Weekend 1 – 15th-16th December Having scored sufficiently at qualifying events, Under-10s and Under-14s compete in weekend 1. Some particularly good scores from Sussex players in a very high standard event: Under 14 Major: Arjun Kolani …
Hastings International Chess Congress
First Sussex prizewinners at the Hastings festival…congratulations to Chaski, Chris & Oli, Batuhan and Ed…..
Uckfield Chess Academy News
30 attended the Uckfield Academy event on 20th December- congratulations to winner Daniel Longley …more
Burgess Hill Chess Academy News
20 attended the 45th Burgess Hill Academy event – congratulations to winner Dhyanesha Dokula…more
Sussex Girls’ Championships 2018
50 girls from all over Sussex descended on Burgess Hill to contest the 2018 Sussex Closed Girls Championships with festive jumpers much in vogue….
British Rapidplay NCJS Qualifier
Congratulations to Adam Faulkner, joint first in the U11 event at the British Rapidplay Championships; and Ben Crosby, joint first in the 2-day Minor…plus lots of half-norms…..
ECF SE Girls Rapidplay
Amelie, Elizabeth and Polina all win prizes at the ECF SE Girls’ Rapidplay Championships….
Venue now added for February Training Day
The venue for our February training day is now confirmed as Hurstpierpoint…new flyer attached