Thanks to Mick Plumb of Bognor & Arun Chess Club for producing another fine round up of chess in Sussex for the 2019-20 season. Read our roundup of the season and find out about other chess clubs in the county – despite Covid-19 there was still a lot of chess activity.
Category Archives: 2019-Misc
Delancey UK Chess Challenge Blitz
Congratulations to Avyanna who finished as the ‘Top U8 Girl’ in the Delancey UK Chess Challenge Blitz tournament last weekend. The UKCC have been very pro-active in organising a huge variety of online chess events during the current Covid-19 situation. Avyanna took part in the U8 Mixed Blitz tournament which started with 99 players across …
Glorney-Gilbert Cup 2020
This year, due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the Glorney-Gilbert Cup was hosted by England as an online event. Participating nations were Belgium, England, Ireland, The Netherlands, Scotland and Wales. Sussex’s Lucy Bennet-Stevens played top board in rounds 1-3, helping England to a 3-0 victory over Wales in Round 1; and contributing a very good draw …
South of England Championships, Yateley Manor, 25th-26th January
Congratulations to our Sussex prizewinners at the South of England Championships – Samuel Merchant, Seha Konara, Austin Mitchell, Risha Jithendra, Abhi Jadav, Arjun Kolani and Oliver Manchester. Samuel won the U7 section on tie-break with 5½/6. Aditya Gupta scored 4/6 in the U8s, just outside the prizes. Seha was top girl in the U9 section …
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GM David Howell attends training day at Hove, 18th January
Thanks to GM David Howell (SJC President) who spent the day with us, joining each training group, and giving an interactive masterclass on under-promotion. Sussex Junior Chess were thrilled that their president, one of the world’s best players, came along to the Aldrington training day to present the children with a masterclass. David began with …
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Hastings International Chess Congress, 28th December 2019 – 5th January 2020
Congratulations to Max Wilton, joint 1st in the Christmas A event which took place over the first weekend, with 3.5/5
New Sussex NCJS Members
Congratulations to Ben Crosby and Tom Howeson – the first Sussex players selected to the National Chess Junior Squad this season. Ben placed 3rd at the recent British Rapidplay in Pudsey, earning him his second half-norm, and thus qualification to the squad. Tom gained his second half norm at the London Junior Chess Championships Under-14 …
London Junior Chess Championships, 14th-15th December 2019
Congratulations to Thomas Martin and Charlie Wannasin-Bell who came second in the U14 Minor and U10 Minor respectively. Other good performances in the U10 Minor – Taran Sharma (5/7), Henri Blin and George Tagg (both 4.5), and Ann Tagg (4). Over in the U10 Major Thomas Irani was the highest placed Sussex player with 4.5/7, …
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NCJS Qualification News
Congratulations to Amelie, Kit, Thomas and Oliver who all travelled to the EPSCA English Under 11 Championships in Nottingham, 19-20 October. Amelie, Oliver and Thomas were all successful in gaining their first half norms, while Kit won the event with 5 out of 5 earning a full norm. Kit is now qualified to attend the …