On Saturday 4th November, Sussex Junior Chess took 6 teams of 6 players to ‘The National Youth Chess Association Junior Team Championships’. With 36 players and at least 36 parents present a really good day was had by all. A big thank you to all the players for attending and to all the parents for …
Continue reading “NYCA U12, U14 & U18 Championships, Oxford, 4th November 2023”
Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer; so thanks to Headline Results U11 Minor U11 Major Pos Name Score Pos Name Score 1st Rutva Mittal 5 1st Makar Hrytsenko 6 2nd Iarolslav Sinkevich (on tie break) 4.5 2nd Daniel Dupuis 5 3rd Maria Chattacharyya 4.5 3rd Nicholas Bhattacharyya 4 Age-Group Prizes: Under 7 …
Continue reading “Crowborough Grand Prix, 16th September 2023”
How can our promising juniors develop their long play (classical) chess?Can I still play for Sussex when I am no longer a junior?These questions are frequently asked and the good news is that Sussex have teams that play in the counties league and in the national club league.Details of the Sussex county teams and results …
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Congratulations to the U11 Squad who finished in 5th place in the Southern zonal and have qualified for the final next month in Nottingham. They scored well in each round and narrowly missed out on a top 3 finish. A big thank you to all of those involved, including the incredible effort by all the parents to …
Continue reading “EPSCA Under 11 Championships South Zone, Saturday 18th March, Richmond”
Congratulations to our new Under 9 squad who came a close second in their first outing to Richmond. Pos Team R1 R2 R3 Points No. Wins 1 Richmond A 8 9 8.5 25.5 24 2 Sussex 9 8 7.5 24.5 22 3 Buckinghamshire 6 6 9.5 21.5 20 4 Oxfordshire 8 7.5 6 21.5 19 …
Continue reading “Under 9 Inter-County Match, Richmond, 28th January 2023”
Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer; so thanks to Entries & Registration: Steve and Jithendra Trophies: Trish Tournament Control: David, Gareth, James, Catherine and Peter Catering: Andy, Keith and Mike Analysis: Calum Photos: Jyoti Headine Results U11 Minor U11 Major Pos Name Score Pos Name Score 1 Saiarya Arun 5 (on tie …
Continue reading “Crowborough Grand Prix, 17th September 2022”
Everyone you see at our events is a volunteer, so thanks are due to the following: Entries & Registration: Steve Merchant Trophies: Ed Chapman Registration : Jonathan Tuck Tournament Control: Mark Appleton, David Bryant, Peter Finn, Mike Forster, Gary McCulloch, James McKie, Sharon Merchant, Andy Mitchell, Rasa Norinkeviciute Catering: Teresa Blades, Andy Collins, Helen Irani. …
Alongside our full calendar of over the board events we are continuing to run a monthly training sessions online, followed by an online blitz tournament. There are 5 dates in the Spring series and points are earned for attendance at training and performance in the Blitz; with small prizes to be awarded at the end …
Everyone you see helping at our events is a volunteer, so thanks to: Entires: Steve Merchant Registration: Jonathan Tuck Tournament control: Sharon Merchant, David Fryer Arbiters: David Bryant, Janis Petersone, Rasa Norinkeviciute, Gary McCulloch Catering: Ed Chapman. Steve Merchant. Margaret Blissett, Helen Irani Photos: Mark Currah Headline Results U11 Minor U11 Major Position Name Score …
We will be running the Sussex Closed Girls Championships and the Sussex Closed U9/11/13/18 Championships online during November. The girls’ event will be held on Saturday 14th November using the Lichess.org platform. There will be an entry fee of £3 per player. The U9/11/13/18 Championship will be on Saturday 28th November on the Tournelo chess …