Last Sunday, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk took part in the second EACU Junior Jamboree, in which each county team member is paired against players from other counties ranked around the same board number/level. Congratulations…

International Master (IM) and Suffolk Junior Coach, Dagne Ciuksyte, is organising nine chess events in Suffolk, all suitable for junior players of all abilities. School Tournaments – New! Chess tournaments for schools to…

It’s time again for the SJC online club to present awards for the previous season; the period from September 2025 to August 2026.  This season’s awards are as follows: Best Newcomer Club Player…

Last weekend, Suffolk Junior Chess ran a stand at the Framlingham Country Show to promote chess for children in Suffolk. A giant chess set attracted lots of families and children, who solved puzzles,…

A total of 16 juniors and 14 adults took part in the final Martlesham Heath Sunday afternoon blitz event of this year. The winner (with one round to spare!) was Volodymyr Bundzylo, a promising…

Last Saturday, Suffolk and Essex juniors joined forces to play for a combined East Anglian Junior Chess team, representing the UK, in Bayern Munich’s annual “Checkmate to Racism” international event. Bayern Munich’s chess…

Over Easter, many tournament organisers take advantage of the extra holidays to cram in more rounds of chess for their events, in particular for standard (long) play events. One such event is the Grenke…

The 15th edition of the Martlesham Heath chess tournaments just took place last Sunday. This time round, 20 juniors competed, outnumbering the 15 adults who also took part. Unlike most chess tournaments, the…

This weekend, the British Rapidplay took place in Peterborough. Over 200 participants took part including one of Suffolk’s juniors, Oliver Ferris, who finished in 149th place gaining 124 Elo points. Oliver scored four…

Last weekend, the 14th Martlesham Heath Chess Tournament took place. The event consisted of 33 participants, including: Suffolk Juniors: Charles Dyball, Daniel Ciuksys, Lenny Horn and Sydney Horn. Some players who wanted to…