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British Championship Underway
This year’s British Championship, in Hull, starts today. You can read more about it in Leonard Barden’s article in the Financial Times and follow the games live via a Lichess Broadcast. The first…
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4th Bayern Munich “Reds against Racism” tournament
Recently, Suffolk Juniors teamed up with neighbouring counties to form an East Anglian team to take part in FC Bayern Munich’s annual Red’s against Racism online international chess tournament. Before the main team…
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Suffolk finish 3rd in online J4NCL
Suffolk Juniors 1 were just half a point away from reaching the semi-final playoffs in division 2 of the online J4NCL (Junior Four Nations Chess League), season 9. Suffolk Juniors 2 had a…
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Over-the-board success
So far this year, there have been a number of juniors who have entered in-person events, known as “over-the-board” or “OTB” events in the chess world. Some notable achievements include: Lenny Horn –…
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Suffolk success in online J4NCL
Last Thursday, Season 8 (S8) of the online Junior 4NCL (Four Nations Chess League) concluded with a finals night. During this season’s campaign, Suffolk fielded two teams in division 3 and division 4.…
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Suffolk juniors shine at Bury St Edmunds Congress
At this year’s Bury St Edmunds Chess Congress, some of the Suffolk juniors took part in the Intermediate and Minor sections. Rowan Kent and Oliver Ferris both share third place in the Intermediate…
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Bob Jones wins ECF Award
Former Suffolk Junior Chess Organiser, Bob Jones (pictured celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Bury Knights Chess Club last year), has received an award from the English Chess Federation (ECF) for services to…
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East Anglian Arena Tactics
In last Wednesday’s monthly East Anglian Junior Chess Team Battle, Suffolk ended up in 2nd place overall behind KEGS (King Edward VI Grammar School), after a very exciting finale. During the tournament, there…
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SJC Awards 2023
During last week’s online club evening, Suffolk Junior Chess handed out some awards for notable achievements throughout the past chess season (September 2022 – July 2023). Best Newcomer Club Player of the Year…
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Suffolk and Norfolk juniors battle it out
Last Wednesday, some of the recently formed Norfolk junior chess team joined SJC in an online tournament. Everyone who took part played some great games of chess, including new SJC members CharlieGibson, CoolSocks123…
