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Bury St Edmunds Congress Success
Well done to all Suffolk Juniors taking part in this year’s Bury St Edmunds Chess Congress. In the Major section, Oliver Ferris scored 3/5 earning him the top junior prize. In the Minor…
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Suffolk Juniors off to solid start in J4NCL
Suffolk Juniors have made a very good start to the new season of the online Junior Four Nations Chess League (J4NCL). In our first match, we won 5½-2½ against Barnet Knights 2, one…
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SJC Awards 2024
The new chess season is underway and it’s time again for the yearly awards. For 2024, there’s a new category for the best player in the junior national online league. The notable achievements…
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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…