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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…
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Suffolk off to flying start in online J4NCL
On Thursday evening, Suffolk began their 2023/2024 campaign in Division 3 (Group A) of the online J4NCL (Junior Four Nations Chess League) with a 7-0 victory over Brentwood School 2. Each team in…
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East Anglian Juniors successful at Reds Against Racism online event
Last Saturday, Suffolk Junior Chess members took part in the annual Rot-gegen-Rassismus (Reds against Racism) online event organised by Bayern Munich Football Club’s chess team. A full report in English can be found…
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Colchester Junior Chess Tournament
Last Sunday four of Suffolk’s finest young chess players took part in the Colchester Junior Chess tournament at Prettygate Junior School. Three of the players were fairly inexperienced at tournament level, so this…