Tournaments & Events
Below is a list of chess tournaments and events suitable for Suffolk junior chess players. Events includes individual and team tournaments, league chess, coaching and simultaneous displays. The list also includes some mixed junior and adult chess events.
| 📅 🕒 | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 2nd November | Inter-county Blitz | 🌐 Online |
| Wednesday 4th November | Qualfier for English Schools Chess Championship | Woodbridge School |
| Wednesday 4th November | SJC Online Club | 🌐 Online |
| Sunday 8th November 2026 | 1st Woodbridge School chess tournament | Woodbridge School |
| Wednesday 11th November | SJC Online Club | 🌐 Online |
| Wednesday 18th November | SJC Online Club | 🌐 Online |
| Wednesday 25th November | East Anglian Team Battle | 🌐 Online |
For events further afield, see the chess event information on the English Chess Federation website.
The variety of events listed here cater for all players of all levels.
Parents of SJC members will also get the option to receive notifications about recommended upcoming events. Please get in touch, if you have any questions.
Below is a bit more info about some of the most popular local face-to-face and online events:
Club Events
- SJC Online Club – weekly Wednesday Chess Club evening, starting at 7:15pm for 1-2 hours, includes fun tournaments, coaching sessions, and occasional special events like simultaneous displays.
- Local Clubs – find out more about over-the-board chess options in the county from our chess clubs page. Many Suffolk schools also run chess clubs.
Tournaments
- Local Tournaments – local tournaments, such as the Bury Junior Congress, take place throughout different times of the year. Please check the calendars above for more information.
- Online East Anglian Junior Team Battle – Fourth Wednesday every month (7pm-8pm) blitz organised by Essex Junior Chess.
- Online International – online chess means there are more opportunities to play international chess – SJC is a regular participant in the Bayern Munich annual Reds Against Racism international fixture.
County Chess
- EACU Junior Team Championship – the East Anglian Chess Union runs an annual over-the-board county chess event, which Suffolk participates in.
- Online Inter-county Blitz – First Monday each month (6pm-7:30pm) online county blitz event – a fun team opportunity for all members to represent Suffolk at county-level.
League Chess
- Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) – some SJC members represent their county in both over-the-board and online formats of the Junior 4NCL (J4NCL) and adult 4NCL.
Courses
- IM Dagne Ciuksyte regularly runs chess courses at the Ipswich Institute.
Miscellaneous
- Simultaneous exhibitions – from time to time, a master-level player or chess prodigy play multiple players simultaneously in a face-to-face or online simul display.