NEWS

 

Good Season for Sudbury Chess!
Sudbury Chess Club win the Suffolk League, Division 2 and, also, the Swiss competition. (03/05/05)

Sudbury Participate in International Chess Match
Sudbury Chess Club players pull their weight in International Match. (09/04/05)

Sudbury Junior and Open
Sudbury Chess Club held another successful annual chess congress on Sunday 28th March at Sudbury Town Hall. Run in association with Suffolk Junior Chess, the tournament attracted 60 players from across the region. (28/03/04)

A Sad Loss for Sudbury Chess Club
After a short illness, Roy Byham died on 24th March. Roy had a friendly outlook to life and was a true gentleman. He had been a keen member of Sudbury Chess Club for a number of years and was a regular player in the Suffolk league. He will be missed by his many friends at the Club, in the League and in Sudbury Town. (24/03/04)

Sudbury Chess on Radio Suffolk!
Our secretary, Graham Griffiths, was interviewed today by Rachel Sloane on Radio Suffolk. Sudbury Chess Club website, chosen as Radio Suffolk's website of the day, was praised by Rachel for its depth of content and attractive design. (23/03/04)

Great Score from Sanders Jnr.!
The A Team Captain's son, James, finished =2nd, in the Novices section of the Ipswich Junior Chess Congress. (19/10/03)

Sudbury Chess Club Moves To New Venue!
After many happy years Sudbury Chess Club has moved from The Sudbury Institute to The Conservative Club. It still meets on a Tuesday Evening. (1/10/03)

Fixtures Meeting!
Rob Sanders and Phil Chapman attended the Suffolk County Chess Association fixtures meeting on Thursday 11th Sept at the Ipswich Chess Club, where A and B Team match dates were fixed. (16/09/03)

Rob Sanders - Suffolk Player Of The Year!
Rob Sanders is Suffolk County Player Of The Year for the second year running. This honour was awarded for his undefeated performace in First Team matches. (10/07/03)

Guest Book Added!
Now people can send comments about our web site. (16/06/03)

Sudbury Junior Open - Some Pictures Added!
Some pictures from the 'Sudbury Junior Open' have been added - follow links. (13/05/03)

Sudbury Junior and Open 2003
The Sudbury Junior and Open Tournament 2003 was another resounding success due to the hard work of Robert Sanders and Peter Sonnenburg. (13/04/03)

Chess Mating Themes Added
A new Chess 'Mating Themes' section has been added.

Chess Miscellany Section Added
A new 'Chess Miscellany' section has been added. Initial content includes 'FIDE Chess Rules' and a description of 'PGN/FEN/EPD notation'

New Chess Openings Feature
lDetails of Major Chess Openings along with Principal Variations have been added - See Chess Training or click on this link.

Kasparov V Deep Junior
All Six Games from the Kasparov V Deep Junior v8.0 Match added. Games annotated by Amir Ban, the author of Deep Junior!

New BCF Rating Conversion Calculation!
A more detailed BCF To Elo rating conversion calculation included that relects latest BCF changes - see this page.

Sudbury Junior Chess Date Announced!
The 2003 Sudbury Junior Chess Tournament will be held on 13th April. Once again the venue will be Sudbury's splendid Town Hall.

Some Sudbury Chess Games Added
View some games played by members of Sudbury Chess Club - Click on above link or go to 'Chess Training Page'.

Super Result by Peter Sonnenburg At Bury
Peter Sonnenburg takes first place in the intermediate (U130) Section of the 20th Bury St Edmund's Congress.

New Daily Chess Saying Feature Added!
Each day a new chess saying will be displayed on the home page. By clicking on the forward button, users can scroll through the sayings database.

Good Result by Peter Sonnenburg
Peter Sonnenburg took equal first place in the U120 grading prize of the Open Section of Essex Open Junior Rapid Play Championship, held this year in Colchester.

Kasparov V Deep Blue
Games from Matches I and II added. Second Match games heavily annotated!

Kramnik V Deep Fritz
Full set of annotated games added!

'Clubs and Meeting Venues'
The Clubs and Meeting Venues web page has been updated!

Congratulations!
Fine performance by James Button in the UK Chess Challenge!

How good are you?
Can you beat the new Sudbury Chess 'Sparring Partner'?