Chess at BKJCC

There is a wide range of play available from friendly games to competitive rated division and tournament games. The coaches often play both simuls and individual games and the children enjoy trying to beat them and any other adult helpers that regularly play and coach them. Fun and fair play is encouraged and everyone should know and abide by the club rules which help ensure the club remains a safe, friendly place to play and enjoy chess.

Players are placed in divisions according to their experience, results and ratings, and division play occurs most weeks. The current division structure is: 1000 club (all players rated 1000 or over), Div 1, Div 2, Div 3, (includes beginners -non rated).
All standards of play from beginner to expert grandmaster are encouraged and developed in the children by our coaches and all adult helpers. If suitable some children are encouraged to play at the adult Bury Cannons chess club to further develop their play and enjoyment.
During the year other competitions occur (eg British Land UK Chess Challenge qualifier and the club knockout championship, blitz tournaments and matches against other clubs). The Bury Junior Chess Congress is held annually and all are encouraged to play (there is also a section for parents!).

In the 1000 club scoring is done and clocks are used to encourage and familiarise players with the format for official tournament event play. Long time control is used for 1000 club games. Divison 1 players also use clocks, (with the aid of the coaches and helpers if needed at first). Usually there are chess puzzles provided to be solved during the club night and often prizes given for the correct answers!

COACHING - We have two qualified coaches, Bob Jones and Scott Taylor, who provide regular coaching. Parent helpers are also present and are often able to guide players and give coaching tips. This year we ran the Suffolk Chess Coaching Scheme where players can sit tests and gain badges to show their chess knowledge and ability level.This was very successful, and will be continued along with more coaching sessions to be given during meetings throughout the season.

Check this BKJCC website regularly for updates and remember to look at the "Chess tips for juniors" series (available from the " BKJCC More details" page)
I have been hoping to expand the website and also wish to feature a page designed by the children but until then I am adding a daily chess puzzle link here (see just below). This is because we all at BKJCC like chess puzzles so I have finally decided to add a link to this daily chess puzzle here and now!
Try it and have fun solving the problems!

DAILY CHESS PUZZLE

Photo shows play at Bury Knights Chess Club 2009
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Forthcoming Events and Tournaments:

TOURNAMENTS :
1. Suffolk Junior Chess Tournament - TBA 2010 at Woodbridge School

Recent Tournament Results:

For more recent and updated details of tournaments and results please use this link go to the Events and results page

Annual club honours and cup holders 08/09 season:

CLUB CHAMPION	Lewis Fowler
Runner/s-up
Player of the Year	Emilia Jewell
The Boor shield for most improved player	Brendan Gallagher
The most promising new member	Lewis Fowler
The best attending member	Mario Saenz
The Fletcher trophy for the best girl player	Alba Saenz
The Adult helper of the year	Sean Horan

Congratulations to all these winners!
Well done to all (players and helpers at the club on another successful chess season!(2008/09)

Why do you play chess?

Do you like chess because you can play well and can win lots of games? Or maybe you don't win many games but because you like the game you want to learn how to get better and then win more games?
The main reason most people play chess is because they like chess because it is a challenging game that needs some skill to play.
How do you learn chess skill? Mainly by playing chess! The Bury Knights Chess Club is a great way to play chess and to meet others who like to play.
You can also learn about chess from books and newspapers and the internet and by talking to chess players. Although chess is often thought of as a serious game many players have a sense of humour and enjoy having fun with chess! Savielly Tartakower was a GrandMaster at chess who made frequent funny chess comments (eg 'the person who wins is the one who made the last but one mistake').
On this website (especially on 'Play Chess' and 'Chess in general'pages -see sidebar link) there are resources to help you learn how to play chess and increase your chess playing skills.

Chess and fun
Chess joke: How many GrandMasters does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer: 2 -One to change the bulb and one to do the analysis!

Here are a couple of fun video links about chess from YouTube:
Paul Merton plays chess

Kasparov vs Short 1993