Does your child enjoy playing chess?

July 21, 2010

Does your child enjoy playing chess? Would they like to learn to play, or to improve their play?

Sussex Junior Chess is a friendly, not for profit organisation, run by volunteers, which seeks to promote chess amongst school age children in Sussex. We run training days and tournaments at venues across the County and select players for Sussex teams.

So what happens at a training day? Children of all ages and abilities are welcome and will be placed in small groups with others of a similar age or ability for a mixture of tuition and fun activities. All our coaches are experienced at teaching chess to children, and are fully CRB checked. You do not need to be a member to attend, or to commit to attending regularly – although we tend to find that many children make  lasting friendships with other children they have met through chess.

Is that it – just teaching? No – we also run regular tournaments which are very popular. Our grand prix  series of 6 events is hotly contested with many prizes on offer; and there are also special tournaments for girls, and for the younger children.

As your child gains experience and confidence, they may get selected to play for one of our County teams against other counties. There are teams at every age group from Under-9 upwards and over 90 children have had the opportunity of representing Sussex at chess this season! Our Under-14 team are currently national champions for the fourth successive year.

A few children will have the potential to play for England, and our coaches will be able to support and advise anyone aspiring to this. Several of our experienced players have competed abroad this year in Poland, The Netherlands and the Czeck Republic.

However, at the end of the day most children just come along because they enjoy playing with their friends. The current season is drawing to a close but take a look at our website www.sussexjuniorchess.org where you will find details of events near you and further information.

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