NEWS HEADLINES
JULY 4: Congratulations to Jaimie Wilson, who came joint second in the Portsmouth Individual Championship, played in rapid format at Emsworth Chess Club. The runaway winner with 6/6 was Roland Bezuidenhout (Fareham), leading the field by two clear points and retaining the trophy. Second was shared by Keith Gregory (Fareham) , Tony Corkett (Fareham) and Jaimie.

JULY 1: The latest grades are published here: Grades
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JUNE 9: Jaimie Wilson was presented with the club's Championship trophy after the annual meeting. A blitz tournament followed, which was won by Mick Plumb with 5/5, followed by Jaimie, second, with 4/5 and third, Keith Davies and Martyn Gillmor, with 3/5. The club now has its summer break and will resume on Friday, September 4. The evening  stirred memories for former champion Steve Smith. More

​​JUNE 1: Members’ grades have now been updated  to take into account games played up until the end of May. Grades
MAY 18: Congratulations to Jaimie Wilson, who has held on to his Championship title for another season, with a highly impressive score of 13/14. Runner-up was Peter Christmas with a no less impressive 10.5/12.

MAY 18: Sidhanth Pai was joint winner of the U18 Major Sussex junior grand prix in Worthing on Saturday with 4.5/6.

MAY 7: Members’ grades have now been updated  to take into account games played up until the end of April. Grades

MAY 4: The release of updated grades has been delayed due to a global security incident which affected the ECF grading database. Several critical security patches were applied by the hosting provider and the site was reset to backups of April 23. This meant latest results were unavailable and had to be re-entered. Thanks to Jaimie Wilson for all the work he does on uploading members' games every week as well as, in this case, having to do it twice! Club grades will be available here Grades when updated. 

APRIL 27: The club holds its annual meeting on Friday, June 5, before the summer recess. Following the AGM, there will be the presentation of the season's trophies, after which a blitz tournament will be held.

APRIL 1: Members’ grades have been updated  to take into account games played up until the end of March. Grades

​MARCH 31: Bognor blowed out of the Paul Watson Trophy against a strong East Grinstead side. Results: 1) Dan Rosen 1/2 - 1/2 Jaimie Wilson 2) Robert Wall 1 - 0 Peter Christmas 3) Asanka Amarasinghe 1/2 - 1/2 Mick Plumb 4) Adrian Waldock 1 - 0 Warwick Turner. Final result: 3-1. Average ratings were 1815 (EG) and 1725.  
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MARCH 1: Former chairman Bill Partridge has passed away, after contracting pneumonia. Bill was a significant figure in the club’s recent history, being its former treasurer and chairman for many years and one of the club’s strongest players.

MARCH 1: Members’ grades have been updated  to take into account games played up until the end of February. Grades

FEBRUARY 13: The club had an excellent result in its Paul Watson  trophy semi-final v Sussex University, winning 2.5-1.5, and now play the winner of the Horsham v East Grinstead match scheduled for March 3 in the final. Result:  1: Jaimie Wilson 1/2 - 1/2 H. Honarvarmahalati (w); 2: Sidhanth  Pai 1 - 0 A. Gupta; 3: Peter Christmas  1 - 0 J. Peel; 4. Martyn Gillmor 0 - 1 T. Wylie.
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FEBRUARY 1: Members’ grades have been updated  to take into account games played up until the end of January Grades

JANUARY 31: The draw for the second round of the club's Knockout tournament has been made - games to be played by March 20.

​JANUARY 14: Our round 2 Paul Watson trophy match with Sussex University will be at the Bognor Club on February 13. 

JANUARY 1: Members’ grades have been updated  to take into account games played up until the end of last year Grades

Club's cafe culture

Keith Davies and Jaimie Wilson enjoy a friendly game at Bonitos
Bognor & Arun Chess Club is taking a break during the summer months. The club will re-open on Friday, September 4. Bonitos are happy for members to play chess at their cafe at the corner of High Street and London Road in Bognor Regis on Wednesday mornings during the summer, provided players purchase a drink or two. The cafe has loads of tables and chairs, including outside and upstairs. If you plan to look in and play, it’s suggested you email other members to ensure an opponent will be there. Either bring a chess set with you or a set can be borrowed from the club which is just round the corner, if you have access as a key-holder.
Chess players of all ability and age are welcome
Bognor's chess players enjoy some of the best chess-playing conditions in the country. Accommodation is within the splendid Bognor Club in Sudley Road. There is ample free on-road parking.
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Enjoying the life of Riley

Bognor member Joe Riley is enjoying life as a YouTube celebrity. You can watch his short film, entitled How to not suck at chess - Grandad’s guide for wood pushers, here. Grand-daughter Solenne has made a short video about our club which can be seen here.

Town council support

​​We are extremely grateful to Bognor Town Council for their support to the chess club

Sussex Chess News - free download

A copy of the 2025 edition of Sussex Chess News can be downloaded here. Just click on the image above.