2025 NEWS
DECEMBER 20: Sidhanth Pai won the club's pre-Christmas Blitz tournament, overcoming Jaimie Wilson in a two-match play-off after they both finished on 4.5/5. Steve Smith and Henry Burton - a young visitor on holiday from Wales - finished on 3/5, followed by Martyn Gillmor, Alan Matthews, Joe Pettitt and Mick Plumb, all on 2.5/5.
DECEMBER 15: This Friday, December 19, the club holds its annual pre-Christmas blitz tournament - 5mins + 5secs - thanks to Jaimie Wilson for organising.
DECEMBER 6: The draw has been made for the club's Knockout tournament. First round games should be played by February 13. The current holder is Sidhanth Pai. Knockout
DECEMBER 1: Members’ grades have been updated to take into account games played up until the end of November. Grades
NOVEMBER 11: Lara Osiyemi has been awarded a win in his crucial game for Chichester/Bognor B in the Portsmouth League - his victory over Martin Buckley meaning the team drew its match v Emsworth A.
NOVEMBER 1: Members’ grades have been updated to take into account games played up until the end of October. Grades
OCTOBER 31: Bognor have a bye in the first round of this season’s Paul Watson Trophy and will be at home to Sussex University in round 2.
OCTOBER 28: There was a controversial end to Chichester/Bognor B team’s match at home to Emsworth. The overall result depended on what happened in the top board clash between Lara Osiyemi and Martin Buckley. The game was running over 3 and a half hours and it was not possible to finish on the night. Lara has the stronger position and is claiming a win - which would draw the match. But Emsworth are fighting for a draw so the final decision will have to be taken by the league committee.
OCTOBER 27: Jaimie Wilson won his game in Sussex A's opening match of the season, away to Kent. But Sussex - with four defaults - went down 12-4. Results:
Kent A V Sussex A | ECF League Management System
OCTOBER 17: Sidhanth Pai competed against the country’s best under-12s at the weekend in the 2025 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal. He found the initial rounds tough going but ended extremely strongly, winning his final four games to finish on 5/12. 2025 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 12 • Round 1 • lichess.org Click on drop-down menu for different rounds. Andrew Xue was also in chess-playing action over the weekend, competing in the under-18 Minor at Worth School . He started as 8th ranked/20, won his opening three games and finished with 4/6, ranked 4/20. He beat a higher -graded opponent in the last round. (Thanks to Jaimie Wilson and John Hargreaves for details).
OCTOBER 1: Members’ grades have been updated to take into account games played up until the end of September. Grades
OCTOBER 1: The club championship is now underway. Results will be shown here and a chart will appear soon.
SEPTEMBER 8: Membership fees for the season ahead have been set at £90 for adults and £50 for juniors. Jaimie Wilson remained unbeaten in the simul which followed the club's agm - with Sidhanth Pai achieving a draw. Pictures
SEPTEMBER 8: Andrew Xue has enjoyed a successful time in the Delancey Gigafinal Online competition - ending on an impressive 5/7. He was up against very strong opposition, facing some opponents rated over 2000. In round 3 he defeated a player rated 2100. Thanks to John Hargreaves for highlighting Andrew’s success.
SEPTEMBER 1: The club's annual meeting takes place this coming Friday, September 5, commencing at 7pm. The AGM will be followed by the presentation of trophies and a simul against club champion Jaimie Wilson.
SEPTEMBER 1: Grades have been updated, to include games up until the end of August. Grades
AUGUST 24: Finally ... we have a Knockout Tournament winner, Sidhanth Pai eventually emerging victorious against Jaimie Wilson in a play-off. They drew their first two, conventional time, games. They then won one each in a two-game, rapid 15mins + 10secs play-off before Sidhanth drew and won in a two-game 3mins + 2secs blitz finish.
AUGUST 15: Sidhanth Pai’ continued his impressive run of form with an excellent showing at the British in Liverpool. He finished 3rd equal in the Under 12s and 2nd equal in the afternoon Under 2050
RESULTS (Thanks to Jaimie Wilson for update)
AUGUST 1: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
JULY 30: Former Bognor player Philip Wake has died after a stroke. As well as being a highly popular member at Bognor he was secretary at Chichester Chess Club for many years, later becoming president.
JULY 25: The Knockout tournament winner is still awaited ... after Jaimie Wilson and Sidhanth Pai drew their second match in the final.
JULY 18: The club's top two players, Jaimie Wilson, the holder, and Sidhanth Pai, drew their Knockout final.
JULY 1: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
JUNE 20: This season's Knockout tournament final will be contested by the club's top two players, holder Jaimie Wilson, and Sidhanth Pai.
Route to the final
JUNE 9: Chichester/Bognor B finished their Portsmouth League season in style with a 4-1 away win against Fareham. There were wins for Remel Ramirez, Lara Osiymei, John Hargreaves and Mke Spence.
JUNE 2: Sidhanth Pai put in a remarkably good performance at the very strong Cambridge International, finishing 4.5/9, gaining 65 ECF points in six days to get to 2050, eclipsing 2k for the first time. He was outrated in every round bar the first, and held a young CM to a 97 move draw with black in round 5! (Thanks to Jaimie Wilson for highlighting this). Results/PGNs
JUNE 1: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
MAY 27: Chichester/Bognor won the Cole Cup, beating Cosham 4-1. Jaimie Wilson captained the team and won on board two v John Wheeler.
MAY 26: Many congratulations to Jaimie Wilson for once again winning the club Championship, with an unbeaten 11.5/12.
MAY 19: THE club's summer tournament is underway with, for the first time, both rapid play and classical rate games being played. Chart
MAY 13: Chichester/Bognor B have won the second division of the Portsmouth League after an entertaining 4-1 victory over Cosham B. Result: B1 Tom Howeson 1-0 R Hartley; B2 Bill Emerson 0-1 A Smith; B3 Remmy Ramirez 1-0 P Jackson; B4 Steve Smith 1-0 M Atkins; B5 Steve Coe 1-0 P Mc Evoy. Commentary by captain Mike Spence: An evening of drama and excitement. This was a very tense close match right to the end. Tom was an exchange down for two pawns. He had to play very accurately to avoid a draw. Bill's game was fairly even but Andrew managed to get a passed pawn which swung it. Remmy played an amazing Caro Kahn with a kingside pawn storm, without castling! Steve’s game was very double-edged Queen's Gambit v Owens defence. He managed to get great counter play down the centre, having first set up a lovely defensive position against the strong white bishop. Steve Coe's game! He was completely winning, but Pat got some excellent counter play with a mating threat, forcing Steve into a losing position. Then, for the second time, Pat's phone went off, so we claimed a win. Maybe harsh but at the time the match was still very much in the balance. So I’m delighted to announce we have won the second division with a match in hand. Congratulations everyone. A truly great team effort against typically equal opposition.
MAY 5: Andrew Xue qualified for the Gigafinal in the UK Chess Challenge Delancey Megafinal, coming fourth out of 22 players, with 4/6. (thank you to John Hargreaves for update).
MAY 5: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
APRIL 20: Jaimie Wilson had a highly successful weekend - finishing 2nd in a 50-strong rapid tournament at Fareham. Open Rapidplay – Fareham Chess Club Crosstable at the bottom.
APRIL 14: Andrew Xue scored a highly creditable 3/6 in the Sir William Dupree & Phyllis Loe Chess Tournament, which took place on April 8 and 9 at Portsmouth. Although he is eligible for the U12 category, he chose to challenge himself by competing in the Open section, which includes players from the U14 and U16 boys, as well as the U14 girls categories.
APRIL 5: The draw for the quarter-final of the club Knockout tournament has been made. Knockout
APRIL 4: Bognor/Chichester B had a terrific 4.5-.5 win away to Portsmouth B in division 2 of the Portsmouth League.
APRIL 1: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
MARCH 17: Chichester/Bognor had a splendid victory over Fareham A in the Cole Cup, finishing 2.5-2.5 but going through to the final on board count. Results: Jaimie Wilson 1 Roland Bezuidenhout 0; Bill McDougall 1 Anthony Corkett 0; Sidhanth Pai .5 Keith Gregory; Ian Judd 0 Jack Wicken 1; Remel Ramirez .5 Paul Janota. In the Cole Cup Plate, Chichester/Bognor lost narrowly, 3-2, against Chandlers Ford. Results: Tom Howeson 0 Matthew Staniforth 1; Bill Emerson 1 David Holmes 0; Steven Coe 0 William Purkiss 1; Mike Spence 0 Peter Eales 1; Julius Cayago 1 Sam Murphy 0. At the Fareham Chess Congress at the weekend, Jaimie finished fifth in the Open, with former Bognor member Ian Schreiber ending on eighth in the minors.
MARCH 5: Chichester/Bognor B had a tough match against Fareham C in their Portsmouth League division two encounter but shaded it 3-2.
MARCH 3: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
MARCH 3: The draw has been made for this season's club Knockout Tournament. Knockout
FEBRUARY 21: Sidhanth Pai has been performing well at the Isle Of Wight Masters, and was on 2/4 , with two fine wins with black against higher-rated opponents.
FEBRUARY 10: Andrew Xue had a successful weekend, winning and drawing his two matches - both King's Indians - playing for Sussex Under-14 against Surrey (thanks again to John Hargreaves for details).
FEBRUARY 6: Chichester/Bognor B lost narrowly, 3-2, to Cosham B in division 2 of the Portsmouth League.
FEBRUARY 3: Andrew Xue competed in the Under 18 Minors at the Horsham Grand Prix and finished a highly creditable 14/34 (thanks to John Hargreaves for information).
JANUARY 30: Sidhanth Pai scored 3/5 and finished 11th in the Open section of the 2nd Sussex University tournament at the weekend, with several players in the section rated more than 2,000.
JANUARY 1, 2025: Bognor juniors enjoyed great success at the London Chess Congress. Andrew Xue scored 4/9 in the Under-12 Minor and finished 44=/82 and Siddanth Pai came 6=/9 out of 74 in the Under-12 Major. (Thanks to John Hargreaves for this information).
JANUARY 1, 2025: Members' latest grades can be viewed here.
DECEMBER 15: This Friday, December 19, the club holds its annual pre-Christmas blitz tournament - 5mins + 5secs - thanks to Jaimie Wilson for organising.
DECEMBER 6: The draw has been made for the club's Knockout tournament. First round games should be played by February 13. The current holder is Sidhanth Pai. Knockout
DECEMBER 1: Members’ grades have been updated to take into account games played up until the end of November. Grades
NOVEMBER 11: Lara Osiyemi has been awarded a win in his crucial game for Chichester/Bognor B in the Portsmouth League - his victory over Martin Buckley meaning the team drew its match v Emsworth A.
NOVEMBER 1: Members’ grades have been updated to take into account games played up until the end of October. Grades
OCTOBER 31: Bognor have a bye in the first round of this season’s Paul Watson Trophy and will be at home to Sussex University in round 2.
OCTOBER 28: There was a controversial end to Chichester/Bognor B team’s match at home to Emsworth. The overall result depended on what happened in the top board clash between Lara Osiyemi and Martin Buckley. The game was running over 3 and a half hours and it was not possible to finish on the night. Lara has the stronger position and is claiming a win - which would draw the match. But Emsworth are fighting for a draw so the final decision will have to be taken by the league committee.
OCTOBER 27: Jaimie Wilson won his game in Sussex A's opening match of the season, away to Kent. But Sussex - with four defaults - went down 12-4. Results:
Kent A V Sussex A | ECF League Management System
OCTOBER 17: Sidhanth Pai competed against the country’s best under-12s at the weekend in the 2025 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal. He found the initial rounds tough going but ended extremely strongly, winning his final four games to finish on 5/12. 2025 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 12 • Round 1 • lichess.org Click on drop-down menu for different rounds. Andrew Xue was also in chess-playing action over the weekend, competing in the under-18 Minor at Worth School . He started as 8th ranked/20, won his opening three games and finished with 4/6, ranked 4/20. He beat a higher -graded opponent in the last round. (Thanks to Jaimie Wilson and John Hargreaves for details).
OCTOBER 1: Members’ grades have been updated to take into account games played up until the end of September. Grades
OCTOBER 1: The club championship is now underway. Results will be shown here and a chart will appear soon.
SEPTEMBER 8: Membership fees for the season ahead have been set at £90 for adults and £50 for juniors. Jaimie Wilson remained unbeaten in the simul which followed the club's agm - with Sidhanth Pai achieving a draw. Pictures
SEPTEMBER 8: Andrew Xue has enjoyed a successful time in the Delancey Gigafinal Online competition - ending on an impressive 5/7. He was up against very strong opposition, facing some opponents rated over 2000. In round 3 he defeated a player rated 2100. Thanks to John Hargreaves for highlighting Andrew’s success.
SEPTEMBER 1: The club's annual meeting takes place this coming Friday, September 5, commencing at 7pm. The AGM will be followed by the presentation of trophies and a simul against club champion Jaimie Wilson.
SEPTEMBER 1: Grades have been updated, to include games up until the end of August. Grades
AUGUST 24: Finally ... we have a Knockout Tournament winner, Sidhanth Pai eventually emerging victorious against Jaimie Wilson in a play-off. They drew their first two, conventional time, games. They then won one each in a two-game, rapid 15mins + 10secs play-off before Sidhanth drew and won in a two-game 3mins + 2secs blitz finish.
AUGUST 15: Sidhanth Pai’ continued his impressive run of form with an excellent showing at the British in Liverpool. He finished 3rd equal in the Under 12s and 2nd equal in the afternoon Under 2050
RESULTS (Thanks to Jaimie Wilson for update)
AUGUST 1: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
JULY 30: Former Bognor player Philip Wake has died after a stroke. As well as being a highly popular member at Bognor he was secretary at Chichester Chess Club for many years, later becoming president.
JULY 25: The Knockout tournament winner is still awaited ... after Jaimie Wilson and Sidhanth Pai drew their second match in the final.
JULY 18: The club's top two players, Jaimie Wilson, the holder, and Sidhanth Pai, drew their Knockout final.
JULY 1: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
JUNE 20: This season's Knockout tournament final will be contested by the club's top two players, holder Jaimie Wilson, and Sidhanth Pai.
Route to the final
JUNE 9: Chichester/Bognor B finished their Portsmouth League season in style with a 4-1 away win against Fareham. There were wins for Remel Ramirez, Lara Osiymei, John Hargreaves and Mke Spence.
JUNE 2: Sidhanth Pai put in a remarkably good performance at the very strong Cambridge International, finishing 4.5/9, gaining 65 ECF points in six days to get to 2050, eclipsing 2k for the first time. He was outrated in every round bar the first, and held a young CM to a 97 move draw with black in round 5! (Thanks to Jaimie Wilson for highlighting this). Results/PGNs
JUNE 1: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
MAY 27: Chichester/Bognor won the Cole Cup, beating Cosham 4-1. Jaimie Wilson captained the team and won on board two v John Wheeler.
MAY 26: Many congratulations to Jaimie Wilson for once again winning the club Championship, with an unbeaten 11.5/12.
MAY 19: THE club's summer tournament is underway with, for the first time, both rapid play and classical rate games being played. Chart
MAY 13: Chichester/Bognor B have won the second division of the Portsmouth League after an entertaining 4-1 victory over Cosham B. Result: B1 Tom Howeson 1-0 R Hartley; B2 Bill Emerson 0-1 A Smith; B3 Remmy Ramirez 1-0 P Jackson; B4 Steve Smith 1-0 M Atkins; B5 Steve Coe 1-0 P Mc Evoy. Commentary by captain Mike Spence: An evening of drama and excitement. This was a very tense close match right to the end. Tom was an exchange down for two pawns. He had to play very accurately to avoid a draw. Bill's game was fairly even but Andrew managed to get a passed pawn which swung it. Remmy played an amazing Caro Kahn with a kingside pawn storm, without castling! Steve’s game was very double-edged Queen's Gambit v Owens defence. He managed to get great counter play down the centre, having first set up a lovely defensive position against the strong white bishop. Steve Coe's game! He was completely winning, but Pat got some excellent counter play with a mating threat, forcing Steve into a losing position. Then, for the second time, Pat's phone went off, so we claimed a win. Maybe harsh but at the time the match was still very much in the balance. So I’m delighted to announce we have won the second division with a match in hand. Congratulations everyone. A truly great team effort against typically equal opposition.
MAY 5: Andrew Xue qualified for the Gigafinal in the UK Chess Challenge Delancey Megafinal, coming fourth out of 22 players, with 4/6. (thank you to John Hargreaves for update).
MAY 5: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
APRIL 20: Jaimie Wilson had a highly successful weekend - finishing 2nd in a 50-strong rapid tournament at Fareham. Open Rapidplay – Fareham Chess Club Crosstable at the bottom.
APRIL 14: Andrew Xue scored a highly creditable 3/6 in the Sir William Dupree & Phyllis Loe Chess Tournament, which took place on April 8 and 9 at Portsmouth. Although he is eligible for the U12 category, he chose to challenge himself by competing in the Open section, which includes players from the U14 and U16 boys, as well as the U14 girls categories.
APRIL 5: The draw for the quarter-final of the club Knockout tournament has been made. Knockout
APRIL 4: Bognor/Chichester B had a terrific 4.5-.5 win away to Portsmouth B in division 2 of the Portsmouth League.
APRIL 1: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
MARCH 17: Chichester/Bognor had a splendid victory over Fareham A in the Cole Cup, finishing 2.5-2.5 but going through to the final on board count. Results: Jaimie Wilson 1 Roland Bezuidenhout 0; Bill McDougall 1 Anthony Corkett 0; Sidhanth Pai .5 Keith Gregory; Ian Judd 0 Jack Wicken 1; Remel Ramirez .5 Paul Janota. In the Cole Cup Plate, Chichester/Bognor lost narrowly, 3-2, against Chandlers Ford. Results: Tom Howeson 0 Matthew Staniforth 1; Bill Emerson 1 David Holmes 0; Steven Coe 0 William Purkiss 1; Mike Spence 0 Peter Eales 1; Julius Cayago 1 Sam Murphy 0. At the Fareham Chess Congress at the weekend, Jaimie finished fifth in the Open, with former Bognor member Ian Schreiber ending on eighth in the minors.
MARCH 5: Chichester/Bognor B had a tough match against Fareham C in their Portsmouth League division two encounter but shaded it 3-2.
MARCH 3: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades
MARCH 3: The draw has been made for this season's club Knockout Tournament. Knockout
FEBRUARY 21: Sidhanth Pai has been performing well at the Isle Of Wight Masters, and was on 2/4 , with two fine wins with black against higher-rated opponents.
FEBRUARY 10: Andrew Xue had a successful weekend, winning and drawing his two matches - both King's Indians - playing for Sussex Under-14 against Surrey (thanks again to John Hargreaves for details).
FEBRUARY 6: Chichester/Bognor B lost narrowly, 3-2, to Cosham B in division 2 of the Portsmouth League.
FEBRUARY 3: Andrew Xue competed in the Under 18 Minors at the Horsham Grand Prix and finished a highly creditable 14/34 (thanks to John Hargreaves for information).
JANUARY 30: Sidhanth Pai scored 3/5 and finished 11th in the Open section of the 2nd Sussex University tournament at the weekend, with several players in the section rated more than 2,000.
JANUARY 1, 2025: Bognor juniors enjoyed great success at the London Chess Congress. Andrew Xue scored 4/9 in the Under-12 Minor and finished 44=/82 and Siddanth Pai came 6=/9 out of 74 in the Under-12 Major. (Thanks to John Hargreaves for this information).
JANUARY 1, 2025: Members' latest grades can be viewed here.
