Suffolk Chess

The annual Suffolk Junior Open took place yesterday at Woodbridge School.   There was nearly a clean sweep for members of the Bury Knights JCC, who won five age-group titles outright, and shared two others:

Under 9      Aaron Saenz de Villaverde (4½/6)
Under 10    Anita Somton (6/6)
Under 11    Mario Saenz de Villaverde (6/6|
Under 12    Alex Sheerin (6/6)
Under 13    Rufus Easdale (shared)
Under 14    William Sait (5½/6)
Under 15    Patrick Gembis (shared)

Unsurprisingly, the team prize was won by Bury Knights, with their team consisting of the four boys, Aaron, Mario, Alex and William, who amassed a total of 22 points out of 24.

The Open section was won by Justin Tan, who also scored 6/6.   With only eight entrants, this section was considerably weakened by the EACU First Team Championship, which also took place on Sunday.