Trinity Term News
Suffolk Megafinal results
Woodbridge School hosted the Suffolk Megafinal on Sunday May 9th, to great success. 125 competitors took part, and some excellent chess was played. Full results
can be found
here
American Chess exchange? Students wanted!
Opportunity of a lifetime? Contact has been made with the
Berkeley Chess school, California regarding a possible exchange programme starting July 2011. If you are interested contact me for more information.
Suffolk Megafinal nearly upon us
Next weekend will see the Suffolk Megafinal at Woodbridge School. Join us on the Sunday for some exciting chess!
Woodbridge finish adult league season
We finished second equal in this years Suffolk league division two. Hopefully this will be enough to see us promoted
Woodbridge regain schools Under 16 title
Congratulations to Nikolay Lastochkin, Johnathan Keable, Hugo Davis and Daniel Such who won back the schools under 16 title, beating County Upper school 2.5-1.5 in the final.
Lent Term News
Luke Cerely wins Mileham shield!
Congratulations to
Luke Cerely who beat Matthew Rickard to become Year 7 Mileham shield champion in a very hard fought game.
Norwich 4 Woodbridge 2
Sadly Norwich again defeated us in the regional final of the National schools championship. It went right to the wire, with the score standing at 3-2 to Norwich with one game going.
A win would have seen us through on board count after excellent wins for Nikolay and Patrick, but in a time scramble we lost the match.
National schools championships
We have once again made the final of the East Anglian region of the National schools championships. We will play Norwich School in the final.
Suffolk Junior Open 2010
Suffolk Junior Open entry form is now available to download. Click
here to download it.
Tony Miles Chess Scholarship
This is awarded once a year to an outstanding candidate who has a commitment to Woodbridge Chess and desire to improve to national or international level. Please
contact Mr Hunt for further details.
Calendar updated
All Suffolk adult league fixtures are now available, as well as dates for scholarship interviews, Suffolk Junior Open and Suffolk Megafinal.
Michaelmas Term News
London Junior Championships
Hugo Davis (Under 14) Hugo Kelleway, Ethan Buege and Campion Mitchell-Cotts (Under 10 minor) took part at the London Junior championships on the weekend of 12-13 December. Hugo K was top scorer with 4/7. Crosstables and further information can be found
at the London Juniors website
Woodbridge 5-1 King Edward VII
We won 5-1 in the first round of the national schools championship. Team was 1. York-Andersen, 2. Stevens 3. Lastochkin 4. Gaffney 5. Keable 6. Such
Junior 4NCL
The weekend of November 28-29 saw the first round of the Junior 4NCL 2009-10. The highlights included Ed's 3/3 on board 1 and Patrick's fine victory over James Foster. You can read a report via this link, which includes tables from the first weekend
Woodbridge Junior Open
The Woodbridge Junior Open took place on Sunday 15 November. Full results can be found
here
Summer Term news
All England Girls Gold Finals
Click
here for a report on the National Girls Finals, held at Woodbridge School.
Suffolk are National Champions!
Congratulations to the Suffolk Under 125 County team who have become national champions! Absolutely fantastic
for Suffolk chess. Find out more at Tim Lunn's excellent new Suffolk chess blog . The winning team
included Woodbridge's own Anna Egorova.
Woodbridge's third England international!!!
Summer term is traditionally the quietest, with the adult league season having drawn to a close. However there have been some excellent results recently.
Well done to Anna Egorova, who has just finished representing England at the Faber Cup in Glasgow. Her England team finished second in the event. See more at
the tournament homepage
UK Chess Challenge success
Well done to all those from the school and the Suffolk area who competed in the Northern Gigafinals at Failsworth on the weekend of July 18-19.
Ethan Buege (Under 8) and Edward Venmore-Rowland (Under 17) finished 2nd in their respective National age groups
and therefore qualified for the challengers section of the Terafinal.
Anna Egorova went one better and won her section (Under 16 girls) and therefore will compete for the title of Strat and the frist prize of £2000 at the Terafinal.
County champions
Woodbridge 'A' defeated Woodbridge 'B' on board count to win the Suffolk Under 13 title.
Daniel Such 1-0 Hugo Davis
Laurence Porter 1-0 Denis Pekel
Balazs Liptay-Wagner 0-1 Charles Mitchell-Thurston
Robert Johnson 0-1 Dominic Crane
Woodbridge Under 16's lose in final
Sadly our weakened Under 16 team lost to County Upper, Sudbury in the final of the Suffolk Under 16 competition
Photo gallery from Junior 4NCl now available
A photo selection from the Junior 4NCL, where we finished =2nd behind Wellington College
Woodbridge 'B' through to Under 13 Final
Woodbridge beat Debenham High School away on Monday night to reach the final of the Suffolk Under 13 competition.
There they will meet the winners of the other semi-final, between Woodbridge 'A' and All Saints school, to be played on Wednesday evening.
Congratulations to Daniel Such, Laurence Porter, Balazs Liptay-Wagner and Robert Johnson for getting through.
Ipswich 'D' 1.5 Woodbridge 2.5
A good victory in the adult league. Especially pleasing was Callum's first win in the adult league and Johnathan's excellent draw.
1. K.Woodcock (103) 0-1 A. Hunt (226)
2. P.Mortensen (81) 0.5 J.Keable (47)
3. M.Spalding (71) 1-0 D.Such
4. S.Moss (47) 0-1 C.Bennell
Suffolk Junior Open results now available
Sorry for the delay!. Find the full results
here
Junior 4NCL, Second weekend
The second weekend of the junior 4NCL saw the school finish second equal overall, behind Wellington College. Congratulations
to Edward, Anna, Patrick and Sam who all played their part in this great result
Woodbridge to host All England Girls Gold Finals
I am delighted to report that Woodbridge School will be hosting the All England Girls
Gold Finals, featuring the best girl chess players from across the country. The date is set for Sunday June 21. Visit ChessUk for more information on the tournament.
National Schools Championships, Eastern Final
A good run to the final, where we lost 5.5-0.5 to Norwich School (thats half a point better than last year-ed)
1. T. Robinson (169) 1-0 E.Venmore-Rowland (134)
2. W.Boulton (148) 0.5 A.Egorova (118)
3.G.Scott (131) 1-0 P.Stevens (100)
4. G.Barr (114) 1-0 S.Gaffney (82)
5. D.Molnar (108) 1-0 S.Bubenschikov (62)
6. N.Franklin (88) 1-0 J.Keable (47)
So the plate competition awaits...
Suffolk Champions!
Congratulations to all those who took part in the Suffolk Junior Championships. Winners from Woodbridge were
Thomas Clarke (Under 15 Champion)
Sam Gaffney (Under 16 Champion)
Edward Venmore-Rowland (Under 18 champion) and
Anna Egorova (Girls Under 18 champion). Full results will be posted shortly
Woodbridge 3 Bury Cannons 'C' 1
1. A Hunt 1-0 S.Taylor
2. A Egorova 1-0 J.Fitzsimons
3. P.Stevens 1-0 G.Ellis
4. C.Bennell 0-1 R.Dickinson
A good win to move us up the table. Particular credit to Anna and Patrick for their second win of the day.
RHS 0 Woodbridge 6
Our second match in the national schools championships ended in a 6-0 win. Congratulations to the team of Venmore-Rowland, Egorova, Stevens, Gaffney, Bubenschikov, Davis.
National Schools campaign starts with a win
We defeated Nacton Primary 6-0 in the first group game of the national schools championships. Team: Venmore-Rowland, Gaffney, Bubenschikov S, Davis H, Porter, Pekel.
Suffolk Under 16 championships
And safely made it through 4-0 vs Orwell High in the Under 16 competition. Team: Egorova, Keable, Bennell, Mitchell-Thurston. Suffolk schools page now updated.
Woodbridge Junior Open Sunday 30 November
Approximately 90 players made it to the 8th Woodbridge Junior Open. The weather was cold but the chess was good.
Results can be found here Woodbridge School winners were Laurence Porter (Under 12) Callum Bennell (Under 14) and Sam Gaffney (Under 16 and section winner)
Junior 4NCL, Wokefield Park 15-16 November
Last weekend saw the team of Edward Venmore-Rowland, Anna Egorova, Patrick Stevens and Sam Gaffney travel to
Wokefield Park, Berks for the first rounds of the Junior 4NCl 2008-09. Playing in the open section, we were faced with the most difficult start possible against
Wellington College who were top seeds for the event.
Round 1: Wellington College 3 Woodbridge 1
1. Felix Ynojosa (183) 0-1 Edward Venmore-Rowland
2. Akash Jain (166) 1-0 Anna Egorova
3. Alex Galliano (171) 1-0 Patrick Stevens
4. Lateefah Messam Sparks (143) 1-0 Sam Gaffney
So we lost 3-1, but Edward's win over the World Under 12 fourth place finisher will live long into the memory. He outplayed him on the black side of the c3 sicilian, and we hope to
annotate the game on the website soon.
Round 2: Woodbridge School 3.5 Richmond Rooks 0.5
1. Edward Venmore-Rowland 0.5 Edward Ko (68)
2. Anna Egorova 1-0 Max Wood-Robinson (58)
3. Patrick Stevens 1-0 ?
4. Sam Gaffney 1-0 ?
A relatively comfortable victory over a young Richmond team. Edward's efforts from the previous round had
clearly taken it out of him, but good wins from Anna, Patrick and Sam secured the points. A particularly nice win from Anna in a new opening.
Round 3: Perfect Pawns/Chess Heroes 2 Woodbridge School 2
1. Edward Venmore-Rowland 0.5 Maria Wang (119)
2. Anna Egorova 0-1 Marcus Harvey (131)
3. Patrick Stevens 1-0 Anna Wang (86)
4. Sam Gaffney 0.5 Kyle Reed
An interesting triangular match against two our nearest rivals saw a 2-2 draw. Sam was lucky to hold a worse position on bottom board, and
Edward played an interesting game against Maria Wang on 1, missing the crucial winning manoeuvre at the end. Anna hit a player bang in form in the shape of young Marcus Harvey,
but Patrick got the better of Anna Wang to tie the match.
Ipswich Junior Chess Congress, Saturday 8 November
The Ipswich congress on Saturday saw section victories for Calum Andrews (4.5/6) in the Under 10 section and Hugo Davis (6/6) in the Under 12's. Denis Pekel, Charles Mitchell Thurston (best Ipswich player) Felix Kibble all qualified for the London juniors.
Click here for full results
Suffolk League Cup results
3 league cup results to tell you about in the group stages. Firstly a disappointing loss to Bury away. Mr Hunt won on top board, but Patrick collapsed on board 3 from
a slightly better position. Sam was a pawn down with some compensation but couldn't hold the game. Ed was a bit worse for the game and eventually succumbed. Therefore we lost 3-1.
Next up was Hadleigh on Thursday 6 November. Again Mr Hunt won on board 1, but Ed was held to a draw on 2. Hugo Davis, making his debut this season quickly obtained a winning position on board 4 only to play
too quickly and let his opponent in. Patrick won us the match with a nice game on board 3. Final score Woodbridge 2.5 Hadleigh 1.5
Tuesday 11 November saw us finish with a draw against Manningtree. Sam was winning on board 4 but misplayed the endgame and lost. Mr Hunt restored the balance after a complicated struggle on board 1. Ed then lost on board 2 and it was left to Anna, who had turned down a draw to pull the result from the fire, winning a long game to draw the match.
Suffolk Junior Open date change
Please note that the Suffolk Junior Open has been moved from Sunday 24 January to Sunday 1 February
Further fixtures announced
Check out the calendar for a busy second half of term. New league cup fixtures have been added; National Schools fixtures will be announced shortly.
Woodbridge Junior Entry form now available
This tournament is now in its eighth year Click here to download the entry form
Mileham Shield underway
90 entries from Year 7 in this years tournament. We'll keep you posted as to what happens. The competition is named after former teacher at the school, Mr John Mileham.
Woodbridge 3 Saxmundham B 1
A successful start to the adult league season, with good wins from Ed and Sam.
1. E. Venmore-Rowland 1-0 A. Cross (u/g)
2. A. Egorova 0.5 A. McCormick (79)
3. P.Stevens 0.5 H. Brown (74)
4. S. Gaffney 1-0 P.Chadwick (47)
Woodbridge's first FIDE rated player
Congratulations to
Edward Venmore-Rowland who entered the FIDE international rating list at 1840 on October 1st.
Junior 4NCL team announced
We will be entering a team in this years prestigious Junior 4NCL competition.
Please visit the 4NCL website for more information
Suffolk Adult league fixtures announced
All known fixtures for Adult league and cups are now up. Please check the calendar
New season begins
A new season has now begun! We'll try to keep you up to date with all the results and news from Woodbridge, as well as Suffolk in general here on this site.
Please take a look at the calendar for forthcoming club sessions and fixtures.
Summer Term News
Culford 0.5 Woodbridge 3.5
We achieved a clean sweep of Suffolk schools championships last night, winning the Under 13 county final at Culford.
Congratulations to the team of Callum Bennell (captain), Daniel Such, Alex Liddell and Thomas O'Brien.
7M win Year 7 inter-form chess championship
Congratulations to 7M, who win this event for the first time. Second were 7T, with 7H third and 7P fourth.
EPSCA semi-finals, Pontins
The Abbey took 2 teams to the EPSCA semi-finals in Pontins. A full report will follow shortly but the Under 9 team came 9th out of 36 teams, and the Under 11s 23rd out of 40 teams.
New Equipment in
A batch of new equipment has arrived. Come over to B1 to check it out!
Woodbridge claim Under 125 Cup
We won the Under 125 cup this season, though not as we would have liked. A default win over Bury in the final was forced due to our opponents pulling out at the last minute and our stronger players doing their exams, thus meaning a reschedule was impossible.
Adult season over
The adult league season has drawn to a close, with Woodbridge finishing fourth in Division 3
Click here for the table
Woodbridge 1.5 Adastral Park 'B' 2.5
Tuesday 13 May
1. A. Egorova 1/2 S. Lawer (123)
2. P.Stevens 1-0 default
3. T.Clarke 0-1 D.Wild (99)
4. J. Keable 0-1 R. Boyle (66)
Suffolk Megafinal
This event, held on Sunday 11 May attracted 130 competitors. Full results are now up Click here.
Some excellent Woodbridge performances. Abbey pupils Hugo Kelleway, Felix Kibble, Oliver Leggett and James Meakin took the top 4 places in the Under 8's.
Christopher Henry was Under 9 supremo. Hugo Davis was Under 11 supremo. Patrick Stevens was Under 14 supremo and Anna Egorova Under 15 suprema.
Nottingham High B 3.5 Woodbridge 2.5
We lost at the quarter final stages of the national schools championship plate section. A weakened side struggled on the bottom boards despite 2.5/3 on the top three.
New term underway!
After a very successful Spring term, the Summer term sees new challenges for the chess team. Potential trips abroad, Cup finals,
the final of the adult league and the Suffolk Megafinal are fast approaching. Keep your eyes peeled for the latest news.
U125 Cup News
2 matches in one day. After our sucess in the Under 16 county final we moved up a level to face Clacton in the semi-finals
of the Under 125 Suffolk Cup. A very close match saw us win on board count, thanks to Patrick's second win of the day.
1. E. Venmore-Rowland 1/2-1/2 P.Keffler (120)
2. A. Egorova 1/2-1/2 M. Steele (107)
3. P.Stevens 1-0 J. Lambert (107)
4. S. Bubenschikov 0-1 M Coughtrey (90)
We now face Bury Cannons in the final.
Woodbridge win Under 16 county championship
We beat Samuel Ward 4-0 in the final of this competition, held on Monday March 17. Team was:
1. Venmore-Rowland
2. Stevens
3. Gaffney
4. Clarke
Woodbridge 3 Saxmunham 1
An excellent win in the quarter final of the U125 cup on Monday 10 March. Next up Clacton.
1. E. Venmore-Rowland 1-0 D. Picton
2. A. Egorova 1-0 A. Paige
3. P. Stevens 1-0 A. McCormick
4. D.Such 0-1 H. Brown
Bury Cannons B 1.5 Woodbridge 2.5
On Thursday 6 March we defeated Bury Cannons away from home
1. S. Taylor(138) 0-1 A. Hunt (227)
2. M'LeVine (116) 1/2-1/2 P. Stevens (84)
3. C. Dickinson (76) 1-0 C.Bennell
4. G. Ellis (62) 0-1 D. Such
Woodbridge reach final of Suffolk Under 13 championships
We beat Orwell High (just!) on tie break after drawing the match 2-2. We now play Culford in the final. Team for the semi-final was:
C. Bennell (1) A. Liddell (0) T. O'Brien (1) T. Goddard (0).
Woodbridge win Suffolk Under 18 championship
We defeated Framlingham College 7-1 (over two legs) in the final of the Suffolk Under 18 schools competition.
Congratulations to Anna Egorova, Patrick Stevens, Sam Gaffney and Jack Sandford.
Woodbridge 3 Felixstowe 1
A good win in the adult league on Tuesday 26 February:
A. Egorova 1/2-1/2 G. Hemsworth (125)
P. Stevens 1-0 D. Robertson(73)
T. Clarke 1-0 J.Barty(52)
D.Such 1/2-1/2 M.Scallon (42)
Woodbridge 4 Framlingham 0
A good win in the first leg of the Under 18 county final on Tuesday 26 February.
Team: A. Egorova, P.Stevens, S. Gaffney, J. Sandford.
Norwich 6 Woodbridge 0
I know. It makes depressing reading! We lost in the final of the Eastern zone of the National Schools championships.
The plate competition awaits...
T.Robinson (168) 1-0 E. Venmore-Rowland
W. Boulton (138) 1-0 A. Egorova
G. Scott (88) 1-0 S. Bubenschikov
D. Molnar (111) 1-0 S. Gaffney
N. Franklin 1-0 J.Keable
X. Jeakings (98) 1-0 D.Such
We reach final of National schools championship zone 5
Otherwise known as the East region. We beat Colchester RGS 4-2 to reach the final, where we play Norwich away.
Team: 1. Venmore-Rowland 1 2. Egorova 1 3. Stevens 1 4. Bubenschikov 1 5. Keable 0 6. Davis 0
Suffolk Junior Open a success
Despite missing a lot of adult players to county matches, we had over 85 players at the SJO this year. Full results to follow shortly.
Abbey teams qualify for EPSCA semi-finals
Congratulations to both the Under 9 and Under 11 teams who qualified for the next stage of this event. The Under 9's finished 3rd out of 6 teams, the Under 11's equal 1st out of 6 at the event at St Teresa', Colchester.
Under 9
1. Chris Henry 2. William Read 3. Calum Andrews 4. Hugo Kelleway 5. James Meakin
Under 11
1. Hugo Davis 2. Laurence Porter 3. Jack Popay 4. Charles Mitchell-Thurston 5. Matthew Rickard 6. Luke Cerely
They will now play the semi-final at Pontins, Hemsby on June 14-15th.
Martlesham 2.5 Woodbridge 1.5
A disappointing result, despite a good win for Daniel Such on bottom board. Ed drew on board one but
Patrick and Stas lost on boards 2 and 3 respectively.
Mileham Shield final
Congratulations to
Alex Liddell who defeated Daniel Such to claim the Year 7 Mileham Shield at lunchtime on Tuesday 22 January.
Thanks to all those in Year 7 who came to watch.
Woodbridge 0.5 Ipswich D 3.5
A disappointing result on Tues 15 Jan in the league. A draw for Tom Clarke on bottom board, but losses for Anna, Patrick and Stas.
4NCL results
Anna and Mr Hunt both played in the most recent 4NCL weekend at Wokefield Park, Reading.
Anna plays for Anglian Avengers in Division 3, whilst Mr Hunt plays for Betsson.com in Division 1.
Click here to visit the 4NCL website and find out how they are getting on!
Suffolk County Under 100 results
Patrick represented the county in the first series of Under 100 county matches, losing both games. The team beat Cambridgeshire 8.5-3.5 but lost to Norfolk 7-5.
Complete results and a report can be found
here
Under 16 Semi-Final
Monday 14 January saw us take on Claydon in the Suffolks schools semi-finals. We won 4-0. Team 1. A Egorova
2. P Stevens 3. J.Keable 4. D Such
Woodbridge 6 Holbrook 0
We defeated Holbrook primary 6-0 in the National Schools championship on Thursday 10 January.
Credit must go to their board one, Sean Cuddihy who gave Anna a really tough game. Team:
1. A Egorova 2. P Stevens 3. L Simons 4. D Such 5. C Bennell 6. H Odam.
Best game was Callum Bennell's. It will be annotated here in due course.
Mileham shield finalists decided
Congratulations to
Daniel Such and
Alexander Liddell who have made it to the Mileham Shield final
to be held Tuesday 22 January.
National Schools championships starts
With a win too. 5.5-0.5 against Royal Hospital School. Team: 1. A Egorova 2. P.Stevens 3. S.Bubenschikov 4. S Gaffney 5. J.Keable 6. T.Clarke.
Second match tomorrow against Holbrook!
Annotated games!
I have (finally) worked out how to publish chessbase files on our site!.
Click here to see one of Patrick's games from Austria last year
London Junior Championships
Anna Egorova and Nathan Lloyd competed at this event over 27-30 December. Anna made a very creditable 2.5/6 in the Under 16 section, whilst Nathan gained good experience despite losing all his games
Visit the London Junior site for results
Suffolk Junior Open
Click here
for an entry form for this years Suffolk Junior Open!
Spring Term nearly upon us
And that means one thing. Lots of fixtures. National Schools championships in the week we return, Adult league, EPSCA qualifying for those at the Abbey. Keep your eyes glued here for team news and reports
Anna is competing in the Suffolk Ladies Championships
And you can find our how she is doing by clicking
here
Ed and Patrick visit the House of Commons!
Edward and Patrick, along with other children who have represented England this year spent a day with MPs at the House promoting chess.
Click here for a pictorial report
Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Apologies for the recent lack of updates on the site-normal service has now been resumed after some technical difficulties!
Woodbridge Junior Open nearly upon Us
The WJCO 2007 will start in less than one week. Make sure your entry is in by Tuesday please.
Woodbridge 1.5 Bury Cannons 2.5
The defence of our league cup title ended at the hands of Bury Cannons, though we put up a spirited fight. Patrick
had a good win over Bob Jones, but Ed unfortunately lost a long game on Board 1.
1. Venmore-Rowland 0-1 Del Castillo (e138) 2. Egorova 0.5 Taylor (137) 3. Stevens 1-0 Jones (133) 4. Bubenschikov 0-1 Dickinson (73)
Woodbridge 1 BT Adastral Park 3
A disappointing result in the league cup virtually ends our chances in the competition.
Team 1. Hunt 1-0 P.Smyth 2. Egorova 0-1 J.McAllister 3. Bubenschikov 0-1 C.Simons 4. Gaffney 0-1 D.Wild
Ipswich 2 Woodbridge 2
We drew again with Ipswich in the league cup!
Team 1. Hunt 1-0 T.Lunn 2. Egorova 0-1 3. Stevens 0-1 K.Lunn 4. Bubenschikov 1-0 A.Barroso
Ipswich Junior Championships, 13 October 2007
Congratulations to the 4 senior school boys and 4 Abbey boys who represented the school at this event. Patrick Stevens won the challengers section with a score of 6/6, followed closely by Callum Bennell (5/6)
Sam Gaffney (4/6) and Thomas Clarke (3/6). We won the team prize as a result. James Meakin won the Best Suffolk newcomer award, scoring 4.5/6in the Novices section.
Michaelmas Term
Welcome back to a new term! This season promises to be the most exciting ever for Woodbridge Chess, with a number of projects in place. The adult league season starts tomorrow night (25/9) with a Under 125 preliminary cup match versus Felixstowe. Team is: 1.Venmore-Rowland 2. Stevens 3. Bubenschikov 4. Efimov
New CXR Ratings system in place
Visit
the CXR chess site and click on Clubs and Rosters to see our new ratings system, for players both at the Abbey and the Senior School.
2006-2007 News
Summer Term
Academic year comes to a close
The 2006-2007 season saw some fantastic performances and results. Well done to everyone who participated and contributed to such an excellent season. Internal winners can be found on the internal club trophies page.
British Championships just round the corner!
The British championships will take place during the summer holidays in Great Yarmouth. A number of children from Woodbridge will be playing. Click
here to find out who is playing, and to download an entry form.
Suffolk Megafinal results available
Click here to see the results for the Suffolk Megafinal which took place on Sunday 13 May
Two to represent England shortly!
Best of luck to Edward and Patrick who fly off to Greece with Mr Hunt and the rest of the England Party for the World Schools championships on 26 April. Please note there will be no chess lessons or chess clubs until Mr Hunt returns on Tuesday 7 May
Spring Term
Fixtures for the coming fortnight
Forthcoming fixtures:
Monday 19 March: Under 15 championships v Martlesham (a) 4pm
1. Venmore-Rowland 2. Gaffney 3. Keable 4. Clarke
Tuesday 20 March: Adult league v Ipswich (a) 7pm
1. Venmore-Rowland 2. Stevens 3. Keable 4. Davis
Willard win house championships!
Congratulations to Willard who dominated this years house championships. Their team was:
1. Venmore-Rowland 2. Stevens 3. Clarke 4. Simons 5. Efimov 6. Hill
2nd were Annott, 3rd Burwell and 4th Seckford
Suffolk Junior Open results online
Follow this link
here to see the results. Thanks to Tim Stevens for posting them on his website. It was a hugely successful day, with a number of outstanding performances.
Woodbridge lose in National schools regional final
We lost 4.5-1.5 to Norwich School in the regional finals of the National schools championships.
1. Venmore-Rowland 0-1 Fry (177)
2. Stevens 0-1 Boulton (116)
3. Gaffney 1-0 Jeakings (98)
4. Keable 0.5 Barr (89)
5. Clarke 0-1 Scott (88)
6. Simons 0-1 Molnar (91 rapid)
We go on to play King Edwards School Birmingham in the plate quarter final on Wednesday 28 March
Mileham Shield results are in!
A record number of people came to watch this years Mileham shield final in the Science Lecture theatre on Thurs 14 December. A great final saw Callum Bennell crowned champion, defeating Laurence Bimson. Joe Gaffney and Jack Braithwaite were the two losing semi-finalists.
Happy Christmas and New Year!!
All at Woodbridge would like to wish our readers a very happy christmas and a prosperous 2007
For the observant
Click here for one of Patrick's games
Michaelmas Term
Woodbridge enter last four of the Suffolk League Cup
We have successfully negotiated the prelimerinary stage of the competition which we won last year. Consistent performances from Venmore-Rowland, Stevens and Keable over the past 3 weeks have taken care of Stowmarket (3.5-0.5), Sudbury (2-2), and Hadleigh (3-1). Next up is Clacton, a repeat of last years semi-final.
Woodbridge vs Orwell High
Tuesday 12 December sees us play Orwell High in the Suffolk Under 13 championships. The team is: 1.Stevens 2. Carter 3. Simons 4. Odam 5. Thomas 6. Dawson (reserve Strudwick).
Woodbridge Junior Open
This years WJO featured over 120 players from many different counties, and proved to be the strongest Open section we have ever had. David Spence took the title, following on from his fine performance at Bury. In the junior sections, 5 year old Gorak Rajesh was very impressive in the Under 8 section, coming equal first. Full results and photos to follow shortly.
Welcome back!
Welcome back to all who visit this site regularly. Another exciting year is in prospect, with the first major event being the Woodbridge Junior Open on
Sunday November 26th. An entry form shall be online shortly.
Also coming soon will be the year 7 Mileham shield, and with numbers in year 7 totalling over 100 this promises to be the biggest and best event ever!.
If you're in the area why not come to Woodbridge School's open day on
Saturday 23 September from 10am. All are welcome and you can check out the chess first hand, along with the other fantastic opportunities for our pupils.
England duo return from Austria
England internationals Edward Venmore-Rowland and Patrick Stevens returned from Austria where they played for their country in the European Union championships.
Edward was by his own admittance not on top form and scored 1.5/9 in a tough Under 14 section. Patrick on the other hand improved on his recent England debut in Greece to score 4/9 in the Under 12 section to finish 29th. You can find out more at
Click here to visit the site
Abbey Champion competes in Wales
Year 5 pupil Hugo Davis competed at the British Under 9 championships this summer, finishing 16th out of 32 participants and scoring 3.5/7. Hugo will be looking to retain the Abbey school title he won last year in the forthcoming season.
UK Chess Challenge Gigafinal
Well done to all those Woodbridge school pupils who made the trip to Sheffield for this years tournament.
Hugo Davis started with 3/3 but lost his last 3 games to finish on 3/6 in the Under 9's.
Daniel Such made the same score in the Boys Under 10 competition. From the senior school
Patrick Stevens made 4.5/6 in the Under 12 section, followed closely by
Thomas Clarke (3.5/6) and
Ben Carter (2/6)
2005-06 News
Summer Term
Woodbridge win Suffolk Under 13 title
On the evening of Tuesday 27 June Woodbridge defeated Debenham High School 4.5-1.5 to win the Suffolk Under 13 title
1. Patrick Stevens 1-0 Ryan Frost
2. Sam Gaffney 1-0 Alex Huband
3. Thomas Clarke 0.5 Julia Payne
4. Johnathan Keable 1-0 Chris Lawrence
5. Ben Carte
