2004 BCET Winners for Development and Promotion of Chess in Schools
ECF Accredited Centre of Excellence
PLEASE NOTE: All lessons for the academic year 2011-12 are now full. Please contact Mr Gordon ASAP if you wish to be considered for a place on the waiting list.
Welcome to the Woodbridge School Chess Club website. Woodbridge School is leading the way in British schools chess as it employs a full-time chess teacher, International Master Adam Hunt who has also been coach to the English Junior teams at various international events, including the World Junior championships. Your child is able to learn chess from a young age here at Woodbridge, and standards range right through from complete beginners to England representatives.
A major chess tournament is hosted each term. The forthcoming academic year (2011-2012) will see the Woodbridge Junior Open taking place on Sunday 27th November 2011. The Suffolk Junior Open will be 4 March 2012 and the Suffolk Megafinal 29 April 2012 (note the earlier than usual date). As well as this there is teachers vs students match scheduled to take place in the Trinity term as well as a whole host of school tournaments
On this site we hope to provide you with all sorts of information about chess at the school, as well as in the Suffolk area. We want you to enjoy this site as much as possible, and so any feedback (positive or negative!) will be most welcome.
We are always looking for interesting opportunities of exchanges and visits to schools and clubs in different countries. If you would be interested in participating please get in touch
Next event: Suffolk Megafinal, Sunday 29 April@ Woodbridge School. Note qualification is required from your club/schools UK Chess challenge event
Any chess related enquiries should be directed to chess co-ordinator and webmasterIM Adam Hunt who can be contacted at Woodbridge School, Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4JH. Telephone: (01394) 615000. Web design © Jim Hillman 2003
