Welcome!

Snodland Chess Club welcomes players of all ages and abilities from complete beginner to Grandmaster.

We are a friendly, welcoming club and we can provide free coaching to take you from beginner to winner! We particularly welcome junior members.

You can e-mail
david_lettington@hotmail.com for more details or just turn up at the club any Thursday evening.

We have teams in Kent County Chess Association and English Chess Federation competitions.


Wednesday 25 June 2008

Ben wins B-league title.

Ben Stokes produced a brilliant winning streak to win the B-league title on tie-break over his dad, Malcolm.

Ben's triumph came after he beat Malcolm, who until then had looked unstoppable, and then managed to beat all his remaining opponents, leaving both Ben and Malcolm on 8/10 with 8 wins and 2 losses each.


Ben Stokes, B-league champion.

Bob collects another trophy!

Bob Fenn beat David Lettington in a very exciting final of Challenge Cup. The opening was quite cagey and tense until Bob missed a trick and allowed David to win the exchange.

However, Bob went on the offensive straight away and didn't allow David to get his pieces into the action and the game soon swung towards Bob.

After defending for many moves, David couldn't hold off the attack and soon ended up in a losing position. It was the first time that David had ever been beaten in the Challenge Cup, his unbeaten run lasting nearly 3 years.

Bob's win in the Challenge Cup this year came on top of his win in the A-league last year, so he has a different trophy on the mantlepiece now!

Bob collects the Challenge Cup from Councillor Chris Smith, the Mayor of Tonbridge & Malling.

Henry collects A-league title

Henry Williams beat David Lettington in their individual game and so took the A-league title for 2008 with a score of 9/10, making an unbeaten run of 8 wins and 2 draws.


This means that there has been a different winner every year of the club's most prestigious title.

Above, Henry collects the A-league title from Chris Smith, the Mayor of Tonbridge & Malling.