Some club members are also competing in tournaments, representing Norfolk in the county leagues and playing in the National League.

The Norfolk Rapidplay took place on 29 January, when Broadland Chess Club member Roy Hughes, the 2016 winner, lost his title to the young International Master Alan Merry.

However, club member Bob Grindod won the special prize for performing well above his grade against strong opposition.

In January, several members of the chess club and their families attended a dementia information and awareness session at the Kings Head, Coltishall.

It is well documented that keeping the brain engaged and active, the equivalent of a good physical workout, is an important factor in slowing down the effects of dementia.

Meanwhile, Roy Hughes was invited to talk to the chess club at Norwich High School for Girls, where he played a simultaneous match against nine of the girls (that is, he played all nine at the same time). When the bell rang to signal the end of the match, three girls remained unbeaten!

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Sandra Hughes

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And for the first time the club also won the Norfolk and Suffolk Cup. Victories over Lowestoft, Norwich Dons and Norfolk and Norwich led to the final, where Broadland played Bury St Edmunds.

In 2014 the same teams had contested the final with Bury emerging as winners in a close and exciting match; 2015 was equally exciting but even closer. The final score was 3-3 with Broadland winning on board elimination.

Further success for the club came on 31 May when Bob Grindrod was awarded a prize for coming third out of 21 in the Under-130 section of the East Anglian Chess Union congress at Newmarket, and on 5 June when Dan Frean received the Alex Niedwiedzki Cup for the highest percentage score in the year.

Broadland Chess Club meets at the King’s Head, Wroxham Road, Coltishall, on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7.30 pm, where the new season will begin on Monday 7 September. More information from club secretary Paul Badger 01603 737572 or paulbadger@supanet.com

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On Saturday 24 May, Broadland Chess Club is running a Quick-play Chess Tournament as part of this year’s Wide Sky Aylsham Festival. There is a £10 entry fee, which pays for a light buffet and gives competitors the chance to win one of several trophies.

On Saturday June 14, Broadland Chess Club will hold a Junior Chess Congress at Aylsham High School. This event is aimed at attracting junior players from Aylsham, Broadland, Cromer, Reepham, Sheringham, Stalham and North Walsham cluster schools. There will an entrance fee of £5, and categories for Under 9s, Under 11s and Under 16s.

Broadland Chess Club meets in the Kings Head, Coltishall, on Monday and Wednesday evenings. In the autumn, the club will be launching a Friday evening club for juniors which will meet in Aylsham.

To find out more about the club’s activities, please contact Paul Badger on 01603 737572 or paulbadger@supanet.com, or Jonathan Reeve on 01263 733744 or thefamilyreeve@btinternet.com

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