CHESS
CHESS
I have played chess since I was 13 years old. I started playing games against my friends in my form at school. A year later I was playing for my school team at Sheringham High School. In 1994 I was part of the team that won the Norfolk Schools Championship.
From 1994 until 1997 I entered the
Norfolk Schools Individual Championship. I came close to success in
1995 with a victory against the top seed Jo Badger in the first round. Click
here to see the game. In my final year
I eventually won the competition completing one of my main ambitions of the
time. In my time as a junior I also won tournaments in Royston
and Borehamwood.
In my time in Norfolk I played for the Fakenham Oddfellows Chess Team for 4 years. At the club I learnt a lot of tactics and opening lines from the late Barrie Priestly who is responsible for a lot of my subsequent successes. My most recent success in Norfolk came in April 2000 where I came joint third in the Norfolk Open Major Section without losing a game.
I have also jointly run a junior
chess club in Stibbard near Fakenham. The school chess team achieved success
finishing 3rd and then 2nd in the Norfolk Primary Schools Championship. A
number of the children I taught have gone on to play for the county junior
teams.
From 1998 until the year 2000 I played for the University of Kent Chess Club. As well as having an enjoyable Tuesday evening every week I achieved a number of good results in my last year.
Norfolk County Chess Association
Play chess in real time online at Yahoo Games
Play one move per visit at "its your turn com" If you want to play a game against me at this site my user name is Chandler79.
If you want to challenge me to a game of chess by e-mail please contact me at mattperry79@hotmail.com