Harlow is queen of the board

Harlow teen crowned junior chess champion 
13:24 Monday 04 March 2013   
Written by CHRIS MOSS  

A 13-YEAR-OLD chess master from Harlow is queen of the board after being crowned the best junior player in four counties.

Svetlana Sucikova, a member of Hertford Chess Club, was the only player out of 108 at the Herts Chess Association Congress to win all five of her games.

She won the Challengers’ Tournament and took home a haul of trophies, including the Berry Cup for best-placed Hertfordshire player and the Glynne Jones Cup for best-placed junior from Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk or Suffolk.

Chess club president Alan Brewis said: “Svetlana’s parents are keen for her and her sister Katarina to participate in chess competitions.

“It’s very unusual for a child her age to play at such a high level.”

Source: http://www.harlowstar.co.uk