Where Can I Play Chess?
There are many well organised over-the-board ECF-rated tournaments suitable for juniors promoted on these sites:
- ECF Event Calendar – the most comprehensive listing of junior and adult events in England.
- Adam Raoof’s Chess England – a wide variety of friendly well run events in North London and beyond.
- Coulsdon Chess Club – a very active junior club with tournaments for all.
- Congress Org UK – access Information & Online Entry to many popular tournaments
Some of the most popular sites for Learning & Playing Online are:
- ChessKid – specialist online site for juniors
- Lichess.org – internet chess (hosts Roger Lancaster’s Hertfordshire Junior Clubs community)
- Chess.com – internet chess (test your puzzle solving ability with Puzzle)
HSCA Chess Club – Bengeo Church Hall, Hertford
Starting on Thursday 12th September 2024 HSCA will running a weekly chess club at Bengeo Church Hall, Duncombe Road, Hertford SG14 3DA.
The club will run 3.30-5.30 pm during Autumn Term. Further details (number of places, fees, etc) will be announced shortly.
First Wednesday Chess Club For All Ages (Potters Bar)
An informal gathering of adult and accompanied junior chess players on the first Wednesday of each month. Players of all levels and experience are welcome.
Venue: The Old Manor, Wyllyotts Place, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 2JD Time: 6.00 – 9.00 pm
For further information, please, contact Robin at Robin.yu.london@gmail.com
EPSCA Inter-Association Team Championships 2024
The Regional Qualifiers and Finals will take place as follows. Click on highlighted link to view results:
- Sat, 9 March 2024 – Under-9 East Zone
- Sat, 16 March 2024 – Under 11 East Zone
- Sat, 13 April 2024 – Girls Under 11 Final
- Sat, 20 April 2024 – Under 9 Final
- Sat, 11 May 2024 – Under 11 Fiinal
EJCOA National Youth Championships
The 2024 competition has begun.
Individual Junior players can participate in one or more Zonal competitions to qualify to the Final to be held in Nottingham from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th July 2024.
Competition rules can be found on the EJCOA website: https://ejcoa.co.uk/national-youth-championships
Dates and venues of the Zonal competitions are given at: https://ejcoa.co.uk/national-youth-championships/zonals
London Junior Chess Championship (LJCC) Finals 2023
Results are available through the following links
- London Christmas Congress – Open / U21 / U18
- Under 16
- Under 14 Major | Under 14 Minor
- Under 12 Major | Under 12 Minor
- Under 10 Major | Under 10 Minor
- Under 8
Annual General Meeting 2023
Time & Date: 2.00pm, Sunday 15th October 2023
Place: Harvester Garston, St Albans Road, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire
Parking: The Car Park has two entrances: one on St Albans Road on the carriageway heading towards St Albans and the second on Horseshoe Lane (the right turn at the traffic lights when travelling from St Albans).
Avoid Car Park Charges by entering your car registration on the terminal in the entrance to bar & restaurant.
We have reserved a corner table in the bar from 2.00pm.
Please, advise the chairman at chairman@hsca-chess.com so we have an idea of how many people to expect.
Summer Holiday – Morning Chess Camp – July & August 2023
The Checkmate Club, a popular provider of School Chess Clubs based in Hertfordshire is running are series of Chess Camps over the Summer Holidays
The morning sessions, for children aged 5 to 11 years old, run between 10.00am and noon at the following locations:-
- Tuesday: Crabtree Junior School, Harpenden
- Wednesday: Fleetville Junior School, St Albans
- Thursday: Templewood Primary & Nursery School, Welwyn Garden City
For details and booking information, just follow the link: https://the-checkmate-club.classforkids.io/camps
Alternatively, contact us on mobile 07786 326 927 or email at chess@thecheckmateclub.co.uk
London Junior Chess Championships 2022
Qualifiers are now up and running. Please find a list of Qualifier Events here
The Finals take place at Northwick Park, Harrow, on the following dates:
- 17th, 18th Dec 2022 – u10 & u14 Finals
- 28th, 29th, 30th Dec 2022 – u12, u16 & u18/u21/Open Finals
- 29th, 30th Dec 2022 – u8 Final
For full details vist LJCC Website: https://www.ljcc.co.uk