Where Can I Play Chess?
Details of well organised over-the-board ECF-rated tournaments can be found 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
Here are some of the most popular sites for Learning & Playing Online:
- 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)
London Junior Chess Championship (LJCC) Qualifier Events 2023
Calendar of Qualifying Events and Entry Forms are available at https://www.ljcc.co.uk/qualifying.html
| Date | Event | Organiser/Email | Telephone | Entry Form |
| 08 Oct 23 | St Albans 1 | Ravi Kumar | 0740 444 0770 | |
| 22 Oct 23 | St Albans 2 | Ravi Kumar | 0740 444 0770 | |
| 26 Nov 23 | St Albans 3 | Ravi Kumar | 0740 444 0770 |
First Wednesday Chess Club For All Ages (Potters Bar)
Free, Fun, Casual Chess for adults and accompanied children. All abilities and experience welcome.
Venue: The Old Manor, Wyllyotts Place, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 2JD
Time: 6.00 – 9.00 pm
For information, please, contact Robin at Robin.yu.london@gmail.com
EPSCA Inter-Association Team Championships 2024
The Regional Qualifiers and Finals will take place on the following dates:
- Sat, 9 March 2024 – Under-9 team zones
- Sat, 16 March 2024 – Under 11 team zones
- Sat, 13 April 2024 – Girls Under 11 team final
- Sat, 20 April 2024 – Under 9 team final
- Sat, 27 April 2024 – Under 11 team final
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