Guildford Chess Club

Welcome to our world!


We aim to provide a safe and secure inclusive environment for all chess players to play and learn about chess.

We are one of the strongest chess clubs in the UK, with over 50 regular adult players and 100 juniors in membership, spanning the complete ability range from beginner to expert.

We currently field 20 teams across four leagues – the Surrey League, the Surrey Border League, the 4 Nations Chess League and the 4NCL Online. Some of our members also play for Surrey County teams and have represented England at both Junior and Senior levels.

Our regular club night is at 7.30pm on Mondays night for adults (earlier for juniors) from September to July at the Guildford Institute on Ward Street – we're closed in August and on Bank Holidays.

We encourage all our members to participate in the life of the club in some way.

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How the site works

Access to everything on the site is via the Navigation menu at the top of the page. Move the cursor over each item to reveal a drop-down menu with links to all the pages.

  • About – our constitution, contacts, gallery, history, library, membership, privacy policy, roll of honour, and safeguarding policy.

  • Activities – our calendar, coaching, junior club, league chess, and tournaments.

  • Directory – chess advice, games by club members, and links to the outside chess world.

And below on our home page, see our blog with all the latest news about the club.

It's easy to contact us. There's a contact form below for adults, and a contact form on our Juniors page for juniors.

Click on the club logo on the top left to return to the home page.

Latest news

March mayhem

The first Monday in March saw two Guildford teams in action in the Surrey Border League. In Division 2, Guildford B faced Farnham B in an evenly-rated match which ended in a draw (2.5–2.5). The last game to finish was on board 1 where Rolandas Lukosius beat Clive Frostick in an exciting rook and pawn ending. In Division 4, Guildford D played Crowthorne B, losing 3.5–1.5.

Upstairs, Peter Hegarty led a session for the Beginners' Group. Next door to that, the internal rated rapidplay has now completed 65 rounds in 21 sessions featuring 59 players. James Toon is currently in pole position. Adam Sefton is the only other player on 100%.

The mayhem in the post title refers to the rapidplay game between James Toon and Beau Darrer (see diagram below with Black to move). Clearly the position is about to explode. See the Games page for the exciting tactical continuation.

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This form is for enquiries from adults. For juniors please use the contact form on our Juniors page.