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. Just use this contact form for adults, or else use the 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

Guildford Summer Tournament 2025

The Guildford Summer Tournament 2025 has just ended. A total of 60 players took part.

In the Open, Ronit Sachdeva and Jon Ady tied for 1st place on 7 / 8. Ronit won the section on tie break and becomes the Club Champion for 2025.

In the Minor (<1600), Keith Lo finished 1st on 7 / 8 and becomes the Club Minor Champion for 2025. Three players tied for 2nd place on 6 / 8, including Keith's brother Kurtis.

Thank you to Trevor Jones and Mike Gunn for acting as organisers / arbiters while each round took place, as well as playing in the event itself.