For budding chess masters from 5 to 18 years of age. All standards welcome.
Founded in 1975, Richmond Junior Chess Club is open for budding chess masters from 5 to 18 years of age. All standards are welcome, all that is required is that children have an interest in learning about chess, wish to Read more
After last season’s strong showing in the Southern Counties U14/U1700 league, we are now looking forward to starting the 2025/26 season. Our first match is our home match against Surrey, set for Sunday 9th November. If you would like to Read more
The London Junior Chess Championship (LJCC) is an annual event held since 1924, originally as the London Boys Championship. The LJCC is held in age delimited categories. Playing in the U8, U10 and Under 12 Finals requires pre-qualification, generally by Read more
Richmond Juniors is entering teams in the SCCU Under 14/Under 18 Jamboree, which will be taking place on Sunday 28th September, at Bishop Douglass School, Hamilton Road, N2 0SQ. If you would like to take part, please indicate your interest Read more
Booking for Autumn Term opens today, 9 September. Our sessions this term are: Please note that there will be no sessions on the following days: Sessions will be held as usual from 2 to 5 p.m. in the North Block Read more
Hampton Junior Chess Congress 2025 The annual Hampton qualifier for the London Junior Chess Congress will be held at Twickenham Prep School on Saturday 11th October 2024. Details and entry can be found at: Hampton Junior Chess Congress. Twickenham Junior Read more
The next online Inter-County Team Battle starts at 6 p.m. on Monday, 4 August 2025. Please join using the following link: https://lichess.org/tournament/wheXv87S. Remember to sign in as a member of Richmond Junior Chess Club. If you have not joined our Read more
Summer Camp 2025 will be held at Orleans Park School on the following dates: Monday 28 July to Friday 1 August Monday 4 August to Friday 8 August We have classes for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced students, with a capacity Read more
The next online Inter-County Team Battle starts at 6 p.m. on Monday, 7 July 2025. Please join using the following link: https://lichess.org/tournament/3gK16Y3D. Remember to sign in as a member of Richmond Junior Chess Club. If you have not joined our Read more
On Saturday, 12 July, Richmond Juniors will be hosting Gavin Wall, a former student of the club, and since 2003, an International Master. Gavin will be giving a simultaneous exhibition against some of the club’s junior helpers and its strongest Read more
Dear All, We won our first match of the season against Sussex – please see richmond vs. sussex match report. We then travelled to Cheam, where we narrowly lost a tight match against a much higher rated Surrey team. A Read more