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
The next online Inter-County Team Battle starts at 6 p.m. this evening. Please join using the following link: https://lichess.org/tournament/UEl0YSO5. Remember to sign in as a member of Richmond Junior Chess Club. If you have not joined our online team in Read more
Easter Camp 2025 was held at Orleans Park School from Monday 14th to Thursday 17th April, with classes for Intermediate & Advanced students and for Beginners & Novices. An entertaining and educational time was had by all. Please read the Read more
Easter Camp 2024 will be held at Orleans Park School on the following dates: Monday 14th to Thursday 17th April We have classes for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced students, with a capacity for about 50 students. Parents can arrange drop Read more
The tournament held at short notice to replace the SCCU Jamboree was held on Sunday 23rd March. It was very warmly received by our young players and their players. Group A was won Liam Clery, Group B by Yichen Xiong, Read more
Dear Parents, We were in position this evening to confirm our U14 and U18 teams. However, to our enormous surprise and huge disappointment, we phoned the organiser of the Jamboree in the middle of our conference call to decide the Read more
08/03/2025. Our U9 team qualified for the national final in 3rd, equal with Essex on 16 points from a possible 36 at the East Zonal at Moulsham Junior School (Chelmsford). The winner was Kent with 24½, with Barnet second on Read more
We now have dates for some events: SCCU Jamboree for U14 and U18 – Sunday 23 March 2025 SCCU U14/U1700 match versus Sussex – Sunday 27 April 2025 We are also trying to set dates for our SCCU U14/U1700 matches Read more
Richmond Junior Chess Club continues in Spring Term 2025 at Orleans Park School for face to face chess teaching and play on Saturday, 11th January, meeting weekly, from 2 to 5 p.m., until Saturday, 29th March. Please note that the Read more
The Richmond Christmas Blitz made the national newspapers. Respected chess journalist, Leonard Barden, writes in The Guardian: England’s youngest ever GM, 15-year-old Shreyas Royal, is the top home seed [at the annual Hastings Masters tournament], while a likely candidate for Read more
The annual Richmond Christmas Blitz took place on Saturday, 21st December, in the Sports Hall at Orleans Park School. 112 players took part, all had a great time. Several super-stars took part, including England’s number 6, GM Shreyas Royal, England’s Read more