Richmond Junior Chess Club was founded in 1975 and over the years it has helped many young players enjoy playing chess and develop their skills, including a number that became titled players.
Honoured Alumni include:
Grandmaster
- Demetrios Agnos
- Luke McShane
- Jonathan Rowson
- Aaron Summerscale
International Master
- Richard Bates
- Tom Hinks-Edwards
- Callum Kilpatrick
- Andrew Kinsman
- Ali Mortazavi
- Gavin Wall
- Yang-Fan Zhou
Women’s International Master
- Cathy Forbes
FIDE Master
- Peter Sowray
Candidate Master
- Mark Josse