For budding chess masters from 5 to 18 years of age. All standards welcome.
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
The next online Team Battle is on Monday 2nd Decdember from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The time control is 5+3 (5 minutes per player per game plus 3 seconds per move). Please sign up at: https://lichess.org/tournament/kYHoJfHc. Remember to join the Read more
Dear Parents, The next Online County Team Battle – the 56th – is on Monday 5th August, from 6pm to 7:30 p.m. To join the tournament, please join via the link: https://lichess.org/tournament/CN4re2Hc. Our team is of course, “Richmond Junior Chess Read more
Last month we came second to Kent in the 54th Inter-County Team Battle. The team rankings and scores were 1. Kent 192 points, 21 children; 2. Richmond 151, 21; 3. Warwickshire 143, 20; 4. Sussex 142, 20; 5. Essex 127, Read more
Dear Parents, The next Girls County Team Battle for November is tonight, Monday 20th, from 6pm to 7:30 p.m. To join the tournament, please join via the link: https://lichess.org/tournament/31T0R1cD. Our team is of course, “Richmond Girls,” so don’t forget to Read more
The next Online Girls County Match takes place this evening, Monday, 18th September at 6 p.m., on lichess.org. Sorry for the late notice, I only received the email within the past half hour! If you have not already done so, Read more
International Master Lorin d’Costa, who is the founder of She Plays to Win, has asked me to invite you to take part in an online charity blitz tournament on Sunday 24th September, to raise money to support an England Girls Read more
The next Online Girls County Match takes place on Monday, 21st August at 6 p.m., on lichess.org. If you have not already done so, sign up to the Richmond Girls’ Team, go at: https://lichess.org/team/richmond-girls. Then join the match at: Read more