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2025/26 Club Championship now open for entries
The York Club Championship runs from September to March each year. The tournament typically runs every Wednesday fortnight with one...
ben85143
Aug 281 min read
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Junior Chess Club restarts 10th September
Junior Chess club will restart on Wednesday 10th September. A mixture of coaching and social chess for 7-16 year olds from Aaron Rich...
ben85143
Aug 281 min read
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York Chess Day School
Join York's own teenage chess star, Aaron Rich, for the York Chess Summer school on Tuesday 26th August. The day will comprise dedicated...
ben85143
Aug 191 min read
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FIRST SATURDAY CHESS CLUB
On the first Saturday each month 10-12pm at Tang Hall Explore Library ï‚· Play chess! ï‚· Improve your game ï‚· For complete beginners to...
jamesameredith
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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GUPPYS CLOSURE OVER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK
Chess sessions will now stop for Christmas with the adults resuming on Wednesday 3rd January and the junior sessions resuming on 10th...
jamesameredith
Dec 14, 20231 min read
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CLUB CHAMPS ROUND 3 - GAME OF THE ROUND
Round 3 of the club championships is drawing to a close, but game of the round goes to Daniel Meredith and his scintillating win with the...
jamesameredith
Dec 5, 20231 min read
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LEAGUE CHESS UPDATE
As we reach half way through the season, York's league teams are well placed for the season run in Yorkshire League It's tight at the top...
jamesameredith
Dec 5, 20231 min read
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CHESS IN THE LIBRARY
We have 2 more sessions on 10th and 17th December. In 2024 we will restart on Sunday 14th January. Happy Christmas.
jamesameredith
Dec 5, 20231 min read
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FULFORD AND ST PETER’S TRIUMPH IN YORK’S THIRD ANNUAL SCHOOLS CHESS COMPETITION
Twenty-four teams from across York and North Yorkshire competed on Sunday 26th November in the largest York Schools’ chess competition...
jamesameredith
Nov 29, 20231 min read
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Season Climax
Only a few games left in the Season with everything to play for. In the mid week York and District League the Kings team have managed to...
jamesameredith
Mar 14, 20231 min read
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Chess in the Library
Chess in York Library restarted in January and has been a great success with many juniors attending. We have beginner and intermediate...
jamesameredith
Mar 14, 20231 min read
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Club Championships 22/23
We are now taking entries for the 22/23 club championships. Let Paul Johnson know if you want to enter or ping us on facebook or the...
jamesameredith
Sep 6, 20221 min read
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Junior Chess Return 21st September
We hope you will be refreshed after the summer holidays. We return for Junior Chess on Wednesday 21st September..
jamesameredith
Aug 31, 20221 min read
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Rowntree Park Chess report
Nearly two dozen junior players from 7-15 years old gathered in Rowntree’s Park for a summer session of our Junior Chess Club, which ...
jamesameredith
Aug 2, 20221 min read
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No chess Wednesday 3rd August
No chess Wednesday 3rd August as Guppy's is closed. If you have a summer tournament game scheduled for this date then you can rearrange...
jamesameredith
Jul 22, 20221 min read
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Rowntree Park Summer Chess
Rowntree Park Chess: Sunday 31st July and Wednesday 17th August 3-5pm. FREE Primarily aimed at U18s, but all welcome for some social...
jamesameredith
Jul 21, 20221 min read
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Gigafinal and Youth Championship weekend
Three York juniors are making the journey over to Manchester for the Delancy Gigafinals this weekend. Maksym and Max are competing in...
jamesameredith
Jul 9, 20221 min read
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Maksym and Aaron win in Richard Palliser simul
Maksym Kryshtafor, Ukraine’s under eight chess champion, who is living with a York family as a result of the current war, has defeated...
jamesameredith
Jul 8, 20221 min read
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