Six rounds are underway in the CC 2026 Open League, and we are still chasing our first points, currently at the bottom of the table. Two losses to date, with three more on the cusp. In Round 6 against reigning champions Hereford, Worcs, and Shrops...
Yorkshire Dales National Park Round 2 sees us pitted against reigning champions Yorkshire, who had a perfect season in 2025 - played 7, won 7. It was a tight match for TFS, a 13-9 defeat, having thought we had drawn the match before the sucker p...
Three rounds to go, and we are currently lying in 8th in the virtual table, having recorded wins against Brno and Athens, but with three losses and already up against the wall in our other Scottish derby match vs Glasgow. Check out the daily updat...
Right on the heels of the number 2 team in the table, Kent Checkmates, we come up against table-topping and defending champions, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Shropshire. Phew! This season's draw has not been the kindest. Last year? Well, w...
It seems an age since our Round 2 dispatch of Cornwall, but here at last, our Round 3 opponents are Division 4 Oxfordshire. 'Oh, it will be a walkover, I hear you say. Hold your horses. They have just defeated Div 2 promotion chasers Hertfordshire...
Well, that seems to have come around quickly. The ink has hardly dried on the final nail-biting round of matches in the 2025 version. First up, Buckinghamshire, which coincidentally is a repeat of last season's opening match. Our opponents...
One of four Celtic League pre-season friendlies to provide each of these clubs - Patagonia, Northern Portugal, New England Celts, and New York Celts - with some game time. We now have a full roster of 32 teams that will contest the Celtic League...
Spring is sprung, and it's time for our Under 1300 Players to step up to the plate. Having missed out on promotion by the closest of margins last season, let's go one step further in this new campaign. First up, our friends from the far north, S...
The watershed round - first half behind us, the second half lies ahead. And it's also proving to be a league of two halves as well. Current state of play: Division One Table Points H2H SB Win % Herefordshire Worcestershire ...
I am delighted to announce that an exciting new Daily Chess League has just been launched. The Celtic League This new tournament will bring together Clubs within the 6 core Celtic Nations of Modern times: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Britt...
Greek opponents in round 5. Last season, they gave us a bit of a thumping in a 14-board match; we only mustered 7 and a half points, although we did finish a place above them in the final table. Athens currently lies in 9th place th...
Round 4 and the match I have been looking forward to: The Channel Islands, new boys in the top Division this season. And the reason? An opportunity for a measure of revenge. It's been close to four years, but the loss is still raw. For the new kid...
Czech opponents in round 4. Last season, we defeated them 17-13 in a 15-board match. They are showing good form in this year's tournament, having already defeated Athens and are close to chalking up a second win against Edinburgh. T...
I'm afraid one of our Club Members has had their chess.com membership closed for breaching the Fair Play Rules. This means all results of their Club games have been revised as losses. It's not the first time it has happened, and I had hoped it w...
Our third European opponents of the season thus far, we've played Rostock a couple of times in the ECL - losing by a single point in 2023 before securing a commanding 15.5 to 4.5 win on the way to winning the Division 3 title in 2024. T...
An all-Scottish tussle in Round 3 against former DIv1 title holders Lanarkshire. They are fast out of the traps in this campaign, leading in their first two rounds against The Channel Islands and Berkshire, so they are showing good early-season fo...
A double header against the capital city, as we are coincidentally also playing London in the 3rd Round of the World Cities League - the one match counts in both tournaments. London is a bit of a bogey team for us - we have yet to record a win aga...
Merry Christmas, everyone, and a Happy and prosperous New Year to one and all. We have Round 2 ready for your festive fun, announced a few days early to avoid getting lost over the festive season (matches to start on 07/01/26 as originally schedul...
Having been one of the seeded clubs, we had a bye in Round 1 and now face Cornwall in Round 2, following their win over Suffolk. On paper, this should be a stroll in the park. Cornwall plays in lowly Division 5, but that's a tad misleading. They...
How did the 2025 season pass so swiftly? We are back with our Premier Chess League – the UK and Ireland County Championship. The 2026 campaign looks set to be a fierce battle – a stronger roster of teams this season, with London and ...
Round 2 against Lisbon is open for registration, and again, we are pitched against a 2025 Division 3 club. Last season the Portuguese club won two of their nine matches - it looks like a tie we have an excellent chance of winning. Several sea...
The final round of the 960 WCL 2025 pits us against the 'city' of Farsley - well, more accurately, a small former mill town on the edge of Leeds. The Divisional title is almost in the bag - won 7, lost zero and two matches in play against ...
Capital of the Czech Republic. Playground for history lovers. Hen night and stag do destination (sadly!). Our opponents were relegated from Division 1, but they have a strong pedigree and will be tough nuts to crack. A good opening to our 202...
Welcome to the World Cities League 2026. Our 1st Round opponents are Adelaide. The Aussie team were relegated from Division 2B with a won 3 lost 6 record in the 2025 tournament. But they do have a whopping big membership of over 800 players, ...
Divisions for the WCL 2026 have been announced, determined based on the standings as of October 1, 2025. We had already secured promotion and will play in Division 3C, one of three Division 3 Threads. The top two teams will be promoted to Division...
