On standard club nights, players can progress in the Ladder competition, challenge each other to a serious match or just play quick, friendly games.

The Rapidplay Grand Prix will consist of two rounds of one-hour games (30-minutes per player). Juniors are welcome and encouraged to join in, for either one or two games per evening.

Paul Kemp has kindly agreed to organise an evening during which we will experience versions of chess which have unorthodox rules. An evening of fantasy and confusion in equal measure, and a great opportunity to beat the 'good' players at the club!

The better player you are, the less time you get to think. In fact you generously donate some of your thinking time to your opponent. This has been a popular format at the club for many years; it is a great way of creating a competitive yet fun evening for players of all standards.

The rules are simple: when the buzzer sounds, you have to move! And once you get into the rhythm it's a lot easier than you'd think, and no desperate time-scrambles either.

Club Championship Dates for the first rounds of the have been planned, and we hope players will try and attend these. For those on holiday on these dates, don't despair, there will be flexibility to arrange games outside of these evenings so please enter the Championship. The remaining rounds will be announced once the league fixtures are announced. More details to follow.