Club AGM 2026

 The Annual General Meeting will be held at the Queens Hotel on Monday 14th September at 7.30 pm. 

Funeral of Peter Benson

 It is with sad regret that the club announces the funeral tomorrow of Peter Benson.

He was an active member of the club for over 50 yeras.. 

A committed friendly member of the club , positive , enthusiastic and passionate about the game.

He had long associations with long term members of the club. In particular Michael Gyure often speaks of the gratitude he feel towards Peter for encouraging him and developing his own passion for the game.

Peter was a sound club player and often represented the county in their chess meatches.

Members are invited to the funeral tomorrow at Woodvale South Chapel Crematorium for 12.30 pm and afterwards the Neptune . Hove.

Christmas Event Monday 22nd December

 Please note a pre Christmas event will be held on this evening.

Members are advised not to arrange their tournament games on this date.

Club Opening Dates 2025/26

As well as every Monday evening 7pm-11pm, the club is open on the following afternoons 2pm-6pm:

February: Sunday 22nd
March: Sunday 8th and 22nd
April: Sunday 5th and 26th
May: Sunday 10th and 24th

Please check back here regularly as these dates can change. 

Club AGM

This year's Club AGM is on Monday 15 September 7:30pm at the club venue.

Subscriptions are now due for the year starting September. Full rate £80, Concessions (Juniors, Students, Benefit claimants) £45.

3rd Sussex University Chess Congress

 https://www.englishchess.org.uk/event/3rd-sussex-university-chess-congress/

An excellent event not to be missed!!

Club Closure Notice

Please note there will be no chess club on Monday 25th August as the Sandringham Suite is booked for another event.

However the club will be open on Wednesday 27th August for the first round of the IM section of the 3rd Sussex University Chess Congress, and all are welcome to come and watch.

Change to Sunday Opening Dates - Please Read

As well as every Monday evening 7pm-11pm, the club is open on the following afternoons 2pm-6pm:

June: Sunday 22nd.

July: Sunday 6th and 27th.

Forthcoming simul!

The club will be hosting a 20 board simultaneous display by Callum Brewer at the Queens Hotel on Sunday 20th July, 2pm-6pm.

Members email Paul Edwards to secure your place.

Club Tournaments.

 Paul Batchelor is at the moment deciding on entries for the tournaments.

Only paid members are being considered. Entries have to be in by 31st October. If  you have yet to apply you must see me on a Monday evening and I will forward  your details to Paul. The Crenshaw system is being used which means no late applications can be considered.

Due to the numbers involved, unfortunately you may not be placed in your first choice of tournament.

The tournaments will be ready to start from Monday November 4th.

Sunday Afternoon Opening

Following discussions with the Queens Hotel, the club is now able to offer some Sunday afternoon sessions on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month between 2pm and 6pm, starting on November 10th and 24th and running until the end of July 2025. We have agreed that if the hotel receives a one-off “standard" booking from elsewhere, our session will be postponed, since we have a concessionary rate with the hotel. A postponement is unlikely to happen - certainly less likely than on a Saturday - but if it does happen then we will post here.

The Brighton Junior Club.

 The Junior Club will be closed for the summer.

It closed on the 10th July and will reopen on Wednesday 11th September.

Summer time.

The club is open every Monday evening during the summer. Special reduced rates for new members before the year starts in September.

Saturday afternoons

 The club will be open again on Saturdays 16th and 23rd March from 2.00pm to 6.00pm. A good opportunity to play tournament games.

Saturday afternoons

 For a trial period the club will be open in addition on Saturday 10th and 17th February. 2pm to 6pm.

A good opportunity to play tournament games.

Happy New Year!

 The club will be open on News Years Day from 7pm, and then each Monday into 2024. All levels welcome! We hope to see you there!

Club Internal Tournament Standings Just Prior To Christmas.

Please see below the links for the various competitions:

Tasker Tankard   https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/league_comp/207222/swtable

Plummer Trophy https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/league_comp/207219/swtable

Club Championship https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/league_comp/207218/swtable

Merry Christmas everyone and i hope you continue to enjoy your tournaments for the following year.

Paul Batchelor

Bar and food refreshments.;

  The Club has experienced a wonderful new opportunity over the last few months with our new venue. The committee has decided that the welcome given to celebrate this fact and welcome new members will not continue after Christmas. We hope that members will appreciate that this could only continue for a limited time, but nevertheless have appreciated this extra bonus  applied over the last few months.

 The club will be closed on Christmas Day (Monday 25 December) and opens up again the following Monday (New Year's Day 1 January 2024). Best wishes for Christmas and 2024 to all reading this.

Caplin Hastings International Chess Congress

 The Caplin Hastings Chess Congress will run from 28th December until 7th January this time round. There are a whole host of events to enter for all standards of player. Below is an excerpt from an email received from GM Stuart Conquest concerning the upcoming event.

Hi Paul,

Just following on from Mark's email of yesterday, it would of course be a pleasure to welcome any Brighton and Hove players to our traditional Congress, now in its 97th edition.

The website is here: Caplin Hastings International Chess Congress – December 28th 2023 to January 7th 2024. We have various sections, according to rating and of different duration, with many events FIDE-rated. Current confirmed entries can be found through a link to chess-results on our site. 

Stuart is in charge of running the tournament this time round. I can heartily recommend participation in this event and have enjoyed many times it's various tournaments. See the link above for the various details.