Our News and Events
Cowley Christmas Blitz, Monday 4 December
There's still time to enter Monday's Christmas Blitz at Cowley Chess Club. All players are welcome. Start: 7.15pm.
Please register in advance if you can; otherwise try to arrive to register by 7pm.
Monday should be much less cold than the last few days!
For full details see: https://sites.google.com/site/cowleychessclub/cowley-blitz
Warm up for the new league season with the Witney Rapidplay Tournament next Sunday, 24 September. For full details, and to enter, visit http://www.witneychess.co.uk/witneyrapid23_information.htm.
Cowley AGM Mon 11 September 11-Sep-2023
The 2023 Cowley Summer Blitz will be held on Monday 26 June, starting at 7.15pm. For further details, and to enter, see our Cowley Blitz page.
Don't forget to sign up for the 44th Kidlington Chess Congress on the 4th and 5th February!
The COWLEY CHRISTMAS BLITZ returns as an over-the-board event on Thursday 15 December. For details, and to enter, see our Cowley Blitz page.
Cowley 1 lose to Oxford City 1 20-Oct-2022
Cowley 2 thrash Oxford University 3 17-Oct-2022
Enter the 9th Witney Weekend Congress, Saturday & Sunday 5 & 6 November 2022
Cowley 2 beat Wantage 1 - 10-Oct-2022
Over the board club nights on Mondays return. Lichess club night moves to Fridays.
Witney Rapidplay (Open & Junior events, Sunday 22 September) — 08-Sep-2019 19:29:09
Club open for Bank Holiday — 26-Aug-2019 05:21:27
Cowley AGM Mon 2 Sept — 16-Aug-2019 09:28:03
Cowley Summer Blitz (& OCA Prizegiving), Monday 24 June — 27-May-2019 15:32:51
Club open for bank holiday — 22-May-2019 23:48:08
Roundup of Cowley teams' results — 22-May-2019 23:47:40
Cowley in the Final! — 17-May-2019 18:47:29
Bank Holiday opening and Juniors' Night — 05-May-2019 07:24:24
Club closed Easter Monday — 18-Apr-2019 23:29:12
Holiday dates — 12-Dec-2018 06:05:45
Draft AGM Minutes — 20-Nov-2018 14:01:49
Still Time to Enter the Witney Weekend Congress, 3 & 4 November — 22-Oct-2018 14:48:28
"Queen of the Chessboard: Checkmating for Beginners" — 13-Oct-2018 11:04:03
No Chess on 3 September (AGM) — 24-Aug-2018 14:16:14
Ray Starkie: funeral arrangements — 19-Jun-2018 10:39:59
Juniors' Night Monday 18 June — 16-Jun-2018 08:49:08
Cowley Handicap Competition — 03-Jun-2018 21:15:11
Ray Starkie (1955-2018) — 22-May-2018 09:27:59
Cowley Summer Blitz, 25 June (and OCA Prizegiving) — 21-May-2018 16:54:54
Club is open for Bank Holidays — 06-May-2018 13:31:38
Cowley 4 wins third division — 02-May-2018 09:16:26
Club closed Easter Monday — 23-Mar-2018 22:43:25
Cowley wins, and loses, fourth division — 20-Mar-2018 07:27:48
Frank Wood Shield is underway — 05-Mar-2018 23:49:46
Kidlington Tournament full (barring withdrawals) — 25-Jan-2018 11:19:19
The Blitz is ON! — 10-Dec-2017 23:02:39
Cowley Blitz 11 December — 24-Nov-2017 12:11:17
Clean sweep for Cowley teams this week — 24-Nov-2017 09:29:58
Tournament wins for Cowley players — 13-Nov-2017 11:21:56
Cowley Performances at the Witney Congress — 22-Oct-2017 20:26:59
OCA AGM Decision — 24-Sep-2017 15:52:22
AGM Highlights — 12-Sep-2017 09:56:51
Monday 4 September 2017: Annual General Meeting so no chess. — 28-Aug-2017 12:18:45
Cowley Summer Blitz, Monday 26 June — 09-Jun-2017 10:19:35
Cowley 3 Champions — 12-Apr-2017 09:40:40
40th annual Kidlington Chess Tournament, 4 & 5 February 2017 — 14-Feb-2017 17:54:41
Cowley Handicap Tournament — 31-Jan-2017 11:47:54
Kidlington Tournament: important update — 28-Jan-2017 19:24:51
Kidlington Chess Tournament update — 09-Jan-2017 13:34:03
Welcome back in the new year! — 29-Dec-2016 21:18:50
No chess on Boxing Day — 10-Dec-2016 17:31:40
This Monday's Cowley Blitz: Reminders — 04-Dec-2016 15:19:57
Cowley Blitz 5 December — 04-Dec-2016 06:58:37
OCA Website Shutdown — 26-Nov-2016 11:08:23
Excellent start to the Season — 08-Nov-2016 10:58:52
Cowley Successes at 4th Annual Witney Congress — 23-Oct-2016 20:58:50
Juniors' Night 24 October — 16-Oct-2016 09:41:01
The Oxford League kicks off.. — 10-Oct-2016 16:17:00
40th Annual Kidlington Chess Tournament, 4 & 5 February 2017 — 08-Oct-2016 15:59:57
Oxfordshire Individual Chess Championship 2016-17 — 08-Oct-2016 15:48:31
Next Monday 5 September: AGM so no chess! — 31-Aug-2016 20:56:57
Cowley Chess on "That's Oxfordshire TV" — 19-Aug-2016 16:18:45
Cowley Summer Blitz, Monday 27 June — 25-May-2016 20:55:21
Juniors' Night 4 April 6pm — 25-Mar-2016 09:44:11
Easter holiday — 25-Mar-2016 09:38:08
GARRY KASPAROV — 10-Mar-2016 16:43:17
Simultaneous Display by Grandmaster Peter Wells, 14 March — 20-Feb-2016 21:50:07
January 2016 Grades — 27-Jan-2016 10:47:03
39th Annual Kidlington Chess Tournament, 6 & 7 February — 10-Jan-2016 20:11:18
Club Handicap Tournament — 23-Dec-2015 14:32:03
Cowley Christmas Blitz, Monday 14 December — 20-Nov-2015 11:17:40
Cowley Handicap Tournament — 16-Oct-2015 11:54:15
27 Sep 2015 Witney Rapidplay and 17-18 Oct 2015 Third Witney Weekend Congress — 11-Oct-2015 19:40:12
Match Report: Cowley Workers 1 v Cowley 3 - 5th October 2015 — 09-Oct-2015 21:40:57
The New Season kicks off! — 29-Sep-2015 13:38:51
Captain's Report for Cowley 1 2014 - 2015 — 08-Sep-2015 21:54:49