East Grinstead Chess Club meets weekly from September to April.  

All are welcome of whatever standard and we play a mixture of graded (official) and friendly games.

The club has entered two teams in the Mid Sussex Chess League so if you want competitive chess there is always a game available.

Club nights are at the Swan Mead Centre in East Grinstead 7.30 on Tuesdays, all welcome.

Unfortunately this site is being infrequently updated at present, (November 2009) but contact details are correct

See News for what's coming up.

 Please see 'How to Find Us' for a map.

Juniors meet separately (or used to, I have no update on this) but contacts for Junior chess should be OK.  See Juniors for details of these activities.

 Subscriptions are £33 for adults, £50 for family membership and Juniors pay by attendance, unless already members, but come and see if you enjoy it first.

Contact club secretary Colin Wakefield,

Uckfield Chess Club are organising a draughts, cribbage and chess evening, Wednesday 25th November, starts at 7.30.  Cost £1.50. Combined competition, so a bit like chessboxing, but more varied and interesting and you won't end up with a cauliflower ear.

League season started, see Mid Sussex Chess League

 A typical chess club night...video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA8YpHQHBd0

I don't think either were properly paid up members, though our records are sketchy and I suspect that the Mid Sussex League would have objected to the playing conditions

or try this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BQCJBGS9J4

which is a very strange video shot by Brighton chess club on a visit to EG in February.  Might be better with sound, which I appear to have temporarily mislaid, perhaps WH Auden is somewhere in the background.  There are a couple of shots of EG members, Adrian Kernot (thinking or sleeping) and Bob Dyke making what looks like a decisive move.  Atleast it was made decisively.