Calendar

Club activities 

Club nights are held on Wednesdays when there is a home fixture or whenever specifically listed below. Unless indicated otherwise, matches start at 7.45pm, other evening events run between 8pm and 11pm. Events in Blue are held at the club, away fixtures are in red.

• Monday 6th October - Summer Quickplay semi-final, Charlton v Rainham

• Wednesday 8th October - Harvey Cup, Rainham 5 v Swale 2

• Wednesday 22nd October - Clubnight

• Wednesday 29th October - County Cup, Rainham 1 v Maidstone 1

• Wednesday 29th October - Harvey Cup, Rainham 5 v Maidstone 5

• Wednesday 5th November - Lewis Cup, Maidstone 2 v Rainham 2

• Sunday 9th November - County Cup, Hastings 1 v Rainham 1

• Wednesday 12th November - En Passant Cup, Rainham 4 v Weald of Kent 1

• Wednesday 19th November - Lewis Cup, Medway 2 v Rainham 2

• Wednesday 26th November - En Passant Cup, Rainham 4 v Medway 4

• Wednesday 3rd December - County Cup, Medway 1 v Rainham 1

• Monday 8th December - Harvey Cup, Snodland 1 v Rainham 5

• Wednesday 10th December - Stevenson Cup, Rainham 3 v Maidstone Knights 1

• Wednesday 17th December - Stevenson Cup, Rainham 3 v Hastings 2

• Thursday 8th January - En Passant Cup, Swale 1 v Rainham 4

• Monday 19th January - Harvey Cup, Weald of Kent 2 v Rainham 5

• Wednesday 21st January - Stevenson Cup, Maidstone 3 v Rainham 3

• Wednesday 28th January - Lewis Cup, Rainham 2 v Medway 2

• Wednesday 4th February - Stevenson Cup, Folkestone 1 v Rainham 3

• Wednesday 11th February - County Cup, Rainham 1 v Hastings 1

• Wednesday 18th January - Harvey Cup, Medway 5 v Rainham 5

• Wednesday 25th February - Lewis Cup, Rainham 2 v Maidstone 2

• Sunday 1st March - En Passant Cup, Hastings 3 v Rainham 4

• Wednesday 4th March - En Passant Cup, Rainham 4 v Maidstone Knights 2

• Wednesday 11th March - County Cup, Rainham 1 v Medway 1

• Wednesday 18th March - County Cup, Maidstone 1 v Rainham 1

• Wednesday 18th March - Harvey Cup, Maidstone 5 v Rainham 5

• Wednesday 25th March - Stevenson Cup, Rainham 3 v Medway 3

• Wednesday 8th April - En Passant Cup, Rainham 4 v Maidstone 4

• Wednesday 15th April - En Passant Cup, Medway 4 v Rainham 4

Online events

The club are running some online activities using Rainham Chess Club on LiChess  which members are encouraged to join. The 'arena' tournaments start at 8pm and run until 9.30pm or 10pm during which time members may join, leave, pause or rejoin an event.

Congress & Events diary

• October 2nd, Chess Night at Turner Contemporary , Margate

• October 4th, 5th Greater London FIDE Rapidplay , Orpington

• November 22nd, 1st Medway Rapidplay , Chatham

• November 26th - December 7th, London Chess Classic 

• December - January 2026, 99th Hastings Chess Congress ,  (details awaited)

• August 1st - 9th, 112th British Chess Championships , Coventry