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.

• 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

• Wednesday 14th January - Clubnight, En Passant Cup, Rainham 4 v Weald of Kent 1 (provisional)

• 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 February - Harvey Cup, Medway 6 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, Maidstone Knights 2 v Rainham 4

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

• Wednesday 11th March - Harvey Cup Rainham 5 v Maidstone 5

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

• Wednesday 18th March - Harvey Cup, Maidstone 6 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

• Wednesday 22nd April - Clubnight

• Wednesday 29th April - Clubnight

• Saturday 30th May - KCCA Finals Day, St Mary Cray

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

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

• December 28th - January 4th 2026, 99th Hastings Chess Congress 

• March 14th - 15th, British Rapidplay Championship , Peterborough

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