Leominster Chess

Leominster chess club
2024-05-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-05-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-05-07 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Leominster Community Centre, The Community Centre, School Rd, Leominster HR6 8NJ, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8NJ, United Kingdom
Join us in a friendly informal setting to play chess every Tuesday 7pm – 9pm at Leominster Community Centre.

Who can play?

We welcome players of all skill levels, including complete beginners. We are very happy to teach chess to new payers.

How to get here

The address and a map to Leominster Community Centre can be found below. There is free parking available. If arriving by car the parking is at the rear of the building, enter via the Broad Street car park (the turning by the Factory Shop and fire station).

Fees

Our club runs on donations, a suggested fee of £1 per player per session will go towards our running costs.

What is provided?

The club provides chess sets and clocks (for those who want to use them) so there is no need to bring your own. Refreshments are also provided.

UK Chess Challenge Mega Final
2024-05-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Hereford cathedral school, Hereford cathedral school, The Zimmerman Building, Church Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2NG, United Kingdom
UK Chess Challenge Mega Final open to U7s through to U18s.
Sunday 5th May, 10am – 5pm. Cost £20.
Venue: The Zimmerman Building, Church Street, Hereford.
To enter and for further details:
https://www.delanceyukschoolschesschallenge.com/product/2024-herefordshire-megafinal/

Leominster chess club
2024-04-30 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-12 19:00 - 21:00 and 5 more dates | Leominster Community Centre, The Community Centre, School Rd, Leominster HR6 8NJ, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8NJ, United Kingdom
Join us in a friendly informal setting to play chess every Tuesday 7pm – 9pm at Leominster Community Centre.

Who can play?

We welcome players of all skill levels, including complete beginners. We are very happy to teach chess to new payers.

How to get here

The address and a map to Leominster Community Centre can be found below. There is free parking available. If arriving by car the parking is at the rear of the building, enter via the Broad Street car park (the turning by the Factory Shop and fire station).

Fees

Our club runs on donations, a suggested fee of £1 per player per session will go towards our running costs.

What is provided?

The club provides chess sets and a small number of analogue clocks so there is no need to bring your own. Refreshments are also provided.

Simul v Grand Master Keith Arkell at Hereford Chess Club
2024-03-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Hereford Chess Club, The Herdsman, Widemarsh street, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 9HG, United Kingdom
Simul v Grand Master Keith Arkell at Hereford Chess Club.
When: Wednesday 13 March 7pm (arrive from 6.30pm).
Where: The Herdsman, Widemarsh Street, Hereford.
Information: Please contact the organiser below if interested.
Grand Master Keith Arkell currently has an ECF rating of 2424 and a FIDE (International Chess Federation) rating of 2380.

He has many tournament victories at home and around the world including victories at the famous Marshall Chess Club in Manhattan, at Saratoga Springs, and at the Blackstone Open, near Boston. In Barbados, he finished runner-up in the strongest tournament ever held in the English-speaking nations of the Caribbean.
He tied for second at the strong (and internationally famous) Hastings Premier of 2002/3, took first place at the Wroxham Masters (2002)[2] and tied for second at Montpellier (2002).
At Gausdal (2002), he beat Magnus Carlsen.
He was the 1998 British Rapidplay Chess Champion, having recorded his peak Elo rating of 2545 just two years earlier.
In 2008, he tied for first place at the British Championship and won the English Chess Championship.
He tied for second place at the 2001 British Chess Championship
In 2014 he was European Senior (50+) Champion, and, later in the year, tied for first in the World Senior (50+) Championship, but received the silver medal on tie-break.
He won the 2021 British Online Championship.
In 2022 he was part of the England team that won the World Senior (50+) Team Championship, and he won the gold medal for the best performance his boards. Later that year the team won the European title, where he again collecting the gold medal for his performance on board 2 for the team.
He is the author of two books: Arkell’s Odyssey, an autobiography, published in 2012 and Arkell’s Endings; published in 2020.

Leominster chess club
2024-01-30 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-01-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-01-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Leominster Community Centre, The Community Centre, School Rd, Leominster HR6 8NJ, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8NJ, United Kingdom
Join us in a friendly informal setting to play chess every Tuesday 7pm – 9pm at Leominster Community Centre.
Who can play?
We welcome players of all skill levels, including complete beginners. We are very happy to teach chess to new payers.
How to get here
The address and a map to Leominster Community Centre can be found below. There is free parking available. If arriving by car the parking is at the rear of the building, enter via the Broad Street car park (the turning by the Factory Shop and fire station).
Fees
Our club runs on donations, a suggested fee of £1 per player per session will go towards our running costs.
What is provided?
The club provides chess sets, so there is no need to bring your own. We do not currently provide clocks.

Leominster chess club
2024-01-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Leominster Community Centre, The Community Centre, School Rd, Leominster HR6 8NJ, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8NJ, United Kingdom
Join us in a friendly informal setting to play chess every Tuesday 7pm – 9pm at Leominster Community Centre.
Who can play?
We welcome players of all skill levels, including complete beginners. We are very happy to teach chess to new payers.
How to get here
The address and a map to Leominster Community Centre can be found below. There is free parking available. If arriving by car the parking is at the rear of the building, enter via the Broad Street car park (the turning by the Factory Shop and fire station).
Fees
Our club runs on donations, a suggested fee of £1 per player per session will go towards our running costs.
