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We aim to provide a safe and secure inclusive environment for all chess players to play and learn about chess.

We are one of the strongest chess clubs in the UK, with over 50 regular adult players and 100 juniors in membership, spanning the complete ability range from beginner to expert.

We currently field 15 teams across four leagues – the Surrey League, the Surrey Border League, the 4 Nations Chess League and the 4NCL Online. Some of our members also play for Surrey County teams and have represented England at both Junior and Senior levels.

Our regular club night is at 7.30pm on Mondays night for adults (earlier for juniors) from September to July at the Guildford Institute on Ward Street – we're closed in August and on Bank Holidays.

We encourage all our members to participate in the life of the club in some way.

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How the site works

Access to everything on the site is via the Navigation menu at the top of the page. Move the cursor over each item to reveal a drop-down menu with links to all the pages.

About – our constitution, contacts, gallery, history, library, membership, privacy policy, roll of honour, and safeguarding policy.
Activities – our calendar, coaching, junior club, league chess, and tournaments.
Directory – chess advice, games by club members, and links to the outside chess world.

And below on our home page, see our blog with all the latest news about the club.

It's easy to contact us. Just use this contact form for adults, or else use the contact form on our Juniors page for juniors.

Click on the club logo on the top left to return to the home page.

Latest news

27.05.2026

Cup final

The final of the Surrey League's Alexander Cup competition took place on Tuesday evening at the neutral venue of Ashtead Chess Club. Once again we faced Kingston. They have the strongest squad in the league at the moment and they turned out a powerhouse of a team against us. Rated 2300 on average, with GM Ameet Ghasi on board 1 and IM John Hawksworth on board 10. We also fielded a strong team but we were outrated by 200 points a board. Gwilym Price and Mark Josse did well to beat their very strong opponents, but generally the rating difference told and we lost the match 6.5–3.5. We also finished runners-up to Kingston in Division 1 of the League.

Tags: May 2026,Match results