Roll of Honour
Club trophy successes
| SCCA competitions (date started) | Years won | Total |
| Surrey Trophy (1883/84) | 1984/85, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2012/13, 2015/16, 2019/20, 2021/22 | 10 |
| Beaumont Cup (1895/96) | 1899/00, 1920/21, 1990/91, 2000/01, 2004/05, 2018/19 | 6 |
| Ellam Trophy (1968/69) | 1975/76, 2014/15, 2019/20 | 3 |
| Waechter Shield (1921/22) | 1923/24, 1925/26, 1926/27, 1930/31, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1934/35, 1935/36, 1937/38, 1946/47, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1960/61 | 15 |
| Minor Trophy (1951/52) | 1974/75, 2002/03 | 2 |
| Centenary Trophy (1975/76) | 2012/13 | 1 |
| Stoneleigh Trophy (1985/86) | 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2007/08, 2011/12, 2014/15, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23 | 10 |
| Ellery Williams Trophy (1984/85) | 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2015/16 | 4 |
| Alexander Cup (1922/23) | 1960/61, 1994/95, 1996/97, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2019/20 | 6 |
| Lauder Trophy (1999/00) | 2015/16 | 1 |
| Surrey Border League (date started) | Years won | Total |
| Waechter Shield – Division 1 (1961/62) | 1961/62, 1964/65, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1974/75, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1981/82, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1997/98, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2006/07, 2012/13, 2014/15, 2017/18, 2018/19 | 31 |
| Tom White Trophy – Division 2 (1976/77) | 1978/79, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1995/96, 2007/08 | 5 |
| Graham White Shield – Division 3 (1995/96) | 1995/96, 2001/02, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2018/19, 2022/23 | 8 |
| David Pritchard Shield – Division 4 (1995/96) | 1997/98, 2006/07, 2009/10, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2021/22, 2022/23 | 10 |
| Colin Price Shield – Division 5 (1998/99) | 1999/00, 2000/01, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2017/18 | 7 |
| Bill Lowe Shield – Division 6 (2005/06) | 2018/19 | 1 |
| Haslemere Knockout (1982/83) | 1984/85, 1986/87, 1989/90, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2014/15, 2015/16 | 12 |
| Bell Trophy (1995) | 2008 | 1 |
| 4NCL (1993/94) | Years won | Total |
| Division 1 | 2003/04, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 | 10 |
Guildford Chess Club Presidents
| 1896–1901 | H S Leonard (5 years) |
| 1901–1902 | G E Wainwright (1 year) |
| 1902–1930 | R B Wells (28 years) |
| 1930–1945 | H E Lee (15 years) |
| 1945–1955 | E A Limming (10 years) |
| 1955–1978 | T W White (23 years) |
| 1978–1981 | R N Coles (3 years) |
| 1981–1995 | R F T Abayasekera (14 years) |
| 1995–2021 | P M Stimpson (26 years) |
| 2021– | N E Povah |
The current President, Nigel Povah
Club Champions
Guildford Chess Club has held an internal tournament to determine the club champion in most years since the club was founded, including both the First and Second World War. The list of winners is shown below. This is drawn from various sources including the engravings on the championship trophy.
Some of the highlights:
- a total of 43 different players have been club champion in the 126 years of this event
- the most successful player was Roger Abayasekera, with 10 titles in the period from 1980 to 2012
- the next most successful after that was Nigel Povah, with 8 titles in the period from 1993 to 2016
- in earlier years, three players obtained 6 titles each: G C Holroyd, G W Smith and G R Mitchell.
| Season | Champion |
| 1896/97 | T H White |
| 1897/98 | T Durrant |
| 1898/99 | No recorded winner |
| 1899/00 | No recorded winner |
| 1900/01 | No recorded winner |
| 1901/02 | No recorded winner |
| 1902/03 | T H White |
| 1903/04 | J J Jones & E J Miles |
| 1904/05 | E J Miles |
| 1905/06 | A Ellis |
| 1906/07 | F Clennett |
| 1907/08 | A Ellis |
| 1908/09 | A Ellis |
| 1909/10 | W E S Teddy |
| 1910/11 | A Ellis |
| 1911/12 | A Ellis |
| 1912/13 | J May |
| 1913/14 | E J Miles |
| 1914/15 | J Creevy |
| 1915/16 | T H White |
| 1916/17 | J Creevy |
| 1917/18 | J May |
| 1918/19 | C H Nye |
| 1919/20 | E A Limming |
| 1920/21 | C H Nye |
| 1921/22 | E A Limming |
| 1922/23 | E J Miles |
| 1923/24 | E A Limming |
| 1924/25 | E J Miles |
| 1925/26 | E A Limming |
| 1926/27 | G C Holroyd |
| 1927/28 | E A Limming |
| 1928/29 | T W White |
| 1929/30 | G T Womack |
| 1930/31 | A W J Down |
| 1931/32 | G T Womack |
| 1932/33 | A W J Down |
| 1933/34 | B C Gould |
| 1934/35 | S C Jefferson |
| 1935/36 | G C Holroyd |
| 1936/37 | G T Womack |
| 1937/38 | B C Gould |
| 1938/39 | G C Holroyd |
| 1939/40 | S Davis |
| 1940/41 | L H Kent |
| 1941/42 | G C Holroyd |
| 1942/43 | P W Sergeant |
| 1943/44 | G C Holroyd |
| 1944/45 | J Y Bell |
| 1945/46 | T W White |
| 1946/47 | G C Holroyd |
| 1947/48 | H Bullock |
| 1948/49 | D G Danilov |
| 1949/50 | D G Danilov |
| 1950/51 | D G Danilov |
| 1951/52 | G W Smith |
| 1952/53 | J Y Bell |
| 1953/54 | G W Smith |
| 1954/55 | D A Sanders |
| 1955/56 | G W Smith |
| 1956/57 | G W Smith |
| 1957/58 | J Nash |
| 1958/59 | D A Sanders |
| 1959/60 | J Nash & G W Smith |
| Season | Champion |
| 1960/61 | No award |
| 1961/62 | G W Smith |
| 1962/63 | M Szyszkin |
| 1963/64 | G R Mitchell |
| 1964/65 | G R Mitchell & T W White |
| 1965/66 | D Willmets |
| 1966/67 | G R Mitchell |
| 1967/68 | G R Mitchell |
| 1968/69 | No award |
| 1969/70 | G R Mitchell & D A Sanders |
| 1970/71 | D Willmets |
| 1971/72 | D A Sanders |
| 1972/73 | G R Mitchell |
| 1973/74 | J Hargreaves |
| 1974/75 | A W Mason |
| 1975/76 | M Egan |
| 1976/77 | M Egan |
| 1977/78 | T Williams |
| 1978/79 | T Williams |
| 1979/80 | T Williams & R F T Abayasekera |
| 1980/81 | R F T Abayasekera |
| 1981/82 | R F T Abayasekera |
| 1982/83 | R F T Abayasekera |
| 1983/84 | R F T Abayasekera |
| 1984/85 | R F T Abayasekera |
| 1985/86 | R F T Abayasekera |
| 1986/87 | P M Stimpson |
| 1987/88 | M P F Singleton |
| 1988/89 | M P F Singleton |
| 1989/90 | R F T Abayasekera |
| 1990/91 | D M Hubbard |
| 1991/92 | R B E Bryant |
| 1992/93 | N E Povah |
| 1993/94 | N E Povah & P M Stimpson |
| 1994/95 | M N Anderton |
| 1995/96 | M N Anderton & M J Morgan |
| 1996/97 | I D Thompson & B N Connell |
| 1997/98 | M N Anderton |
| 1998/99 | A K Punnett |
| 1999/00 | N E Povah |
| 2000/01 | N E Povah |
| 2001/02 | N E Povah |
| 2002/03 | B N Connell |
| 2003/04 | M N Anderton |
| 2004/05 | A K Punnett |
| 2005/06 | M N Anderton |
| 2006/07 | R F T Abayasekera |
| 2007/08 | P M Stimpson |
| 2008/09 | D F Hill |
| 2009/10 | N E Povah |
| 2010/11 | M N Anderton |
| 2011/12 | R F T Abayasekera |
| 2012/13 | J M Shepley |
| 2013/14 | C Young |
| 2014/15 | N E Povah |
| 2015/16 | N E Povah |
| 2016/17 | A K Punnett |
| 2017/18 | P M Stimpson |
| 2018/19 | S E Galer |
| 2019/20 | No competition |
| 2020/21 | No competition |
| 2021/22 | J M Shepley |
| 2022/23 | C A Frostick |