Saturday 17 January 2026

Play will commence at 9:30 and finish by 16:30
Prize giving and photos 16:30 to 17:00

Fee: £5 for each entrant
Payment & completed forms to be received by Saturday 10 January 2026. Completed entry form to be handed to Roger Newton  or emailed to tauntonchessclub@gmail.com 

Late entries or entries on the day will NOT be accepted

Payment can be made by electronic bank transfer or cash.
Name: Taunton Chess Club
Sort Code: 30-90-90
Account Number: 44813260
Please use your full name + RAPID as a reference on the payment.

There will be 8 rounds using ratings as at 1 Jan 2026. Each player has 15 mins on the clock, no increments. Please note that this tournament is not eligible for ECF grading and games are therefore unrated

Cash Prizes: Maximum of one prize per person

1st Overall £40; 2nd Overall £20;
1st Under 1500 £25; 2nd Under 1500 £15;
1st Junior, Under 16’s £20
1st Senior over 65 £20

Bring your own packed lunch – Hot drinks available – Tesco Express 50m away

The Club is closed for all of June, July and August.

The Club reopens Tuesday 3rd September 19:30

Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 19:30

No Chess will be played that evening.

A fun day was had by all who attended, games moved rapidly and the only noise to be heard was the clicking of the timing clocks, more intensly as the games neared an end.

All of the participating juniors received a medal for participating:

Jeff

Abel

Georgios

Jethmi

Adri

Josh

Louis

Louis won the First Junior trophy

Alan Stonebridge won the First Senior trophy

Josh was Second in the Under 1500 category

Louis Mallender won the First Under 1500’s  Adri won the Third Overall trophy  

Arnold Acibar came Second Overall 

And finally Niall Homer was the winner of the First Overall trophy                           

We look forward to holding another tournament next year.

                                             

Dr Mike Watson died the weekend of 20/21 Jan 2024

Mike was rushed to hospital at the weekend and died surrounded by his family.

Mike has been a stalwart and long-standing member of the Club for many years, and most recently our main tea and coffee person raising money for MIND.

He was a very intelligent and friendly man who loved his Chess.

Mike was a Doctor and worked in Africa for some years, wrote 3 books and was a General Practitioner.

He will be greatly missed by us all at Taunton Chess Club.

Saturday 20 January 2024

Play will commence at 9:30 and finish by 16:45
Prize giving and photos 17:00 to 17:30

Fee: £5 for each entrant
Payment & completed forms to be received by Saturday 13 January 2024
Completed entry form to be handed to Roger Newton
or emailed to tauntonchessclub@gmail.com

NO late entries or entries on the day will be accepted

Payment can be made by electronic bank transfer or cash.
Name:                        Taunton Chess Club
Sort Code:                  30-90-90
Account Number:       44813260
Please use your full name as a reference on the payment.

There will be 8 rounds.              Each player has 15 mins on the clock, no increments.

Non Cash Prizes:

1^st Overall;   2^nd Overall;   3^rd Overall;
1^st Under 1500;   2^nd Under 1500;
1^st Junior, Under 16’s
1^st Senior over 65

Please note that this tournament is not eligible for ECF grading and games are therefore unrated.
Sandwiches and drinks will be available to purchase.

Please download the application form here