Our last Tuesday for the 2025/26 season is Tuesday 26th May 2026 at 7:30.
We take a Summer Holiday all through June, July and August.
See you again on Tuesday 1st September for the 2026/27 season.
Our last Tuesday for the 2025/26 season is Tuesday 26th May 2026 at 7:30.
We take a Summer Holiday all through June, July and August.
See you again on Tuesday 1st September for the 2026/27 season.
Taunton Chess Club Rapid Tournament
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
Your last opportunity to play as a club is this coming Tuesday 28 May 19:30
The Club is closed for all of June, July and August.
The Club reopens Tuesday 3rd September 19:30
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on
Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 19:30
No Chess will be played that evening.
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.