HERTFORD CHESS CLUB

Tuesday evenings from 7.45 p.m.
at the Hertford Club, Lombard House, Bull Plain, Hertford, SG14 1DT

New members welcome for social or competitive chess

Website:  www.hertfordchessclub.org.uk
email:  chesshertford@gmail.com

Lichess:  https://lichess.org/team/hertford-chess-club

Chairman:  Alan Brewis;    Secretary:  Andrew du Boulay

Parking

We hire a room upstairs in the Hertford Club which is at Lombard House, Bull Plain, Hertford, just down from the museum and next to the river.  We meet every Tuesday from 7:45 onwards.    There is no parking outside.  If you don’t live locally, the best place to park is in the multi-storey (SG14 1AB) on Gascoyne Way.  It’s free after 7:30 as long as you display the free half-hour ticket which gets you through to 8.00 p.m. when the charges finish. 

Social and Competitive Chess

Upstairs, we play matches against the other chess clubs in Hertfordshire, but downstairs, the Hertford Club kindly allow us to play social chess in the bar area.  If you want to try out the chess club, this is your best bet.  It’s entirely free while you do so.  The numbers each week for social chess are very variable and highly dependent on what other matches are going on upstairs or online, so it’s a bit pot luck as to who will be there.    Once you have arranged your first visit, you will be added to the email circulation list that will let you know what is going on each week.

The season for competitive chess is roughly October through to May.  Home matches are on a Tuesday, while away matches can be on other days of the week.  There is also online chess.  Social chess on Tuesday evenings is year round.

What is the cost?

It’s free while you try us out.  If you want to start playing competitive over the board chess there is an annual chess club membership fee of £40 and you will also need to join the English Chess Federation (£20).

What standard is the chess?

For competitive chess, we enter a range of different over the board and online leagues and have players graded from 1300 to 2300.  For social chess, you just need to know how to play.

Can Juniors play?

The chess club is primarily for adults since it runs from 7:45 through to 10:30 p.m., but we do have a few older children attend.   All juniors (up to 16) need to be accompanied by a parent as social chess is played in the bar area of the Hertford Club.  More information on request.