Fareham Chess Club meets on a Tuesday night at the Duke of Connaught’s Own club. We welcome players of all standards and all ages, including beginners and juniors.

We also hold a junior chess club on Saturday mornings. See the Contact page (under the home menu) for details of the venue and where to find us.

Fareham Chess Club organises various internal tournaments during the course of the year – one-night events and tournaments that go on throughout the season.

These tournaments are played with differing time controls so will cater for players who prefer either of, or both, slow and faster time limits, many of which are submitted through the English Chess Federation’s grading system for rating purposes.

In addition, the club is entered in local chess leagues(s) with matches held home and away against other local teams.

Club membership: Costs £12 (£6 for juniors) for the year (new members will pay this when joining at any point during the season). Membership typically runs from 1st September.  

English Chess Federation (ECF) Membership

The Club expects all members who play in our internal competitions or league matches to become members of the ECF. ECF membership will generate a personal rating once you have played a minimum of 5 rated games. Whilst the ECF has adopted a rolling 12 month subscription, it makes sense to join/renew in September and align with league and Club events. ECF Bronze membership is currently £18 per annum (Juniors £6).

ECF Membership details can be found at Membership rates & joining details – English Chess Federation

This cost is not covered by the club.

As a club we are most fortunate to have access to the facilities of the Duke of Connaught’s Own club. Fareham Chess Club Members are also required to be a direct member of the Duke of Connaught. The cost of membership, paid directly to the Duke of Connaught is £12 per year.

News

The 4th round of the Club Championship has been drawn, click here to see the pairings. Games to be completed by 30th April 2024. Click here to see results so far on LMS.

The result of the club rapidplay held on the 9th April is now published under the club rapidplay page.