Basingstoke Chess Club

Basingstoke Chess Club A friendly and welcoming chess club in Basingstoke for players of all ages and levels

Great news from the European Senior Chess Championship! Strong opening Danny Gormally. Great focus. Nice start to Round ...
02/06/2026

Great news from the European Senior Chess Championship! Strong opening Danny Gormally. Great focus. Nice start to Round 1! โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

โ™Ÿ๏ธ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž! โ™Ÿ๏ธWhat a fantastic week for Basingstoke Chess Club!A huge congratu...
02/06/2026

โ™Ÿ๏ธ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž! โ™Ÿ๏ธ

What a fantastic week for Basingstoke Chess Club!

A huge congratulations to ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ-๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‰๐ข๐š-๐€๐ซ๐ง ๐˜๐ž๐ฎ๐ง๐ , who delivered an outstanding performance at the Oxford FIDE Under-2300 Congress, finishing ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ’ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ“ ๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ. Entering the event ranked 22nd out of 26 players, Jia-Arn exceeded all expectations and is set for a significant boost to his FIDE rating. His remarkable progress this season has also earned him a place in the clubโ€™s A Team, where he has continued to impress.

Our junior section has enjoyed an exceptional season, with:
๐Ÿ† ๐„๐ฏ๐ข๐ž ๐Š๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐จ๐ง crowned UK Girls Under-16 Champion
๐Ÿ† ๐‹๐ข๐š๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐  successfully retaining the Hampshire Junior Championship

There was more success for the club as ๐Œ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง ๐๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ก captured the Hampshire Ladies Championship, scoring an impressive 4 points from 5 games.

The clubโ€™s teams enjoyed a solid season overall. While no trophies were secured this year, every team maintained its league status. The A Team, captained by ๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐จ๐ง, finished a strong ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ, narrowly missing out on the title in one of the regionโ€™s most competitive leagues.

Meanwhile, the combined D and E Team reached the ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ after winning the competition last season. Despite a spirited performance, they were edged out 2ยฝโ€“1ยฝ by Southampton University C Team, with points coming from a win by Dan Guerrero and a draw from Evie Kirton.

Congratulations to all our players on a successful season and thank you to everyone who has supported Basingstoke Chess Club throughout the year. The future looks very bright! โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

โ™Ÿ๏ธ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž! โ™Ÿ๏ธA full month of chess awaits players of all ages, with exciting events, competitions, and club sessio...
01/06/2026

โ™Ÿ๏ธ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž! โ™Ÿ๏ธ

A full month of chess awaits players of all ages, with exciting events, competitions, and club sessions throughout June.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ซ โ€“ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž, ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ”:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ๐ฆ
Represent Hampshire in the monthly Lichess Battle! Be ready to compete alongside fellow Hampshire players. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1TpnXod1sp/?mibextid=wwXIfr

๐Ÿ† ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ” ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž, starting 11am.
Join us at Basingstoke Chess Club for the Junior Chess Championship.
Every participant will receive a trophy, and the champion will be awarded the prestigious Silver Bishop Trophy.

๐ŸŽ“ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž
The Hampshire Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge Megafinal will take place at Wi******er College, Hampshire.

This is the Megafinal to enter if your school is located within Hampshire or if you live in Hampshire.

Register here:
https://www.delanceyukschoolschesschallenge.com/product/2026-hampshire-megafinal/

You can also follow the entries via Chess-Results.

๐ŸŒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ
Weโ€™ll also be following the European Seniors Chess Championship, which begins today in Acqui Terme, Italy. The championship runs from 1โ€“11 June at the Acqui Terme Conference Centre.

โ™Ÿ๏ธ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
Our regular club meetings continue as usual:

โ€ข Wednesdays โ€“ Juniors: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
โ€ข Wednesdays โ€“ Adults: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

We wish everyone a fantastic month of chess, learning, and friendly competition. We look forward to hearing about your games, achievements, and chess journey throughout June!

31/05/2026

In most sports, age eventually catches up with you. In chess, it can become your greatest strength.

That is the spirit of the European Senior Chess Championship, a tournament organised by the European Chess Union since 2001. Every year, some of Europeโ€™s most experienced players(grandmasters, former national champions, respected coaches, and lifelong chess lovers aged 50 and over) gather to prove that competitive fire does not fade with time.

The championship has crowned some of senior chessโ€™s biggest names, including John Nunn, Zurab Sturua, and Jean-Marc Degraeve. For many participants, it is more than a fight for medals. It is a chance to stay connected to the game they have devoted their lives to, test themselves against elite opposition, and show that experience still matters.

This year, the story continues in Acqui Terme, Italy, where nearly 250 players from 34 countries are preparing to battle across the board. Among them are defending champions, seasoned grandmasters, and chess legends whose careers span decades.

And thereโ€™s another reason for us to follow the action closely. One of the competitors will be Grandmaster Danny Gormally, who will be sharing stories, insights, and behind-the-scenes moments from the tournament. Throughout the event, weโ€™ll be surprising our members with exclusive updates directly from the playing hall, bringing you closer to the drama, personalities, and battles unfolding on the board.

As the clocks are about to start ticking, one thing is certain: while the players may be seniors, the competition promises to be as fierce as ever. In chess, wisdom never retires ๐Ÿ‘Œ

If youโ€™ve experienced this event in any way, or have thoughts about it, donโ€™t hesitate to share your story!

29/05/2026

The June ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž on the Lichess Arena will take place on ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ, starting at ๐Ÿ”๐ฉ๐ฆ.
Please register for this ASAP: https://lichess.org/tournament/cEJE0LA5
The match starts at 6pm monthly on a Monday night and completes by 7.30pm
Please register (for free) on www.lichess.org and then email John Upham at [email protected] and will get you into the team!
See you there!

You donโ€™t always realise how much growth is happening, until one day, you look at the chessboard from a completely diffe...
20/05/2026

You donโ€™t always realise how much growth is happening, until one day, you look at the chessboard from a completely different level and notice that the strategies once difficult to understand now come naturally.
Thatโ€™s the beauty of showing up consistently.
Every training session, every tournament, every challenging game, every win and every loss becomes part of the journey. Over time, our juniors are not only becoming stronger chess players, but also more confident, resilient, thoughtful, and determined young people.
Parents, take a moment to look back at your childrenโ€™s journey and be proud. Their achievements are not only the result of talent and hard work, but also of your support, encouragement, patience, and belief in them, especially on the days they doubted themselves.
Growth comes from accepting challenges.
Experience builds confidence.
Knowledge creates opportunity.
And every step forward started with simply showing up โ™Ÿ๏ธ

Ready to welcome you today
Juniors 5:30 - 7 pm
Adults 7:30 - 9 pm


Friendly reminder for juniors:

The Megafinals will take place on 21st June. Registration will close once the maximum entry limit has been reached.

Should you have any questions please get in touch.

04/05/2026

The ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž on the Lichess Arena will take place ๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“, ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก, starting at ๐Ÿ”๐ฉ๐ฆ.
Please register for this ASAP: https://lichess.org/tournament/1mGp87QO
The match starts at 6pm monthly on a Monday night and completes by 7.30pm
Please register (for free) on www.lichess.org and then email John Upham at [email protected] and will get you into the team!
See you there!

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐›๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!!๐Ÿ€โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Morning readers: Full back page coverage in the Basingstoke Gazette this week ๐Ÿ†โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘Œ
03/05/2026

Morning readers: Full back page coverage in the Basingstoke Gazette this week ๐Ÿ†โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘Œ

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