Glossop Chess Club

30/08/2026

Posted a few days late...

🎉♟️ 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝟵𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻! ♟️🎉

The ECF wishes very happy birthday to one of 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀'𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀. Leonard wrote his chess column every week for 70 years for The Guardian without missing a single one - an achievement that speaks for itself! Along the way he was British champion and played for England on the international stage.

30/08/2026

No meeting tomorrow, Monday 31st August as it's a bank holiday. See you next week!

17/07/2026

Come and see Glossop Chess Club and PLAY Chess: Family Chess Club - Glossop in the Pico Lounge this coming Sunday 19th July for Glossopdale Community Champions celebration event.

Play chess, ask questions, and get to know about the vibrant chess community in Glossop, for all ages.

10am-4pm

THE local event that recognises the outstanding work of the Glossopdale voluntary and charitable sector

15/07/2026

♟️ Atherton Chess Club's First Blitz Tournament! ♟️

We're excited to announce our first Blitz Tournament at the Atherton Arms this Friday 17 July, from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm.

💷 Entry: £5
🏆 Prizes: 🥇 1st Place 🥈 2nd Place 🌟 Best Junior
⏱️ Time Control: 3 minutes + 2-second increment per move.

You can pay on arrival, or if you'd prefer to pay by bank transfer, just send us a message and we'll provide the details.

We're planning to make this a monthly event, so whether you're a seasoned blitz player or just fancy giving it a go, everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you there! ♟️

15/07/2026

⏳ Just 5 days to go! ♟️

The countdown is on! We’re just 5 days away from an incredible day of chess ♟️❤️

14/07/2026

13th July 2026
Club Blitz tournament and Presentation Night

It was a splendid night for Glossop Chess Club at Bradbury Community House . We (David) organised a 3+2 blitz tournament, and it was also a presentation evening in light of our Stockport League, Limit League triumph and personal success for Matthew Bailey who won best junior in last year's Stockport Chess League with his impressive performance (8.5/10 overall). Neil Dainty (Treasurer, Stockport Chess League) kindly presented the Limit League Cup to our Limit League captain Jo Burton, the junior prize to Matthew Bailey, and medals to those players who were present on the night and who had participated in the Limit League last season. Our inaugural club blitz cup was won by Matt Cosgrave and David did the honour of presenting Matt with his trophy too.

Results from the blitz tournament can be found here:
https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1456143.aspx?lan=1&art=4&SNode=S0

12/07/2026

Just a reminder that we're meeting in our excellent venue of Bradbury Community House (in Market Street, SK13 8AR) tomorrow evening, 13th July, from 7.30 - 10.30 pm.

Very Very Very Important - Please Read
Tomorrow we will be holding our first Presentation Evening and Club Blitz Championship all in one go. The evening will feature recognition of our Limit League team's success and other awards, as well as our Club Blitz Championship. Please attend if at all possible (nb especially the thirteen players who played in the Limit League).
The Blitz Tournament will comprise 5 rounds of 3 mins + 2 sec increment with Swiss pairings. The highest scorer will be the winner and the Club's 2026 Blitz Champion. In the event of one or more players in finishing in equal 1st place there will be a play-off under the same conditions. If you will be playing in this please let David know in advance or by 7.30 on the night to ensure a prompt start.
After the first three rounds there will be a break for the presentations, time to get a cuppa and maybe some cake - as well as everything else this will be our 100th meeting at Bradbury House.....time flies ! The final rounds will continue after this and depending on the need for play-offs I anticipate that the tournament will conclude at around 9.30.

If you don't wish to play in the tournament that's ok, you can still come along as usual.

05/07/2026

Just a reminder that we're meeting in our excellent venue of Bradbury Community House (in Market Street, SK13 8AR) tomorrow evening, 6th July, from 7.30 - 10.30 pm.

We have a match v Heywood in the main room (good luck to Matthew, Nadhim, Richard and Eddy) so will be using the side room as well

Very Very Very Important - Next week (13th July) we will be holding our first Presentation Evening and Club Blitz Championship all in one go. The evening will feature recognition of our Limit League team's success and other awards, as well as a Blitz Tournament. Please attend if at all possible (nb especially the thirteen players who played in the Limit League). Full timings and Blitz details next week ! Please ensure that this is in your diary !

28/06/2026

Just a reminder that we're meeting in our excellent venue of Bradbury Community House (in Market Street, SK13 8AR) tomorrow evening, 29th June, from 7.30 - 10.30 pm.

We have a match v Lymm in the main room (good luck to Ian. Matt, Joe, Matthew, Sarah and Dan H) so will be using the side room as well

Important - In two weeks time (13th July) we will hold our first Presentation Evening / Club Blitz Championship all in one go. This will be partly to recognise our Limit League success and find our Blitz Champion. Further details next week! Please put this in your diary.

19/05/2026

****Chess Weekend Report by David Fowler****

Following on from 2025's 1st Glossop Chess Weekend 18 - 20 July, Glossop Chess Club ran their second Chess Weekend over 15 - 17 May at Bradbury Community House, Glossop.

The weekend was opened on the Friday evening with a junior / young players simultaneous display and discussion given by Grandmaster Keith Arkell with players from both Glossop and Stockport clubs. This was very enjoyable and provided much food for thought amongst the participants and was a great start to whole event. Later in the evening there was a 5 round 3+2 Blitz Tournament with 19 players, mostly from Glossop. Keith won this with 4 ½ / 5.

On Saturday the two-day tournament was officially opened with a short speech by High Peak Mayor Barbara Hastings - Asatourian who also made the traditional ceremonial first move on the top board.

The tournament was split into two sections, Open and Major (U1700) each comprising 5 rounds with a total of 67 players, many of whom had travelled long ditances to play. The top seed was GM Keith Arkell who finished in first place in the Open section with 4 1/2 / 5, talking home £500 in prize money.

Paul Macklin (Swinton&Worsley), Ali Jaunooby (Eccles) and Leysaa Bin-Suhayl (Broadland) were all on 4 / 5 and joint second (£116.66 each). The Major section was won jointly by Richard Bowman (Bingley & Keighley) and Paul Leonard (Atherton) winning £300 each.

The feedback from the players was very positive both about the whole event and Glossop itself (not least Mettrick's pork pies and quiches!).


Full results can be found at https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1416080.aspx?lan=1&art=0&fed=ENG&flag=30&SNode=S0

There was also the possibility for anyone to pop in at designated times to view the event, and it is hoped that those who came will look to play more chess in future. In particular on Sunday we had a number of juniors including 6 year old Nyx who had a game with Keith Arkell in which her play impressed him !

In addition to the chess, on the Saturday evening a social event was held in Pico Lounge with around twenty people enjoying the relaxing side of the event (as well as chess for some).

We were very grateful to have been sponsored by ChessPick, the simplest way to find and book online lessons with titled chess coaches, with support from MDS Book Sales, M.Davidson Shipping, McDonald's Glossop and Mettrick's Butchers with support from Tesco Glossop. We also would like to recognise HPBC Councillor Adie Hopkinson for support from his Councillor Initiative Fund

After a suitable break and time for reflection thoughts will turn to a 3rd Glossop Chess Weekend in 2027.....