Harrogate Chess Club

Harrogate Chess Club Harrogate Chess Club was founded in 1884, making it one of the UK's longest established clubs.

We run three teams in the Yorkshire League as well as many internal events.New members are always welcome. As well as Harrogate Chess Club itself we also keen to engage local chess players in the Harrogate Evening Chess League or in one of our internet chess teams. There is also a local Primary Schools Association - details of all of these can be provided on request.

26/03/2026

Apologies for the lack of recent updates - we'll try to catch up over the next few days;

The Leeds League has now concluded with the A&C teams top of divisions 1 and 3 while the B Team came second and achieved promotion from division 2.

01/03/2026

White Rose Chess brought their first Harrogate congress to the Cedar Court Hotel this weekend. Harrogate had success in all three sections;

OPEN - Mate Ther formed part of a four way tie for first place.
MAJOR - former members David Wells and Graham Wilson were part of a three way tie for first
MINOR - Sam Speight and Andrew Zigmond shared first place

Well done to all and a thank you to Andrew Wainwright for bringing this excellent event to our town and single handedly ensuring its success.

17/02/2026

Despite missing several key players the A Team drew with Yorkshire league title holders Sheffield A 4-4 last Saturday. The B Team lost 3-5 to Sheffield B while the C Team lost 2-4 to Dewsbury.

12/02/2026

From the Leeds League last night;

HARROGATE A 2 1/2-2 1/2 LEEDS B (still top of the table although the gap has narrowed)
HARROGATE B 4-1 LEEDS C (second and closing the gap)
HARROGATE C 3 1/2-1 1/2 FARSLEY (still at least a point clear at the top)

05/02/2026

Harrogate A comfortably defeated University A 3 1/2-1 1/2 in the postponed match last night while the B Team drew against University B.

01/02/2026

In the Yorkshire League yesterday the B Team defeated York D 5 1/2-2 1/2 while the C Team lost 1-5 to Meltham and Denby Dale B. As previously reported the A Team match was played the week before.

01/02/2026

From the Leeds League last Wednesday the A Team continued their title defence by seeing off Rose Forgrove A 4-1. The B Team stalled slightly with a draw against Alwoodley B. Availability issues saw the C Team unfortunately record their first loss 2-3 to Leeds D although they remain top of the table.

27/01/2026

Harrogate A scored a convincing win in the Yorkshire League last Saturday defeating Leeds A 5 1/2-2 1/2. The B and C team games were postponed to the Saturday coming.

15/01/2026

Only one result from the Leeds League last night as the A&B matches were postponed at our opponent's request. However it's a good one - the C Team edged out our nearest rivals Rose Forgrove D 3 1/2-1 1/2 to ensure we will be at least two points clear at the top of the table.

22/12/2025

Harrogate Chess Club is now closed for Christmas. We wish all members and supporters and their families the best for the holiday period.

The main chess club will be closed Monday 29th December and re-open Monday 5th January. The Youth Chess Club for players aged 11-18 will re-open on Thursday 8th January.

13/12/2025

From the Leeds League last Wednesday;

HARROGATE A 5-0 BOSTON SPA B
HARROGATE B 3-2 ROSE FORGROVE C
HARROGATE C 2 1/2-2 1/2 ROSE FORGROVE E

Perhaps more critically in the first division Leeds A lost to Boston Spa which means the A Team exit the first round robin as leaders of the first division. The C Team retain their lead in the third division and the B Team are second in the second division. Harrogate teams have only lost one match between them so far!

07/12/2025

A busy weekend for the Harrogate Chess Club. On Saturday we contested the latest round of the Yorkshire League as follows;

HARROGATE A 3 1/2-4 1/2 DONCASTER
HARROGATE B 4-4 LEEDS B
HARROGATE C 2 1/2-3 1/2 ILKLEY SCORPIONS

A slightly underwhelming afternoon for the top two teams with both sides feeling that chances were missed. The C Team consisted entirely of juniors and players relatively inexperienced at match chess.

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St Robert's Club, 5 Robert Street
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