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Richmond Junior Chess Club Richmond Junior Chess Club meets Saturday afternoons in term time from 2:00 to 5:00. Sections for beginners, novices, intermediate and advanced players.

The London Junior Chess Championship (LJCC) is an annual event held since 1924, originally as the London Boys Championsh...
01/10/2026

The London Junior Chess Championship (LJCC) is an annual event held since 1924, originally as the London Boys Championship.

The LJCC is held in age delimited categories. Playing in the U8, U10 and Under 12 Finals requires pre-qualification, generally by obtaining a result in a qualification tournament.

Richmond Juniors will be hosting three qualifiers for the London Junior Chess Championships in 2026:

- Wimbledon - Sunday 20th September 2026 – at Bishop Gilpin School. Enter using the form: LJCC Wimbledon U8/10/12
- Hampton – Saturday 10th October 2026 – at Twickenham Prep School. Enter using the form: LJCC Hampton U8/10/12
- Twickenham – Saturday 4th December 2026 – at Orleans Park School using the form: LJCC Twickenham U8/10/12

Please sign up quickly, as spaces are limited.

The London Junior Chess Championship (LJCC) is an annual event held since 1924, originally as the London Boys Championship. The LJCC is held in age delimited

VenueIn 2025, the event will take place on Saturday 11 October. The venue will be Bishop Gilpin School, Lake Rd, Wimbled...
08/09/2026

Venue

In 2025, the event will take place on Saturday 11 October. The venue will be Bishop Gilpin School, Lake Rd, Wimbledon. SW19 7EP.

Transport and Parking

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Schedule

The schedule is as follows:

- 09:20 – Arrivals

- 09:50 – Announcements

- 10:00 – Round 1

- 11:15 – Round 2

- 12:30 – Round 3

- 13:45 – Round 4

- 15:00 – Round 5

- 16:15 – Round 6 --

- 17:20 – Prize-giving

Refreshments

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Use of the Venue

All games will be played in the School Hall. Parents are welcome to listen to the Announcements before the start of the tournament, but must then leave the Hall. Parents may leave their children and leave the venue, or they may choose to stay in the Music Building, where there will be ample accomodation for the day. Children must leave the Hall when they have finished their game in a given round, but must then return to the Hall in time for the next round. The Prize-Giving will also take place in the Hall, and parents are encouraged to take part.

Venue In 2025, the event will take place on Saturday 11 October. The venue will be Bishop Gilpin School, Lake Rd, Wimbledon. SW19 7EP. Transport a

The Wimbledon Junior Chess Congress is a qualifying tournament for the London Junior Chess Championships (LJCC).2026 is ...
07/09/2026

The Wimbledon Junior Chess Congress is a qualifying tournament for the London Junior Chess Championships (LJCC).
2026 is its inaugural yesr. It will be held , it is being held on Sunday, 20th September 2026, 10:00 - 18:00, at Bishop Gilpin School, Lake Rd, Wimbledon. SW19 7EP.

Sections

All sections are qualifying events for the London Junior Championships.

- U8 - Open to players born on or after 1 Sept. 2018

- U10 - Open to players born on or after 1 Sept. 2016

- U12 - Open to players born on or after 1 Sept. 2014

Entry Fees
All entries must be accompanied by the correct entry fee, which is £25.00. There is a discount of £5.00 to members of Richmond Juniors, or students of an affiliated school. There is also a further discount of £3.50 for players who are members of the English Chess Federation, at Gold level. The process for joining or renewing ECF Membership is explained on its website at https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membership-rates-and-joining-details/.

The Wimbledon Junior Chess Congress is a qualifying tournament for the London Junior Chess Championships (LJCC). 2026 is its inaugural yesr. It will be held ,

Summer Camp 2026 will be held at Orleans Park School on the following dates:- Week 1: Monday 27 to Friday 31 July- Week ...
11/06/2026

Summer Camp 2026 will be held at Orleans Park School on the following dates:

- Week 1: Monday 27 to Friday 31 July

- Week 2: Monday 10 to Friday 14 August

We will have classes for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced students, with a capacity for about 50 students.

Parents can arrange drop off from 09:00 to 10:00, then we will have classes split by ability from 10:00 to 13:00, a break for lunch from 13:00 to 14:00. Then we will have rated tournaments games and analysis from 14:00 to 16:00. Parents can then arrange pick-up to 17:00 at the latest.

Please use the Summer Camp Registration and Booking Form to register your children, book and to pay for their sessions.
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Summer Camp 2026 will be held at Orleans Park School on the following dates: Week 1: Monday 27 to Friday 31 July Week 2: Monday 10 to Friday 14 August

As a busy organisation, our staff have commitments which regularly take them to events up and down the length of the cou...
10/06/2026

As a busy organisation, our staff have commitments which regularly take them to events up and down the length of the country. When that happens, we have a number of staff that we call upon to help out. You can read their profiles here.

Agnieszka Milewska IA

Aga Milewska

Coach (Beginners and Novices)

Our youngest and newest members love working with Agnieszka (Aga for short), who never loses her enthusiasm for teaching those all important basic tactics and strategies (scholar's mate, anyone?)

Make no mistake, though. Aga is an experienced and strong player, having represented both Poland and England, and in addition has FIDE International Arbiter qualification and the National Instructor title for her teaching.

Besides helping at Richmond Juniors, Aga is very busy during the week as a member of the senior management team of the well-known and highly respected Chess in Schools (CSC) charity.

As a busy organisation, our staff have commitments which regularly take them to events up and down the length of the country. When that happens, we have a numbe

Our Girls Classes will be lead by Afamia Mir Mahmoud, and are aimed at girls from 5 to 14 years of age, who are less con...
05/06/2026

Our Girls Classes will be lead by Afamia Mir Mahmoud, and are aimed at girls from 5 to 14 years of age, who are less confident and may find themselves overwhelmed in a classroom full of livelier, noisier or competitive boys.

Afamia, originally from Syria, was national women's champion 20 times from 1994 to 2014, and drew with Anatoly Karpov, the former world champion, in an exhibition match in 2009. Not only a strong player, she is also an experienced arbiter, awarded the IA (International Arbiter) title by FIDE in 2014. She is also a FIDE Instructor (FI), a title conferred for her work teaching chess, which she does in both the Arabic and English languages.

The dates for our classes in Autumn Term 2026 are:

- September 19, 26

- October 3

- November 14, 21

The Girls Classes will run from 14:00 to 17:00 on those days in Orleans Park School. They will be charged at £10 per session, but will be free to girls who are termly members of the Intermediate Group at Richmond Juniors.
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Our Girls Classes will be lead by Afamia Mir Mahmoud, and are aimed at girls from 5 to 14 years of age, who are less confident and may find themselves overwhelm

If your daughter is only going to attend the Girls Classes this term, then you will need to complete a Membership Form f...
05/06/2026

If your daughter is only going to attend the Girls Classes this term, then you will need to complete a Membership Form for her. However, if your daughter is a normal member of the club, you will have already done this, so no need to do it again!

You will then need to make the booking and payment using the form below. The Girls Classes will be charged at £10 per session, but will be free to girls who are termly members of the Intermediate Group at Richmond Juniors.

If your daughter is only going to attend the Girls Classes this term, then you will need to complete a Membership Form for her. However, if your daughter is a n

We will be hosting Ameet Ghasi, one of England's strongest Grandmasters, on Saturday 4 July. Ameet will give a simultane...
03/06/2026

We will be hosting Ameet Ghasi, one of England's strongest Grandmasters, on Saturday 4 July. Ameet will give a simultaneous display against 20 of our best young players, on our live boards. Ameet, originally from Birmingham. became British Rapidplay Champion in 2000 (jointly with Richmond Junior's alumnus, Aaron Summerscale), at the age of 13, but then stepped away from chess for a period to focus on his education and early career. From 2011, he returned to chess, became an International Master in 2021, and achieved his final Grandmaster norm and the title at the Norwegian tournament, Fagernes, in October 2024. He currently lives in Teddington.

The simultaneous display will start at 14:00 and should finish by 17:00.
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We will be hosting Ameet Ghasi, one of England's strongest Grandmasters, on Saturday 4 July. Ameet will give a simultaneous display against 20 of our best young

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Orleans Park School, Richmond Road
Twickenham
TW13BB

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2pm - 5pm

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