Chelmsford Junior Chess Club

Saturday, 3 October 2026

Club Photos and Club Information

Oliver heading for success

Charlie and Inigo closest to the camera in the younger group today

Thursday 29th October

Essex Junior Chess Workshops

Chess Foundations - 9.30am-12.30pm

Stronger players 1.30pm-4.30pm

Strictly limited numbers. £25 per student. At the regular CJCC venue.

Online Chess:

All CJCC members can have their own student account on ChessKid and Lichess

I organise Essex Junior team and individual competitions on Lichess as well as coaching sessions which are all free (next up - Train and Play Sunday evening).

Details are always in this live Google Doc and shared on the Essex Junior WhatsApp group.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-F8SAJkWRhlj01L4FwNFkfCeIj16YKNJ7WM4H-eckf4/edit?usp=sharing

Essex Junior WhatsApp - https://chat.whatsapp.com/K88AtRj8QxkDGq8kTxh9tI

Chelmsford Junior Chess Club WhatsApp - https://chat.whatsapp.com/FuhlWovOarpLKAi50AWoqM

Club Dates:

Please note that we are closed on Saturdays 17th October and 28th November.

Our final date before Christmas is Sat 19th December (buffet!) and we reopen Sat 16th Jan.

Club Timings:

The club is busier now the term has started and the 11+ has finished (welcome back Year 6).

The younger half of the club runs from 9.15am to 10.45am. Aside from the younger tournament players who enjoy the competition from the older players (and vice versa), can I please ask that you collect your children close to 10.45am. Otherwise there is no room for the older players when they arrive and I cannot spend the time with them that they deserve.

The older half of the club (Year 5 and above) runs from around 10.45am to 12.15pm.

Best Wishes

Robin Slade

chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com

Saturday, 19 September 2026

Chess tournaments past and future

Check out the Blog by Joshua, Jacob, Jazz and Anushka from our tournament at Brentwood School on 29th August.

https://britishchess.co.uk/blog/5th-brentwood-bank-holiday-ecf-rapid-play-tournament

Thank you to our young writers.

The next tournament for Essex Junior Chess Association players is in Chelmsford on 17th October. 

Tournaments – Essex Junior Chess Association

No CJCC on 26th September but we are back on 3rd October.

You can follow CJCC on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2060120884591450

Best Wishes
Robin Slade
chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com

Monday, 14 September 2026

Club Photos

Good luck to all our Year 6 players taking their 11+ next weekend.

Here are some photos from this week.

We are open as usual next Saturday (19th) but closed on Sat 26th September.

Best Wishes

Robin Slade (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)

Monday, 7 September 2026

Chess Club and Chess Success

It was good to be back for our first meeting of the new school year on Saturday.

George, Zach and Tanvi came along for the first time with their older brothers and were made to feel at home by some of our more experienced juniors.

Arthur concentrating against Reva

Maansi is helping Zach and Tanvi

On Sunday, a group of Chelmsford Juniors played in the UK Open Blitz qualifying tournament at Harrow School. 15 rounds of chess at 3+2.

They did excellently in a ridiculously strong tournament. Special congratulations to George Scola who beat a Grandmaster in a tournament for the first time.

George N, Jack, Joshua, Jim, George and Shervin

George in play earlier in the summer

Best Wishes

Robin Slade (chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com)

Monday, 31 August 2026

Brentwood Rapid Play 29th August

No club on Saturday 29th August because of the 5th Brentwood Bank Holiday Rapid Play I was involved with organising at Brentwood School.

There was plenty to celebrate in the performances from past and present CJCC players.

In the Open, there were fine performaces by former CJCC players Max (the overall winner) and Olga (runner-up) as well as current players Anushka, Digby, Joshua B, Aryav and Jacob.

Anushka on the right aganist fellow Brentwood student Akaash.

Olga deep in concentration

In the Minor, there were equally fine performances by CJCC players William (the overall winner), Aarav, Josh M, Owen, Shervin, Riansh, Ani and Kabir.

Ani (moving and facing the camera) would beat an adult in a later round one week after his 5th birthday

Owen - facing the camera - scored 4.5/6 in his first tournament

Deshauna played as a guest player in the tournament hall

A proud Riansh with Mr Justham from Brentwood School

We will have plenty to celebrate from these and other players at the club on Saturday.

Best Wishes

Robin Slade

chelmsfordjuniorchess@gmail.com

Monday, 17 August 2026

August Chess News

Chelmsford Junior Chess Club continues to meet on Saturday mornings in between chess events at Brentwood School (see previous post!).

It was good to see some of our juniors playing their first Standard Play tournament (and in some cases their first tournament) at Brentwood School on 31st July and 1st August.