Leeds chess club
Established 1834
ABOUT US
Leeds Chess Club was founded in 1834, we are one of the longest running chess clubs in the country. Unfortunately Leeds Chess Club had a bit of a decrease in members over the past decade or so, since taking over the club a few years ago i've been getting back the respect that we deserve. When I took over Leeds Chess Club, I entered a 3 man team into the Leeds Mini League as we only had 3 members but I'm slowly increasing the club and we now have around 18 players and are still increasing. We now have two teams but i'm hoping to increase even more next year! I'd love to be able to enter a team into the Yorkshire League!
We are looking for players of any standard from absolute beginner to master, anyone who has a passion for chess or is willing to learn about the game is very welcome to join us. At Leeds Chess Club you can expect to get plenty of chess, we also meet up for analysis, training, practice matches and tournaments around Yorkshire. We have a library of chess books and also offer chess coaching to the beginner and intermediate player.
If you are interested in joining Leeds Chess Club or just fancy coming for the odd game, you can contact me, Tony Ibbitson anytime on my mobile 07787613083. If you are unable to get through to me at the time then please don't hesitate to ring me again at a later time. You can also email me on tony@leedschessclub.org
We play our home games at The North Leeds Working Men's Club on Wednesdays, the venue is located on Lincoln Green Road. It's currently the end of the season so we meet here every week, from around 7.30pm until late. We also meet up on Saturdays from around 4pm but you'll have to contact me as these times do vary.
How to get there,
By car: Come off the A64 at the Woodpecker Junction and head towards St James' Hospital. Turn left at the first crossroads, we are located just on the corner on Lincoln Green Road. If you're looking for directions from where you are, the poscode is LS9 7SR, if you go to www.route.rac.co.uk, enter your postcode as travelling from then enter LS9 7SR as travelling to, you'll get an accurate route that will direct you to the chess club. You can always send me an email asking for directions and I will help you out. If you don't have internet access, that's not a problem, just give me a call on 07875553775 and I'll direct you.
By bus: You can get a number 4 bus from Leeds City Centre and it stops just after The North Leeds Working Men's Club.
Here's a banner for Leeds Chess Club, copy and paste the code below onto your webpage. I would really appreciate any help with advertising this club.
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"If you have made a mistake or committed an inacuracy there is no need to become annoyed and think that everything is lost. You have to reorientate yourself quickly and find a new plan in the new situation." - Bronstein.
Next season.
The new chess season will start in October and should finish around May 2011. If you would like to play for Leeds Chess Club in the league this season, please click here and fill out the form. We are desperate for 3 teams and I need to know how many interested people we have. Thanks! Oh and you can view the provisional team lineups here.
New discussion area.
Hi members, just to let you know that you can now find a new discussion area on the team news page. Of course, this is a password protected area so you may talk about anything regarding your chess without giving anything away to other clubs! Also, if you forget the password or don't know it, send me an email and I'll let you know what it is. Cheers!
Recent Videos
Book Club.
Click here to view books that are available for loan.
New grades.
Leeds Vs Bradford.
Leeds are to take on Bradford in a pre season graded match, both Leeds and Bradford are hoping to get the best players from their respective leagues to join up. If you play in the Leeds league and would like to play for us in this match, click here for more information and a link to the entry form.
Next chess club night.
We are next meeting at the North Leeds Working Men's Club on Wednesday 01 September from 6.30pm onwards.
Leeds Chess Club Championship 2010.
The Leeds Chess Club Championship is now underway, the 2nd round is almost complete and 5 rounds remain. You can view the official Leeds Chess Club Championship page here, which is being updated on a regular basis.
Join Leeds on chess.com.
I now run a Leeds team on chess.com here and you can join if you fancy playing some team matches with us. We're currently playing matches with France, Kazakhstan, Austria, Australia, Korea and many, many more... It doesn't cost anything to join and play and new matches are started on a regular basis so you always have a chance to get playing some serious chess for us!
Team line ups for next season.
The team line ups for next season have been released, you can find them here.
