Welcome to Worthing Chess Club.

We are a friendly chess club with a growing membership, we welcome players of all ages and strengths.

Our membership ranges from the enthusiastic novice up to county strength players with grades ranging from 40 to 200. We also have a small, but growing, number of juniors.

From September to the end of May we hold club nights every Monday from 7:20pm for friendly games, club competitions and league matches.


We meet at

The Tarring Club
(formerly the West Tarring Working Mens Club)
118 - 122 Pavilion Road
Worthing, West Sussex BN14 7EL

Click HERE for a map. Note we are on the corner of St. Elmo Road, not St. Anselms as the map indicates. Press buzzer to be let into the building; the chess club meets upstairs in the Forster Suite.

Parking may be tight in Pavilion Road but space is freely available in Bulkington Avenue, just 200m to the North.

 West Tarring WMC photo

Worthing field 3 teams in the Mid Sussex League - one playing in each Division.

We also run several internal club tournaments which are open to all paid-up members.

Worthing Chess club

Worthing Chess Club photo


Worthing Knights Chess Club

for adult and junior beginners
Mondays 6:30 - 7:15

More Information

*** Upcoming Events ***

 

Competition results updated 3rd February - see News & Results pages

*** Latest News ***

21st January 2012
Worthing was well represented in the Sussex U140 County Championship match against Middlesex at Horsham - contributing 5 of the 16 players and 4½ of the 11 points! Well done David Wallis, David Pople, David Bradley, Jon Young and Will Graham.

Chair vs Sec 2011
 

At the AGM on Monday 5th September, it was decided to enter a 3rd team into the mid-Sussex League.
 

2010-11 Competition Winners
Club Championship - Dave Graham
Derrick Trophy - Will Graham
Knockout - Dave Graham
Knockout Plate - Matt Payne
Ladder - Colin Parker
Ron Saunders Trophy - Kevin Walsh

Latest positions in the Mid Sussex League here.

Next 1st Team Match:
Mon 13th Feb
Knoll Knights
Home

Next 2nd Team Match:
Wed 22nd Feb
Woodpushers 2
Away

Next 3rd Team Match:
Tues 7th Feb
Horsham 5
Away