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 50 to 190. 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

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 2 teams in the Mid Sussex League - one playing in Division 1, and the other in Division 3.

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

Chess simul at Worthing chess club


*** Latest News ***


Next 1st Team Match:
Mon 15th March - Home vs. Hastings 1

Next 2nd Team Match:
Mon 22nd March - Home vs. Crowborough 3


*** Upcoming Events ***

Saturday 10th April 2010 at 13:45

Worthing Chess Club Junior Championships 2010

incorporating the UK Chess Challenge

7-round rapidplay; places limited to 30; voluntary donation of £3 to club funds

Open to members and non-members aged under 18 as at 31st August 2009. Title of Worthing CC Junior Champion will be awarded to the highest placed Worthing CC member.

Entry Details.