Author: Beemaster

Seven weeks into Nottinghamshire Chess Association’s 2024/25 league season we are pleased to report that RBCC’s four teams have made encouraging starts in their respective divisions.The club’s overall results are: Played 11 Won 7 Drawn 1 Lost 3 For 26 Against 18. First team (Division 2) Thanks to the ‘fixture computer’ RB1 have played more…

On Monday, 16th September we played our first league matches of the 2024/25 season. In our excellent new venue of the Radcliffe and Bingham Social Club, our third and fourth teams met in Division 5 whilst our first team hosted West Bridgford 2 in Division 2. We were proud to display the Small Club of…

We are delighted and, to be honest, somewhat overwhelmed to report that Radcliffe and Bingham Chess Club has won the English Chess Federation’s prestigious ‘Small Club of the Year’ Award for 2024. View all award winners. Our submission to the ECF described all of the activities the Club has been involved with over the last…

On Saturday, 13th July the Radcliffe and Bingham Chess Club set up a stall at the Carnival held at The Grange, Radcliffe on Trent. Local residents – young and not-so-young – were invited to play games against members of the Club on the giant chess board and on normal chess sets. Fortunately the rain held…

In a closely contested tournament, over the weekend of 15-16th June our very own Marcel Taylor won the Nottinghamshire County Under-1850 Championship. That makes it two years running that players from RBCC have won the trophy, Nick London having been the winner last time.

On Tuesday, 7th May the Club held its Annual General Meeting to mark the end of an enjoyable and successful season (both ‘on and off the pitch’). The following week the Annual Dinner was held at the Wheatsheaf Inn in Bingham, the very same venue where the Club began 50 years ago. Summary of 2023/24…