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Radcliffe and Bingham Chess Club is pleased to announce that, after taking time off for the summer holidays, its junior sessions start again on Monday, 14th September from 6.15-7.15pm. The Junior Chess Club caters for all children and young people up to the age of 15 and for all levels of ability and experience. Apart…

On Saturday, 11th July Radcliffe and Bingham Chess Club took up what has now become its usual spot at the annual Radcliffe Carnival. Ideally situated in the shade of a couple of tall trees – a blessing given the hot weather – our selection of multi-coloured, large and giant-sized chess sets attracted around a hundred…

On Saturday, 16th May members of Radcliffe and Bingham Chess Club organised the second annual Lithuanian Chess Challenge, an international junior chess jamboree where a visiting team from Lithuania competes with teams from schools and clubs from the south-east of Nottinghamshire. The event is the brainchild of RBCC member Julius Vasiliauskas who is still in…

In March two of our talented youngsters won prestigious Junior County Championship titles. Harry Stanley, the reigning Nottinghamshire County Under-10 Champion, was this time round crowned the county’s Under-11 Champion with a tremendous five wins and a draw from six rounds of play. Adam Amirthanathan, who last year was Nottinghamshire County Under-9 Runner-up, became the…

In some respects our club’s fortunes seem to be mirroring those of a certain local football team: last season we were conquering all before us in the league; this season is proving to be a little trickier… And whilst the Garibaldi Reds have somehow managed to mislay two managers, we have had to cope with…

Once upon a time all chess activity at our club used to stop for the summer, and we all went on our holidays, or sat in the garden and forgot how to refute the terrible Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. By contrast, and despite the record breaking hot sunny weather this year, we have enjoyed a record-breaking level…

This was a fiercely fought contest running throughout the season, and with a record number of games played (118!). With so many members new to the club, the competition provided an outlet for those who had to take turns at selection for league matches.The time handicap system evidently worked well, as only Alan G gained…

With the club now competing in the new Notts Summer Rapidplay competition as well as running its own summer tournament, there is no let-up in activity over the summer months. Here’s a recap of the 2024/25 season: Final league positions: First team (captain: Stuart Humphreys)– Second in Division 2: Promoted to Division 1 for the…

After our second and third teams won promotion from their respective divisions the previous month, April saw the first team play their final two matches in their attempt to return to the top flight of Notts chess for the first time since 2003. Our second, third and fourth teams played their final matches of the…

Members of Radcliffe & Bingham Chess Club organised a unique event on Saturday 26 April 2025, when a visiting junior team from Lithuania competed with children from the South and East of Nottinghamshire over the chess board. The event took place at Carnarvon Primary School, Bingham, which generously provided accommodation for the European visitors as…