Ipswich Chess Club

The Starter Problem of the Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship (WBCSC) is now available.

Are you ready to face the challenge?
More info on our website - https://ipswichchessclub.co.uk/winton-british-chess-solving-championship-2026-2027/

AGM 2026 - Wednesday, 17th June 2026, at 7:30 pm.

Will you join?

ECF 24 Hour Online Marathon in Aid of MacMillan Cancer Support - 18/19 April The English Chess Federation is proud to be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support through a special 24-hour online chess marathon on 18th and 19th April. This event is held in memory of IM Adam Hunt and GM Jonathan Hawkins, two much-loved members of our chess community who we lost to cancer las...

[This class is now full. Check back soon for the next available arbiter course.]

Interested in becoming a chess arbiter?

The ECF Level 1 Arbiter Course returns this spring, running online over five Tuesday evenings from 21 April to 19 May. The course is led by Alex Holowczak, with assistant lecturer Emma-Jane Billington-Phillips.

Course fee: £40. Open to ECF members (Bronze or above).

The spring session is now full. To find the next available arbiter course date, visit:
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-arbiter-course-registration/

Do you follow Candidates 2026?

Who is your favourite?

Sindarov Shines, Caruana Keeps Pace; Drama Builds in Women’s Candidates

15th Martlesham Heath Chess Tournament mission accomplished!
With a magnificent score of 8/8, Jerzy has won the tournament and secured another coaching session!

Congratulations, and well done!!!

Have you watched already the new move about one of the greatest chess player - Judit Polgar?

Fascinating!

Queen of Chess | Official Trailer | Netflix A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering the male-dominated world of international chess. After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov, Judit Po...

Wishing all our members a holiday season filled with brilliant moves and zero blunders! May your Christmas dinner be as well-balanced as a grandmaster’s opening, and may you never find yourself in a ‘Stalemate’ when it comes to the last piece of pie.

Merry Chessmas!