Beckenham and Bromley Chess Club
(incorporating West Wickham Chess Club)
We meet on Wednesday nights from September to June in The Studio at The Parklangley Club
We offer the opportunity for competitive chess at all levels.
We have seven teams in the Kent League and four in the Croydon League.
Internal competitions include a FIDE rated competition for the highest rated players and a handicap competition for all other members.
Social chess is not forgotten, and members often come just to play friendly chess. We also have two fun events: an annual Beckenham vs Bromley match where we divide the club somewhat arbitrarily and a quick play handicap competition at the end of the season.
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96
years of history
50
active members
11
competitive teams
Want to join?
There is a wide range of playing ability and we welcome new members who have never joined a chess club before.
League Chess
We currently have seven teams in the Kent League and four in the Croydon League.
Club News
World Seniors Team Championships – Triple Triumph for England
As reported by the English Chess Federation on their website, England won three world titles in the World Senior Chess Teams Championships in July in Acqui Terme, Italy. England’s men won both the World Over 50 Championship and the World Over 65 Championship, the latter with a round to spare. England Women won the Women’sContinue reading “World Seniors Team Championships – Triple Triumph for England”
Beckenham beats Bromley
In this traditional season-closure event, Beckenham overcame Bromley in a 14-board match with the final result reading 8.5-5.5. In the words of our organiser Malcolm Mourant: thank you to all those who turned up early last night and set out the tables and to those who put them away after the match. I think itContinue reading “Beckenham beats Bromley”
“Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.”
Siegbert Tarrasch
Beckenham and Bromley Chess Club 