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Welcome to the
Leeds Chess Club Website We meet every Wednesday from 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm Venue West Riding Hotel, Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 2DL We participate in the Leeds Evening League on Wednesday and the Yorkshire League on Saturday afternoon. We offer levels of competition to suit all abilities, including the very strongest. We are often represented by titled players on our higher boards. NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
The Rayner Memorial Trophy (Fattorini 1898), our club emblem.
More about James Rayner and the "Silver Knight".
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SUMMER EVENTSThe club's 2025/26 Rapid Play Grand Prix is underway. There are usually 10+ tournaments through the summer. Grand Prix Points (GPP) are awarded for each tourney and whoever has most at the end is the winner. Details of the first tourney below:
Last year's winner: Randy Donahue |
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Our Venue We meet at The West Riding Hotel, Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 2DE. Club nights are Wednesday evenings 7.00 till 10.00. The West Riding is a busy cosmopolitan pub a minute's walk from Leeds City railway station. The food is good, but the bar can get noisy at peak times. The chess club meets in a quiet upstairs room. |
