St. Barts & The Royal London Chess Club

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Welcome to the Chess Club!

The Barts & London Chess Club meets regulary for a mix of social and serious chess.

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Why?
Because its fun! Whether you are a beginner or a grandmaster, there is a certain satisfaction to outwitting your friends whilst also continually improving and having fun!


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Who?
We are a group of friendly students spread across the year groups who meet up to play chess and have a laugh. Anyone is welcome, and we are keen to dispel the notion that all chess players are all boring nerdy people!  The majority of the people who come to chess are also heavily involved in other sports or societies such as football and hockey. We welcome all standards: if you are a competent player then we are always looking for more people to play in our team which is currently making good progress in the ULU league. If you are a beginner, or maybe someone who just plays chess for fun, then we will teach you the rules and help you along, and try and find you someone of similar ability to play with!


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Where?
We meet in the Whitechapel Students Union: either in the upstairs Mixed Common Room, or in the Clubs & Societies Room

When?
Most Thursday evenings from 6-8pm (though we often stay on later...)
If you are interested in coming along, feel free to turn up. Alternatively you can email bl_chess@hotmail.com and be added to the mailing list to find out when we are meeting.


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The original chess club was very popular, with crowds of people filling the streets to try and get to the club. This picture was taken on one such occasion in 1923. Sadly, out of all those thousands who fought to get to the club, they were all ultimately rubbish at chess and the club evaporated.




The club was recently restarted by President Dev. It has been a stunning success with ULU records broken and ever increasing attendees. Due to the limit of chess boards and the excessive demands for them, it wasn't unknown for some keen people to skip lectures and camp out overnight on the streets in order to secure their space...