A handy directory of chess links for members and visitors. If you’re looking for places to play near Tunbridge Wells, also see our area guides:
- Chess in the Area – our local catchment (Southborough, Pembury, Hildenborough, Paddock Wood, Wadhurst).
- Chess in Kent – county-wide round-up of Kent clubs.
- Tonbridge – history, options and how to play if you live in Tonbridge.
Our closest neighbours
- Sevenoaks Chess Club – https://sevenoakschessclub.org.uk/
- Crowborough Chess Club – https://www.crowboroughchess.org/
Kent clubs (A–Z)
The list below reflects current entries on the Kent County Chess Association “Clubs” page. For fixtures and the most up-to-date details, check KCCA.
- Beckenham & Bromley Chess Club – https://beckenhamandbromleychessclub.wordpress.com/
- Charlton Chess Club – https://www.charltonchess.org.uk/
- Chislehurst Psyon Chess – (see KCCA listing)
- Dartford & Swanley Chess Club – https://dartfordchessclub.co.uk/
- Dartford Juniors – https://dartfordchessclub.co.uk/
- Gravesend Chess Club – https://gravesendchessclub.wixsite.com/mysite
- Hastings & St Leonards Chess Club – https://www.hastingschess.club/
- Lewisham Chess Club – https://lewishamchessclub.wixsite.com/lewishamcc
- Maidstone Chess Club – https://www.maidstonechess.club/
- Medway Chess Club – https://medwaychess.org.uk/
- Petts Wood & Orpington Chess Club – https://www.pwocc.org.uk/
- Rainham Chess Club – https://sites.google.com/site/rainhamchessclub/
- Sevenoaks Chess Club – https://sevenoakschessclub.org.uk/
- Sidcup Chess Club – https://www.sidcupchessclub.org.uk/
- Snodland Chess Club – https://snodlandchessclub.com/
- Swale Chess Club – https://www.swalechessclub.co.uk/
- Tunbridge Wells Chess Club – https://tunbridgewellschess.co.uk/
- Weald of Kent Chess Club – https://wealdofkentchess.wordpress.com/
East Kent: many clubs are listed by the East Kent association; see their directory for Folkestone, Broadstairs, Herne Bay, Whitstable, Margate, Ramsgate, Sandwich, Bridge, Sheldwich and more: https://www.eastkentchess.org.uk/clubs.
County & national bodies
- Kent County Chess Association (KCCA) – https://kentchess.org/
- ECF LMS – Kent fixtures/results – https://lms.englishchess.org.uk/
- English Chess Federation (ECF) – https://www.englishchess.org.uk/
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