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UK chess statisticsCumbria

Chess in Cumbria

191 players held an ECF over-the-board rating with a Cumbria club in August 2026 — the 37th largest county association in England. Figures from the ECF rating-list dataset maintained by Tunbridge Wells Chess Club.

Rated players

191

August 2026

Growth since June 2022

+69%

Constant definition

Before the boom

99

July 2019 list (approximate — see methodology)

Active clubs

9

Clubs with at least one rated player

Rated players with Cumbria clubs, 1994–2026
Rated players with Cumbria clubs, 1994–2026. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.010020030019982004201020162022New rating systemPost-covid rating purge191
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DateRated players
July 1994159
July 1995158
July 1996175
July 1997163
July 1998156
July 1999126
July 2000138
July 2001132
July 2002133
July 2003127
July 2004123
July 2005123
July 2006131
July 2007121
July 2008129
July 2009117
July 2010114
July 2011112
January 2012103
July 2012110
January 2013111
July 201389
January 201496
July 201494
January 2015111
July 2015101
January 2016104
July 201698
January 2017100
July 2017100
January 2018107
July 2018111
January 2019106
July 201999
January 202096
July 2020152
August 2020152
September 2020152
October 2020153
November 2020153
December 2020153
January 2021153
February 2021153
March 2021153
April 2021153
May 2021153
June 2021153
July 2021153
August 2021155
September 2021157
October 2021159
November 2021159
December 2021160
January 2022162
February 2022164
March 2022166
April 2022166
May 2022167
June 2022113
July 2022117
August 2022117
September 2022117
October 2022120
November 2022125
December 2022128
January 2023126
February 2023128
March 2023122
April 2023121
May 2023125
June 2023126
July 2023136
August 2023136
September 2023136
October 2023134
November 2023147
December 2023155
January 2024156
February 2024162
March 2024169
April 2024171
May 2024172
June 2024174
July 2024175
August 2024178
September 2024179
October 2024180
November 2024183
December 2024184
January 2025187
February 2025186
March 2025190
April 2025192
May 2025194
June 2025195
July 2025197
August 2025197
September 2025197
October 2025202
November 2025206
December 2025205
January 2026201
February 2026201
March 2026199
April 2026195
May 2026194
June 2026190
July 2026190
August 2026191

County attribution uses each player's latest-known club, so the early decades understate clubs that have since closed — recent years are exact, the far left of the chart is indicative. The two marked breaks are changes in the national list definition, not local events. Full caveats on the methodology.

Cumbria clubs fielding rated players
Cumbria clubs fielding rated players. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.05101520199820042010201620229
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DateActive clubs
July 199418
July 199518
July 199618
July 199718
July 199817
July 199917
July 200018
July 200117
July 200217
July 200316
July 200416
July 200514
July 200614
July 200713
July 200812
July 200912
July 201012
July 201112
January 201212
July 201212
January 201312
July 201312
January 201411
July 201411
January 201513
July 201513
January 201612
July 201613
January 201712
July 201711
January 201812
July 201812
January 201911
July 201911
January 202010
July 202013
August 202013
September 202013
October 202013
November 202013
December 202013
January 202113
February 202113
March 202113
April 202113
May 202113
June 202113
July 202113
August 202113
September 202114
October 202114
November 202114
December 202114
January 202214
February 202214
March 202214
April 202214
May 202214
June 202211
July 202211
August 202211
September 202211
October 202212
November 202212
December 202211
January 202311
February 202311
March 202311
April 202310
May 202310
June 202310
July 202310
August 202310
September 202310
October 202310
November 202310
December 202311
January 202411
February 202411
March 202411
April 202411
May 202411
June 202411
July 202411
August 202411
September 202411
October 202410
November 202410
December 202410
January 202510
February 202510
March 202510
April 202510
May 202510
June 202510
July 202510
August 202510
September 202510
October 202510
November 202510
December 202510
January 202610
February 202610
March 20269
April 20269
May 20269
June 20269
July 20269
August 20269

Cumbria, club by club

Every Cumbria club with rated players on the current list, including school and junior organisations, with their July 2019 and June 2022 figures for the before-and-after. The ECF rating list records one club per player, so players who turn out for more than one club are counted once, at their listed club.

ClubJul 2019Jun 2022August 2026
Penrith181937
Ulverston81236
Carlisle232535
Maryport101227
Barrow91524
Kendal101421
Keswick1097
Windermere443
Arnside111

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