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UK chess statisticsGloucestershire

Chess in Gloucestershire

398 players held an ECF over-the-board rating with a Gloucestershire club in August 2026 — the 26th largest county association in England. Figures from the ECF rating-list dataset maintained by Tunbridge Wells Chess Club.

Rated players

398

August 2026

Growth since June 2022

+119%

Constant definition

Before the boom

147

July 2019 list (approximate — see methodology)

Active clubs

23

Clubs with at least one rated player

Rated players with Gloucestershire clubs, 1994–2026
Rated players with Gloucestershire clubs, 1994–2026. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.015030045019982004201020162022New rating systemPost-covid rating purge398
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DateRated players
July 1994237
July 1995234
July 1996254
July 1997224
July 1998345
July 1999212
July 2000196
July 2001194
July 2002195
July 2003187
July 2004191
July 2005193
July 2006180
July 2007170
July 2008130
July 2009123
July 2010119
July 2011115
January 2012114
July 2012119
January 2013126
July 2013122
January 2014125
July 2014120
January 2015134
July 2015132
January 2016134
July 2016133
January 2017139
July 2017143
January 2018158
July 2018149
January 2019148
July 2019147
January 2020135
July 2020245
August 2020245
September 2020245
October 2020245
November 2020245
December 2020245
January 2021245
February 2021245
March 2021245
April 2021245
May 2021245
June 2021245
July 2021245
August 2021245
September 2021246
October 2021251
November 2021251
December 2021269
January 2022276
February 2022283
March 2022283
April 2022288
May 2022288
June 2022182
July 2022187
August 2022186
September 2022187
October 2022184
November 2022188
December 2022189
January 2023188
February 2023197
March 2023186
April 2023177
May 2023181
June 2023198
July 2023205
August 2023206
September 2023207
October 2023214
November 2023222
December 2023226
January 2024228
February 2024232
March 2024248
April 2024253
May 2024256
June 2024262
July 2024264
August 2024266
September 2024266
October 2024266
November 2024276
December 2024283
January 2025291
February 2025304
March 2025306
April 2025305
May 2025304
June 2025306
July 2025316
August 2025316
September 2025316
October 2025320
November 2025332
December 2025362
January 2026364
February 2026380
March 2026403
April 2026402
May 2026404
June 2026399
July 2026403
August 2026398

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.

Gloucestershire clubs fielding rated players
Gloucestershire clubs fielding rated players. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.0102030401998200420102016202223
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DateActive clubs
July 199425
July 199522
July 199622
July 199722
July 199839
July 199919
July 200022
July 200119
July 200219
July 200319
July 200418
July 200519
July 200617
July 200717
July 200815
July 200913
July 201011
July 201112
January 201212
July 201213
January 201313
July 201311
January 201411
July 201413
January 201513
July 201512
January 201611
July 201614
January 201715
July 201715
January 201815
July 201816
January 201916
July 201915
January 202012
July 202020
August 202020
September 202020
October 202020
November 202020
December 202020
January 202120
February 202120
March 202120
April 202120
May 202120
June 202120
July 202120
August 202120
September 202120
October 202120
November 202120
December 202121
January 202222
February 202222
March 202222
April 202223
May 202223
June 202216
July 202217
August 202217
September 202217
October 202217
November 202216
December 202216
January 202316
February 202316
March 202315
April 202314
May 202314
June 202314
July 202316
August 202316
September 202316
October 202316
November 202316
December 202316
January 202416
February 202416
March 202417
April 202417
May 202417
June 202418
July 202418
August 202418
September 202418
October 202418
November 202418
December 202418
January 202518
February 202519
March 202519
April 202519
May 202519
June 202519
July 202519
August 202519
September 202519
October 202519
November 202519
December 202520
January 202620
February 202620
March 202622
April 202622
May 202622
June 202622
July 202623
August 202623

Gloucestershire, club by club

Every Gloucestershire 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
Stroud263361
Wotton Hall202760
Cheltenham (Glo)212547
Gloucester151933
Cirencester182629
Forest of Dean121426
Balcarras School111120
Rich's School Gloucester6417
Chipping Camden School——14
Redland Green School Bristol81113
The Cotswold School—1313
Denmark Road School—312
Bishop's Cleeve1110
Marling School119
Fairfield School127
Stroud High227
Sir Thomas Rich's School——7
Musketeers533
Pate GS Cheltenham113
Tetbury CC——3
Dean Close School112
Edwardians Cheltenham211
Kings School Gloucester531

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