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UK chess statisticsHerefordshire

Chess in Herefordshire

111 players held an ECF over-the-board rating with a Herefordshire club in August 2026 — the 42nd largest county association in England. Figures from the ECF rating-list dataset maintained by Tunbridge Wells Chess Club.

Rated players

111

August 2026

Growth since June 2022

+258%

Constant definition

Before the boom

21

July 2019 list (approximate — see methodology)

Active clubs

6

Clubs with at least one rated player

Rated players with Herefordshire clubs, 1994–2026
Rated players with Herefordshire clubs, 1994–2026. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.030609012019982004201020162022New rating systemPost-covid rating purge111
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DateRated players
July 199429
July 199527
July 199632
July 199731
July 199828
July 199923
July 200023
July 200120
July 200222
July 200322
July 200419
July 200516
July 200614
July 200715
July 200818
July 200916
July 201018
July 201115
January 20125
July 201220
January 201317
July 201311
January 201411
July 201411
January 201513
July 20158
January 201613
July 201615
January 201719
July 201717
January 201827
July 201826
January 201916
July 201921
January 202024
July 202035
August 202035
September 202035
October 202035
November 202035
December 202035
January 202135
February 202135
March 202135
April 202135
May 202135
June 202135
July 202135
August 202135
September 202135
October 202136
November 202136
December 202142
January 202242
February 202245
March 202245
April 202246
May 202246
June 202231
July 202229
August 202227
September 202227
October 202234
November 202235
December 202234
January 202331
February 202334
March 202335
April 202334
May 202340
June 202340
July 202341
August 202351
September 202351
October 202358
November 202359
December 202359
January 202459
February 202462
March 202463
April 202463
May 202463
June 202464
July 202468
August 202470
September 202470
October 202471
November 202485
December 202486
January 202587
February 202588
March 202586
April 202592
May 202593
June 202598
July 202599
August 2025102
September 2025102
October 2025105
November 2025104
December 2025104
January 2026111
February 2026115
March 2026115
April 2026117
May 2026115
June 2026117
July 2026116
August 2026111

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.

Herefordshire clubs fielding rated players
Herefordshire clubs fielding rated players. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.01.534.56199820042010201620226
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DateActive clubs
July 19941
July 19951
July 19961
July 19971
July 19981
July 19991
July 20001
July 20011
July 20021
July 20031
July 20041
July 20051
July 20061
July 20071
July 20081
July 20091
July 20101
July 20111
January 20121
July 20121
January 20131
July 20131
January 20141
July 20142
January 20152
July 20152
January 20162
July 20162
January 20172
July 20172
January 20182
July 20182
January 20192
July 20192
January 20202
July 20202
August 20202
September 20202
October 20202
November 20202
December 20202
January 20212
February 20212
March 20212
April 20212
May 20212
June 20212
July 20212
August 20212
September 20212
October 20212
November 20212
December 20212
January 20222
February 20222
March 20222
April 20223
May 20223
June 20223
July 20223
August 20223
September 20223
October 20223
November 20223
December 20223
January 20233
February 20233
March 20233
April 20233
May 20233
June 20233
July 20233
August 20233
September 20233
October 20233
November 20233
December 20233
January 20243
February 20243
March 20243
April 20243
May 20243
June 20243
July 20243
August 20243
September 20243
October 20243
November 20243
December 20243
January 20253
February 20253
March 20253
April 20254
May 20254
June 20255
July 20255
August 20255
September 20255
October 20255
November 20255
December 20255
January 20266
February 20266
March 20266
April 20266
May 20266
June 20266
July 20266
August 20266

Herefordshire, club by club

Every Herefordshire 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
Hereford132052
Leominster—126
Hay-on-Wye——10
Hereford Cathedral School8109
Herefordshire Junior——8
Kington——6

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