Chess in Isle of Wight
42 players held an ECF over-the-board rating with a Isle of Wight club in August 2026 — the 43rd largest county association in England. Figures from the ECF rating-list dataset maintained by Tunbridge Wells Chess Club.
Rated players
42
August 2026
Growth since June 2022
+425%
Constant definition
Before the boom
5
July 2019 list (approximate — see methodology)
Active clubs
1
Clubs with at least one rated player
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| Date | Rated players |
|---|---|
| July 1994 | 4 |
| July 1995 | 2 |
| July 1996 | 2 |
| July 1997 | 3 |
| July 1998 | 3 |
| July 1999 | 3 |
| July 2000 | 3 |
| July 2001 | 2 |
| July 2002 | 1 |
| July 2003 | 1 |
| July 2004 | 1 |
| July 2005 | 3 |
| July 2006 | 2 |
| July 2007 | 3 |
| July 2008 | 2 |
| July 2009 | 2 |
| July 2010 | 2 |
| July 2011 | 3 |
| January 2012 | 3 |
| July 2012 | 5 |
| January 2013 | 5 |
| July 2013 | 6 |
| January 2014 | 5 |
| July 2014 | 3 |
| January 2015 | 5 |
| July 2015 | 6 |
| January 2016 | 6 |
| July 2016 | 6 |
| January 2017 | 6 |
| July 2017 | 7 |
| January 2018 | 6 |
| July 2018 | 7 |
| January 2019 | 6 |
| July 2019 | 5 |
| January 2020 | 4 |
| July 2020 | 8 |
| August 2020 | 8 |
| September 2020 | 8 |
| October 2020 | 8 |
| November 2020 | 8 |
| December 2020 | 8 |
| January 2021 | 8 |
| February 2021 | 8 |
| March 2021 | 8 |
| April 2021 | 8 |
| May 2021 | 8 |
| June 2021 | 8 |
| July 2021 | 8 |
| August 2021 | 8 |
| September 2021 | 8 |
| October 2021 | 8 |
| November 2021 | 8 |
| December 2021 | 8 |
| January 2022 | 8 |
| February 2022 | 8 |
| March 2022 | 8 |
| April 2022 | 8 |
| May 2022 | 8 |
| June 2022 | 8 |
| July 2022 | 8 |
| August 2022 | 8 |
| September 2022 | 8 |
| October 2022 | 8 |
| November 2022 | 8 |
| December 2022 | 8 |
| January 2023 | 8 |
| February 2023 | 7 |
| March 2023 | 6 |
| April 2023 | 7 |
| May 2023 | 7 |
| June 2023 | 7 |
| July 2023 | 9 |
| August 2023 | 9 |
| September 2023 | 9 |
| October 2023 | 9 |
| November 2023 | 9 |
| December 2023 | 9 |
| January 2024 | 9 |
| February 2024 | 9 |
| March 2024 | 10 |
| April 2024 | 13 |
| May 2024 | 23 |
| June 2024 | 23 |
| July 2024 | 27 |
| August 2024 | 27 |
| September 2024 | 29 |
| October 2024 | 29 |
| November 2024 | 29 |
| December 2024 | 30 |
| January 2025 | 30 |
| February 2025 | 30 |
| March 2025 | 37 |
| April 2025 | 37 |
| May 2025 | 37 |
| June 2025 | 37 |
| July 2025 | 37 |
| August 2025 | 37 |
| September 2025 | 37 |
| October 2025 | 37 |
| November 2025 | 40 |
| December 2025 | 40 |
| January 2026 | 40 |
| February 2026 | 40 |
| March 2026 | 42 |
| April 2026 | 42 |
| May 2026 | 42 |
| June 2026 | 42 |
| July 2026 | 42 |
| August 2026 | 42 |
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.
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| Date | Active clubs |
|---|---|
| July 1994 | 1 |
| July 1995 | 1 |
| July 1996 | 1 |
| July 1997 | 1 |
| July 1998 | 1 |
| July 1999 | 1 |
| July 2000 | 1 |
| July 2001 | 1 |
| July 2002 | 1 |
| July 2003 | 1 |
| July 2004 | 1 |
| July 2005 | 1 |
| July 2006 | 1 |
| July 2007 | 1 |
| July 2008 | 1 |
| July 2009 | 1 |
| July 2010 | 1 |
| July 2011 | 1 |
| January 2012 | 1 |
| July 2012 | 1 |
| January 2013 | 1 |
| July 2013 | 1 |
| January 2014 | 1 |
| July 2014 | 1 |
| January 2015 | 1 |
| July 2015 | 1 |
| January 2016 | 1 |
| July 2016 | 1 |
| January 2017 | 1 |
| July 2017 | 1 |
| January 2018 | 1 |
| July 2018 | 1 |
| January 2019 | 1 |
| July 2019 | 1 |
| January 2020 | 1 |
| July 2020 | 1 |
| August 2020 | 1 |
| September 2020 | 1 |
| October 2020 | 1 |
| November 2020 | 1 |
| December 2020 | 1 |
| January 2021 | 1 |
| February 2021 | 1 |
| March 2021 | 1 |
| April 2021 | 1 |
| May 2021 | 1 |
| June 2021 | 1 |
| July 2021 | 1 |
| August 2021 | 1 |
| September 2021 | 1 |
| October 2021 | 1 |
| November 2021 | 1 |
| December 2021 | 1 |
| January 2022 | 1 |
| February 2022 | 1 |
| March 2022 | 1 |
| April 2022 | 1 |
| May 2022 | 1 |
| June 2022 | 1 |
| July 2022 | 1 |
| August 2022 | 1 |
| September 2022 | 1 |
| October 2022 | 1 |
| November 2022 | 1 |
| December 2022 | 1 |
| January 2023 | 1 |
| February 2023 | 1 |
| March 2023 | 1 |
| April 2023 | 1 |
| May 2023 | 1 |
| June 2023 | 1 |
| July 2023 | 1 |
| August 2023 | 1 |
| September 2023 | 1 |
| October 2023 | 1 |
| November 2023 | 1 |
| December 2023 | 1 |
| January 2024 | 1 |
| February 2024 | 1 |
| March 2024 | 1 |
| April 2024 | 1 |
| May 2024 | 1 |
| June 2024 | 1 |
| July 2024 | 1 |
| August 2024 | 1 |
| September 2024 | 1 |
| October 2024 | 1 |
| November 2024 | 1 |
| December 2024 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 1 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 1 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 1 |
Isle of Wight, club by club
Every Isle of Wight 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.
| Club | Jul 2019 | Jun 2022 | August 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight | 5 | 8 | 42 |