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UK chess statisticsNottinghamshire

Chess in Nottinghamshire

512 players held an ECF over-the-board rating with a Nottinghamshire club in August 2026 — the 20th largest county association in England. Figures from the ECF rating-list dataset maintained by Tunbridge Wells Chess Club.

Rated players

512

August 2026

Growth since June 2022

+22%

Constant definition

Before the boom

270

July 2019 list (approximate — see methodology)

Active clubs

16

Clubs with at least one rated player

Rated players with Nottinghamshire clubs, 1994–2026
Rated players with Nottinghamshire clubs, 1994–2026. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.015030045060019982004201020162022New rating systemPost-covid rating purge512
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DateRated players
July 1994219
July 1995224
July 1996236
July 1997238
July 1998230
July 1999192
July 2000200
July 2001213
July 2002201
July 2003201
July 2004207
July 2005198
July 2006206
July 2007200
July 2008209
July 2009219
July 2010203
July 2011198
January 2012209
July 2012217
January 2013218
July 2013216
January 2014222
July 2014208
January 2015291
July 2015291
January 2016274
July 2016253
January 2017262
July 2017255
January 2018267
July 2018251
January 2019262
July 2019270
January 2020292
July 2020456
August 2020456
September 2020456
October 2020456
November 2020456
December 2020456
January 2021456
February 2021456
March 2021456
April 2021456
May 2021456
June 2021456
July 2021456
August 2021456
September 2021456
October 2021479
November 2021481
December 2021523
January 2022529
February 2022533
March 2022544
April 2022553
May 2022562
June 2022418
July 2022418
August 2022415
September 2022415
October 2022420
November 2022428
December 2022432
January 2023422
February 2023426
March 2023403
April 2023390
May 2023393
June 2023409
July 2023415
August 2023416
September 2023417
October 2023425
November 2023433
December 2023442
January 2024452
February 2024453
March 2024470
April 2024475
May 2024479
June 2024509
July 2024511
August 2024511
September 2024510
October 2024513
November 2024518
December 2024525
January 2025543
February 2025542
March 2025547
April 2025556
May 2025548
June 2025536
July 2025546
August 2025549
September 2025552
October 2025556
November 2025562
December 2025559
January 2026562
February 2026558
March 2026557
April 2026538
May 2026532
June 2026527
July 2026516
August 2026512

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.

Nottinghamshire clubs fielding rated players
Nottinghamshire clubs fielding rated players. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.051015201998200420102016202216
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DateActive clubs
July 199413
July 199513
July 199613
July 199713
July 199814
July 199913
July 200014
July 200113
July 200213
July 200313
July 200413
July 200513
July 200614
July 200714
July 200814
July 200914
July 201014
July 201114
January 201214
July 201214
January 201314
July 201314
January 201414
July 201414
January 201514
July 201514
January 201614
July 201614
January 201714
July 201714
January 201814
July 201814
January 201914
July 201914
January 202014
July 202014
August 202014
September 202014
October 202014
November 202014
December 202014
January 202114
February 202114
March 202114
April 202114
May 202114
June 202114
July 202114
August 202114
September 202114
October 202114
November 202114
December 202114
January 202214
February 202214
March 202214
April 202214
May 202214
June 202214
July 202214
August 202214
September 202214
October 202214
November 202214
December 202214
January 202314
February 202314
March 202314
April 202315
May 202315
June 202315
July 202315
August 202315
September 202315
October 202315
November 202315
December 202315
January 202415
February 202415
March 202416
April 202416
May 202416
June 202416
July 202416
August 202416
September 202416
October 202416
November 202416
December 202416
January 202516
February 202516
March 202516
April 202516
May 202516
June 202516
July 202516
August 202516
September 202516
October 202516
November 202516
December 202516
January 202616
February 202616
March 202616
April 202616
May 202616
June 202616
July 202616
August 202616

Nottinghamshire, club by club

Every Nottinghamshire 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
Nottinghamshire Juniors43109113
West Nottingham414966
West Bridgford284359
Radcliffe & Bingham172545
Gambit263642
Nottingham University294740
Ashfield161535
Nottingham HS162631
Nomads (Notts)122321
Newark & Southwell141421
Nottingham Central (formerly Navigation)141615
Mansfield666
Long Eaton656
Beeston245
Nottingham Girls High School——4
Fernwood School——3

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