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UK chess statisticsOxfordshire

Chess in Oxfordshire

747 players held an ECF over-the-board rating with a Oxfordshire club in August 2026 — the 12th largest county association in England. Figures from the ECF rating-list dataset maintained by Tunbridge Wells Chess Club.

Rated players

747

August 2026

Growth since June 2022

+20%

Constant definition

Before the boom

520

July 2019 list (approximate — see methodology)

Active clubs

23

Clubs with at least one rated player

Rated players with Oxfordshire clubs, 1994–2026
Rated players with Oxfordshire clubs, 1994–2026. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.03006009001,20019982004201020162022New rating systemPost-covid rating purge747
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DateRated players
July 1994182
July 1995188
July 1996219
July 1997213
July 1998235
July 1999206
July 2000209
July 2001222
July 2002239
July 2003239
July 2004261
July 2005320
July 2006291
July 2007292
July 2008285
July 2009279
July 2010291
July 2011306
January 2012329
July 2012316
January 2013332
July 2013319
January 2014314
July 2014333
January 2015416
July 2015387
January 2016422
July 2016427
January 2017445
July 2017465
January 2018491
July 2018438
January 2019445
July 2019520
January 2020522
July 2020906
August 2020906
September 2020906
October 2020906
November 2020906
December 2020906
January 2021906
February 2021906
March 2021906
April 2021906
May 2021915
June 2021917
July 2021918
August 2021921
September 2021924
October 2021957
November 2021959
December 2021991
January 2022993
February 20221,013
March 20221,028
April 20221,034
May 20221,040
June 2022625
July 2022580
August 2022570
September 2022569
October 2022569
November 2022583
December 2022579
January 2023563
February 2023538
March 2023495
April 2023474
May 2023478
June 2023478
July 2023484
August 2023485
September 2023486
October 2023495
November 2023529
December 2023569
January 2024574
February 2024593
March 2024600
April 2024603
May 2024615
June 2024615
July 2024621
August 2024631
September 2024631
October 2024636
November 2024659
December 2024682
January 2025699
February 2025706
March 2025712
April 2025708
May 2025712
June 2025728
July 2025725
August 2025723
September 2025725
October 2025726
November 2025746
December 2025757
January 2026759
February 2026745
March 2026756
April 2026751
May 2026742
June 2026753
July 2026749
August 2026747

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.

Oxfordshire clubs fielding rated players
Oxfordshire clubs fielding rated players. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.01020301998200420102016202223
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DateActive clubs
July 199413
July 199512
July 199612
July 199713
July 199813
July 199911
July 200012
July 200112
July 200212
July 200312
July 200413
July 200513
July 200614
July 200715
July 200814
July 200914
July 201016
July 201116
January 201216
July 201216
January 201316
July 201316
January 201417
July 201416
January 201516
July 201515
January 201616
July 201616
January 201717
July 201717
January 201815
July 201814
January 201916
July 201916
January 202014
July 202017
August 202017
September 202017
October 202017
November 202017
December 202017
January 202117
February 202117
March 202117
April 202117
May 202117
June 202117
July 202117
August 202117
September 202117
October 202117
November 202117
December 202117
January 202217
February 202217
March 202217
April 202217
May 202217
June 202217
July 202217
August 202217
September 202217
October 202217
November 202217
December 202217
January 202317
February 202317
March 202317
April 202317
May 202317
June 202317
July 202317
August 202317
September 202317
October 202317
November 202318
December 202318
January 202418
February 202420
March 202420
April 202420
May 202420
June 202420
July 202421
August 202421
September 202421
October 202421
November 202421
December 202421
January 202521
February 202521
March 202521
April 202521
May 202521
June 202521
July 202521
August 202521
September 202521
October 202521
November 202521
December 202522
January 202622
February 202622
March 202623
April 202623
May 202623
June 202623
July 202623
August 202623

Oxfordshire, club by club

Every Oxfordshire 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
Oxfordshire Juniors179182162
Oxford University427694
Oxford City334576
Cowley576169
Didcot273556
Witney374038
Banbury262935
Magdalen College School323934
Wantage273130
Cumnor192827
Radley College11126
Abingdon School131619
Bicester192018
Watlington1116
St Clares College1710
Summer Fields School119
Cheney School——6
St Edward's School Oxford——6
St Hugh's School——5
St Josephs Primary school——4
Headington School——3
Cherwell School632
Oxford High School552

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