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UK chess statisticsWiltshire

Chess in Wiltshire

255 players held an ECF over-the-board rating with a Wiltshire club in August 2026 — the 36th largest county association in England. Figures from the ECF rating-list dataset maintained by Tunbridge Wells Chess Club.

Rated players

255

August 2026

Growth since June 2022

+36%

Constant definition

Before the boom

172

July 2019 list (approximate — see methodology)

Active clubs

11

Clubs with at least one rated player

Rated players with Wiltshire clubs, 1994–2026
Rated players with Wiltshire clubs, 1994–2026. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.010020030040019982004201020162022New rating systemPost-covid rating purge255
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DateRated players
July 1994129
July 1995123
July 1996152
July 1997169
July 1998166
July 1999162
July 2000142
July 2001136
July 2002121
July 2003122
July 2004153
July 2005124
July 2006116
July 2007127
July 2008108
July 2009107
July 2010109
July 2011105
January 2012105
July 2012104
January 2013107
July 2013101
January 2014104
July 2014100
January 2015140
July 2015127
January 2016126
July 2016123
January 2017136
July 2017136
January 2018164
July 2018172
January 2019174
July 2019172
January 2020159
July 2020273
August 2020273
September 2020273
October 2020273
November 2020273
December 2020273
January 2021273
February 2021273
March 2021273
April 2021273
May 2021273
June 2021273
July 2021273
August 2021274
September 2021274
October 2021277
November 2021278
December 2021285
January 2022287
February 2022298
March 2022308
April 2022311
May 2022314
June 2022188
July 2022180
August 2022179
September 2022178
October 2022182
November 2022183
December 2022185
January 2023186
February 2023191
March 2023170
April 2023158
May 2023162
June 2023163
July 2023164
August 2023165
September 2023166
October 2023169
November 2023173
December 2023189
January 2024194
February 2024200
March 2024205
April 2024209
May 2024211
June 2024214
July 2024216
August 2024215
September 2024215
October 2024217
November 2024217
December 2024216
January 2025221
February 2025239
March 2025234
April 2025232
May 2025231
June 2025230
July 2025234
August 2025237
September 2025236
October 2025239
November 2025241
December 2025251
January 2026256
February 2026259
March 2026267
April 2026258
May 2026255
June 2026256
July 2026256
August 2026255

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.

Wiltshire clubs fielding rated players
Wiltshire clubs fielding rated players. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.051015201998200420102016202211
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DateActive clubs
July 199415
July 199515
July 199616
July 199718
July 199818
July 199916
July 200016
July 200116
July 200216
July 200316
July 200415
July 200514
July 200614
July 200712
July 200812
July 200910
July 201010
July 20119
January 20129
July 20129
January 20139
July 20139
January 20149
July 20149
January 20159
July 20159
January 20169
July 20169
January 20179
July 20179
January 20189
July 20189
January 20199
July 20199
January 20209
July 20209
August 20209
September 20209
October 20209
November 20209
December 20209
January 20219
February 20219
March 20219
April 20219
May 20219
June 20219
July 20219
August 20219
September 20219
October 20219
November 20219
December 20219
January 20229
February 202210
March 202212
April 202212
May 202212
June 202212
July 202212
August 202212
September 202212
October 202212
November 202212
December 202212
January 202312
February 202313
March 202313
April 202313
May 202313
June 202313
July 202313
August 202313
September 202313
October 202313
November 202313
December 202313
January 202413
February 202413
March 202413
April 202413
May 202413
June 202413
July 202413
August 202413
September 202413
October 202413
November 202413
December 202413
January 202513
February 202513
March 202513
April 202512
May 202512
June 202512
July 202512
August 202512
September 202512
October 202512
November 202512
December 202512
January 202612
February 202612
March 202612
April 202612
May 202612
June 202612
July 202612
August 202611

Wiltshire, club by club

Every Wiltshire 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
Trowbridge182151
Swindon233643
Salisbury263036
Commonweal Swindon1633
Wiltshire Juniors654129
Chippenham111622
ChessMax@Wyvern——17
Brown Jack151612
Devizes227
Nationwide Swindon874
Chippenham431

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