Chess

About us

Welcome to Royal Holloway Chess, the ‘mind sport’ on campus!

Our club offers a wide range of opportunities for both casual players and for those who are looking for competition. This includes fun chess games, teaching, socials, casual tournaments within the club and tournaments against other universities and clubs.

Join us in the evenings and meet with like-minded individual, mingle with our fun committee members where you can have fun become a better player or gain a new skill. The money from the memberships goes into paying for the entry fees of the tournaments. The friendly nature of the club creates a special environment where we can all share our passion for chess and make fond, lasting memories!

Whether you’re looking to represent your university in a competition or just want to learn how to play chess and relax with us in the evenings; join our close-knit group of chess enthusiasts on Thursday evenings from 6pm to 8pm and there is something for everyone! Locations of sessions will be published before the session on our social media.

Everyone is welcome!

 

Membership

Standard Membership

  • Chess lessons
  • Regular socials
  • Friendly tounaments within the society
  • Pubnights
  • Movie nights
  • Society collabs/events

Competitve/Adv Membership

  • Benefits of Standard membership
  • ECF Tournaments
  • Reserved space in Varsity
  • Out of Uni competitive tounaments
  • Reduced price private chess lessons

 

Contact Us

We are looking forward to welcoming and hearing from new members for this year! We have created a chess.com group if you would like to play online!

You can get to know us and ask any questions that you have about the club and what to expect !!

Alternatively you can message us directly on Instagram or drop us an email at chess@royalholloway.su.

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Join

  • Chess - Standard Membership£7.50
  • Standard Membership - Term 1 24/25£7.50
  • Competitive/Adv Membership - Term 1 24/25£13.00
  • Standard Membership - Term 2 24/25£7.50
  • Competitive/Adv Membership - Term 2 24/25£13.00
  • Chess - Competitive/Adv Membership£13.00

Products

  • Chess Club Donation£1.00
President
Timur Kuzhelev
Social Secretary
Kimberly Khan
Treasurer
Alex McIntyre
Vice-President
Tom Edgell