Plymouth
Chess Club
PLYMOUTH CHESS CLUB
Venue:
Plymouth Bridge Club,
1 Moor View Terrace,
Mutley,
Plymouth PL4 7EB
(near the Fortescue pub)
Session dates for 2026/27
(Tuesdays – Juniors 5pm-6.15pm & Adults 6.15pm-10pm)
Tuesday 1st September 2026 – Tuesday 15th December 2026
Tuesday 5th January 2027 – Tuesday 27th April 2027
(Juniors will not start until Tuesday 15th September 2026)
Car parking:
There is a large pay & display car park, just two minutes walking, situated over the railway line, on the other side of the main road (Mutley Plain). Free car parking is available in some of the adjoining streets which do not have restrictions.
Annual Subscription:
Standard £40; Unemployed and student £20; Junior (18 & under) £15; Junior family (2 or more children) £25.
Newcomers are welcome to attend a few sessions without charge, until they have made up their minds whether they wish to join. Just come along to the Club on the dates listed above.
The Club runs a number of internal Club competitions to suit different levels of players strength and also participates in the Torbay Chess League and the Devon County Chess Association.
To participate in Club competitions members must also be members of the English Chess Federation. ECF ‘Bronze’ membership is currently £22.
News:
4th Plymouth Schools Chess Tournament
Open to students from Plymouth, Devon & Cornwall Schools
Saturday 4th July 2026
Sections: Under 18, 15, 13, 11, 9.
Entry Form: Click Here
Club contacts:
Alan Crickmore – President
Tel: 01752 768206
Email: plymouthchess@btinternet.com
Tony Tatam – E.C.F Arbiter, Hon. Competitions Secretary
Tel: 01752 300620
Mob: 07981 868676
Email: tony.tatam@blueyonder.co.uk
Paul Wood – Hon. Secretary
Tel: 07943 678298
Email: woodjcpew@yahoo.co.uk
Nick Butland – Hon. Junior Organizer
Tel: 07551 507867
Email: nickjbutland@gmail.com
Martyn Ingham – Hon. Treasurer
Email: martyninghamprodigal@gmail.com
Members of the Committee:
Paul Green
Graham Mill-Wilson
Andrew Seymour
Gerard t’Hart