Welcome to Cavendish Chess Club. We are one of the leading chess clubs in England and the strongest amateur club in London. The club is based near Russell Square and welcomes players of all standards, from beginner to Grandmaster. The club has 4 teams in the London Chess League and also fields teams in the Eastman Cup and the City of London Summer Rapidplay league. The club has close associations with the Barbican teams in the national league, the 4NCL. For details of how to find or contact us, please click here.

On this website you can find the fixtures and results of Cavendish teams, and read news about the club. You can also find articles written by club members, including the infamous club Newsletters.

24th July 2011 New grades are just out. The top three has a familiar ring to it: Jon Parker 238, John Cox 228, Mark Ferguson 225. No, Will Watson hasn't left the club, but he has dropped off the grading list by not playing enough games. That can easily be put right next year Will! Elsewhere, notable gainers included Simon Roe 198 (+9) and Club Treasurer Tony Milnes 181 (+12). Full details on the ECF website.

21st July 2011 The City of London Summer Rapidplay league is well underway. After winning the first 5 matches, Cavendish suffered a setback with a draw against Drunken Knights and a defeat to Athenaeum. However, winning the remaining matches would give us a shot at first place and in any case it's a lot better than last year! Fixtures and results here.

28th June 2011 Cavendish have retained the Essex Lightning Championship! The team scored 30½ match points out of a possible 36, ahead of Barking (29) and Ilford A (26½). Matt Piper (8½/9), Danny Wright (9/9!) and Zaki Harari (7/9) all won board prizes while Syd Kalinsky secured the result with a draw against the otherwise unstoppable Barking board 4 in the last round.