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.

23rd August 2010 Subcriptions for the coming season are now due. Read more.

19th August 2010 Fixtures for the London League 2010/11 are now out. Cavendish I face Hackney I in the first game, the second and third teams play Wimbledon I and II respectively, while the Minor Laegue team take on Battersea. Read more.

12th August 2010 2010/11 grades are out. Cavendish (for the first time in many years?) has two players in the top 10 by grade in the country (William Watson 6th and John Parker 10th). Read more.

5th July 2010 Cavendish are Essex Blitz Champions! The Cavendish team of Matt Piper, Danny Wright, Zaki Harari and Syd Kalinsky convincingly won the Essex Blitz Team Championship on Sunday winning all 8 matches in the all-play-all event and amassing 27 game points out of a possible 32. Read more.