Wanstead & Woodford Chess Club
at Wanstead House

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ULEZ 29 Aug 2023

London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone

Wanstead House, 21 The Green, Wanstead E11 2NT is in London's ULEZ which, from 29 August 2023, extends across ALL London boroughs.

Vehicles which DO NOT meet the minimum emissions standards will be charged per day to drive within the zone, so those travelling by road to Wanstead House will want to check whether their vehicles comply.

Read more at TfL

Forthcoming...

Forthcoming events...

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Friendlies [12 Sep]

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Friendly fixtures

Saturday, 6 September 2025, Away to Hastings: Lost 9-3.
Tuesday 16 September 2025, Home to Enfield. 6-1.
There may be others...

Ladder [16 Sep]

U1650 Ladder Tournament

Standard play games based on challenges made.
Starts 16 September

Runs from, September to July. Members may join the tournament at any time and must be rated U1650. Entrants may challenge players up to five rungs above them in the ladder. Lower player must win to advance up the Ladder.
The player on the top rung at the end of the competition is the winner and holds the John Langford Trophy for one year.

Ladder Conditions

Club Championship 2025-26 [Sep 2025]

Club Championships 2025-26

7 Rounds. Schedule: R1: 30 September; R2: 21 October; R3: 18 November;
R4: 16 December; R5: 20 January; R6 17: March; R7: 21 April.

Members who wish to enter the Club Championship, should contact Mark Murrell a.s.a.p. Use the Contact Form (button below) and seclect 'Tournament Secretary'.

Club Championship Rules

Championship page

Contact

Lightning Ch. [7 Oct]

Lightning Championship

7 October 2025, 7.30 pm

Chess played to a 10 second buzzer. When the buzzer sounds the player on move must make his/her move while the buzzer sounds, not before, not after. Great fun!
Entry by email to the Tournament Secretary - click Enter below.

Lightning page

Lightning Championship Conditions

Enter

HBGP4 - [28 Oct]

Handicap Blitz Grand Prix ("HBGP")

Five-event series running throughout the season.

Dates: 28 October, 1 December, 3 February, 3 March and 5 May.

Time handicap: core time 8 mins on each clock, before the higher-rated player donates time to opponent in a lower rating group.

HBGP Conditions

HBGP 2025-26 page

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KO 2024-25 Final [4 Nov]

Club Knockout Championship

Standard play, G80+10.
Fixed dates: 4 November 2025 and 6 January 2026; Final 26 May 2026.
Intermediate rounds: "play by" dates to be advised; players arrange their own venue and date.

Random draw for each round and progress to the next round is at "draw odds".

Draw odds means:
Rating difference 100+ points higher-rated player must win, opponent need only draw;
Rating difference less than 100 points, White must win Black need only draw.

KO Rules

2025-26 KO Page

Club Challenge

Club Challenge Rated Games

Individual rated games between Club Members now include Rapid games. For full details click the button below.

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Junior Coaching

Junior Chess Coaching Club is now in Autumn term.

Tuesdays 16 Sep 2025 to 21 Oct 2025
-Half Term-
Tuesdays 4 Nov 2025 to 9 Dec 2025

Junior Enquiry Form

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Welcome

This site is the official website of Wanstead & Woodford Chess Club.

The Club meets at Wanstead House, 21 The Green E11 2NT (see map link below), on a Tuesday night at 7:30 pm (other than the last two Tuesdays in August when the House is closed for refurbishment and between Christmas & New Year).

Google Maps link – Find the marker “Wanstead House Community Centre”. The entry is at the side of the building, to the right as viewed from The Green.

Anybody interested in joining or visiting should contact the Club Secretary via the Contact Form from the main menu above.

For information about joining the Club, visit the Membership page