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As of 4th Nov 2026, East Grinstead Chess Club will move our night to Wednesday @ 7pm at the Social & Ex-Services Club, 4 Station Rd, East Grinstead, RH19 1DJ.

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As of Wednesday 4th November, East Grinstead Chess Club will not only move our night of the week to Wedneday, but will also be moving to new premises.  The new address is:  Social and Ex-Services Club, 4 Station Road East Grinstead RH19 1DJ. We will meet at 19.00 each Wednesday.

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@CllrJRussell46 @BBCSussex Yes, of course dementia service is top priority, but the impact on other users will be serious too. @EGChessClub for example will have league matches booked for the chess season that just started, and they only moved there due to the closure of Swan Mead, which is still unused.

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FIDE stands in solidarity with 🇵🇦 Panama

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) expresses its sincere solidarity with the people of Panama following the powerful earthquake that struck the country.

Our thoughts are with all those affected and their families.

We extend our heartfelt support to our friends in the Panamanian chess community, the Panama Chess Federation, and José Antonio Carrillo Pujol, President of the Confederation of Chess for the Americas (CCA).

At this difficult time, the international chess family stands with Panama. We sincerely hope that everyone affected is safe and that life in the affected communities will soon return to normal.

[About East Grinstead @AboutEG]

Wander down East Grinstead High Street and you may well see people playing chess outside the Bookshop. Also, East Grinstead Chess Club (founded 1955) meets in Railway Approach in the chess season. Both have excellent players of all ages. But competitive chess in EG predates both:

[About East Grinstead @AboutEG]

Astronomer Patrick Moore was born on this day in 1923. He grew up in East Grinstead, where he lived in Worsted Lane. He was asked to take over the nearby observatory, at the age of 14, when the resident astronomer died. He was also a founder member of East Grinstead Chess Club.🔭

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IM Chris Baker is holding a simultaneous display at EG Chess Club on 15 September @ 19:30 in the Glen Vue Centre. It will be limited to about 20 players with a fee of £5 for each player. Email [email protected] to reserve a place. It will be first come, first served.

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East Grinstead Chess club had an outstanding season, winning the coveted McArthur cup for the second year running, beating Hastings & St. Leonards in the final. Huge congratulations to all who played for East Grinstead in the tournament. The club reopens on the 1st September 2025

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Google Doodles Celebrating Chess. https://t.co/BL23Qkj2XO

[About East Grinstead @AboutEG]

Who Lived Where in the East Grinstead area?
32: Reginald Broadbent (1906-1988) was British Chess Champion for 1948 & 1950. Born in South Africa he settled in Cheshire, moving to the EG area after WW2, where he lived on the Limes Estate in Felbridge and Priory Road in Forest Row.

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Chess Update: East Grinstead Chess Club defeated Lewes 4.5/1.5 in the final of the McArthur Cup, and Dan Rosen has won first prize in the Sir Patrick Moore Memorial Cup. Congratulations to all participants.🏆

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Chess Update: East Grinstead 1 has won the second division of the Sussex Chess League, and are promoted to division 1 for next season. Bob Noyce won 1st prize for best individual performance, winning 6/6 matches. EG will play Lewes in the final of the McArthur Cup on 21st May.

[About East Grinstead @AboutEG]

Soon after WW2 ended, Reginald Broadbent moved from Yorkshire to the East Grinstead area, living first at Felbridge, and then Forest Row. While living here, he became British Chess Champion twice, in 1948 and 1950. This was five years before the present EG Chess Club was founded.

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Looking Back: This snippet appeared in the Daily Mirror on Monday, 13th May 1963. It's fair to say that they didn't subsequently become good friends. Patrick, who co-founded the club, was a County Class chess player, but I imagine that Dr Beeching went in for a lot of sacrifices.

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East Grinstead Chess Club defeated Sussex University 5 – 0 in the semi-final of the McArthur cup, progressing to the final, to meet Lewes or Hastings. East Grinstead is at the top of division 2 in the quarter-finals of the Paul Watson Trophy and now the final of the McArthur cup.

[About East Grinstead @AboutEG]

Patrick Moore died on this day in 2012. He grew up in East Grinstead, learning his astronomy at the Brockhurst Observatory here, taking over the running of it while he was a teenager, when the resident astronomer died. He was also co-founder of East Grinstead Chess Club...

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East Grinstead Chess Club now has a memorial tournament named after one of the club's founders. The Sir Patrick Moore Trophy is open to non-club members and runs annually. On the 9th October Mayor Cllr Frazer Visser presented the club with a cheque for £50 towards the tournament.

[About East Grinstead @AboutEG]

Patrick Moore was born 100 years ago today. He grew up in East Grinstead, where his interest in astronomy led to him taking over the running of Brockhurst Observatory from Franks, who died in a road accident. Patrick was 14 at the time. He was also co-founder of EG Chess Club.🔭

[jonathan tuck @jonathan_chess]

What a fantastic day.
Sussex are U11 Girls champions.
@DavidHowellGM

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Arjun Kolani, the current U14 British Blitz Champion played a simul at The Bookshop in East Grinstead this afternoon. He won all 20 games! Money was raised for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

[About East Grinstead @AboutEG]

Simul chess in East Grinstead High Street.