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Our annual Rapidplay tournament returns on Saturday 27th September 2025, from 10am to 5pm. This popular curtain-raiser for the new season is held in memory of Keith Richardson. Keith was a valued club member from the 1970s onwards, an International Correspondence Grandmaster and very well known in t...

Thank you Graham and Lee (again) great to see your comments and photos, really appreciated.

Thanks for all that Lee and your friendship.

Hi Lee, thanks for your post and great lovely words. I am sorry you couldn't seem to get in touch, he was playing at Camberley Chess Club up until January 2024 and his last tournament was Guildford in April. Fantastic photo, can you say where the photo was taken?

Thank you very much Andrew.

Thank you Kevin and Brendan.

It was very sad news for Camberley Chess Club to hear that James Wallman passed away on the 17th October 2024, a week after his 96th birthday. James was the eldest member of Camberley Chess Club for 3 years, having moved from Dorset to Camberley after his wife died, to be close to his son Martin and...

Come and meet the UK’s youngest Grandmaster, Shreyas Royal, giving a talk, some chess coaching and a Q&A session. 3pm-5pm Sat 14th Sept at Heatherside Community Centre, Camberley GU15 1BB. We are excited to announce that the UK’s newest and youngest Grandmaster, Shreyas Royal, will visit us to share...