Club Hub
We meet on Thursday evenings at: Newcastle Labour Club (opposite Haymarket Metro), Northumberland Street, Newcastle NE1 7PF.
Newcastle Junior Club
Our Junior Club meets on Sunday afternoons from 2:30-4:30pm at Jesmond Library, St George’s Terrace, Jesmond.
Casual chess at the Library
Chess for everyone! Saturdays 11am-1pm at Newcastle City Library, 33 New Bridge Street, Newcastle.
A few words about us
Let us introduce ourselves
Newcastle Chess Club is open to players of all levels.
We play our games and matches at Newcastle Labour Club (opposite Haymarket Metro) on Thursday evenings, and organise chess events in Newcastle City Centre.
We have three teams (Newcastle Dragons, Newcastle Jesters and Newcastle Cavaliers) in the Northumbria League in the 2024-25 season.
Everyone is welcome to join, whether you are an experienced competitor or a newcomer to the game.
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Est. 2023
Not the oldest, but the best!
3 Teams
in the Northumbria League
3 Trophies
2024 Northumbria League Winners!
13 Members
and YOU are welcome to join us!
Leam Lane take league lead south of the Tyne
/in NewsJust like local football rivalries, the competition between teams from north and south of the Tyne is an intense one. In recent years, Newcastle and North Tyneside teams have dominated, but this week Leam Lane Aces took the lead south of the Tyne in Division 1 for the first time in a few seasons.
Joined-up thinking needed for English chess revival
/in NewsNewcastle United fans will remember the folly of neglecting the club’s reserve and youth teams in the 1990s, and how this affected North East football for a generation. In a similar way, other sports that rely on big-money signings from overseas often neglect grassroots development.
Tyneside club matches attract new players
/in NewsClub chess on Tyneside is thriving, with six divisions, 37 teams and up to 150 players taking part in the 2023-24 Northumbria League. Many of these players and teams are new to league chess.
Four tie for first at Northumberland Weekender
/in NewsThe Northumberland Congress is one of the country’s great traditional weekend chess events, and this year the event attracted a total of 117 competitors at the Parks Leisure Centre in North Shields.
Chess tables coming to a park near you
/in NewsMany people are aware (from films and shows such as ‘The Queen’s Gambit’) of chess being played in city parks around the world, particularly in New York’s Washington Square Park, where Bobby Fischer used to hang out. In Moscow’s Gorky Park, to this day chess aficionados young and old wrap up warm and enjoy a friendly game.
Now chess in parks could be about to take off in this country.
NCC News Update – Monday 2 October 2023
/in Club newsWe have 2 main news items:
1) Our Rapidplay Championship begins
2) 2023-24 League Fixtures are out!
Congress shows growth in Tyneside clubs
/in NewsThe 59th Northumberland Congress kicks off this evening at the Parks Leisure Centre, North Shields, and runs throughout the weekend.
Surprise results prompt chess ratings enquiry
/in NewsWhat do these sports have in common: Football, baseball, American football, basketball, pool and table tennis?
The answer is they all use the Elo system, a way of rating chess players invented by US physics professor Arpad Elo.