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Portishead Junior Chess Rapidplay We are really excited to announce the 7th Portishead Junior Rapidplay which will take place at Somerset Hall on Saturday, 31st October! Players of all levels and ages (under 18) are warmly welcomed. For many players this will be their first experience tournament play and we do everything we can to ensure that they have a great experience. The day runs from 10.00-4.30 and the children play 6 games against other players in their age group. Each

Oliver Stubbs kindly agreed to play our juniors plus our viper chess robot at chess in a simulator in April ! The children loved it , they all came second against former British u18 chess champion …. All except Viper who was set at the same level as Oliver ! Thanks for coming to our club ! Oliver Stubbs taking on our Juniors … … and Viper!

Portishead ChessFest 2025 ChessFest returns to Portishead 2026 A date for your diaries! 11th July 2026! Details are still being worked on but you can be assured that this year will be even more fantastic than last year's inaugural event. Open air chess, blitz chess, simuls, human chess displays, Viper the Robot, Stalls - and such like spread around the marina. Don't miss it!

Oliver Stubbs plays Portishead Juniors For the second time Fide Master Oliver Stubbs came to take on Portishead Juniors in a simultaneous display. It is a great tribute to our players that many managed to hold their own well into the middle game. Last time out our players were dropping pieces and pawns all over the place. As the number of games whittled down, however, Ollie's experience and strength began to shine through to a achieve a perfect 17-0 score. Our thanks go out t

Almost 120 children (plus their families!) joined us to play in the 6th Portishead Junior Rapidplay on Saturday. Portishead Junior Rapidplay - Tournament Hall There was lots of exciting play plus some really promising talent on show. Junior Chess is Fun! In the under 18s both Sam Jackson and Dillon Rock Cooper scored 5.5/6, with Sam coming out top on tie-break. Prize Winners Benjamin Zhang scored a perfect 6/6 in the under 11s, as did Joseph Lake in the under 9s and Edward Lu

Social Chess at the Windmill Inn! Do you fancy a relaxing, informal game of chess, and an opportunity to meet new people? Maybe you played at school, or have been playing online, or are just getting to grips with the game. Don't worry about how strong you are, everyone is very welcome to join us! We are just a friendly group of pawn pushers who enjoy the game and want to chat with others who share our passion. We meet each Thursday evening from 7.30 onwards at the Windmill In

Poprtishead - Brunch Chess Start your Chess New Year off with a bang! 10.00-12.00 at Aqua (BS20 7AW). All welcome, whether you play or not, for chess, chat, coffee and maybe a something to eat. Just pop along and find out what it's all about.

Portishead Junior Chess Rapidplay Hot on the heels of the very successful 5th Portishead Junior Chess Rapidplay in November, we are delighted to announce that the 6th edition will take place on 21st February 2026. All thedetails and online entry can be found at: https://www.portisheadchess.com/event-details/6th-portishead-junior-rapidplay A new feature this time round will be the Viper the Chess Robot to entertain and instruct the children! Please get your entries in early as

Portishead A & C Teams in Action I've been away for a while so there's a lot to catch up with! So here's a summary of the November matches so far: First of all on 6th November our A Team Clifton's high flying Juniors in what was anticipated to be a tough match. In the end, however, thanks to wins by Baptiste, Louis, Oliver, Ibrahim and Hugo we ran out comfortable winners 5-1! Onn 12th November both the A and C teams were playing away in closely contested matches. The A Team w

Robot Chess Coming to Portishead! Portishead are raising funds to buy this Chess robot for our amazing chess community . Bristol and Portishead are currently teaching to hundreds of children at clubs and schools over the South West on a weekly basis. We are planning on making this chess robot available at junior tournaments, events and schools! It won't be cheap but it has the potential to draw may more children into playing chess. Contact Jane ( portisheadchessclub@gmail.

Both A and B Teams in action on Monday Night Monday night was busy! Not only were both our A and B teams in action at home, but it was also the first time the club night had moved to the Albion (the juniors still meet each Friday at 6.00 pm, Redcliffe Bay Hall). For the A team things didn't look great over the weekend as two of our top regulars were unable to play and we only had two players signed up. Jane, as always, was able to use her sorcery (and some bribery!) and in th

Portishead C Team take on North Bristol B On Tuesday night four of our players travelled to take on North Bristol B. Matt and Frank both...

Baptiste Horfield and Redland turned up last night to take on our A Team. We were heavily out graded on boards 3-6 by an average of 200...

Here is Mauro’s match report. Enjoy! It was an exciting evening of chess, with all six boards producing dramatic moments and plenty of...

The London Junior Chess Championships is one of the country's most prestigious junior chess events. Qualifying events for U8, U10 & U12...

Portishead A team in action! While many chess clubs barely meet at all, Portishead Chess Club aims to provide opportunities for everyone!...

Portishead v Yate This was our first match in our new home venue at The Albion. Yate fielded a strong team and the match was closely...

Children from the last Portishead Junior Chess Rapidplay gather for a group photo The time has come! On Saturday, 1st November,...

Blitz Chess Qualifier in Bristol Put it in your diary! 20 September, St Michael’s Centre, BS34 8PD. 3 mins + 2 secs on the clock....