South Shields Chess Club

We have moved to The Customs House and no longer are playing at the New Ship.

Tynedale Reivers 1.5 – 3.5 South Shields B

David Wrigley 1-0 Dave Patterson Derek Blair 0-1 Kevin Rowden Alex Ashworth ½-½ Colin Campbell Philip Taylor 0-1 Eddie Czestochowski David Scott 0-1 Ben Wood Tuesday 27th October 2015 Eddie...
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Durham 3-2 South Shields A

Thomas Eggleston 1-0 John Boyd Ken Neat ½-½ Joe Watson Symon Palucha 0-1 Paul Bielby George Gazis ½-½ Simon McGuinness Thomas Smith 1-0 Ian Maughan Wednesday 21st October 2015 Ian Maughan...
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South Shields A 4-1 Leam Lane Aces

John Boyd 0-1 David Walker Joe Watson 1-0 Kyril Gara Paul Bielby 1-0 John Marsh Simon McGuinness 1-0 Jason Daglish Ian Maughan 1-0 Robert Forsythe Thursday 08th October 2015...
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Northumberland Fast Rapidplay 22nd November 2015

This is a new competition with innovative features. There will only be one section open to all . Digital clocks will be used with time added on after each move...
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Forest Hall Dragoons 1.5-7.5 South Shields C

South Shields took a larger number of player to this match , Forest Hall  work very hard on building up their pool of  younger Players . It was a good...
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South Shields B 3.5-1.5 Gateshead

Brian Towers 1-0 Kevin Cox Kevin Rowden 0-1 Peter Wells Dave Patterson 1-0 Gagik Abaryan Colin Campbell ½-½ Bill Noble Asanga Gunasekera 1-0 Alex Johnson Thursday  15th October 2015...
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Lance Oliver Picking up the Friends Bowl in 1955

A big thank you goes out to  Peter Locke , a member of the South Shields Chess Club in the 1950s . We believe it was taken in either 1955...
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Durham County Chess Association Fixtures

Division B (2015/16) Fixture List For the South Shields Team -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 21 Wed            Darlington C   v South Shields -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 5 Thu               South Shields   v Gateshead 16 Mon           Bishop Auckland   v South Shields -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Tue            Ron Evers –...
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South Shields AGM 2015

Thursday the 27th August has been set for the Annual General Meeting of the club members . Areas under discussion include ideas for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations next year ,election of...
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Great news from the British Championships 2015

This years British Chess Championships were held at Warwick University . A few of our members took the time to play in some of the events and it with great...
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2015 Club Championship Stanley Johnson Trophy

The Club Championship was contested through the last season by 20 of our members  in a World Cup Format . Paul Bielby finally won out after a couple of close calls on...
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Chess Alfresco

In an effort to raise the profile of South Chess Club we have arranged the first of our open air ventures at the Westoe VIllage Fete this coming Saturday 20th...
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Whether you're a total beginner or a seasoned player, there's a place for you at South Shields Chess Club. Come along for a few games, meet friendly faces, and discover a community that loves the game as much as you do.