Sept 22 2011 Mike Townsend Club Simul

Nov 17 2011: Autumn Quickplay 2011.

Spring Quickplay: Thurs 21 April 2011. More details to be announced soon.

Team Buzzer/Lightning Chess: 03 Feb 2011. Wow so excited to announce this. This event is not to be missed. League Lightning popular but lets find out who's the fastest at our club as we try to emulate electrons!

Autumn Quickplay: Thurs 30 Sept 2010 : 15 mins all moves. Commences 7.30pm.

Event News (theme): Team Chess taster 19 Aug 2010. It's Chess but not quite as we know it. 2 teams of 2 compete. Tremendous pre season fun and great experience.

Simul 02 Sept 2010: Dave Wightman will hold a simul 02/09/10 open to All club members. An event not to be missed. Very excited to have a simul at Wolverhampton Chess Club.

Autumn Quickplay: Thurs 30 Sept 2010 : More details to be announced soon.

Team Buzzer/Lightning Chess: 03 Feb 2011. Wow so excited to announce this. This event is not to be missed. League Lightning popular but lets find out who's the fastest at our club as we try to emulate electrons!

Spring Quickplay: Thurs 21 April 2011. More details to be announced soon.

Attention All Members: Club Quickplay Tournament 04/03/10. 20 mins all moves. 7.30 start. All members put it in you diary. Not to be missed!

Club Slow Championship. Club Championship Tournament 40 mins all moves. Thurs 15 October 2009.

Attention: 18/12/08 Christmas Blitz 10 mins Club tournament!

Ongoing throughout season:

Ladder Tournament in progress.

Club Ladder details

All Play All club tournament in progress(any member can enter)

There are a variety of events at Wolverhampton Chess Club. These events occur throughout the year and there are some new events being organised for the near future.

There are also external and league events some of which are listed here with details.

Wolverhampton Chess Club proud to be Wolverhampton Show Exhibitors 2009. 2010, 2011 and 2012

Note: A lot of 2010-11 Event details have been moved Club Events 2010-11 page

Wolverhampton Chess Club 2011-12 Events at a glance.

21 July 2011 Team Chess Event

All Play All Club Championship Commenced 01 Sept 2011.

22 Sept 2011 Mike Townsend Simul. (Mike is currently our highest graded player)

17 Nov 2011 Autumn Quickplay. (Postponed) Will Dave Wightman retain his title of Autumn Quickplay Champion.

2011/12 Club Lightning tournament : (Details pending)

WDCL Trophy Events

Pittaway Cup

An 8 board knockout tournament starting in September each year, with the final in April. Clubs may enter a team, and there is no grading limit.

Rock Cup and Bidgood Cup

A tournament for individual players.  The event begins in September and ends with the final in April.  After the first round, the competition becomes a knockout tournament where winners in the first round compete for the Rock Cup, and first round losers compete for the Bidgood Cup. Read More

WDCL U130: Humphrey's Cup

A league knockout competition for teams of 4 that compete for the Humphrey's cup.. Players must be graded below ECF 130.

Terill and Homer Trophies

6 board teams in BDCL Divs 1-4 compete.

Round 1 winners compete for the Terill Trophy and those knocked in the first round go on to compete for the Homer Trophy.

Townshend and Barrington Trophies

are competed for in BDCL Div 5 and below.

Round 1 winners compete for the Townshend l Trophy and those knocked in the first round go on to compete for the Barrington Trophy.

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Trophy News at a glance: Wolverhampton players are solely in the WDCL Rock Cup and CDCL Robert Ward Memorial Trophy finals. Gordon Sands has made 2 finals, CDCL and WDCL Bidgood Cup Final. Read More.

Club League Individual Trophy News and Success

Congratulations to :

Paul Walters Wolverhampton Chess Club Champion 2012 (All Play All slow championship) See championship archives, final and past tables in Club Championship section.

Robert Marshall 2012 Wolverhampton Chess Club Spring Rapidplay Champion 5/5. 29/03/12

fixture news for our A, B and C team has been moved to WDCL fixtures section.

External events & Campaigns

External events & Campaigns