Heywood Chess Club

Welcome to the Heywood Chess Club website!   

last updated 17th May 2021

Currently due to the covid crisis our only activities are limited to on line chess, but we do hope to be able to meet sometime after the 17th May 2021 for face to face games again. Now the club premises are open but the rule of 6 means we cannot meet as a club at the moment, watch this space. Below you will find up to date links for our on line activites and contacts for other usefull web sites.

1. Our latest Swiss Tournament  This is our weekly 5 round swiss event. NB to play you must first join at link no. 2 below. Our tournaments are held every Wednesday from 7.30pm in line with our OTB club timetable. 

2. Click on this to go to our on line team on lichess This is our Lichess on line club. You can access our tournaments from the club home page. 

3. Blackpool & Fylde On line league fixtures We have 2 teams of 4 in Div 2.

4. Jody Heaton Cup This is a 6 round swiss tournament starting 19th April 2021. You will need to be a registered supporter of ECF to join. 

5. Eccles on line team You will need to join this if you wish to play in Eccles numerous weekly events and anyone is welcome. 

As of 20th April 2021 we now have a new Facebook group created so that you can keep up to date with all the information being shared by the members of the chess club. 

Please do consider joining us on Social Media and stay in touch!!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1844521119044248

See you there! 

We also have a whats app group which is open to all for chess and general chat here is the link

https://chat.whatsapp.com/C5M5OEk1aktLCznNRRbTdk

Have a look and join in if you want!!