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Contact and Other Details for 2026-27

in alphabetical order of club name excluding “Sheffield” if present in full name

Details awaited from clubs with name in red

 

 

 

 

Barnsley Chess Club

 

Website

https://barnsleychessclub.org/

Venue

Gilroyd Social Club, Gilroyd Lane, Saville Road, Dodworth, S75 3PX; tel. 01226 206 800

Match Night

A, C, E & RCI teams Wednesday

B, D & RCII teams Tuesday

Disabled access

There is a ramp outside giving disabled access.  The club meets in a downstairs room with disabled access although there is no disabled toilet.

 

Secretary

Neil Todd

neiltodd1963@gmail.com

 

07916 165 250

Richardson Cup I &

Winter A Captain

Pete Micklethwaite

petemicklethwaite@gmail.com

 

07484 647 688

Winter B Captain

Ken Hunter

kenhunter2112@yahou.co.uk

 

07929 098 519

Richardson Cup II &

Winter C Captain

Tom Edwards

eddie-online@hotmail.com

 

07720 641 262

Winter D Captain

Luke Smith

lukesmith470@hotmail.com

 

07766 327 764

Winter E Captain

Peter Giles

petervangiles@hotmail.co.uk

07767 345 951

Contact for new members

Richard Hall

rfh1000@talktalk.net

01226 246 176

07425 625 310

 

 

 

Chesterfield Chess Club

 

 

Website

http://chesterfieldchessclub.weebly.com/

Venue

The Red Lion, 54 Church Street, Brimington S43 1JG; tel. 01246 769 807

Match Night

Thursday

Disabled access

Unfortunately the function room is not wheelchair accessible but we are able to accommodate games on the ground floor by prior arrangement.

 

Secretary

Dave Latham

dmlatham59@gmail.com

01246 568 052

07480 133 768

Richardson Cup I &

Winter A Captain

Martin Howard

martinhoward55@btinternet.com

01246 569 275

07756 534 717

Richardson Cup II &

Winter B Captain

Brian Crofts

b.crofts@sky.com

01246468398

07519 930 390

Winter C Captain

Haider Ali Shah (Ali)

haidershah123456789@hotmail.com

 

07488 336 706

Winter D Captain

George Gledhill

george.alexander16@yahoo.com

 

07508 246 953

Contact for new members

Dave Latham

as above

 

 

 

 

 

Clay Cross

 

 

Website

 

Venue

Community of Christ Church, Thanet St, Clay Cross, Chesterfield S45 9JS

Use the alley to the left of the church to access the car park to the rear.

Please do not park near the old peoples' bungalows to the right.

Match Night

Tuesday

Disabled access

No stairs, disabled access good.

 

Secretary

Brian Lever

brianlever33@gmail.com

07810 705 513

Richardson Cup Captain &

Winter League A Captain

Craig Fores

craigrichardfores@gmail.com

07491 649 184

Winter League B Captain

Brian Lever

as above

 

Contact for new members

Brian Lever

as above

 

 

 

 

Darnall & Handsworth Chess Club

 

Website

http://www.dhchessclub.co.uk (about 3 years out of date)

Venue

Stradbroke Community Centre, Richmond Road, Stradbroke, Sheffield S13 8LT

Match Night

Monday

Disabled access

Our venue has a disabled loo.  Normally we play matches in an upstairs room with no disabled access but, with prior notice, we can arrange to play in the downstairs hall

 

Secretary

Geoff Brown

secretary01@dhchessclub.co.uk

07931 563 787

Richardson Cup I &

Winter League A Captain

Geoff Brown

gd_brown@hotmail.co.uk

07931 563 787

Richardson Cup II &

Winter League B Captain

Ian Barker

ianbarker@live.com

 

07769 341 985

Richardson Cup III &

Winter League C Captain

Paul Davies

paul.davies2553@gmail.com

 

07714 470 419

Winter League D Captain

Nick Prior

 

 

07989 114 892

Contact for new members

Geoff Brown

secretary01@dhchessclub.co.uk

 

07931 563 787

 

 

 

(Sheffield) Deaf Chess Club

 

 

Website

 

Venue

Farm Road Social Sports & Social Club, Farm Rd, Sheffield, S2 2TP; tel. 0114 272 9947

Match Night

Wednesday

Disabled access

unstated

 

Secretary

Michael Freund

drawking50@aol.com

 

 

Richardson Cup &

Winter League Captain

Ben Fletcher

bjfletcher@gmail.com

07538 765 642

(text only!)

Contact for new members

Michael Freund

as above

 

 

 

 

 

Ecclesall Chess Club

 

Website

http://ecclesallcc.weebly.com/index.html

Venue

The Abbey, 944 Chesterfield Road, Sheffield S8 0SH; tel. 0114 235 9396

Match Night

Wednesday

Disabled access

The Abbey has disabled access and a disabled toilet but, unfortunately, the upstairs function room where chess is played does not.  A table could be set up in the smaller bar, but we couldn't guarantee adequate playing conditions.

 

Secretary

Alan McIntosh

asmcintosh56@gmail.com

0114 232 0505

07541 297 365

Richardson Cup I &

Winter League A Captain

James Marley

jrgmarley@yahoo.co.uk

07786 318 540

Richardson Cup II &

Winter League B Captain

Alan McIntosh

as above

 

 

Winter League C Captain

Colin Reid

reid.colin.w@gmail.com

 

07889 979 447

Contact for new members

Alan McIntosh

as above

 

 

 

 

 

Hillsborough Chess Club

 

Website

 

Venue

New Barrack Tavern, 601 Penistone Road, Sheffield S6 2GA; tel. 0114 232 4225, newbarracktavern@castlerockbrewery.co.uk; tel.

Match Night

Monday

Disabled access

NO disabled access.

 

Secretary

Peter Locking

smithboris523@gmail.com

07935 365 939

Winter League A Captain

normally

Farshad Ai

famalanguages@gmail.com

 

07925 995 545

BUT deputy for any away match on a Wednesday

John Mercy

smithboris523@gmail.com

0114 268 3803

 

Richardson Cup Captain

Paul Fletcher

janellandpaul01@btinternet.com

07786 559 903

Winter League B Captain

Peter Locking

as above

 

 

Winter League C Captain

John Helliwell

johnhelliwell67@gmail.com

 

07950 281 368

Contact for new members

Peter Locking

as above

 

 

 

 

 

(Sheffield) Nomads Chess Club

 

Website

 

Venue

Sheffield Trades & Labour Club, 200 Duke Street, Sheffield, S2 5QQ; Tel 0114 275 4671

Match Night

Tuesday, 7:00pm – 10:30pm

Disabled access

Yes

 

Secretary

Michael Hughes

mike_h2000@outlook.com

 

07961 009 915

Richardson Cup I &

Winter League A Captain

Andrew Hards

ahards@hotmail.com

07772 547 496

Richardson Cup II

Andrew Hards

or Michael Hughes

 

 

Winter League B Captain

Michael Hughes

as above

 

 

Richardson Cup II

Andrew Hards

or Michael Hughes or Harry Heather

 

 

Winter League C Captain

Harry Heather

harryheather@live.co.uk

 

07554 887 195

Summer League Captain

Michael Hughes

as above

 

 

Contact for new members

Michael Hughes

as above (e-mail best)

 

 

 

 

Ravenfield Bishops Chess Club

 

Website

https://ravenfieldbishops.weebly.com/ (not updated seemingly since 2016)

Venue

The Master’s House (Next to Butcher's Arms), High Street, Braithwell, Rotherham S66 7AW

Match Night

Monday

Disabled access

The Master’s House is a listed building, making it near impossible to meet DDA requirements. There is a small step at the front of the building. We have a disabled toilet but unfortunately for access you need to be able to either manage three further steps OR leave the front of the building and re-enter at the rear. We usually play upstairs BUT are able to relocate downstairs to accommodate anyone who is unable to manage stairs. Our doors are quite narrow so it is unlikely a wheelchair user could be accommodated.

 

Secretary

David Hill

davidhillesq@sky.com

01709 545 006

07530 289 333

Winter Team Captain

George Boothman

(or contact D Hill

as above)

07846 464 665

Contact for new members

David Hill

as above                      

 

or

George Boothman

as above

 

 

 

 

Rotherham Chess Club

 

Website

https://rotherham.cc/

Venue

The Bluecoat, The Crofts, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 2DJ

Match Night

Wednesday

Disabled access

The playing area is in the 1st floor dining area which is only accessible by stairs.

Juniors

Due to licensing restrictions, we are unable to accommodate under-18s at our home venue after 9pm.  If this is likely to pose a problem for your team, please contact us to make other arrangements.

Refreshments

A range of food and drink is available from the bar. During your visit, please don't consume any refreshments you have not purchased on site.

 

Secretary

Oliver Brennan

ojb@ojb500.co.uk

Richardson Cup &

Winter League Captain

Chris Willey

 

07935 783 414

Contact for new members

Chris Willey

as above

 

or

Oliver Brennan

as above

 

 

 

 

SASCA

Website

https://sheffieldchesscentre.co.uk/

Venue

Sheffield Chess Centre, 329A Coleford Road, Sheffield, S9 5NF; e-mail sheffieldchesscentre@gmail.com

Match Night

A Team & Richardson Cup, Tuesday

B & C & D Teams, Monday

Disabled access

not stated

 

Secretary

Jonathan Arnott

jwauk02@aol.com

07732 857 339

Winter League Captains

 

Jonathan Arnott

as above

 

 

RC, A, B, C & D

or

Andrew Drabble

andrewd54@hotmail.com

 

 

 

or

Tabitha Woozeer

tabwoo@yahoo.com

 

 

Summer League A Captain

 

Rico‑Bradley Ellis

rbellis.re@gmail.com

 

07984 585 894

Summer League B Captain

 

Philip [Theo] Sahu

philipsahu@hotmail.com

 

 

Contact for new members

 

sheffieldchesscentre@gmail.com

 

07732 857 339

 

(Sheffield) University

 

Website

Venue

The Beaten Track, 44 Campo Lane, Sheffield City Centre, S1 2DE

upstairs

thebeatentracksheff@gmail.com

Day

A team Wednesday, B team Thursday

Disabled access

None.  You have to go up some stairs to access the playing room.

 

Secretary

Andy Yang

ayang54361@gmail.com

07513 140 221

Richardson Cup I &

Winter A Captain

Andy Yang

as above

 

Richardson Cup II &

Winter B Captain

Sean Magee

seanmagster@gmail.com

 

07307 209 317

Contact for new members

Andy Yang

as above

 

 

 

Woodseats Chess Club

 

Website

http://www.woodseatschess.org.uk/ (seemingly not updated since 2025)

Venue

First Floor, The Abbey, 944 Chesterfield Road, Sheffield S8 0SH; 0114 235 9396

Match Night

Monday

Disabled access

The Abbey has disabled access and a disabled toilet, but the upstairs function room, where chess is played, does not.  Could accommodate downstairs in bar, but would be noisy.  Plenty of parking.

 

Secretary

Steve Daykin

stevedaykin700@gmail.com

 

07969 542 733

Richardson Cup I &

Winter League A Captain

Danny Gottschalk

daniel.gottschalk7@gmail.com

 

07891 160 949

Winter League B Captain

Tom Adams

tomadams92@gmail.com

 

07807 051 522

Winter League C Captain

Oliver West

westoliver1@gmail.com

 

07808 714 038

Winter League D Captain

Sam Kidman

segkidman@gmail.com

 

07794 020 867

Winter League E Captain

Steve Daykin

as above

 

 

Contact for new members

Steve Daykin

as above

 

 

 

 

Worksop Chess Club

 

Website

Venue

The Innings (pub), 1 Prospect Precinct, Worksop, S81 0RS (opposite Bassetlaw Hospital), tel. 01909 808 727 (Venue closed 28th September to 21st October)

Day

Monday

Disabled access

Steps at front negotiable via ramp up the side.

 

Secretary

Phillip Beckett

familybeckett2@aol.com

01777 228 360

07597 379 658

Richardson Cup I &

Winter League A Captain

Jim Davis

chessJD70@hotmail.co.uk

 

07921 589 306

Richardson Cup II &

Winter League B Captain

Phillip Beckett

as above

 

07935 057 551

Winter League C Captain

Laszlo Safrany

lhsafrany@gmail

 

07792 182 342

Contact for new members

Phillip Beckett

as above