Anstey Chess Club

Anstey’s junior coaching is well underway with a record 17 students and we’ve even got a waiting list! Leicestershire’s head of junior coaching Alan Agnew and our own El Presidente doing the coaching. Thursdays 6-7pm at Anstey Chess Club @ECFonlinechess @ecfchess @schoolschess

Relax time climbing up to Old John #R&R #oldjohn #familytime

Anstey chess club’s annual Christmas Blitz and curry evening was a success with loads of players taking part. A thoroughly enjoyable evening and delicious food afterwards. Merry Christmas to all and all the best for 2026 ♟🎉🎄

Thanks for the selfie @DavidHowellGM 👌🏻🥳

Another busy night with 3 teams in action ❤️♟ #chess #ansteychessclub

Anstey Chess Club in the community at @ansteygala Come and join us! #chess #gala #chessevent

@onetotwo Thank you for the share and recommendation @onetotwo

Enjoyed playing at this one last year. Little harder to travel to Midlands this year but will try. Strong recommend for any chess followers in the area and think the lower section might not be a bad beginner territory for any first-timers

**The HE Atkins memorial Chess Congress returns on Friday 17-19th October 2025** The entry website is now live: congress.org.uk/congress/643/h… 80mins+30sec 5 sections 5 rounds with comfortable playing conditions Plenty of hotels within 10-20 minutes drive from the venue See you there!

Just a regular Thursday night at the club - club championship, county championship and a farewell to one of our own blitz tournament going on….. 👌🏻💪🏻👍🏻♟ #chess #blitzchess #ecf #ecfonline

@JBlackburnChess @stokeontrent100 Congratulations @JBlackburnChess 👏🏻👏🏻🥳

Thrilled the Staffordshire Chess Congress returned to Stoke after 10+ years! Proud to help organise — and even more shocked to score a perfect 5/5 and become Staffordshire Champion 🏆♟️ Huge thanks to the team + @stokeontrent100 for making it happen!

BREAKING NEWS! The 2025 London Chess Classic organised by @schoolschess will be held from Wednesday 26 November to Sunday 7 December. Further details coming shortly. Proudly supported by @xtxmarkets

@ecfchess @hammer_chess Congratulations to the winners

The ECF awards have been announced! Congratulations to all the winners. Read all about the winners at englishchess.org.uk/ecf-awards-202… Photos are of Club of the Year - Hammersmith and Small Club of the Year - Bracknell Chess Club (with the Mayor) @hammer_chess

#british ⁦@ecfchess⁩ ⁦@ECFonlinechess⁩

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Even though the school holidays have started, still a busy night at the Methodist Church in Anstey ❤️👌🏻♟

A superb guest on our podcast - and superb courses too!

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#clubnight #busyasusual #chess

Update from the Anstey Chess Club AGM 2025 - more teams, more growth and more fun in the new season! ansteychessclub.co.uk/2025/06/20/upd…

@PenistoneChess Thanks! We’re lucky to have so many members. ‘Just Mick’ on the left is happy to keep playing for us since being one of the original 6 that started playing for us in 2018

@AnsteyChessClub well done... loving the sceptical looks... the fella on the left looks like he has got an eye on the top job

AGM done and dusted 👌🏻💪🏻👍🏻 Big news on the way………