The Club Championship is an all play all tournament for the strongest players of the club ran throughout the course of the season.
Highest number of victories
Name | Victories |
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G. J. Bromley | 6 |
J. A. Gorman | 5 |
S. Hallard | 4 |
C. D. Doran | 4 |
E. McNeil | 4 |
A. J. Booth | 3 |
J. Toothill | 3 |
Dr T. O. Read | 3 |
A listing of players known to have won the Chester Chess Club Championship can be found below. Some famous names include W. Korn who was an author of Modern Chess Openings and J. Coleby, who appeared on the tv quiz show Mastermind in the 1970s
Club Champions
From | To | Winner | From | To | Winner |
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1923 | 1924 | Capt. W. P.Neilson | 1972 | 1973 | C. Ridley |
1924 | 1925 | J. Dixon | 1973 | 1974 | J. A. Gorman |
1925 | 1926 | Rev. B. N. Adams | 1974 | 1975 | J. A. Gorman |
1926 | 1927 | S.Hallard | 1975 | 1976 | A. J. Booth |
1927 | 1928 | J.Dixon | 1976 | 1977 | J. A. Gorman |
1928 | 1929 | C. Willis | 1977 | 1978 | A. J. Booth |
1929 | 1930 | C. A. Saban | 1978 | 1979 | A. J. Booth |
1930 | 1931 | S.Hallard | 1979 | 1980 | J. A. Gorman |
1931 | 1932 | 1980 | 1981 | P. C. Hoad | |
1932 | 1933 | 1981 | 1982 | M. E. Williams | |
1933 | 1934 | 1982 | 1983 | G. O. Edwards | |
1934 | 1935 | 1983 | 1984 | G. J. Bromley | |
1935 | 1936 | 1984 | 1985 | T. Everrett | |
1936 | 1937 | 1985 | 1986 | ||
1937 | 1938 | 1986 | 1987 | ||
1938 | 1939 | S. Hallard | 1987 | 1988 | C. Moorman |
1939 | 1940 | 1988 | 1989 | C. Moorman | |
1940 | 1941 | 1989 | 1990 | R. Clark | |
1941 | 1942 | 1990 | 1991 | ||
1942 | 1943 | W. Korn | 1991 | 1992 | |
1943 | 1944 | W. Korn | 1992 | 1993 | |
1944 | 1945 | I. Goldberg | 1993 | 1994 | |
1945 | 1946 | P.Tillson | 1994 | 1995 | C. D. Doran |
1946 | 1947 | Dr. T. Amyot | 1995 | 1996 | |
1947 | 1948 | C. A. Saban | 1996 | 1997 | C. D. Doran & J. Sutcliffe |
1948 | 1949 | S. Milan | 1997 | 1998 | |
1949 | 1950 | E. McNeil | 1998 | 1999 | J. Sutcliffe |
1950 | 1951 | E. McNeil | 1999 | 2000 | |
1951 | 1952 | J. A. V. Fielder | 2000 | 2001 | |
1952 | 1953 | J. Bate | 2001 | 2002 | A. Van Bergen |
1953 | 1954 | E. McNeil | 2002 | 2003 | G. J. Bromley |
1954 | 1955 | S. Hallard | 2003 | 2004 | G. J. Bromley |
1955 | 1956 | E. McNeil | 2004 | 2005 | C. D. Doran |
1956 | 1957 | R. Littler | 2005 | 2006 | S. Fraser |
1957 | 1958 | J. Coleby | 2006 | 2007 | C. D. Doran |
1958 | 1959 | A. J. Bowen | 2007 | 2008 | P. R. Watson |
1959 | 1960 | A. J. Bowen | 2008 | 2009 | G. J. Bromley |
1960 | 1961 | J. Coleby | 2009 | 2010 | G. J. Bromley |
1961 | 1962 | Dr. T. O. Read | 2010 | 2011 | R. Valantinas |
1962 | 1963 | J.Toothill | 2011 | 2012 | R. Valantinas & J. Smith |
1963 | 1964 | Dr T. O. Read | 2012 | 2013 | J. Smith |
1964 | 1965 | J. Toothill | 2013 | 2014 | D. I. Hulme |
1965 | 1966 | J. Toothill | 2014 | 2015 | G. J. Bromley |
1966 | 1967 | R. Jones | 2015 | 2016 | P. Crocker |
1967 | 1968 | J. H. Walmsley | 2016 | 2017 | M. McDonagh |
1968 | 1969 | Dr T. O. Read | 2017 | 2018 | M. McDonagh |
1969 | 1970 | L. R. Ainsworth | 2018 | 2019 | C. White |
1970 | 1971 | L. R. Ainsworth | |||
1971 | 1972 | J. A. Gorman |