Thurrock Chess Club

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  • Thurrock A Narrowly Defeats Thurrock B in Southend League Clash

    On Tuesday, 1st October 2024, Thurrock A faced Thurrock B at home as part of the Southend League. Thurrock A fielded Brendon Gibbons on board one, followed by Mridul Sharma, Lee Heather, and David Hooper. For Thurrock B, the boards featured Gerald Cattouse, Rudi Litsenborgh, Matei Coseru, and Oliver Grabowski, in descending order. While many…

  • Fixture: Thurrock vs Southend 21/02/2023

    Southend travelled to Stanford Le Hope on Tuesday for their match in the Southend and District League. Thurrock faced strong opposition and it was going to take a lot to win this one. It was Southend’s night in the end as they won with a decisive 5 points to 1. Well done to all who…

  • A win for Thurrock!

    On the 15’th of February 2023 Upminster III faced off against Thurrock II in division 3 of the Essex League. It was a hard fought match but Thurrock prevailed. Winning 4 – 1. Board number 5 saw newcomer George Thomas play and we look forward to see some more exciting games from him. Well done…

  • Why chess?

    “Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s okay to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless.”Magnus Carlsen I had the good fortune of being able to play in the first Cambridge International Open this past week. It has been some years since I have played in a proper tournament…

  • Thurrock Chess Club Forthcoming Matches

    TCC matches have already started. Here you can view the planned matches through to January 2023.

  • Thurrock beats Wanstead

    Last night Thurrock played Wanstead in an away match in the Essex Summer Rapid Plate competition. The competition was tough as not only was this an away game but the opposition was rated an average of 1591 while Thurrock were rated at 1543. This was especially further pronounced on the top two boards where the…

  • Summer Cup

    The summer is upon us and with that we hold our Summer Cup tournament. This is the opportunity for all club members to get some rated games against other club members. The format is interesting. Each player plays nine games but only the top 7 results are used to build your total score. So you…

  • Post Covid Chess

    Hello and welcome to Thurrock Chess Club’s new website. If you live in the Thurrock area or are already playing please do visit us for the latest news and updates. We endeavour to post at least once a week. The worst of the lockdowns seem to be behind us and we can once more play…