Fixtures are correct at time of publishing but may be subject to change
Snodland Chess Club Competitive Fixtures 2026-2027
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Casual Chess – Tuesday 22nd September
Snodland Chess Club will be open this Tuesday 22nd September from 7.30pm for an evening of casual chess at our new venue.
There are no matches or meetings scheduled this week, so come along and enjoy an evening of friendly games.
Everyone is welcome, including beginners and anyone interested in visiting the club for the first time.
Tuesday 22nd September – from 7.30pm
Moyeuvre-Grande Suite (upstairs)
The Devonshire Rooms
4 Waghorn Road
Snodland, Kent
ME6 5BQ
Parking is available at the rear of the building – access via Delamere Road
Access to the Moyeuvre-Grande Suite is via the black stairs at the side of the building
We look forward to seeing you there! ♟️
Club Night – Tuesday 15th September
Open from 7.30pm – Casual Chess & AGM
Following the opening of our new venue last week, Snodland Chess Club will be open tomorrow, Tuesday 15th September, from 7.30pm.
The club will be open as usual for casual games of chess, and everyone is welcome, including beginners and anyone interested in coming along to the club for the first time.
Annual General Meeting – 8pm
Please note that our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place at 8pm during the evening. Club members are encouraged to attend and take part.
Casual chess will also be available during the evening.
Tuesday 15th September – from 7.30pm
AGM – 8pm
Moyeuvre-Grande Suite (upstairs)
The Devonshire Rooms, 4 Waghorn Road, Snodland, ME6 5BQ
Access is via the black stairs at the side of the building.
We look forward to seeing you there! ♟️
Snodland Chess Club Opens Tuesday 8th September!
Opening Evening
Tuesday 8th September 2026
From 7.30pm
Snodland Chess Club is pleased to announce the opening of our new venue. We look forward to welcoming existing members, new members and anyone interested in playing chess.
Our New Venue
Moyeuvre-Grande Suite (upstairs)
The Devonshire Rooms
4 Waghorn Road
Snodland, Kent
ME6 5BQ
How to Find Us
The Moyeuvre-Grande Suite is located upstairs. Access is via the black stairs at the side of the building.
Whether you’re an experienced player, returning to chess or completely new to club chess, everyone is welcome.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 8th September from 7.30pm and beginning a new chapter for Snodland Chess Club.
July 2026 Update – We’re Moving!
Snodland Chess Club is pleased to announce that we will soon be moving to a new and improved venue:
Moyeuvre-Grande Suite (upstairs)
The Devonshire Rooms
4 Waghorn Road
Snodland, Kent
ME6 5BQ
The club is currently closed and will reopen at our new venue. Our opening date, club evenings and playing times will be confirmed shortly.
We look forward to welcoming both existing and new members to our new home!
Please check back soon for further updates.
Club Re-opening after Xmas-New Year break
The club will be open for the first time in 2025 at 19:30 on Monday 6th January.
Our first match will be in the ‘Intro League’ at home against Medway 9 on Monday 13th January. The team will be announced in WhatsApp.
Open-air giant chess set event, followed by free, friendly blitz chess!
On Saturday 8th June last year, we hosted our giant chess set launch event (purchased with funding from The Snodland Partnership), followed by some free, friendly blitz chess!
Starting at 1pm, 15-year-old IM Shreyas Royal (2586) played a rapidplay game on the giant set vs 14-year-old CM Stanley Badacsonyi (2347), followed by a rapidplay game vs 9-year-old Kushal Jakhria (2206). The giant set was then opened to general use.
Read more about Shreyas Royal HERE
Many thanks to Lisa Hicks and Michael Base for their donation to help make this event possible.
Tiviakov scores 26-0 in simul!
We were delighted to welcome GM Sergey Tiviakov to Snodland for a “simultaneous display”…..which Sergey won 26-0 !
Congratulations to Volodymyr Mylovanov, who won a prize for the best game.
Many thanks to everyone who took part, and to Kent County Council for providing funding to purchase the chess sets that were used.
Photos from the event can be found here:
Our 400th match
Tonight’s qualifying tie in the Mid-Kent section of the Harvey Cup against Hastings, will be Snodland’s 400th match as a club!
Our first match was held against Phoenix on Tuesday 25 April 2006, a friendly held at the Queen Charlotte Pub in Rochester High Street. In the subsequent 18 years Snodland only played Phoenix once more, in the 2010-11 season. Although Snodland lost its inaugural match 4-2 to Phoenix, the result was reversed in the second match – the final of the Stevenson Cup, as Snodland secured the club’s highest ever trophy in the Kent League following a 3.5-2.5 victory.
Over the years Maidstone have been Snodland’s most frequent opponents, at present the Snodland-Maidstone derby has been played 84 times. Our second most frequently played club are Medway, who we have faced over the board on 68 occasions. Five players have represented Snodland in over 100 games – Neil Miners, Rob Thompson, David Lettington, David Fowler and Peter Hickey have all reached over a century of ‘caps’, while the late George Hollands played for Snodland 93 times.
Snodland have played our 400th opponents, Hastings, 49 times, with 28 wins for Snodland, 19 for Hastings and 2 drawn matches.
A big thank you to Kent County Council!
We are delighted to announce that Kent County Council have awarded the club £1500 to buy new chess equipment after our successful bid for funding, which was supported by our local County Cllr Sarah Hohler.
In addition to new boards, pieces, and chess clocks, the funds have enabled us to buy coaching and chess training software.
This is a great boost for the club, as we look to expand the number of members and our engagement in the community!
Chess is for everyone, so we welcome anyone from complete beginner to Grandmaster!
Email snodlandchessclub@hotmail.co.uk for more details, or just turn up at the club on any Monday evening, from 7.30pm.
