South Norwood Chess Club                    Est. 1881   


Meets every Thursday (except in August) Small Hall, West Thornton Community Centre.

7.15 - 11.00pm         Adults and accompanied juniors.

New members welcome, your first few nights are free of charge, just come along on any club night. 

Very low
  Membership fees , inc. concessions

You can play friendly games or join our match teams, we play home and away matches with other clubs in the Croydon League and Surrey County Chess League.

We have a Club Competition, Rapidplay Competition, and our Club is a venue for the Surrey Individual Tournaments.


Tea / Coffee & Biscuits.

Match Fixtures  are here  Fixtures   (a printed fixture list is available at the club.)

Contact Details 2009-2010

President & Treasurer: H Martin Cath 6 Northwood Ave, Purley, CR8 2EP 020 8660 6252

Secretary: K R Chamberlain 46 Brian Ave, Sanderstead, CR2 9NE              020 8657 6792
ken.chamberlain@capita.co.uk

Team Captains 

   Surrey

Ellam & Lauder: David Howes  davidjohnhowes@btinternet.com  020 8657 2895

Minor:                   Les Denford    lesdenford1@activemail.co.uk       020 8689 2023

EWMT:                  Richard Davis
richdavis12@hotmail.com              020 8660 8218 

Fred Manning:     Barry Miles       milesy@postmaster.co.uk              020 8769 4028

  Croydon League

Div 2:        Ken Chamberlain      
ken.chamberlain@capita.co.uk     020 8657 6792

Div 3:        Mike Collins                 mgrunfeld@aol.com                         020 8693 2793



Enquiries: Simon Lea  southnorwoodchess@lea.purplecloud.net   020 8670 2687

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Surrey County Chess Association

Croydon League

English Chess Federation


Southern Counties Chess Union