Dear Parents, Kids & All Our Chess Friends!
Join our new Chess Rising Stars in-person club launching in January 2025.
Our junior Wimbledon Chess Rising Stars club will be led by expert coaches who are passionate about developing young talent. We will also support more experienced children who intend to compete in chess tournaments and team matches.
Each week, we will offer a mixture of chess lessons, friendly games, and an internal tournament with plenty of prizes for the winners!
Registration is now open for the Spring Term.
Sunday Chess Club
(Spaces available)
Time: 4:00 – 5:30pm
Age: 6+
Groups: 1
Number of children: Up to 16
Spring Dates 2025
January: 19, 26
February: 2, 9, 16
March: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Venue
William Morris House
267 The Broadway
London
SW19 1SD
Cost
£30 per lesson when all 10 sessions are booked in advance
£35 per single lesson
Sibling discount is available to those who attend the whole term
Please note we can no longer guarantee that same-day bookings will be accepted
Chess Rising Stars Junior Clubs
We also run our flagship Chelsea Chess Club on Saturday afternoons – recognised at Level 2 within the English Chess Federation’s Junior Development Pathway initiative. For younger children seeking to join us, we would advise starting with our Chelsea Chess Club for 5 to 7-year-olds.
Registration
Our new junior chess club has limited availability and we will allocate spaces on a first-come, first-served basis via our online form below. Booking is open now and your child can be among the first to join us. Once this club reaches capacity, we will open a waiting list to add a second group.
Safeguarding
We comply with the Department for Education’s September 2023 publication ‘After-school clubs, community activities, and tuition: Safeguarding guidance for providers’. Please read our Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct and Terms and Conditions.
Travel
An 8-minute-walk from South Wimbledon underground station or a 14-minute-walk from Wimbledon station.
Additional Information
- Beginners, intermediate and advanced players are all welcome!
- Trophies, medals and toys will be awarded at the end of term.
- The sessions will be taught by FIDE Instructor CM Tom Villiers with guest appearances from other experienced members of the Chess Rising Stars coaching team.
- Registered with the English Chess Federation’s Club Finder Tool and the English Junior Coaches and Organisers Association Junior Chess Clubs portal.
