Hastings & St Leonards Chess Club

01/08/2026

These are the Harvey and Stevenson Trophys which we won at the Kent League finals on May 30th, congratulations go to all the players who took part through the season to help get us through to the finals. Photo by Mason Woodhams.

13/05/2026

Hastings lose Paul Watson Trophy Final!

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Hastings BEATEN in Cup Final! East Grinstead 2.5 – 1.5 Hastings & St Leonards Monday night saw Hastings’ first-ever appearance in the Sussex County Chess Association’s Paul Wa…

04/05/2026

Hastings into the final of the Paul Watson Trophy!

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Hastings have achieved the unthinkable this season by reaching the final of the Paul Watson Trophy, the first time in our history! “Having never progressed past the first round ever before, r…

07/04/2026

The Bourne trophy was again contested at the annual Easter rapid play event yesterday and you can see the results on our website here and photo of the winner Mark Rich

Here are the results of the Easter rapid event for the Bourne Trophy 24 players took part again this year in another fun event which has become a regular fixture on the clubs calendar This years wi…

05/04/2026

Hastings out of the cup!!!

McArthur Cup semi-final
Hastings & St Leonards 2-4 Lewes

Full match report on our website

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McArthur Cup Semi-Final: Hastings & St Leonards 2-4 Lewes Friday night saw the semi-final of the McArthur Cup between Hastings and Lewes, with Lewes looking to avenge their departure from the P…

15/12/2025

Hastings progress past the first round of the Paul Watson Trophy for the first time ever, knocking out holders Lewes!

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Hastings beat holders Lewes in the first round of the Paul Watson Trophy!!! Christmas is a time of miracles and that’s certainly what occurred on Thursday evening. Hastings having never progr…

10/12/2025

Hastings get tough draw in the first round of the Paul Watson Trophy.

Hastings host holders Lewes tomorrow night in our first cup match of the season.

Hastings drawn against holders Lewes in the first round of the Paul Watson Trophy 2025/26 Hastings will be underdogs for the match and with our past record of never progressing past the first round…

08/11/2025

Hastings third team cause upset in division 2 against Brighton second team.

Underdogs Hastings(3) triumph in Brighton(2) 3.5-0.5 In the words of Bjørge Lillelien. “We are the best in the second division! We are the best in the second division! We have beaten Brighton…

31/05/2025

Hastings contest final of KCCA Fuller Cup today 12:45. Come on you Hastings!

It’s the Kent Chess League finals today! Despite having representations in the semi-finals, County, Stevenson, En Passant, Fuller & Intro only our Fuller team progressed to today’s …

15/05/2025

Hastings lose tough cup final.

Two very strong teams, that included 1 International Master, 2 Candidate Masters, 1 Women's FIDE Master and a National Master, slugged it out on Monday night.

Only one can be victorious, congratulations to East Grinstead who ran out 4-2 winners on the night.

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Disappointment and heartbreak as East Grinstead triumphed 4-2 on Monday night, retaining the McArthur Cup. Our boys and girl couldn’t have done much more, that was the absolute strongest team…