Seaton Chess Club

29/08/2026

Just to announce that after the AGM we've decided to return to the Gateway for the next season so we will be saying goodbye to the Seaton Cricket Pavilion.

We very much hope you will be able to join us for the new season that will start at 6.30pm on Wednesday 7th October 2026 - hope to see you at the Gateway, Seaton then!

04/01/2026

I hope you had a great Christmas and happy New Year to you all!

Just a reminder that the club's next meeting will on Wed 7th Jan 2026 in the Cricket Club Pavilion as usual - hope to see you there!

20/10/2025

Quick reminder that we'll be holding our 13th Jurassic Blitz Tournament at the Chess Club (at the Seaton Cricket Club Pavilion) on Wednesday 22nd October 2025 at 6.30pm.

This is 6 rounds of quick chess - 7 mins plus 3 seconds increment and is open to all.

It would be great to see you for this fun event - there will be prizes for the winner and grading prizes!

13/10/2025

Reminder that we are holding our 3rd Jurassic Rapidplay in Saturday 18th October 2025 at Axmouth. This is our annual one-day event with 6 rounds of fast chess! See https://seatonchessclub.co.uk/index.php/events/3rd-jurassic-rapidplay for more details. Slots are filling up so please enter soon if you intend to play!

Seaton Chess Club Website

12/09/2025

https://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/25448212.seaton-chess-club-set-reopen-season-next-month/

Reminder that the club will reopen for the season on Wed 8th October 2025 - Hope to see you there! 6.30pm at the Seaton Cricket Club Pavilion - new members welcome!

Seaton Chess Club is set to reopen for the season.

02/09/2025

3rd Jurassic Rapidplay

This is a reminder about Seaton Chess Club’s 3rd Jurassic Rapidplay event to be held on Sat 18th October 2025 at Axmouth Village Hall, East Devon.
This will be a 6 round 1-day event with 20 min + 10 sec per player.
The event will start at 10am and run to around 5.30pm and has an estimated total prize fund of over £300!
For more details, see the club’s website:
https://seatonchessclub.co.uk/index.php/events/3rd-jurassic-rapidplay
And there is also an online entry form:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/seatonchessclub/_3rdjurassicrapidplayentryform
It would be great if you could join us for the event and note that we are offering an early-bird discount for entries received by 17th September 2025.
If you have any questions then email me (Paul Hampton) at [email protected] or call on 07711 519655.
Hope to see you there!

19/07/2025

Reminder that the Seaton Chess Club AGM will be on Wed 23rd July 2025 in Axmouth. Please get in touch if you'd like to attend and help shape the future of the club!

14/01/2025

GRAND OPENING OF THE CHESS CLUB NOW 22nd January 2025

Very happy to announce that Seaton Chess Club will be re-opening for the season.

Note however that due to ongoing issues with the Gateway, we will be reconvening in a new venue for the time being: the Seaton Cricket Club Pavilion.

05/01/2025

We are very happy to announce that Seaton Chess Club will be re-opening for season on 8th January 2025!

Note however that due to ongoing issues with the Gateway, we will be reconvening in a new venue for the time being: the Seaton Cricket Club Pavilion.

The address is: Court Lane, Seaton EX12 2AT, less than 10 mins walk from the previous venue.

Hopefully see you all there for a prompt start at 6.30pm!

09/11/2024

Just a reminder that we'll be holding our 2nd Jurassic Rapidplay Tournament in a weeks time! Details are here: https://seatonchessclub.co.uk/index.php/118-2nd-jurassic-rapidplay and you can now see the entries so far! Try and enter soon while there are still places left!

Seaton Chess Club Website