Events Calendar

📅 Chessington Junior Chess Club Agenda:

November 24, 2025 - March 30, 2026

November
Nov 24 (Mon) Junior League Match – Internal competitive play.

December
Dec 1 (Mon) Interactive Workshop – Theme: Common Blunders to Avoid.

Dec 8 (Mon) Christmas Jumper Party – End-of-year celebration with extra prizes! Christmas Jumper encouraged!

Dec 15 (Mon) Club Closed – (Winter Holidays Begin)

Dec 22 (Mon) Club Closed – (Winter Holidays)

Dec 29 (Mon) Club Closed – (Winter Holidays)

January
Jan 5 (Mon) Club Closed – (Winter Holidays - Club starts Jan 12)

Jan 12 (Mon) Welcome Back & Rating Day – Casual games and calculation of new club ratings.

Jan 19 (Mon) Opening Principles Workshop – Control the center and rapid development of pieces.

Jan 26 (Mon) Tactics Tournament (Pins & Forks) – Quick-fire puzzles and a Swiss-style tournament focusing on common tactics.

February
Feb 2 (Mon) Attacking the Castled King – Learning pawn storms and sacrificing material for attack.

Feb 9 (Mon) Mid-Term Knockout Blitz – Single-elimination blitz tournament.

Feb 16 (Mon) Club Closed – (Half-Term Break)

Feb 23 (Mon) Positional Play & Strategy – Understanding weak squares, piece activity, and prophylaxis.

March

Mar 2 (Mon) Endgame Rook & Pawn Fundamentals – Key concepts for simple king and pawn endgames, and opposition.

Mar 9 (Mon) Practice Match vs. Local Club – Friendly competition to gain match experience.

Mar 16 (Mon) Interactive Puzzle Night – Team challenge solving complex middle-game positions.

Mar 23 (Mon) Advanced Pawn Structures – Isolated pawns, doubled pawns, and pawn majorities.

Mar 30 (Mon) End-of-Term Fun & Prizes – Chess variant games (like BugHouse) and award ceremony.