Maidenhead Junior Chess Club

About us

The club meets on Saturday mornings 9.30 a.m. - 11.15 a.m. - holds beginners’ sessions and tournaments. The calendar gives dates of these events. Tournaments are being held once a month. The usual venue is Claires Court Juniors School, Cannon Lane, Maidenhead, Berkshire. The postcode of the entrance drive is SL6 4QQ. Tournaments will usually be in the sports hall, and beginners’ sessions in the sports hall mezzanine.

Location

Claires Court Juniors,
Cannon Lane,
Maidenhead,
SL6 4QQ,
Berkshire,
United Kingdom

Opening hours

The Junior Chess Club is held on

Saturday mornings

9³⁰ - 11¹⁵

Contact us

For any information, please contact

info@juniors.maidenheadchess.org.uk

Upcoming events

Entry Forms

Tournament Entry Form

Full names of child entering
Boy or Girl
Home Postal address
Name of school
Telephone number
Date of birth and age
ECF membership number
Email address
Date of event
Preferred Section

Entry Fees
£8 by Wednesday before the event
£10 on Thursday before the event
£12 on Friday before the event
£15 on the day
Additional £3 for ECF non-members

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions:

nigelwdennis@btinternet.com

Entry form 7th December 2024

Newcomers

Full names of child entering
Boy or Girl
Date of birth and age
Address and Postcode
Telephone number
Email address
School
Name of School Chess
Club Organiser (if any)
Parents’ Names
Name of Person
Completing this Form
Date

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions:

newcomers@juniors.maidenheadchess.org.uk

Download form

Chess Tournaments - Results

Online Cross Tables http://results.utuswiss.co.uk/

General Information

Parents

A parent of a new member should complete the Club Registration Form.

All parents should stay with their children or nominate another parent present to be responsible for their child, as adult supervision of children is not provided.

Parents who have a little chess knowledge, are encouraged to help with the chess at beginners’ sessions. The school site is a non-smoking area. The club officers accept no responsibility for any loss, theft or accident.

Communication

Information about future events is circulated by email to those who have recently attended a beginners’ session, a tournament or a team event.

Results of tournaments and team events will normally be circulated to those participating in the event.

Parents who wish to stop receiving emails need to inform the club, and parents who are not receiving emails, as their child has not attended recently, need to look at the club website, or ask for emails to be resumed.

Cost

To attend the beginners’ sessions the cost is £3.00 per child per session, £5.00 for
two members of one family, and £7 for three members. The cost for entering
tournaments is shown on tournament entry forms. Those invited to play in the
club’s teams do not need to pay for the team events.

Data

The club keeps a computer database of postal addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth of children, schools attended by children and names of parents, and does not provide this to other organisations. Parents need to give permission for the club to give their child’s details to other chess organisations such as other local adult or junior chess clubs, the adult or junior county chess association in the child’s own area, and the English Chess Federation. Children are removed from the active database the year after they reach the age of 18. The club collects data as it has a legitimate interest in doing so. Those who wish to be removed from the database or limit the use of their data should inform Nigel Dennis nigelwdennis@btinternet.com

ECF

English Chess Federation junior silver membership must be taken out by those
playing in tournaments and playing in the club’s teams. Free membership up to 31st August of the current year is available for junior players who have not previously been members. For details see “ECF Membership": https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membership/

First Aid and Child Protection

The club cannot provide first aid to children who might need this. However, the club keeps a first aid kit which can be used by parents.

The child protection policy is on the junior club website, club information page.

Officers

Nigel Dennis

Boundary House, 230 Greys Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1QY

Tel (Home) 01491 576052

Email nigelwdennis@btinternet.com

Messages may be left on the home phone answerphone. No mobile number is available.

John Wager

Tel (Home) 0118 932 0127

Email johnwager@hotmail.com

Other Nearby Junior Chess Clubs

Caversham meets at Church House, 57 Church Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8AX
Sundays 9.00a.m. to 11.00a.m.

Website http://www.chesswithdino.co.uk

Uxbridge meets at Ivy Leaf Club (Upstairs), 8 Wellington Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2AP
Mondays 6.00p.m. – 7.30p.m.

Website http://www.uxbridgejuniorchessclub.com

Useful links

How to find us

Directions

At the Maidenhead Thicket junction, where the A404(M) goes under the A4, turn towards Maidenhead along the A4 Bath Road, then right at the next roundabout into Cannon Lane. Go under the bridge, and then immediately right at the mini roundabout, signposted “Claires Court Schools”, into the private road to the school. For Sat-Nav directions, use the postcode SL6 4QQ, which is at the right turn off Cannon Lane. At the end of the private road, go through the school gate and straight ahead to the main school building.