Welcome!

We are an active, welcoming chess club in Edinburgh.

We are located at Slateford Bowling club, where we have access to a spacious playing hall.

As well as playing in the Edinburgh League, we are actively running club nights with club championship, lightning and social chess games available.

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Roll of Honour updated

20 November 2024

Thanks to Martin Robinson of Chess Edinburgh Council for supplying details of historical Chess Edinburgh competition winners.

Fourteen additional entries have been added to our roll of honour!

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First team lost to Edinburgh 3

18 November 2024

A close match against Edinburgh 3 with both teams well matched on gradings.

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Club Night - 18th Nov 2024

18 November 2024

The second round of the club championship is off and running with three games being played on Monday 18th of November.

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