This is the homepage of the Leeds Chess Association.
We organise chess competitions and promote chess in the Leeds area.
On these pages you'll find details of chess clubs in our area and links to other useful sites.
New Venue for West Leeds
For the rest of the 2023-24 Season, West Leeds have a new venue:-
Chapel Allerton Snooker Club
19 Town Street
LEEDS
LS7 4NB
The 2023-24 Season Calendar has now been updated.
The season started on Wednesday 20 September 2023, with the Team Lightning, which was held at Alwoodley Chess Club at 7pm.
Rose Forgrove repeated their win from 2022, here are the team scores.
LCA Lightning Tournament 2023 | |||
Pos | Team | Score | |
1 | Rose Forgrove 1 | 20 | |
2 | Alwoodley 1 | 18 | |
3 | Boston Spa | 12 | |
4 | Rose Forgrove 2 | 10 | |
5 | Leeds | 9 | |
6 | Alwoodley 2 | 6 |
Jonathon Day won the trophy for the best individual score, with 5/5.
All results and current league tables are now updated on the ECF League Management system - the LMS. The 2023-24 League Fixtures have now been published on the LMS.
Leeds Chess Association LMS Homepage
**************** Boston Spa Chess Club ******************
Limewood & Scarcroft has officially been renamed and will continue to play at their permanent new venue:
Boston Spa Village Hall
199 High Street
Boston Spa
LS23 7AA
They also have an updated website.
2022- 2023 Season
Congratulations to our 2022-2023 winners.
Division 1 Leeds A
Division 2 Limewood &Scarcroft ( Boston Spa) B
Division 3 Limewood & Scarcroft ( Boston Spa) C
Mini League Rose Forgrove 1
Rapid Play League Leeds 1
Arjay Trophy Harrogate 1
Arjay Plate Rose Forgrove 2
Team Lightning Rose Forgrove 1