Welcome to Petts Wood and Orpington Chess Club
Petts Wood and Orpington Chess Club welcomes players of all strengths and ages. We are a friendly, thriving club with over 30 adults at beginner to master level and around 70 juniors in the 5-17 age range. We meet on Friday evenings from mid-
September to the end of June.
Juniors meet at 6.30 pm for friendly games and tuition sessions at 7.00pm. Adult members mainly play matches at home or away at other clubs. We aim to give all rated members opportunities to play in matches. We have teams in all eight KCCA competitions, with junior teams in the Foundation, Intro, Tom Fuller, Harvey and En Passant Cups and have won several of them in the last few years.
You are warmly invited to visit us for a taster session free of charge.
Please contact the secretary with any questions you might have.
What Our Club Offers
Play Friendly Games
Meet and play friendly games with people of similar age and playing ability, with or without clocks.
Matches
Once you have an official rating, you may be invited to play in matches against other clubs. We run ten teams.
Tournaments
We run a juniors tournament throughout the season, and we enter two teams in the annual online Worldwide Chess League tournament.
Upcoming Events
The Benefits of Chess
A game, generally, adds joy to life, but board games additionally teach some unique skills and give a couple of really life-improving benefits. It’s not an activity that should be enjoyed once in a while when you get bored or something, but a great chance to level up your power of problem-solving skill.
Teaches that choices have consequences
Develops your concentration
Great fun, especially when you win!
Develops your memory
Club News
Online Rapidplay
PWOCC beats a Russian Team!
British Junior Championship
Congratulations to Avisha
BCET Award
PWOCC receives the 2021 BCET award