We’re a friendly, well-organised chess club serving the Borough of Richmond upon Thames and surrounding areas. We meet at Cambridge Park Bowls & Sports Club, Cambridge Park, Twickenham TW1 2PG, on Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 10:30. There are excellent public transport links as well as a car park on site. You’ll find further information here.
We’ve been one of London’s leading chess clubs since the merger of Richmond and Twickenham Chess Clubs to form Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club in 1958. At the moment we may not be as ambitious as some of our neighbouring clubs, but we think we’re very good at what we do.
We provide competitive chess at all levels, with teams in the London, Thames Valley and Surrey Leagues, playing matches against other (fairly) local clubs. If you’d like to play in any of our teams, check out the fixtures page and contact one of our match captains.
We also provide facilities for social chess at all levels. Most weeks during the match play season (October to April) there will be a match on, but there will usually be a dozen or so social players, ranging from near beginners to first team stars, there as well.
In addition, we run coaching sessions, occasional social events such as barbecues and blitz tournaments which are open to all our members and friends.
We now have a WhatsApp group for prospective members which you can join here.
If you’d like to join the club, please complete the form below and email it to the Club Secretary, or pass it to one of our committee members on a club night. You’re welcome to try us out for a week or two first before committing yourself to paying anything.
Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club Membership Form (2025-26)
You’ll also need to become an Associate Member of the Bowls Club (included with your RTCC subscription) by filling in their membership form here.
A quick note on ECF membership:
Bronze membership entitles you to play in league matches such as those in the London and Thames Valley Leagues.
If you want to play in congresses you’ll need Gold Membership.
Click here to join the ECF or renew your membership.