Bob will be at Rugeley Library 15.45-16.45 this Tuesday to welcome chess players of all ages and abilities.

We welcomed West Brom to our club with expectations of another tough match. Nik managed a fantastic draw from a losing position on board 1. Despite piling on the pressure on board 2, Matt miscalculated and lost a rook which proved costly. I had a fairly straight foward draw on board 3, with many of the pieces being swapped off early. Bill also achieved a draw on board 4 early on, noting there was nothing of interest happening. So we lost the match 2.5 - 1.5 but on another day

We will be offering chess lessons on Tuesdays from 18.30 - 19.15 in the Computer Room at Lea Hall Social Club in Rugeley for those who know the chess basics but would like to improve. You don't need to be a member of Rugeley Chess Club to attend although you are welcome to stay on afterwards and attend our clubnight. Some of the areas we might look at could include things like avoiding blunders, positions to avoid, good piece placement, using the features of a position to for

Mercia B at home

Rugeley knew they were in for a tough match against the reigning Division 1 champions and so it proved. Despite our best efforts on all boards, we had to concede defeat to a very strong Mercia side.

Date     League WDCL Division 3   Home Rushall 3A Grade Result Away Rugeley Grade 1 John Grant 1659 1 - 0 Luke Sullivan 1719 2 Shane Cooksey 1586 ½ - ½ Catherine Hiley 1681 3 Aarav Sohi 1563 0 - 1 Tony Meakin 1540 4 Roger Bray 1533 1 - 0 Oli Johnson 1471   Total   2.5 – 1.5 Total

A close game but we just came out on the wrong end of the result. Second draw in a row for new boy William.

After a great result previously, we anticipated another tough match against Halesowen A. Nikoli equipped himself well on board 1, but...

Unfortunately St Georges couldn't make the journey to Rugeley, they were offered another date, but declined this due to other match...

Our old neighbours at the Guild Hall welcomed us for what turned out to be a hard-fought evening of chess. Board 1 Nik’s game was the...

Congratulations to Oli Johnson and Will Hunt for great results at our home match on Tuesday 9th September on another tough night for Rugeley

Another tough evening for Rugeley in the Cannock League, this time away at Tamworth. A very strong Tamworth Team taking the points but a...

2nd September 2025 Lichfield bought a strong team only 20 points from the 6000 grading limit and taking the victory A. Meakin 1/2 ...

Rugeley made their eagerly awaited return to Wolverhampton Division 1, and what a start! Nik drew against a 2179 on board 1 with a strong...

On Tuesday 2nd September we will be re-starting drop-in chess sessions at Rugeley Library from 15.45. The sessions are completely free of...

Congratulations to our own Matthew Carr who has been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by FIDE, the international chess managing...