WELCOME TO THE BRANTFORD CHESS CLUB CELEBRATING OVER 100 YEARS OF CHESS!

We Are Located At 10 Albion St. Brantford, Grace Anglican Church, Lower Level

The Brantford Chess Club is dedicated to the play and promotion of chess in the Brantford area. Our club meets each Wednesday night at 6:30 pm, beginning September 4th, 2024. Our players range in strength from beginner to expert.

GREAT NEWS: We have won the bid to host the Ontario Open, May 17-19, 2025. Info can be found at 2025ontarioopen.ca.

The club provides a spacious and comfortable non-smoking playing room. We hold many events throughout the year for club members, in addition to playing games for fun. All equipment is supplied.

Our club is a member of the South West Ontario Chess League. The league organizes the SWOCL Grand Prix with events throughout Southwestern Ontario. We held our annual meeting and elected our executive. Our president and treasurer is Rob Gashgarian and the tournament and website director is Lee Hendon.

I recently was invited to talk with Jocelyn Birkes from Belonging Brant regarding our history and other elements of community involvement.

Current Event

Brantford Active Championship

Defending Champion: Alexander Kunashko

November 13th - November 27th, 2024

Format: 6 round Swiss pairings

25 min + 5 sec

Next Event

Junior Championship

Born after end of year 2005

Defending Champion: Matteo Marut

November 27th - December 11th, 2024

Format: 6 round Swiss pairing

15 min + 10 sec