Watford Chess Club fixtures to 28 July 2025

4NCL/J4NCL weekends are shown thus, Hertfordshire League matches (7.45 start) will be shown thus, Hillingdon League matches (normally 7.0 start) will be shown thus and all other OTB events will be shown thus

 

Date Organiser   Competition/match details   Venue/event details Notes
Mon 16 Sep     Club night, adjourned AGM     Minutes published
Mon 23 Sep Watford/StAlbans   Pre-season friendly, Watford Jnrs v St Albans Jnrs.     At St Albans  Lost 28-4

Mon 30 Sep

 

Hillingdon League

 

 

Watford Jnrs A v Watford Jnrs B9

 

At Watford 

'A' won 5-0

Mon 7 Oct

Hertfordshire League

 

Hemel Hempstead 3 v Watford 1

 

At Hemel


Won 3.5-1.5 

Mon 14 Oct

 

Hillingdon League

 

Hertfordshire League

 

Club night

St Albans 8 v Watford 2 

Watford Jnrs B v Watford Jnrs A

 

Club

At St Albans

At Watford

 

 Lost 1.5-3.5

"A" won 5-0

Sat 19 Oct  Herts CA   Puller Cup (rapidplay, teams of 4).  Three Watford teams competed.   North Watford Watford won this event.
Mon 21 Oct

Home

Hertfordshire League

 

Club night

Letchworth 4 v Watford 2

 

Club

At Letchworth

 

Drawn 2.5-2.5

Fri 25 Oct

Hillingdon League

 

Watford Juniors A v Uxbridge Juniors B, Watford Juniors B v Uxbridge Juniors A

 

At Uxbridge

"A" won 4-1, "B" lost 5-0

Mon 28 Oct

Club

Hertfordshire League

 

Club night

Watford 1 v Royston 1

   At Watford

Won 3-2

Mon 4 Nov     Club night - Open-to-all rapidplay     20 competed

9-10 Nov 

 

4NCL   

Saturday: Watford A v Castell Nedd (Wales), Warrington Teams v Watford B 

Sunday:   Epsom v Watford A, Celtic Tigers C v Watford B

  At Peterborough Watford A won 4-2 and lost 3.5-2.5.  Watford B lost 0.5-5.5 and 1.5-4.5
%Mon 11 Nov

Club

 

 

 

Club night, visit by Mayor of Watford 

 

     

 

Mon 18 Nov

Club

Hertfordshire League

 

 

Club night

Watford 1 v Hertford 2

     

Won 3.5-1.5

Mon 25 Nov

Club

Hertfordshire League

 

Club night

Stevenage 2 v Watford 1

     

Lost 3-2

Mon 2 Dec

Club

Hertfordshire League

 

 

 

 

Club night

St Albans 7 v Watford 2

 

   

Drew 2.5-2.5

 

Mon 9 Dec

Club

Hertfordshire League

 

Club night

Watford 1 v Rothamsted 1

   

Match postponed

Thurs 12 Dec  

Hillingdon League

 

Watford Jrs A v Harrow Jrs B

 

At Harrow

Won 5-0

Mon 16 Dec     Club night including EGM     Minutes published
Mon 23 Dec     Club night      
Mon 30 Dec     Online club night only    6.30 Lichess  
Mon 6 Jan

Club

Hillingdon League

 

Club night 

Watford Juniors A v Harrow Juniors B, Watford Juniors B v Harrow Juniors A

  At Watford 

"A" team won 5-0, "B" team lost 5-0

11-12 Jan 4NCL  

Saturday: Watford A v Peterborough, Watford B v Apprentice Woodpushers

Sunday:   Lisburn ( N Ireland) v Watford A, SPTW Uni v Watford B

  At Coventry Watford A won 4-2 and drew 3-3..  Watford B drew 3-3 and lost 0.5-5.5.
Mon 13 Jan

 Club

Hertfordshire League 

 

Club night

Watford 2 v Letchworth 4

  At Watford Won 4-1
Fri 17 Jan

Hillingdon League

 

Watford Juniors A v Uxbridge Juniors A, Watford Juniors B v Uxbridge Juniors B

  At Uxbridge  "A" team won 3-2, "B" team lost 2-3
Mon 20 Jan

Club 

Hertfordshire League 

 

Club night

St Albans 4 v Watford 1

  At St Albans  Lost 1-4
Sat 25 Jan

Junior event

 

Junior jamboree event v Maidenhead v Reading v Oxford

  Maidenhead  Placed 4th
Mon 27 Jan

Club 

Hertfordshire League 

 

Club night

St Albans 6 v Watford 2 

 

Watford Juniors A v Willesden & Brent Juniors 

 

 

At St Albans

 

At Watford, 6.45 start

 

Won 4-1

 

Won 5-0

 

 

Wed 29 Jan

 

Hillingdon League

 

Watford Juniors A v Willesden & Brent Juniors 

 

 

 

At Wembley

 

Won 3.5-1.5

Mon 3 Feb

 Club

Hertfordshire League

 

Club night

Watford 1 v Rothamsted 1 

  At Watford 

Won 3.5-1.5

 
Mon 10 Feb

 Club

Hillingdon League

 

Club night

Watford Juniors A v Uxbridge Juniors B, Watford Juniors B v Uxbridge Juniors A 

  At Watford  "A" team won 5-0, "B" team lost 1-4
Tues 11 Feb

Hertfordshire League 

 

Hertford 2 v Watford 1

  At Hertford Drew 2.5-2.5
15-16 Feb 4NCL   Watford A only playing   At Peterborough Lost 2-3 and 1.5-4.5
Mon 17 Feb

Club 

Hillingdon League-

 

 

Club night

Watford Juniors B v Willesden/Brent Juniors

  At Watford Won 5.5-0.5
Thurs 20 Feb

N/a

 

Junior training

  ASDA, 2-6 12 juniors attended
Mon 24 Feb     Club night  .

 

     
Thur 27 Feb 

Hertfordshire League 

 

Bishops Stortford 3 v Watford 2 

   

At B Stortford

Won 4-1

Mon 3 Mar 

 Club

Hillingdon League

 

Club night

Watford Juniors A v Harrow Juniors A, Watford Juniors B v Harrow Juniors B

 

At Watford

 

"A" team won 3-2, "B" team lost 2-3

Sun 9 Mar

World Chess League

 

Watford Juniors v Shauny Pawny Chess Club

  Chess.com  Won 8-0
Mon 10 Mar

Club

Hertfordshire League 

 

Club night

Watford 2 v St Albans 8

   

At Watford

Won 4.5-0.5

 

Wed 12 Mar

Hillingdon League

 

Watford Juniors B v Willesden & Brent Juniors (Venue:  Chalkhill Community Centre, 113 Chalkhill Road, Wembley Park HA9 9FX)

  At Wembley, 7.15 start Won 4.5-0.5
Mon 17 Mar 

Club

 

Club night, committee meeting

 

     
Tues 18 Mar 

Hertfordshire League 

 

Rothamsted 1 v Watford 1

 

At Rothamsted

 

Won 3.5-1.5

 
Mon 24 Mar 

Club night

Hertfordshire League 

 

Club night

Watford 2 v St Albans 6

 

At Watford

Won 3-2

Thurs 27 Mar

Hillingdon League

 

Watford Juniors B v Harrow Juniors A

 

At Harrow

Won 4-1

Mon 31 Mar 

Club

Hertfordshire League 

 

Club night

Watford 1 v St Albans 4

   

At Watford

 

Won 5-0

 

Mon 7 Apr

Club

 

 Club night

   

-

 Club rapidplay
Thurs 10 Apr

Junior training

 

ASDA, North Watford, 2.0 - 6.0

     
12-13 Apr

4NCL

 

Watford A only playing

  At Peterborough Lost 2.5-3.5 and won 4-2
Mon 14 Apr

Club

Hertfordshire League

 

Club night

Watford 1 v Stevenage 2

   

At Watford

Won 4-1

Mon 21 Apr    

Club night (Easter Monday)

     
Tues 22 Apr

 

Hertfordshire League

 

Watford 2 v Enfield 2

 

At Enfield

 

Drew 2.5-2.5

Thurs 24 Apr

Hillingdon League

 

 

Watford Juniors A v Harrow Juniors A, Watford Juniors B v Harrow Juniors B

  At Harrow-

"A" team won 4-1, "B" team won 3-2

Sun 27 April

World Chess League

 

Watford Juniors v CatSU Chess Club

 

Chess.com, 12 noon

 Drew 4-4
Mon 28 Apr

Club

 

Hertfordshire League

 

 

Club night

Watford 1 v Royston 1

 

At Royston

 

Lost 1-4

3-5 May

 

4NCL

 

Watford A playing (3 rounds)

  At Coventry Lost 1-5, won 4-2 and lost 1.5-4.5
4-5 May    

Bucks Country Show

  Amersham  
Mon 5 May  Club  

Club night (Bank Holiday)

     
Mon 12 May 

 Club

Hertfordshire League

 

Club night

Watford 1 v Hemel Hempstead 3

 

At Watford

Won 4-1

 
Mon 19 May

Club

Hertfordshire League

 

Watford 2 v Enfield 2

 

At Watford

 
Mon 26 May

Club

 

 

 Club night (Bank Holiday) - EGM, 7.15

    Half term 26-30 May
Mon 2 June

Club

Hertfordshire League

   

Club night

Watford 2 v St Albans 7 (rearranged)

 

At Watford

 
 
Mon 9 June

 Club

Hillingdon League

   

Club night

Watford Juniors A v Uxbridge Juniors A, Watford Juniors B v Uxbridge Juniors B

   At Watford  
Mon 16 June

Hertfordshire League

 
 

Club night

Watford 2 v Bishop Stortford 3.  Rescheduled from 7 April.

 

 

At Watford

 
Mon 23 June    

Club night

     
Mon 30 June    

Club night

Watford Juniors v UK Parliamentary Chess Club
  At Westminster, 6.0 for 6.30 start  
Mon 7 July    

Club night

     
Sun 13 July     

ChessFest

  Trafalgar Square  
Mon 14 July            
Mon 21 July            
Mon 28 July            
             
2-10 August     British chess championships (junior championships 3-9 August only)   Liverpool