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Gosforth Chess Club
Email: enquires@gosforthchessclub.co.uk
Find us on Monday nights after 7pm at the Gosforth Empire Club 32-34 Salters Rd, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1DX, UK
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Blitz Update Round 3 20/07/26
/in Club events, Club news, Summer Blitz FestivalAnother great night with 38 people in attendance!
The winners were:
Open: 1st Nakara Husain 6/7 £25 2nd = Gustavo Leon and James McKay 5.5/7 £8
Major: 1st = Hanif Zaman, Mark McKay, Heath Grimman and David Henderson 5/7 £10
Minor: 1st Sanjay Sathishkumar 5/7 £25 2nd Rory Brennan and Hansen Ji 4/7 £8
Junior prize awarded to next junior who has not won a major prize: 1st = Felix Glover, David Llewellyn and Guatham Sathiskumar 3/7 £3
Full results can be found at: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Gosforth 2026 Summer Blitz Round 3
Hope to see you all in Round 4 on August 24th, as always I will open the registration the week before.
Current leader board is available below:
Blitz update!
/in Club events, Club news, News, Summer Blitz FestivalRound 1
A fantastic 1st round of Gosforth Chess Club Summer Blitz Series which had 44 people in attendance who made the night an exceptional event! The winners were:
Open: 1st Gustavo Leon 7/7 £30 2nd Andy Burnett 6/7 £20
Major: 1st = Murray Pollock, Mark Davey, Ed Dodds and Nagendra KS 5/6 £12.50 each
Minor: 1st = Ethan Ross and Heath Grimman 4/6 £25 each
Junior prize: 1st Gautham Sathishkumar 3.5/7 £11
Full results can be found at: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Gosforth 2026 Summer Blitz Round 1
Finally a massive thank you for your donations towards the Empire Clubs Defibrillator fund, we raised £60 which is fantastic!
Round 2:
Another amazing turnout with 42 people in attendance who made the night another fantastic event! The winners were:
Open: 1st Gustavo Leon 6.5/7 £29 2nd Andy Burnett 6/7 £18
Major: 1st James Ross 5.5/7 £29 2nd Murray Pollock and Ed Dodds £9 each
Minor: 1st = Sanjay Sathishkumar and David Llewellyn 4/7 £23.50 each
Junior prize: 1st Heath Grimman 4.5/6 £11
Full results can be found at: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Gosforth 2026 Summer Blitz Round 2
Current leader board
The leader board is available below, due to the amount of people who don’t have rating yet I will wait till after the 3rd event is graded before separating the groups.
Christmas Party 2025 Monday December 15th
/in Club events, Club news, UncategorisedWe will holding a fun 5 round 5 minutes plus 5 second Fisher Random tournament with a Pizza Buffet for only £5 per person. You will need to be a paid up member to attend the event.
Contact a member of the committee ASAP so we can confirm numbers for food.
Look forward to seeing you there!
2024 Christmas Party
/in Club events, Club newsMonday December 16th 7pm
Why not come along to our Christms Party. Full details to be confirmed over the next few months.
Hope to see you all there!!!
2023 Urban Green Outdoor Event
/in Club events, Club newsThis year we had three park open days at:
These were all fantastic days and thank you for everyone who attended these events.
It was fantastic to see so many new faces, several of these people have attended local chess clubs after these events.
What a fantastic turn out we had, see some great photos below:
2022 Summer Days Out
/in Club events, Club newsWe attended the following three parks over the summer 2022: