If you are looking for a junior chess clubs in Dorset, these are the main clubs running in this area.
Southbourne Junior chess club.
Southbourne junior chess club meets on a Friday evening from 6pm to 7.15pm at Tuckton Social Club, 222 Tuckton Road, Southbourne BH6 3AA. The club is free and welcomes a wide range of ages and levels of experience from beginners to junior league players. The club evenings are a mix of playing chess, informal individual coaching and bitesize formal coaching in small groups. The club also offers coaching towards the ECF Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates, and runs mini tournaments.
The junior club is affiliated to the main Southbourne Chess Club in the Bournemouth & District Chess League and, over time, many of the junior players have progressed to the main chess club.
For further details please contact Nikki Forster ([email protected])
Wimborne junior chess club
Wimborne junior chess club which runs at Wimborne Library each Saturday from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and is also free. Please contact Graham Hillman who runs the club along with a team of regular players and coaches, for further details. This club has been running just over a year.
For More Details please visit – http://www.wimbornechessclub.co.uk/junior-chess.html
Bournemouth Library Chess Club
Chess coaching at this independent chess club at Bournemouth Library runs each Saturday where there are two sessions: 10am to 11am and 11.30am to 12.30am. The cost is £7.50 per hour. The club covers an array of coaching techniques and puzzles, includes one to one coaching, and there is a separate ladder competition and end of terms tournaments.
The contact is Eric Sachs ([email protected]) and further details can be found at https://www.bournemouthjuniorchess.com/news/
Ferndown junior chess club
Ferndown Chess Club is a new independent junior chess club. This club is designed for juniors from the ages of 7 – 12 who are at beginner level. The club is scheduled to meet at the St Marks Church Hall, 250 New Rd, West Parley, Ferndown BH22 8EW, every Saturday morning from until 21st December 2024. The 1st session will be from 10am till 11am and the 2nd session from 11:30am till 12:30pm.
The cost is £5 per hour, to cover the costs of room hire and purchase of chess equipment. For further details, the contact is Graham Morris ([email protected]). More details can be found at https://ferndownjuniorchess.co.uk/
Weymouth
There is also a junior chess section at the Weymouth Library on a Monday after school. Please contact Malcolm Steevens for further information.
For More Details please visit – https://sites.google.com/view/weymouthchessclub/home
Many of the main chess clubs in Dorset also welcome junior players.
Nikki Forster
Dorset Junior Chess Coordinator
