Fixtures Diary
Dates of fixtures and events are shown on this page - home games are in bold.
For North Glos league results and tables, please see the North Glos website.
September
Th 25 - Cheltenham Rooks v Wotton Hall Leopards
Th 25 - Stroud Hedgehogs v Cheltenham Knights
Tu 30 - Cirencester v Cheltenham Bishops
October
Th 2 - Stroud Cubs v Cheltenham Chessers
Tu 7 - Cheltenham Knights v Cheltenham Rooks
Th 9 - Stroud Otters v Cheltenham Gambits
Tu 14 - Gloucester Dragons v Cheltenham Bishops
Th 16 - Cheltenham Chessers v Gloucester Gargoyles
Tu 21 - Cheltenham Knights v Wotton Hall Lions
Th 23 - Cheltenham Rooks v Stroud Hedgehogs
Th 23 - Cheltenham Gambits v Gloucester Gladiators
Mo 27 - Forest of Dean Acorns v Cheltenham Chessers
Tu 28 - Cheltenham Bishops v Wotton Hall Cheetahs
November
Tu 4 - Cheltenham Knights v Wotton Hall Badgers
W 5 - Wotton Hall Lions v Cheltenham Rooks
W 5 - Wotton Hall Wolves v Cheltenham Gambits
Tu 11 - Cheltenham Bishops v Wotton Hall Rhinos
Th 13 - Cheltenham Chessers v Wotton Hall Zebras
W 19 - Wotton Hall Hippos v Cheltenham Gambits
W 26 - Wotton Hall Giraffes v Cheltenham Chessers
December
Tu 2 - Super League: Cheltenham v Stroud
Th 4 - Cheltenham Gambits v Cirencester
Tu 9 - Stroud Buzzards v Cheltenham Bishops
Th 11 - Cheltenham Chessers v Cirencester
W 17 - Super League: Wotton Hall v Cheltenham
Th 18 - Cheltenham Gambits v Stroud Otters
January 2026
Th 8 - Super League: Rapidplay at Cheltenham
Tu 13 - Gloucester Gladiators v Cheltenham Gambits
W 14 - Wotton Leopards v Cheltenham Knights
Th 15 - Stroud Badgers v Cheltenham Rooks
Tu 20 - Cheltenham Bishops v Forest of Dean Oaks
Tu 20 - Gloucester Knightmares v Cheltenham Chessers
Tu 27 - Cheltenham Knights v Stroud Hedgehogs
W 28 - Wotton Hall Leopards v Cheltenham Rooks
Th 29 - Cheltenham Gambits v Wotton Hall Wolves
February 2026
Tu 3 - Cheltenham Bishops v Cirencester
Th 5 - Cheltenham Chessers v Stroud Cubs
Th 12 - Cheltenham Knights v Cheltenham Rooks
Th 12 - Cheltenham Gambits v Wotton Hall Hippos
Tu 17 - Cheltenham Bishops v Gloucester Dragons
Tu 17 - Gloucester Gargoyles v Cheltenham Chessers
Tu 24 - Cirencester v Cheltenham Gambits
W 25 - Wotton Hall Lions v Cheltenham Knights
Th 26 - Stroud Hedgehogs v Cheltenham Rooks
March 2026
W 4 - Wotton Hall Cheetahs v Cheltenham Bishops
Th 5 - Cheltenham Chessers v Forest of Dean Acorns
Th 12 - Stroud Otters v Cheltenham Gambits
W 18 - Wotton Hall Zebras v Cheltenham Chessers
Th 26 - Super League: Stroud v Cheltenham
Th 26 - Cheltenham Gambits v Gloucester Gladiators
April 2026
Th 2 - Cheltenham Chessers v Wotton Hall Giraffes
W 8 - Wotton Hall Wolves v Cheltenham Gambits
Th 9 - Super League: Cheltenham v Wotton Hall
Tu 14 - Cheltenham Bishops v Stroud Buzzards
Tu 14 - Cirencester v Cheltenham Chessers
W 22 - Wotton Hall Hippos v Cheltenham Gambits
Th 23 - Stroud Badgers v Cheltenham Knights
Th 23 - Cheltenham Rooks v Wotton Hall Lions
Mo 27 - Forest of Dean Oaks v Cheltenham Bishops
Th 30 - Cheltenham Chessers v Gloucester Knightmares
May 2026
Tu 5 - Cheltenham Knights v Wotton Hall Leopards
Th 7 - Cheltenham Rooks v Stroud Badgers
Th 7 - Cheltenham Gambits v Cirencester
W 13 - Super League: Rapidplay at Wotton Hall
Events
CLUB EVENTS
Club Championship: An all-play-all competition running through the whole season to find the best player in the club that year. 2023-24 winner - Paul Masters
Club Challengers: An all-play-all competition for those not playing in the championship. 2023-24 winner - Ian Gambles
Club Rapid-Play: An all-play-all handicap competition at a 30-minute time control running through the whole season. 2023-24 winner - David Horton
Rapid-Play Swiss: Five rounds at 10 minutes plus a 7-second increment. 2022 winner - Richard Freeman
Chess 960: An informal two-round Swiss playing with the Chess 960/Fischer-Random system. 2025 winner - Graeme Hood
NORTH GLOS EVENTS
Lightning evening: A pre-Christmas event where moves must be made when the buzzer sounds every 10 seconds! 2024 winners - David Buckley and Indy Soutcott-Moyers
Rapid-play Swiss: A Swiss tournament is one in which in each round players are paired with those on the same or similar scores in the tournament. Time control is 20 minutes plus a 5-second increment per move. 2025 winner: Mike Ashworth
Peter Harrison Trophy: A knock-out cup played in several rounds over the season to handicap rules of bewildering complexity. 2023-24 winners - Stroud
North Glos Individual: A Swiss tournament played over several rounds to normal league time controls, finishing in the Spring. 2024-25 winners: Mike Ashworth and Ian Robson