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
Tu 22 - Cheltenham Knights v Wotton Hall Lions
Th 24 - Cheltenham Rooks v Stroud Badgers
Tu 29 - Cirencester v Cheltenham Bishops
October
Tu 6 - Cirencester v Cheltenham Gambits
Th 8 - Cheltenham Rooks v Cheltenham Knights
Tu 13 - Gloucester Dragons v Cheltenham Bishops
Tu 20 - North Glos Individual Round 1 @ Cheltenham W 21 - Wotton Hall Leopards v Cheltenham Rooks
W 21 - Wotton Hall Hippos v Cheltenham Gambits
Th 22 - Stroud Badgers v Cheltenham Knights
Mo 26 - Gloucester Rookies v Cheltenham Chessers
Tu 27 - Cheltenham Bishops v Wotton Hall Cheetahs
November
W 4 - Wotton Hall Lions v Cheltenham Rooks
Tu 10 - Cheltenham Bishops v Wotton Hall Rhinos
Th 12 - Cheltenham Chessers v Tetbury
Tu 17 - Super League: Cheltenham v Stroud
Th 19 - Cheltenham Gambits v Wotton Hall Wolves
W 25 - Wotton Hall Zebras v Cheltenham Chessers
Th 26 - Stroud Hedgehogs v Cheltenham Bishops
December
Th 3 - Cheltenham Gambits v Forest of Dean Oaks
Th 10 - Stroud Buzzards v Cheltenham Bishops
Th 10 - Cheltenham Chessers v Cirencester
W 16 - Super League: Wotton Hall v Cheltenham
Th 17 - Stroud Otters v Cheltenham Gambits
TBC - North Glos Lightning @ Cheltenham
TBC - Chess 960 @ Cheltenham
January 2027
Th 7 - Super League: Rapidplay at Cheltenham
Tu 12 - Cheltenham Knights v Wotton Hall Leopards
Th 14 - Cheltenham Gambits v Glorious Glosters
Tu 19 - Cheltenham Bishops v Gloucester Gladiators
W 20 - Wotton Hall Giraffes v Cheltenham Chessers
W 27 - Wotton Hall Lions v Cheltenham Knights
Th 28 - Stroud Badgers v Cheltenham Rooks
Th 28 - Cheltenham Gambits v Cirencester
February 2027
Tu 2 - Cheltenham Bishops v Cirencester
Th 4 - Cheltenham Chessers v Gloucester Knightwatch
Tu 9 - Cheltenham Knights v Cheltenham Rooks
Th 11 - Cheltenham Gambits v Wotton Hall Hippos
Tu 16 - Cheltenham Bishops v Gloucester Dragons
Th 18 - Cheltenham Chessers v Forest of Dean Acorns
Tu 23 - Cheltenham Knights v Stroud Badgers
Th 25 - Cheltenham Rooks v Wotton Hall Leopards
March 2027
W 3 - Wotton Hall Cheetahs v Cheltenham Bishops
Th 4 - Stroud Cubs v Cheltenham Chessers
W 10 - Wotton Hall Wolves v Cheltenham Gambits
Th 11 - Super League: Stroud v Cheltenham
W 17 - Wotton Hall Rhinos v Cheltenham Bishops
Mo 22 - Forest of Dean Oaks v Cheltenham Gambits
Tu 30 - Cheltenham Bishops v Stroud Hedgehogs
April 2027
Th 8 - Super League: Cheltenham v Wotton Hall
Th 8 - Cheltenham Gambits v Stroud Otters
Tu 13 - Cheltenham Bishops v Stroud Buzzards
Th 22 - Cheltenham Rooks v Wotton Hall Lions
Tu 20 - Glorious Glosters v Cheltenham Gambits
Mo 26 - Gloucester Gladiators v Cheltenham Bishops
Tu 27 - North Glos Individual Round 6 @ Stroud
May 2027
W 5 - Wotton Hall Leopards v Cheltenham Knights
W 12 - 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