When do we meet ?
On Thursdays evenings at 7.30 pm -11.00 pm (Family and Children members at 6.15 pm -7.15 pm)
Our Location is
Address : Hanworth Community Centre, Hanworth Rd, Bracknell RG12 7RF
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Directions
By car, on the A3095 northbound from Crowthorne, get in the right hand (4th) lane labelled H’WTH on the tarmac, and leave the roundabout at the last exit to Birch Hill and Hanworth, in the right hand (2nd) lane for the traffic lights 80 yards south of the roundabout, where Hanworth Road is straight on. About 300 yards down Hanworth Road our venue is the left turn into the car park just after the chicane, clearly signposted to The Pines School and ‘The Church at the Pines’. Hanworth Community Centre is mentioned on signage as you enter the driveway to the car park. Note the speed bump directly into and out of the car park is a bit fierce so take it easy.
By public transport, the 171 and 172 buses stop on Hanworth Road (“Cannie Man” bus stop) about 2 minutes walk from the Community Centre. These half-hourly buses take 17-22 minutes from Bracknell rail / bus stations, and serve Crown Wood, Hanworth, and Great Hollands on clockwise or anti-clockwise circular routes from and to Bracknell stations. From further afield the 194 and 4 bus routes to/from Bracknell stations, 194 from Camberley/Sandhurst/Crowthorne and bus route 4 from Reading/Wokingham, both stop on South Hill Road near the above 5-way roundabout, from where it is about 8 minutes walk along Hanworth Road.
2025/2026 Season Schedule
Start Date : 11th Sept 2025
End Date : 17th July 2026
Closed Dates : 3rd & 30th Oct, 25th Dec, 1st Jan, 19th Feb 2nd & 9th Apr, 28th May
Family & Children (F&C): 6.15 – 7.15 pm
Main Club (MC): 7.30 – 11.00 pm
# ( For Family & Children and Main Club members)
| Date | F&C | MC | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/09/2025 | Open | Open | Training | Guess the Move (1) |
| 18/09/2025 | Open | Open | League Match | BCA Bracknell v Maidenhead B 2.5 - 2.5 |
| 21/09/2025 | Tournament | Bracknell Chess Club* | ||
| 22/09/2025 | League Match | SBL Guildford B vs Bracknell A 0.5 - 4.5 | ||
| 25/09/2025 | Open | Open | League Match | BCA Eton College A v Bracknell 2.5 - 2.5 |
| 01/10/2025 | League Match | SBL Crowthorne D vs Bracknell B | ||
| 02/10/2025 | Open | Open | Training | Pawn Endings |
| 05/10/2025 | Tournament | Gordon's School** | ||
| 09/10/2025 | Open | Open | League Match | SBL Farnham HA vs Bracknell HA |
| 16/10/2025 | Open | Open | League Match | SBL Bracknell A vs Reading B |
| 23/10/2025 | Closed | Open | League Match | SBL Bracknell B vs Godalming D |
| 30/10/2025 | Closed | Closed | League Match | SBL Camberley BA vs Bracknell BA*** |
| 02/11/2025 | Tournament | Bracknell Chess Club* (London Chess Congress Qualifier) | ||
| 06/11/2025 | Open | Open | Training | Pins and Skewers |
| 10/11/2025 | League Match | SBL Fleet B vs Bracknell B | ||
| 13/11/2025 | Open | Open | ||
| 16/11/2025 | Tournament | Gordons School** | ||
| 20/11/2025 | Open | Open | League Match | BCA Reading v Bracknell PP Cup |
| 27/11/2025 | Open | Open | ||
| 04/12/2025 | Open | Open | Training | Guess the Move (2) |
| 11/12/2025 | Open | Open | League Match | SBL Bracknell B vs Woking C |
| 18/12/2025 | Open | Open | League Match | Blitz Tournament |
| 25/12/2025 | Closed | Closed | ||
| 01/01/2026 | Closed | Closed | ||
| 07/01/2026 | League Match | SBL Basingstoke A vs Bracknell B | ||
| 08/01/2026 | Open | Open | Training | Best Use of Your Pieces |
| 15/01/2026 | Open | Open | ||
| 18/01/2026 | Tournament | Bracknell Chess Club* | ||
| 21/01/2026 | League Match | SBL Crowthorne A vs Bracknell A | ||
| 22/01/2026 | Open | Open | ||
| 29/01/2026 | Open | Open | League Match | SBL Bracknell B vs Crowthorne D, SBL Bracknell A vs Farnham B |
| 05/02/2026 | Open | Open | Training | Attacking the King |
| 08/02/2026 | Tournament | Bracknell Chess Club* | ||
| 12/02/2026 | Open | Open | League Match | BCA Camberley B v Bracknell |
| 18/02/2026 | League Match | SBL Godalming D vs Bracknell B | ||
| 19/02/2026 | Closed | Closed | League Match | SBL Reading B vs Bracknell A |
| 26/02/2026 | Open | Open | League Match | SBL Bracknell A vs Guildford B |
| 05/03/2026 | Open | Open | Training | Guess the Move (3) |
| 12/03/2026 | Open | Open | League Match | SBL Bracknell B vs Fleet B |
| 17/03/2026 | League Match | BCA Henley A v Bracknell | ||
| 19/03/2026 | Open | Open | League Match | BCA Bracknell v Crowthorne B |
| 22/03/2026 | Tournament | Bracknell Chess Club* (EJCOA zonal) | ||
| 26/03/2026 | Open | Open | League Match | BCA Reading C v Bracknell |
| 02/04/2026 | Closed | Closed | League Match | SBL Farnham B vs Bracknell A |
| 09/04/2026 | Closed | Closed | League Match | SBL Woking C vs Bracknell B |
| 16/04/2026 | Open | Open | Training | Rook Endings |
| 19/04/2026 | Tournament | Bracknell Chess Club* (EJCOA zonal) | ||
| 23/04/2026 | Open | Open | League Match | SBL Bracknell B vs Basingstoke A |
| 30/04/2026 | Open | Open | League Match | BCA Bracknell v Reading Uni B |
| 07/05/2026 | Open | Open | Training | Sicilian Dragon |
| 11/05/2026 | League Match | BCA Maidenhead C v Bracknell | ||
| 14/05/2026 | Open | Open | League Match | SBL Bracknell A vs Crowthorne A*** |
| 21/05/2026 | Open | Open | League Match | BCA Bracknell v Reading B |
| 28/05/2026 | Closed | Closed | League Match | BCA Bracknell v Newbury A |
| 04/06/2026 | Open | Open | ||
| 11/06/2026 | Open | Open | ||
| 18/06/2026 | Open | Open | ||
| 25/06/2026 | Open | Open | ||
| 02/07/2026 | Open | Open | ||
| 09/07/2026 | Open | Open | ||
| 16/07/2026 | Open | Open |
| * Bracknell Chess Club tournaments for year 6 and below juniors. £6/7 entry fee. (Free to Brackell Chess Club members). | |||||
| *** To be rearranged | |||||
| SBL = Surrey Border League, BCA = Berkshire Chess Association League |
“He learned also to swim, dance and shoot, and to play chess two games at a time with his eyes blindfolded” The Devil Drives – A Life of Sir Richard Francis Burton by Fawn M. Brodie