Continuing my visits to various chess clubs in the UK, I went to the Leeds Chess Club yesterday evening. It isn't the first time I have been there, having also visited in 2017.
The club meets at the West Riding Hotel in the centre of Leeds, and normally plays league chess plus casual chess when there are no league games. As the new league season has not started, the club arranged a 5 round rapid event (10m+2s) for the members. I was the arbiter, and 16 players took part. In a scene familiar with Street Chess players, we actually started with 10 players, and another 6 turned up after the first round had started.
The club is undergoing some rapid growth as a number of players were either new, or very recent sign ups. A couple were quite good, continuing the trend of online players moving to the over the board scene. Oliver Gill won the event with 5/5 (he was top seed), although he was made to work hard in a number of games.
So if you are in Leeds on a Wednesday evening (from 7pm) drop into the West Riding, for a pint, a plate of Pork Sausages and Mash, and an enjoyable evening of chess.
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