James Kimberley Chess Society

Hey guys! Welcome to the James Kimberley Chess society - the official chess society of Cardiff University, named after and in loving memory of James Kimberley.

The aim of this society is to have fun through the medium of chess. We have several different ways of achieving this - from weekly casual events to serious League play. Every week, members have a few drinks and have plenty of games with each other with no competition or pressure - we really put the social into chess social. Sundays are relaxed women's only coffee chess, a nice environment to play casually and meet fresh faces. Sprinkled in between is a mix of casual and competitive tournaments and members are free to partake in as many as they so wish.


Membership is not exclusive to avid chess players and we encourage those who have never even played chess to join! We have a Whatsapp community with a wide range of interaction between sharing chess puzzles, discussing chess controversies, discussions helping to teach chess concepts, and the plain old friendly discussion that our community loves. 

 

Join the society and let's play chess!

 


Contact details:

Instagram: 'CardiffUniChess' - https://www.instagram.com/cardiffunichess/ - shoot us a message and let's chat chess!

 

Whatsapp: In order to avoid scam bots joining our Whatsapp Community, please message our instagram account to get the link to join. 

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Membership

  • James Kimberley Chess Society Standard Membership£5.00
Cardiff University Open
6th December
Y Plas, Cardiff Students Union, 2nd Floor, Park Pl, Cardiff. CF10 3QN.
Cardiff Uni Open Christmas Charity Event 15-round open FIDE-rated 3+2 blitz tournament for Llamau (charity number 701772). After covering running costs of this event, all proceeds will go to Llamau, and for this reason there will be no cash prizes

Products

  • Cardiff University Open Sun 6 Dec 2026 - General£15.00

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