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Chess club is held on Wednesdays in room 74 at lunch time and is run by Mrs Ashworth (although her son, Gareth Ashworth, has been known to run it in her absence).

The club generally comprises of a host of Lower School playing against each other under the watchful eyes of Mrs Ashworth and the 'Chess Prefects' Gareth Ashworth and Shivali Kohli. While you would normally expect a chess club to be a quiet place of thought and reflection, this is far from the case here. The volume in the room often escalates to levels that rival the Lower Common Room, mostly due to the enthusiasm of the Year 7-9s and the loudness of Chris Holdsworth-Swan.

The defining period of Chess Club starts in mid October when the Chess Tournament starts. This is used to determine the 'School Chess Champion' but, more importantly, is the entry route to the The British Land Chess Challenge. This tournament encompasses the entirety of England and brings the best under 18 chess players in the country together via a series of elimination rounds known as the Megafinal, Gigafinal and Terrafinal.

News about the club's (often somewhat distant) past successes can be found on the official BRGS website.

Chess Club is now also supervised by Mr Blacoe as well as Mrs. Ashworth. Chess mascots have also known to be given out, a further incentive to win matches.