Watford Chess Club fixtures, 2023-24
4NCL weekends are shown thus, Hertfordshire League matches (7.45 start) are shown thus, Hillingdon League matches (normally 7.0 start) are shown thus and all other OTB events are shown in black type
| Date | Organisation | Competition/match details | Venue/event details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Oct | Hillingdon League | Club night. Watford Juniors A v Watford Juniors C | At Watford | 'A' won 5-0 |
| Tues 3 Oct | Hertfordshire League | Enfield 1 v Watford 1 | At Enfield | Won 3-2 |
| Mon 9 Oct | Hillingdon League | Club night. Watford Juniors C v Watford Juniors B | At Watford | 'B' won 5-0 |
| Mon 23 Oct | Hillingdon League | Club night. Watford Juniors B v Watford Juniors A | At Watford | 'A' won 5-0 |
| 17 Oct | Hertfordshire League | Rothamsted v Watford 2 | At Rothamsted | Lost 1-4 |
| Mon 23 Oct | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Royston v Watford 1 | At Royston | Lost 2-3 |
| Mon 30 Oct | Hillingdon League | Club night. Watford Jnrs A v Harrow Jnrs A, Watford Jnrs B v Harrow Jnrs B | At Watford |
'A' won 5-0 'B' won 3-2 |
| 3 Nov | Hillingdon League | Uxbridge Juniors B v Watford Juniors A | At Uxbridge | Won 3.5-1.5 |
| Mon 6 Nov | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 1 v Little Heath 2. | At Watford | Drew 2.5-2.5 |
| 15 Nov | Hertfordshire League |
Little Heath 3 v Watford 2 |
At Potters Bar | Lost (def) 0-5 |
| 18-19 Nov | 4NCL | 4NCL weekend 1 (Watford A) | Mercure Telford Centre | Lost 1-4 and 1-5 |
| Mon 20 Nov | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 1 v Hemel Hempstead 3 | At Watford | Lost 1.5-3.5 |
| 24 Nov | Hillingdon League | Uxbridge Juniors A v Watford Juniors B | At Uxbridge | Postponed |
| 3 Dec | World Chess League.live | Online v Fiji Chess Federation | Chess.com, 9.0 start | Lost 2.5-7.5 |
| Mon 4 Dec | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 2 v Letchworth & Hitchin 3 | At Watford | Lost 0.5-4.5 |
| Mon 11 Dec | Hertfordshire League | Club night. St Albans 5 v Watford 2 | At St Albans | Lost 0.5-4.5 |
| Mon 18 Dec | Club night. Rapidplay. Adjourned AGM. | 22 competed | ||
| 2 Jan | Hertfordshire League | Hertford 2 v Watford 1 | At Hertford | Won 4-1 |
| 4 Jan | Hillingdon League | Harrow Juniors B v Watford Juniors A | At Harrow | Won 5-0 |
| 6-7 Jan | 4NCL | 4NCL weekend 2 (Watford A) | Mercure Telford Centre | Two matches, lost 2.5-3.5 and won 5-1 |
| 7 Jan | World Chess League.live | Watford Juniors v Philippines Finest | 12.0 Chess.com | Lost 3-9 |
| Mon 8 Jan | Hertfordshire League |
Club night. Watford 2 v Little Heath 3 Extraordinary General Meeting. |
At Watford | Drew 2.5-2.5 |
| Mon 15 Jan | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 2 v St Albans 6 | At Watford | Won 4-1 |
| Mon 22 Jan | Hillingdon League | Club night. Watford Jnrs A v Uxbridge Jnrs B, Watford Jnrs B v Uxbridge Jnrs A | At Watford | Won 4-1 and lost 2-3 |
| Mon 29 Jan | Club night - junior rapidplay | 11 competed | ||
| 29 Jan | Friendly | UKPCC v Watford Juniors | At Westminster | Postponed to 24 June |
| 30 Jan | Hertfordshire League | Hertford 3 v Watford 2 | At Hertford | Lost 2-3 |
| 4 Feb | World Chess League.live | Watford Juniors v Warwick University | Chess.com, 6.0 | Lost 0-6 |
| Mon 5 Feb | Hillingdon League | Club night. Watford Jnrs A v Harrow Jnrs B, Watford Jnrs B v Harrow Jnrs A | At Watford | Won 3-2 and lost 0-5 |
| 8 Feb | Hertfordshire League | Hoddesdon v Watford 2 | At Hoddesdon | Lost (def) 0-5 |
| 10-11 Feb | 4NCL | 4NCL weekend 3 (Watford A & Watford B) | Delta Hotels by Marriott, Warwick | Watford A & B each won one match and lost one |
| Mon 12 Feb | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 1 v Enfield 1 | At Watford | Won 4-1 |
| Mon 19 Feb | Hertfordshire League | Club night. St Albans 6 v Watford 2 | At St Albans | Lost 1.5-3.5 |
| Mon 26 Feb | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 1 v Royston | At Watford | Won 3.5-1.5 |
| 3 March | World Chess League.live | Watford Juniors v Bloemfontein (South Africa) | Chess.com, 6.0 | Lost 1-5 |
| Mon 4 Mar | Hertfordshire League / Hillingdon League | Club night. Letchworth & Hitchin 3 v Watford 2.Watford Jnrs A v Watford Jnrs B |
At Letchworth / Watford |
Won 3.5-1.5, Watford Jnrs A won 5-0 |
| 9-10 Mar | 4NCL | 4NCL weekend 4 (Watford A) | Delta Hotels by Marriott, Warwick | Won 4-2 and 3.5-2.5 |
| Mon 11 Mar | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 1 v Hertford 2 | At Watford | Lost 2-3 |
| Mon 18 Mar | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 2 v Hoddesdon | At Watford | Won 3.5-1.5 |
| 24 Mar | World Chess League.live | Watford Juniors v Shenzhen Peng Yue | Chess.com, 1.0 | Won, w/o |
| Mon 25 Mar | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Stevenage 2 v Watford 1 | At Stevenage | Drew 2.5-2.5 |
| Mon 1 Apr | Club night | BHol | ||
| Mon 8 Apr | Club night | Junior rapidplay - 12 competed | ||
| Mon 15 Apr | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Hemel Hempstead 3 v Watford 1 | At Hemel Hempstead | Won 4-1 |
| Thurs 18 Apr | Hillingdon League | Harrow Juniors A v Watford Juniors B (postponed from 11 January) | At Harrow | Won 3-2 |
| 20 Apr | Admin only | Herts in county u-9 final | Warwick | |
| Mon 22 April | Hillingdon League | Club night. Watford Jnrs A v Uxbridge Jnrs A, Watford Jnrs B v Uxbridge Jnrs B | At Watford | |
| Thurs 25 April | 4NCL decision deadline | |||
| Sat 27 Apr | Admin | ECF Council Meeting | (Zoom) | |
| Mon 29 April | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 2 v Rothamsted | At Watford | |
| Thurs 2 May | Hillingdon League | Harrow Juniors B v Watford Juniors B | At Harrow | |
| 4-6 May | 4NCL | 4NCL weekend 5 (Watford A & Watford B) |
Mercure Telford Centre, Telford |
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| Mon 6 May | Club night | BHol | ||
| Wed 8 May | Hertfordshire League | Little Heath 2 v Watford 1 | At Potters Bar | |
| Thurs 9 May | Hillingdon League | Harrow Juniors A v Watford Juniors A | At Harrow | |
| Mon 13 May | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 2 v St Albans 5 | At Watford | |
| Fri 17 May | Hillingdon League | Uxbridge Juniors B v Watford Juniors B | At Uxbridge | |
| Mon 20 May | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 2 v Hertford 3 | At Watford | |
| Fri 24 May | Hillingdon League | Uxbridge Juniors A v Watford Juniors A | At Uxbridge | |
| Mon 27 May | Club night. | BHol | Herts school half term 27-31 May | |
| Mon 3 June | Hertfordshire League | Club night. Watford 1 v Stevenage 2 | At Watford | |
| Mon 10 June | Club night | |||
| Mon 17 June | Club night | |||
| Mon 24 June | Friendly | Club night. UKPCC v Watford Juniors (provisional) | At Westminster | |
| Sun 30 June | South West Herts School Chess League | St Albans | ||
| Mon 1 July | Club night | |||
| Sun 7 July |
ChessFest |
Central London. | ||
| Mon 8 July | Club night | |||
| Mon 15 July | Club night | |||
| Sat 20 July | Admin | FIDE Centenary | Herts school holidays 24 July - 31 August | |
| Mon 22 July | Club night | |||
| Mon 29 July | Club night | |||
| Sun 1 Sept | Admin | LJCC qualifier (provisional) | At Watford |