Welcome to ColCHESSter

Colchester is Britain’s first city as well as one of its newest. We have excellent chess clubs and many places to play chess including, in the open air, the Jonathan Penrose Chess Park by the Mercury Theatre. Whether you are in Castle Park, Knights Field, Bishop Road or Queen Street you will not be far from a game of chess!

This website provides information on where to play chess in Colchester (with a calendar of regular meetups and other planned events).