Wells Chess Junior Club
The Autumn Term: 10th Sep – 17th Jan 2025
Group sessions: Every Wednesday (except Oct 29)
• 5:15 - 6:15 – Session 1
• 6:15 – 7:15 – Session 2
Venue: The Globe Inn (22 Priest Row, Wells BA5 2PY), the Functional Room upstairs.
Fee:
Payment
per term Payment
per visit
Session 1 (5:15 - 6:15) £50
(£3.50 per hour) £6
(£6.00 per hour)
Session 2 (6:15 - 7:15) as above as above
Both sessions (5:15 - 7:15) £75
(£2.70 per hour) £9
(£4.50 per hour)
a discount of 25% for siblings.
Details for bank transfer:
Mr. Oleksandr Matlak Sort code 30-99-29 Account number 47669360
Two coaches will lead training sessions:
- Sasha Matlak
National Chess Master of England and Ukraine (FIDE ID: 148061879, DBS Certificate number: 001833567592).
Two-time Champion of Somerset (2023, 2024), West of England Chess Champion (Bristol, 2024), Chess Coach of National Level (by English Chess Federation).
- Leon Nelson
Student of The Blue School of Wells, one of the strongest junior chess players in Somerset.
Winner of 2024 Somerset Megafinal (UK Chess Challenge) and Newport Chess Congress 2025 Major, Participant of the British Chess Championship 2025 (Liverpool).
Wells Chess Club is a part of the Development Pathway Scheme of the English Chess Federation from 2024.
The club is equipped with cutting-edge facilities and subscription app for learning chess.
Registration form:
https://forms.gle/UrgcExc321uToPYQ6
Communication:
WhatsApp Group for important and useful information regarding the chess club, please join by using this link:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/GLiCYMiqOw03TNPJkNpRNK
Upcoming junior chess tournaments:
September 2025
• West of England Jamboree (21 Sep 2025)
The Village Hall, Clyst St Mary, Exeter EX5 1AA
For our strongest Juniors.
October 2025
• Wells Autumn Rapidplay (18 Oct 2025)
https://wellschess.co.uk/wells-2025-autumn-rapidplay/
Wells Town Hall, Market Square, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2RB
For Juniors – Minor Section U1500.
November 2025
• Portishead Junior Rapidplay (01 Nov 2025)
Somerset Hall, 1 The Precinct, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6AH, UK
https://www.portisheadchess.com/event-details/5th-portishead-junior-rapidplay
Also check out other Sports events in Wells, Workshops in Wells, Contests in Wells.
