About Us

Proudly hosted at the Central Coast Leagues Club, the Gosford Chess Club has been running since 1984. We are an all ages club, though juniors must be accompanied by an adult at all times, as it is a licensed venue.

Contact Us and Information

Find up to date information on our Facebook

Please contact the DOP about any bye requests during tournaments.

Director of Play Braiden Cox: dopgosfordchess@gmail.com

President Colin Rowlison: Presidentgosfordchess@gmail.com⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Secretary Jackson Vaulin-Fox: Secretary.gosfordchess@gmail.com

Web Dude Rowan Rapisarda: Rowanrap@gmail.com

Frequently Asked Questions

We meet almost every Tuesday night from 7:30pm at the Central Coast Leagues Club. We also host 3 large weekender events through the year, Blitz in Summer, Rapid in Winter and the Gosford Open (Classical) at the end of October.

Please refer to our Join page for details.

Yes! We would love to have you come check it out.

Gallery

It Comes Full Circle

Keith Farrell (left) presenting the Lloyd Fell Shield (Senior) to Nathan Kramer (right) back in 2014 at the Gosford Open. Nathan has since returned to us! Courtesy of Keith.

Summer Gosford Blitz Open 2025

Great turnout for this one! A fun packed day of chess.

Club Classical in 2025

Look at them, they're locked in. Fight!

Club Night in Early 2024

Our club has grown a lot since then!

The Trusty Cupboard

The Central Coast Leagues Club, Rod and Colin have made accessing the gear much easier now. Less tetris and less walking!

Chess Bags Getting a Good Wash

Even the equipment needs to refresh sometimes!