About us
1. The Home Office and Justice Chess Club is open to anyone to works in the Home Office or the Ministry of Justice (including the former Department for Constitutional Affairs) or has done in the past.
2. We were founded in 1984, originally as the Home Office Chess Club, and we currently have about 20 members ranging in strength from novice to FIDE Master.
3. We run two teams in the Civil Service League (CSL divisions 1 and 3) and one team in the London Commercial League (LCL division 1).
4. Our venue is the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF.
5. Our club night is Thursday. We mostly play league matches but we have some social events as well.
6. Our Constitution is here.
7. Our AGM is held in April or May each year and is followed by our annual All-Play-All Blitz Tournament.
8. The club committee members are as follows.
| Chairman: | Harry Carter | |
| Vice-Chairman: | Tim Pelling | |
| Treasurer: | Richard Fries | |
| Secretary: | James Toon | |
| CSL 1st team captain: | James Toon | |
| LCL 1st team captain: | Peter Biggs | |
| CSL 2nd team captain: | Peter Biggs | |
| Website Editor: | James Toon | |
| Committee members: | Michael Keane | |
| Keith Dunmore |
To find out more about the club, please email James Toon or ring 07515 358162.