Club Honours
Croydon Chess Club Champions
Since 2005, our foundation year, we have conducted annual tournaments to decide the Club Champion and the Club Junior Champion (U18), only disrupted in 2020 and 2021 by the pandemic.
Below we recognise our Club Champions.
Club Champions
2024 FM Kai Jie Soo
2023 IM Guy West
2022 IM Guy West
2021 no tournament held
2020 no tournament held
2019 IM Guy West
2018 Kyle Gibson
2017 IM Guy West
2016 Kerry Stead
2015 IM Guy West
2014 IM Guy West
2013 IM Guy West
2012 IM Guy West
2011 IM Guy West
2010 IM Guy West
2009 IM Guy West
2008 FM Kok Siong Tao
2007 Ngiam Yee Wong
2006 Peter Braham & Douglas Stones
2005 Ngiam Yee Wong
Club Junior (U18) Champions
Since 2017, the title of Club Junior (U18) Champion has been awarded to the winner of the Youth Club Championship with a play-off deciding the Champion in the case of a tie.
2024 Jeremy Gu
2023 Chern Jun Kong
2022 Vivian Lee
2021 no tournament
2020 no tournament
2019 Stefan Lee
2018 Gavyn Sanusi-Goh
2017 Gavyn Sanusi-Goh
2016 Gavyn Sanusi-Goh
2015 Chloe Fan
2014 Jake Dawber
2013 Selwyn Lo
2012 Selwyn Lo
2011 Joseph Wong
2010 Kyle Gibson
2009 Kyle Gibson
2008 Jack Young
2007 Jamie Cross
2006 Jack Young
2005 Jared Frost
Croydon Chess Club Executives
Our club would not exist without people who are prepared to take on responsibilities and work to maintain and grow the club.
We can’t acknowledge everyone, but here are the Executive Members who have helped to guide the club over the years.
Club Presidents
2025 Kyle Gibson
2024 Kyle Gibson
2023 Kyle Gibson
2022 Kyle Gibson
2021 Kyle Gibson
2020 Kyle Gibson
2019 Kyle Gibson
2018 Kyle Gibson
2017 vacant
2016 Guy West
2015 Guy West
2014 Richard Goldsmith
2013 Guy West
2012 Richard Goldsmith
2011 Richard Goldsmith
2010 Richard Goldsmith
2009 Richard Goldsmith
2008 Richard Goldsmith
2007 Stephen Frost
2006 Stephen Frost
2005 Stephen Frost
Club Vice-Presidents
2025 Richard Goldsmith
2024 Richard Goldsmith
2023 Richard Goldsmith
2022 Ion Kloprogge
2021 Ion Kloprogge
2020 Richard Goldsmith
2019 Mathew Cooke
2018 Mathew Cooke
2017 Chris Najim
2016 Garry Lycett
2015 Richard Goldsmith
2014 Guy West
2013 Richard Goldsmith
2012 Guy West
2011 Guy West
2010 Guy West
2009 Doug Stones
2008 Doug Stones
2007 Mike Smith
2006 Mike Smith
2005 Andrew LeRoy
Club Treasurers
2025 Garry Voigt
2024 Garry Voigt
2023 Garry Voigt
2022 Pearl Yung
2021 Pearl Yung
2020 Pearl Yung
2019 Pearl Yung
2018 Pearl Yung
2017 Pearl Yung
2016 Pearl Yung
2015 Pearl Yung
2014 Pearl Yung
2013 Pearl Yung
2012 Pearl Yung
2011 Stephen Frost
2010 Stephen Frost
2009 Stephen Frost
2008 Stephen Frost
2007 Jamie Cross
2006 Jack Young
2005 Stephen Frost
Club Secretaries
2025 Ian Birchall
2024 Ian Birchall
2023 Ian Birchall
2022 Ian Birchall
2021 Ian Birchall
2020 Ian Birchall
2019 Ian Birchall
2018 Ian Birchall
2017 Ian Birchall
2016 Ian Birchall
2015 Ian Birchall
2014 Ian Birchall
2013 Ian Birchall
2012 Steve Scott
2011 Pearl Yung
2010 Jean Watson
2009 Jean Watson
2008 Anthony Waller
2007 Peter Braham
2006 Stephen Frost
2005 Stephen Frost