BUCA Members
If you would like your society to be added to this list, e-mail e-mail Alex Holowczak with the date, time and where you meet, a contact name, phone number and e-mail address, and a link to any website your society may have.
The benefits of your society affiliating to BUCA are:
Equipment
If you’re looking to start up a chess society, or looking for equipment for your existing society, BUCA, in partnership with Chess & Bridge can offer the following:
5 sets – one “set” includes a plastic box, a set of tournament-standard pieces, and a folding board. 5 sets cost £50.
DGT Easy+ chess clock – a clock that allows users to play competitive games of chess against other people or teams, and have the games graded. The cost for this will be £24.95.
To claim these deals, please go to www.chess.co.uk and purchase the products in question. You will need to e-mail [email protected] in order to obtain the promotional code to entitle you to these discounts.
Grading
If you wish to hve your internal games graded, you can have them graded by BUCA for free, on condition that all players involved are ECF members. You must provide the following information: (i) Names of both players (ii) Result of the game (iii) Time control of the game. The results of the game will appear in the next six-monthly grading list. For more about ECF grading, see here.
Forms
In order to be eligible for this, Universities must have completed and returned the BUCA membership form for that season, and paid the necessary membership fee.
Note
BUCA reserves to alter the above quoted rates from time-to-time. Notices to that effect will be published at such a time.
Members
Aberystwyth
Meetings: Wednesday 12:00 onwards, Aberystwyth Arts Centre Bar
Bangor
Meetings: Thursday 19:00 onwards, Students Union Committee Room, Sunday 18:00 onwards, Check Facebook page
Birmingham
Meetings: Monday 19:00 – 22:00, Basement Rehearsal Space, Guild of Students
Bristol
Meetings: Thursday 19:00 – 23:00, Students’ Union
Cambridge
Meetings: Saturday 15:00 – 18:00, Pembroke College
Durham
Meetings: Monday 18:00 – 21:30, Room PG20 Palace Green
Edinburgh
Meetings: Tuesday 19:00 onwards, The Pleasance, Cheviot Room
Exeter
Meetings: Thursday 18:00 – 21:00, DH1, Stretham Campus
Imperial
Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday 19:00 onwards, Union Building Meeting Rooms 1/2/3 or Kuxley LT711
Leicester
Meetings: Wednesday 19:30 onwards, Dry Dock
LSE
Meetings: Tuesday 12:00 – 14:00, 32L Holborn
Manchester
Meetings: Monday 19:00 onwards, Students’ Union
Nottingham
Meetings: Wednesday 19:00 – 22:30, Portland Building, Room C20, University Park Campus
Sussex
Meetings: Thursday 19:00 onwards, Meeting Room 2
Swansea
Meetings: Sunday 12:00 – 17:00, Faulton House, Seminar Room 5
UCL
Meetings: Monday and Friday 19:00 – 22:00, Kathleen Kenyon Meeting Room, Lewis Building
Warwick
Meetings: Thursday 19:30 – 22:00, Meeting Rooms, Students’ Union
York
Meetings: Monday 19:30 onwards, D Bar, Derwent College, University of York