Bon Accord chess club was founded in Aberdeen in 1853.
The club is the largest in the north east of Scotland’.
In 2014 the club won the Richardson Cup – Scotland’s premier team competition, and competed in the European Club Cup in Bilbao.
The 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2022-23 Scottish Champion FM Murad Abdulla is a member of the club.
In 2018 we also won the Richardson cup and were promoted to the top division of the Scottish National Chess League.
The club is open to members of any age or standard .