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Battersea Chess Club

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Every Tuesday · 7.00pm–10.30pm Battersea Labour Club 5 minutes from Clapham Junction Visitors welcome · first two visits free

Club Champions 1885 to the present

Battersea Chess Club first held its club championship in 1885. Here is the illustrious list of names who have lifted the trophy to date:

  • 1885 J F Sugden
  • 1886 W P Plummer
  • 1887 F Paton
  • 1888 J H Taylor
  • 1889 H Gooding
  • 1890 J H Taylor
  • 1891 E Creswell
  • 1892 W H Goepel
  • 1893 J H Taylor
  • 1894 H S Barlow
  • 1895 J F Wood
  • 1896 T H Richardson
  • 1897 T H Richardson
  • 1898 B W Fisher
  • 1899 F Lewington
  • 1900 B W Fisher
  • 1901 T A Winter
  • 1902 G Wernick
  • 1903 F F L Alexander
  • 1904 B W Fisher
  • 1905 F F L Alexander
  • 1906 F F L Alexander
  • 1907 F F L Alexander
  • 1908 F F L Alexander
  • 1909 G Wernick
  • 1910 F F L Alexander
  • 1911 G Wernick
  • 1912 G Wernick
  • 1913 G Wernick
  • 1914 G Wernick
  • 1915 G Wernick
  • 1916 G Wernick
  • 1917 G Wernick
  • 1918 G Wernick
  • 1919 J Cooke
  • 1920 C Duffield
  • 1921 F F L Alexander
  • 1922 J Butland
  • 1923 J Butland
  • 1924 J Butland
  • 1925 A D Barlow
  • 1926 G Wernick
  • 1927 H Evans
  • 1928 G Wernick
  • 1929 G Wernick
  • 1930 E G R Cordingley
  • 1931 W Evans
  • 1932 G V Butler
  • 1933 R O Young
  • 1934 F Parr
  • 1935-36 R.O. Young
  • 1936-37 C.H. Stacey
  • 1937-38 G.A.C. Ashcroft
  • 1938-39 W. H. Pratten
  • (There are no records for the years 1939-45)
  • 1946 D.V. Hooper
  • 1947 H.W. Gamble
  • 1948 G.A.C. Ashcroft
  • 1949 G.A.C. Ashcroft
  • 1950 P.A. Cooke
  • 1951 G.A.C. Ashcroft
  • 1952 G.A.C. Ashcroft
  • 1953 J.S. Price
  • 1954 P.A. Cooke
  • 1955 G.A.C. Ashcroft
  • 1956 G.A.C. Ashcroft
  • 1957 J.S. Regruto
  • 1958 M. Biggs
  • 1959 J.S. Regruto
  • 1960 J.E. Redon
  • 1961 F.W. Allen
  • 1962 J.S. Regruto
  • 1963 R.D.Keene (A. W. Whitbread)
  • 1964 R.D.Keene
  • 1965 A.F. Stimson
  • 1966 A.C.Ashby
  • 1967 A.F. Stimson
  • 1968 A.F. Stimson
  • 1969 H. Lanning
  • 1970 P.D. Gait
  • 1971 A.F. Stimson
  • 1972 A.F. Stimson
  • 1973 A.C. Ashby
  • 1974 R.W. Haldane
  • 1975 R.W. Haldane
  • (The year 1976 is not recorded)
  • 1977 A.F. Stimson
  • 1978 A.F. Stimson
  • 1979 A.F. Stimson
  • 1980 P.C. Stokes
  • 1981 T. Ovenden
  • 1982 A.F. Stimson
  • 1983 S.P. Madden
  • 1984 A.F. Stimson
  • 1985 E. Todorow
  • 1986 P.C. Stokes
  • 1987 P.C. Stokes
  • 1988 P.C. Stokes
  • 1989 P.C. Stokes
  • (The year 1990 is not recorded)
  • 1991 C.J.Njotea
  • 1992 A.F. Stimson
  • 1993 P.C. Stokes
  • 1994 W.B. Drennan
  • 1995 P.C. Stokes
  • 1996 P.C. Stokes
  • 1997 P.C. Stokes
  • 1998 A. Palmer/J. Skielnik
  • 1999 E. Todorow
  • 2000 A Palmer
  • 2001 Martin Chilvers
  • 2002 Paul Stokes
  • 2004 David Wigg
  • 2005 Emil Todorow
  • 2006 Alan Palmer
  • 2007 M Chilvers
  • 2008 R Edwards
  • 2009 R Edwards
  • 2010 R Edwards
  • 2011 Chris Beckett
  • 2012 Alan Palmer/Dan Staples
  • 2013 Ali Hill/Dan Staples
  • 2014 Chris Beckett
  • 2015 Ali Hill
  • 2016 Ali Hill
  • 2017 Aldo Camilleri
  • 2018 Aldo Camilleri
  • 2019 Paul Stokes
  • 2020 No competition
  • 2021 No competition
  • 2022 Midhun Unnikrishnan
  • 2023 Midhun Unnikrishnan
  • 2024 Sam Walker