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  • But can he do it on a rainy night in Battersea Chess Club?

    But can he do it on a rainy night in Battersea Chess Club?

    Interesting Games
  • Battersea’s Surrey chess champions: Roll of honour spanning 91 years

    Battersea’s Surrey chess champions: Roll of honour spanning 91 years

    Club History
  • ECF women’s chess award for Battersea chair

    ECF women’s chess award for Battersea chair

    Announcements, London Chess League, Women in Chess
  • Rook odds – the Handicap Trophy from March 19th

    Rook odds – the Handicap Trophy from March 19th

    Announcements
  • Titled player? We have free memberships available

    Titled player? We have free memberships available

    Announcements
  • Documentary short: women in London chess

    Documentary short: women in London chess

    Women in Chess
  • Nimzowitsch Memorial Blitz

    Nimzowitsch Memorial Blitz

    Announcements
  • Battersea to host London Women’s Chess Festival

    Battersea to host London Women’s Chess Festival

    Announcements, Women in Chess
  • The king is dead—Long live the queen! Battersea elects first female chair

    The king is dead—Long live the queen! Battersea elects first female chair

    Announcements
  • Grand Prix returns for Summer Knights

    Grand Prix returns for Summer Knights

    Announcements, Grand Prix

  • Battersea’s Surrey chess champions: Roll of honour spanning 91 years

    Club History
    May 7, 2024
  • Alan hands over the reins to Djuna

    The king is dead—Long live the queen! Battersea elects first female chair

    Announcements
    August 2, 2023
  • 2023 Alexander Cup final vs Kingston

    Brave Battersea lose tight Alexander Cup final to Kingston

    Surrey Chess League
    April 17, 2023
  • Battersea Chess Club vs Epsom

    Here we go, here we go, here we go! Battersea into cup final

    Surrey Chess League
    March 9, 2023
  • Alan Palmer, with the Handicap Cup

    The Handicap Cup returns! An historic event anyone can win

    Announcements
    January 11, 2023
  • FIDE Master Batsukh Anand wins the Battersea Christmas Blitz

    Batsukh of the net! Anand wins Battersea Christmas Blitz

    Annual Blitz Tournament
    December 21, 2022
  • It’ll be a cracker! The Battersea Christmas Blitz

    Annual Blitz Tournament
    December 13, 2022
  • Does the Hans Niemann Scandal Cast a Shadow Over All of Chess?

    Guest Post
    October 18, 2022
  • The Alexander Cup

    Blair’s team kicks off return to Surrey competition with win

    Surrey Chess League
    September 28, 2022
  • Battersea Chess Club update

    How to Get Better at Chess Quickly

    Announcements
    September 22, 2022
  • Midhun Unnikrishnan. Picture by Brendan O’Gorman

    Midhun wins Major Open at British Chess Championships

    Announcements
    August 22, 2022
  • Luca Buanne, British Champion

    Luca Buanne wins British U14 Chess Championship

    Announcements
    August 12, 2022
  • Midhun Unnikrishnan, Battersea Chess Club Champion

    Midhun Unnikrishnan crowned King of Battersea

    Announcements
    August 11, 2022
  • AGM 2022

    Decision time! What went down in our 2022 AGM

    Announcements
    July 20, 2022
  • Grandmaster Alexander Cherniaev wins the Battersea FIDE Blitz

    Ten out of 10 for Cherniaev! Russian GM wins Battersea FIDE Blitz in style

    Battersea Fide Blitz
    July 6, 2022
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