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Battersea Chess Club

Author: Leon Watson

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

Club History

Documentary short: women in London chess

Women in Chess

Nimzowitsch Memorial Blitz

Announcements

Battersea Variants 2: Are you brave enough to play ‘Black Hole’?

Battersea Variants

February 4, 2022
Blair martials his Idiot King to victory in first Battersea Variants tourney

Battersea Variants

February 3, 2022
El Chessico: Impressive start for Battersea’s women and juniors win

Friendlies, Women in Chess

February 2, 2022
Idiot King! The first variant for our new 6pm tournament revealed

Battersea Variants

January 31, 2022
Announcing Battersea Variants… because rules are meant to be broken!

Announcements, Battersea Variants

January 29, 2022
Welcome to London! Alexandra Botez, flaming sambucas and the fire extinguisher!

Announcements

November 18, 2021
Everything you need to know about our league teams UPDATED

Announcements, Central London Chess League, London Chess League

November 10, 2021
Watch Battersea junior Denis Dupuis topple GM Simon Williams!

Announcements

November 9, 2021
Goodbye Derek: Club member dies suddenly aged 74

Announcements

November 7, 2021
NEW: Power Hour on the Fried Liver Attack: 6pm, and it’s free!

Announcements

October 25, 2021
Blair brings it home! Club member wins Battersea FIDE Blitz

Announcements

October 20, 2021
‘It was a f***ing crazy game’: Battersea go down fighting in El Chessico

Friendlies

October 12, 2021
Battersea FIDE Blitz: Sign up for internationally-rated event

Announcements

October 7, 2021
Fiery El Chessico sees Battersea fall behind at half-time

Announcements

October 6, 2021
Terafinal 2021: THREE Battersea juniors into grand final as Denis hits 8.5/9

Battersea Juniors

September 21, 2021