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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

What is happening to the ECF grading system? The new 4-digit elo ratings explained

Other Chess News

January 30, 2020
Win and a draw for Battersea in Hammersmith double-header

London Chess League

January 23, 2020
Big thanks to GM Matthew Sadler and WIM Natasha Regan for their Game Changers night

Chess Events, Simuls

January 22, 2020
New year kicks off with bumper club night: Chinese media, two league matches and more than 50 players

Announcements

January 8, 2020
Game Changer: Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan visit Battersea on January 14

Chess Events

December 31, 2019
Viktor-ious! Stoyanov powers through to win Autumn Rapids

Four-Season Rapids

December 18, 2019
Dong merrily on high! Bao crowned Contest of Kings winner for Christmas

Contest of Kings

December 15, 2019
Autumn Rapids 2019: Our next ECF-graded 4-Seasons event is on Tuesday

Four-Season Rapids

December 14, 2019
Revealed: How Battersea’s strongest ever player was nearly world champion

Club History

December 12, 2019
The day I beat ENGLAND’S NUMBER ONE at ch-ch-ch… no, not chess, but Choker

Other Chess News

November 26, 2019
Blair Connell and Thomas Bonn tie at the top in first Battersea Fide Blitz

Battersea Fide Blitz

October 25, 2019
The men who would be king: Bao and Adam through to the final (again!)

Contest of Kings

October 17, 2019
Battersea Power electrify league with first-match thrashing of Hammersmith

London Chess League

October 16, 2019
Battersea Fide Blitz: Sign up now for our first-ever FREE internationally-rated tourney

Tournaments

October 13, 2019
Purrr-fect! Cats maul Dogs in Battersea’s London Chess League derby

London Chess League

October 11, 2019