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Battersea teams electrify Summer Chess League with rating-busting wins
Battersea’s two teams in the new Summer Chess League both chalked up wins last night that included some impressive ratings-busting results. The…
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Where did you finish? Battersea Blitz 2017 – the results
Ginger GM Simon Williams topped the table as our big Summer Chess League launch party blitz competition went off with a bang…
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First team kept afloat by Richmond in London League 1
Battersea 1 have stayed up in London League 1 for the second successive season. They survived a nervous wait until after their…
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Cheers – It’s two promotions in three days!
It’s not often that a chess club has two teams that get promoted in three days, but Battersea achieved this rare feat…
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Season draws to a close, two big blitz competitions & new summer league at Battersea
Hello pawn-pushers, It has been a while since the last update the club has sent out, and for that I apologise. But,…
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Come on Harry! Ginger GM Simon Williams and IM Simon Ansell to launch new Summer League at Battersea
He’s already staged perhaps the most riotous night of chess we’ve ever seen at Battersea. But now the world famous Ginger GM…
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Ali defeats IM Bates in Eastman Cup
Ali Hill beat IM Richard Bates in the Eastman Cup last week to record his first victory while playing for Battersea against…
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Success for Steve Barry at Kidlington Chess Tournament
Steve Barry finished joint winner of the Kidlington under-145 near Oxford last weekend with 4/5, a fine victory in a field of…
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John Bartholomew on YouTube: Playing at Battersea is going to be a blast!
The American IM John Bartholomew has said his upcoming visit to Battersea is “going to be a blast”. Speaking on his hugely-popular…