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Save the date! Battersea’s AGM set for July 19
Dear Battersea Chess Club members, you are invited to our annual general meeting on Tuesday, July 19 from 7.30pm. This is the moment we…
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A world first: Battersea launches VIRTUAL chess club on Masterspace
Battersea Chess Club is proud to announce the all-new Virtual Battersea Chess Club, the world’s first working chess club in cyberspace. From…
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Announcing Battersea Variants… because rules are meant to be broken!
Bored at the board? We’ve got just the thing. New for 2022, Battersea Chess Club is launching a series of kid-friendly chess…
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Welcome to London! Alexandra Botez, flaming sambucas and the fire extinguisher!
What the hell happened last night? We remember Alexandra Botez being there, we remember GM Simon Williams, we remember the shots coming…
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Everything you need to know about our league teams UPDATED
As planning continues ahead of the new season, Battersea Chess Club is pleased to announce details of its upcoming 2021-22 league season.
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Watch Battersea junior Denis Dupuis topple GM Simon Williams!
Battersea’s promising junior Denis Dupuis scored a brilliant win over the Ginger GM Simon Williams in a game played live on the…
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Goodbye Derek: Club member dies suddenly aged 74
Battersea Chess Club is very sad to announce the death of team captain and valued member Derek Harvey. Derek died on Friday…
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NEW: Power Hour on the Fried Liver Attack: 6pm, and it’s free!
Welcome to Battersea Chess Club’s first Power Hour – a new initiative we’ll be holding before club nights kick-off. Power Hours will…
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Blair brings it home! Club member wins Battersea FIDE Blitz
Blair Connell hit 7.5/9 to ensure a home winner of the Battersea FIDE Blitz last night – but only just. The top…
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Battersea FIDE Blitz: Sign up for internationally-rated event
Battersea Chess Club is pleased to announce its first big individual event since lockdown with the return of the Battersea FIDE Blitz.…
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Fiery El Chessico sees Battersea fall behind at half-time
Battersea heads into the second leg of the 30-board El Chessico 2021 with a two-point gap to make up after a fiery…
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El Chessico returns! It’s time to take on those tools from Hammersmith
Battersea Chess Club is pleased to announce that the El Chessico, the biggest London derby of them all, is back. Battersea will…
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Captains, fixtures & venues: Details of 2021-22 league season revealed
As planning continues ahead of the new season, Battersea Chess Club is pleased to announce details of its upcoming 2021-22 league season.
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How Battersea’s founding father was a key figure in the rise of chess in London and Surrey
Battersea’s founder and its first secretary was a titan of our chess club, a prodigious organiser for both the London Chess League…
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Getting back on board: Here’s what Battersea Chess Club’s AGM decided
Battersea Chess Club has held its first AGM for two years as it gets back on its feet again after lockdown.