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Portrait of a chess club: 6 players deep in thought
Here are a set of wonderful images showing half a dozen of our players – among them some of our longest-serving
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Battersea rule Kings Place as Denis and Adam shine
Speed demon Adam Bukojemski crushed GM Luke McShane in 25 moves as Battersea players had another brilliant weekend. Adam modestly claimed he…
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Battersea’s young guns storm UK Chess Challenge Gigafinal
Battersea’s exciting young guns ran riot at the UK Chess Challenge at the weekend winning Ultimo titles in three sections and runner-up in another.…
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Royal seal of approval: England’s top junior Shreyas Royal joins Battersea
Shreyas Royal, one of the most exciting prospects in English chess, has joined Battersea. The eight-year-old prodigy, who is the world’s youngest…
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SCL launch night is on! And we have a very special guest
We are pleased, VERY pleased, to announce a very special guest for our action-packed Summer Chess League launch night on Tuesday. Yes,…
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What a season! 2018 review + player awards
As one great competition starts, another ends. No, we’re not talking about the Prem and the World Cup. Here, we’re all about…
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What’s on the agenda? Team entries decided at AGM
Hello everyone, below is the agenda for our 2018 annual general meeting. The event traditionally marks the end of the season and…
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The Gorm storms through Battersea
GM Danny Gormally showed the difference in class between grandmasters and club players with a mighty performance in a simultaneous display at…
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Inspired by Trump and The Osmonds: Meet Battersea’s 4 Summer Chess League teams
Battersea Chess Club is entering four teams in this year’s Summer Chess League, we can confirm. The league, which has its launch…
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The Gorm is coming! GM Gormally to hold simul
He’s Britain’s grumpiest, grouchiest GM – and he’s coming to Battersea to give you a piece of his mind. South London native…
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‘A 2700 just came in’: EMIL TODOROW on THAT historic match
It was an historic match for Battersea Chess Club – not only did we avoid relegation, we fielded the strongest team in…
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What a line-up! GMs David Howell and Simon Williams save the day
Battersea fielded without doubt the strongest line-up in our illustrious 133-year history last night to save our struggling second team from the…
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Off with their heads! Blair, Midhun and Tommaso toppled
The jousting has begun and already there are casualties. Blair Connell, Midhun Unnikrishnan and Tommaso Penna were all eliminated from our new…
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Behold! The Contest of Kings – tonight at Battersea
Tonight we have one hell of a contest, a Contest of Kings! Yes tonight eight of our top players will joust for…
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Fancy a knight out? See adaptation of Zweig’s The Royal Game
Yes we all know about the revival of the hit musical Chess currently getting mixed reviews in the West End. But over…