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Rawle Allicock – Battersea star of the 1980s
We remember Rawle Allicock, one of Battersea’s best players of the 1980s who disappeared off to the USA
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Hand & Brain night at Battersea with Chess Who? quiz
Get your hands and brains together because we’ve got an incredible night coming up featuring two competitions we’ve never attempted before: 1 –…
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How Ali beat the 15-time Portuguese champion in 22 moves
This game was Ali Hill’s finest performance in Lisbon last month, an entertaining victory against GM Antonio Fernandes, winner of the Portuguese…
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Ali steps upwards at Lisbon’s Open de Portugal
Ali Hill, one of Battersea’s most accomplished players in recent years, has had an excellent tournament at the Open de Portugal in…
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It’s Latvian Night: Everything you need to know + £150 BONUS PRIZE
Get ready to play like Mikhail Tal and go BERZERK (yes, seriously – you’ll get extra points if you do) because Latvian…
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It’s all square: Beckett Hill round 1 ends in battling draw
There was nothing to separate Chris Beckett and Ali Hill in the first round of our Beckett Hill exhibition match on Tuesday.…
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My best ‘worst’ game: STEVE BARRY tries the Traxler Gambit
Last year Chris Beckett submitted his ’best worst game’ and challenged us to do the same – here is my offering from…
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New grades are out! Juniors lead the charge as Battersea average hits 153
The new English Chess Federation grades are out today – and Battersea players have a lot to smile about. Grades went up…
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Latvian Night at Battersea! Prepare for a Riga-rous examination of your chess
It’s the country that gave us the daredevil attacking genius Mikhail Tal, his heir apparent, the former world number two Alexei Shirov,…
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Recognise this? Battersea features in slick new Chessable vid
Here we are in all our soft focus glory – Battersea Chess Club, at its finest. London’s best was featured in a…
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Battersea players shine at the London Chess Classic
Battersea players scored some fine individual results in this year’s London Chess Classic, with players competing in many of the tournaments at…
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Battersea Team Rapids: Everything you need to know about our new tournament
New year – new Battersea chess tournament. We’re launching a new one-night-only chess event at Battersea and you are invited to play.…
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Can you topple the king of YouTube? Chessable’s IM John Bartholomew is back
He’s our friend from the other side of the pond, and this month he’s back for a free night of chess and…
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Adam shares first prize at the Central London Open
Adam Bukojemski, one of Battersea’s strongest players, finished first equal at a highly competitive Central London Open weekend tournament at Imperial College…
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Bill celebrates 30 years at Battersea
Friday 3 November marked the thirtieth anniversary of Bill Drennan’s first ever match at Battersea. This was duly celebrated with a few…