Grand Prix
Reflections of new Club Champion, NM Sam Walker
Sam reclaimed the Battersea Club Championship vs previous year’s winner (and his good friend!) Midhun Unnikrishnan.
Category: Grand Prix
At Battersea Chess Club we run a series of ECF-graded internal club tournaments. Since the start of 2019 we have bundled two of them together into a new Grand Prix format to allow new members to join at any point in the year.
The Club Championship
The Club Championship was first held in 1885 when it was won by J F Sugden and – like the club – has operated continuously since. Here is the list of champions.
The Barrow
The Barrow Trophy is our secondary prize for all the mere mortals at the club – that is the players who aren’t quite in the top bracket but aspire to be. It is dedicated to a former player.
If you would like to enter, please contact the club at updates@batterseachessclub.org.uk
Here are the latest reports:
Latest
Colour-coded commentary: Tom Butterworth v David Blackwell in the Barrow
A rollicking game from the Barrow Cup, with colour coded commentary by Tom Butterworth, David Blackwell and Stephen Welch
In the shadow of greatness, the classy excel: Grand Prix Round 5 Report
While all the attention was (rightly so) on GM David Howell and his tour-de-force of a simul, a quiet, sneaky Grand Prix…
Grand Prix update: 45 players, 35 games, 3 leaders
After three rounds, our new format Grand Prix Tournament is off to a flying start. In fact, we’ve already seen 35 games…
And we’re off! Grand Prix starts with Paul in pole position
And we’re off! Last night saw the launch of the new format for in-house competition. If you’ve not yet signed up –…
New year, NEW comps: The 2019 Battersea Chess Club Championships
We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2019 Battersea Chess Club Classical Championships. They have under gone a bit of…