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Category: Interesting Games

  • But can he do it on a rainy night in Battersea Chess Club?

    But can he do it on a rainy night in Battersea Chess Club?

    Interesting Games
  • Battersea’s Surrey chess champions: Roll of honour spanning 91 years

    Battersea’s Surrey chess champions: Roll of honour spanning 91 years

    Club History
  • ECF women’s chess award for Battersea chair

    ECF women’s chess award for Battersea chair

    Announcements, London Chess League, Women in Chess
  • Rook odds – the Handicap Trophy from March 19th

    Rook odds – the Handicap Trophy from March 19th

    Announcements
  • Titled player? We have free memberships available

    Titled player? We have free memberships available

    Announcements
  • Documentary short: women in London chess

    Documentary short: women in London chess

    Women in Chess
  • Nimzowitsch Memorial Blitz

    Nimzowitsch Memorial Blitz

    Announcements
  • Battersea to host London Women’s Chess Festival

    Battersea to host London Women’s Chess Festival

    Announcements, Women in Chess
  • The king is dead—Long live the queen! Battersea elects first female chair

    The king is dead—Long live the queen! Battersea elects first female chair

    Announcements
  • Grand Prix returns for Summer Knights

    Grand Prix returns for Summer Knights

    Announcements, Grand Prix

  • But can he do it on a rainy night in Battersea Chess Club?

    Interesting Games
    November 18, 2025
  • Zoya vs Anuurai Sainbayar

    Tense finale as Battersea Women beat Hammersmith

    Interesting Games, Women in Chess
    May 3, 2023
  • Game of the Year

    Game of the Year 2019: Conor Gay’s stellar slaying of GM Stephen Gordon – annotated

    Interesting Games
    June 27, 2019
  • Denis Dupuis draws against Judit Polgar

    Denis, 9, draws with JUDIT POLGAR (only the best female player EVER)

    Chess News, Interesting Games, Simuls
    October 14, 2018
  • Ginger GM vs Aldo

    What a game! Ginger GM vs our man Aldo

    Interesting Games
    September 4, 2018
  • Malcolm Dancy accepting the 2018 Game of the Year award

    Game of the Year: See Malcolm Dancy ‘SMAAAASH’ Alan

    Interesting Games
    August 22, 2018
  • Former Battersea players Rawle Allicock

    Rawle Allicock – Battersea star of the 1980s

    Announcements, Appreciations, Interesting Games
    April 2, 2018
  • Beckett Hill

    Who will be king of the castle? Beckett Hill, our 6-game series, starts January 30

    Interesting Games
    January 23, 2018
  • The critical intermezzo: How Alan upset the odds

    Announcements, Central London Chess League, Interesting Games
    October 1, 2017
  • Stephen Dilleigh, Chris's opponent

    My best ‘worst’ game, a chess confessional by CHRIS BECKETT

    Interesting Games, Musings About Chess
    July 3, 2017

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