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Battersea vs Krommenie: 80 Years of Unfinished Business
Battersea resumed an 80-year-old relationship with SV Krommenie from the Netherlands with a online match full of bonhomie.
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Denis, 9, draws with JUDIT POLGAR (only the best female player EVER)
England junior Denis Dupuis scored a stunning draw against former world top 10 player, and the greatest female player of all time,…
What a game! Ginger GM vs our man Aldo
Whoa! Check out this game. Battersea member Aldo Camilleri takes on the Ginger GM himself Simon Williams in a streamed match, playing…
Game of the Year: See Malcolm Dancy ‘SMAAAASH’ Alan
You may remember last month we awarded a Game of the Year prize at our AGM. It went to Malcolm Dancy for…
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
Who will be king of the castle? Beckett Hill, our 6-game series, starts January 30
January and February are bleak months, but we’ve got something to warm you up this winter. Two titans of Battersea Chess Club,…
The critical intermezzo: How Alan upset the odds
The major surprise in the Battersea 1 v Battersea 2 match earlier this week was the win by our Chair Alan Palmer…
My best ‘worst’ game, a chess confessional by CHRIS BECKETT
Chess players are a judgmental, opinionated bunch. Stick one in an analysis session and you’ll see even the most mild-mannered character perk…