Interesting Games
But can he do it on a rainy night in Battersea Chess Club?
Richard Rawson is new club member who was playing one of his first over-the-board games. SAM WALKER takes a look.
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Interesting Games
Tense finale as Battersea Women beat Hammersmith
An anxious and diverse crowd saw Battersea’s women’s team renew their rivalry with Hammersmith, winning the match in a dramatic comeback late…
Interesting Games
Game of the Year 2019: Conor Gay’s stellar slaying of GM Stephen Gordon – annotated
There were a number of high-quality entries for this year’s Battersea best game prize but this swashbuckling effort by one of our…
Chess News
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,…
Interesting Games
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…
Interesting Games
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…
Announcements
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
Interesting Games
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,…
Announcements
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…
Interesting Games
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…