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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.
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Battersea players dominate weekend tournaments with two victories
Midhun Unnikrishnan dominated in Hampstead with a perfect 5/5, 1.5 points ahead of his nearest rival, and Bao Nghia Dong won the Brainstormchess (BSC) Open Blitz in Holland Park with 8/9
Hastings Chess 2019: Oh, we do like to win beside the seaside!
Battersea players have turned in an excellent performance at the Hastings Masters, one of the UK’s most prestigious competitions. The largest contingent…
Midhun sees off Bao challenge to retain 5-minute blitz tourney
Midhun Unnikrishnan has narrowly retained the 5-minute trophy after a close battle for first place with Bao Nghia Dong. Bao took the outright…
New captains and a new league? Our AGM notes in full
Our annual general meeting in June passed without too much disagreement – but there were one or two unresolved issues. Here is…
Red hot Midhun hits perfect 5/5 to win Hampstead
Battersea dominated the weekend’s Hampstead Congress as Midhun Unnikrishnan scored a perfect 5/5 to win the tournament outright. The 29-year-old ended with…
The blitz is back! First round kicks off on Tuesday
The club’s annual Blitz Tournament kicks of on Tuesday with the first opportunity to get to the final. Entry is £1 and…
Behold! The Contest of Kings – tonight at Battersea
Tonight we have one hell of a contest, a Contest of Kings! Yes tonight eight of our top players will joust for…
Nice one ‘hun! Blitz king Midhun goes berzerk at Latvian Night
Had our super-strong newcomer Bao Nghia Dong won it, we would have had a nice headline ready. It would, of course, been:…
Battersea CLL derby ends with 4-1 win for first team
Battersea’s Central London Chess League first team exerted their dominance over our second team last night with an emphatic 4-1 win. The…
Midhun Unnikrishnan is Battersea’s new five minute chess champion
Midhun Unnikrishnan is the new Battersea five minute champion. He held the lead from an early stage and won with a round…