Introducing: A lecture and workshop for club members by Scotland's strongest ever player, Grandmaster Jonathan Rowson. GM Jonathan Rowson - photo by David Llada Jonathan is a three-time British Chess … Continue reading "Chess Therapy with GM Jonathan Rowson"
5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/EdX6E68C4oi6cU5r5
Join Gastón Franco to learn more about this tactical pattern, starting from the basic concept of how it works and gradually increasing in complexity up to how it's used in … Continue reading "Thematic Tactics: The Discovered Attack"
An end of season grudge match: a battle of the sexes! This will be a rated standardplay match across as many boards as we can muster! Please get in touch … Continue reading "Hammersmith Women vs Hammersmith Men"
7 rounds of 5+3 blitz. ECF membership not required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/QpVXboudfHTrNE6r8
5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/wP2sCmm6q2Kt5Yfg6
Hammersmith Chess Club are World Champions! https://twitter.com/hammer_chess/status/1933866199227498745 Many members of the team will be at the club! Please come along to congratulate them on their victory and test yourselves against … Continue reading "Meet, greet and play the World Champions!"
We welcome a special guest to play simultaneously against a number of Hammers.
A five-round rapid tournament, in which all of the starting positions are randomised! Please enter via this link: https://forms.gle/etT7oCAQ56mvHszr7
The seventh and final round of our infamous annual blitz tournament series. The stronger you are, the less time you get on your clock! Enter here: https://forms.gle/dHcwmiwyG1vRa9MSA
4 rounds of 15+10 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/UbuQD7uQeuoBc3qT6
Please join us for our 2025 AGM - a chance for members to hear about everything going on at the club, and to provide any feedback to the committee.
