Club Nights

9 rounds of blitz chess with a twist! One player will begin with a material deficit: 1 point per 150 Elo difference. Enter here: https://forms.gle/WY6SeUCfFecRDaEh7

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/FRbCp4ZB4ZmGeDEL8

Practice your board vision with some simple exercises: Follow the moves from your favourite opening, identify hanging pieces in a given position, and try to chase down a Bishop using a Rook! All levels will be able to participate and there will be some extra help available for beginners. No prior training is required but … Continue reading "Blindfold Chess!"

9 rounds of 5+2 blitz. ECF membership not required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/T5bGBRwc53vb7jDJ8

June is LGBTQ+ Pride month, and with diversity and inclusion at the very heart of Hammersmith Chess Club's ethos, we are very excited to celebrate with a big team tournament! Entrants will be assigned a colour of the rainbow Pride flag and placed on an appropriate board in a team of 8 players. All players … Continue reading "Hammer Celebrates Pride!"

The final round of our annual series: 9 rounds of blitz chess with a twist! 10 minutes to be shared between the two players... the stronger you are, the less time you have on the clock! Enter here: https://forms.gle/5J6J1g2h3kVh8xRA6

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/X5JR33gHEHXq79FE8

We are delighted to welcome our first team player, Rob Taylor, who'll be presenting a training session on the Morra Gambit, and its various trap lines.

This will be Hammersmith's first General Meeting as a charity. Please do join us at the start of the Monday club night for a 20 min update on: charity-related changes introducing new committee members club finances next season's activities and fees

7 rounds of 3+2 blitz. ECF membership not required. Sign up here. We will be welcoming our friends from Lübeck Chess Club of 1873 on a return visit to our club!

A blitz tournament to sit alongside the football World Cup. Each player will be assigned a country, with group and knockout stages. Teams knocked out before the semi-finals will enter a swiss format "Plate" competition. Prizes for the winners! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/bCXMq293RGdvDGD59