Club Nights

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 … Continue reading "Hammersmith General Meeting"

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 … Continue reading "Hammer ECF-Rated (3+2) Blitz feat. Lübeck Chess 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 … Continue reading "World Cup Tournament"

We are honoured to welcome Grandmaster Daniel King. He will be presenting awards for the 2025/26 season, and announcing and showing our Game of the Season.

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/sEu65yBLxbLH3s467

Everyone’s favourite two-player chess variant. Enter here. Rules Partnerships must have an average rating < 1600 ECF Entrants must commit to the full event (finishing ~10pm)

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/ETbuPRjufHF6QJvM9

First team player Tom Villiers reviews this year's Championships, and takes us through some of the games.

Curious what the data actually says about women in chess? We have a special lecture with Anna Parker, an AI student at King’s College London, certified data science associate, and … Continue reading "Women in Chess Through Data"

Chess is not easy, and like in many other areas, we develop rules and heuristics to make difficult decisions easier. Knowing these rules, and knowing how to apply them, is … Continue reading "Counterintuitive Strategic Decisions"

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/gzLTfR4qxbg8CzSW8