Club Nights

The fourth 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/C96wMsc6vJ9ncgTG7

Love is in the air at Hammersmith this Valentines. Pair up with another club member for a 6 round hand and brain tournament - one player chooses the piece, the other moves it. Pairs should have a combined ECF standard rating of no more than 3500.

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/ymsNM2U8Rx6V91pn6

Luna Eastham hosts a Chess Variants Night! Try five exciting variants on the classic chess game: Antichess: You must capture when you can, and the first to lose all their pieces wins. Atomic Chess: Captures cause explosions, wiping out surrounding pieces (but not pawns). King of the Hill: Get your King to the center to … Continue reading "Variants Night"

7 rounds of 5+3 blitz. ECF membership not required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/sxNgyeK3YbkbSYUf9

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 Grandmaster games!

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/X41ZGzadufVDUuGi9

Three brave Hammers will be taking on challengers in a simultaneous exhibition. They will each play 8 games, with a 60+30 time control. Please enter here: https://forms.gle/twUxBhaaJLn6JSSo6

The sixth 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/v2WbaAXzUggnfaSg7

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/EPnQ3K7wBXiGyAqA9

Everyone's favourite two-player chess variant: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bughouse_chess. Partnerships must have an average rating below 1600 ECF. Book prizes for the winners! Enter here: https://forms.gle/rSsSxEForcKGxxWo6

Few players have shaped an entire nation's chess as much as the legendary Australian Grandmaster Ian Rogers. As the country's highest rated player for over 20 years, he played in a whopping 14 Olympiads (12 on top board), and won more than 120 classical tournaments. We're delighted to welcome Hammer legend Chris Skulte, who will … Continue reading "GM Ian Rogers – an Australian who redefined chess down under"