Hammers get proud!

We recently marked the occasion of LGBTQ+ Pride month at Hammersmith with a big team rapid tournament at our home venue, London Mindsports Centre.

A room full of colourfully dressed chess players, seated at their chess boards, look and wave excitedly at the camera
Teams Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple eagerly await the starting of the clocks

54 players took part in all, from Hammersmith Chess Club and beyond, spanning all ages and all rating levels (300 to 2400) across 8 boards.

Players were assigned to 6 teams, sporting different colours of the rainbow Pride flag.

A poster up on the Hammersmith Chess Club noticeboard at then London Mindsports Centre. It has the colours of the rainbow flag plus a heart in the colours of the trans flag, and the text "everyone is welcome here".
We unveiled a new Pride poster for our Hammersmith Chess Club noticeboard ❤️

The triumphant winners were Team Red, who bagged themselves Hammersmith rainbow t-shirts!

The smiling winning chess team of 4 adults and 2 children, wearing t-shirts decorated with the Hammersmith chess club logo of two crossed hammers, in rainbow colours.
Celebrating a hard-fought victory in their new rainbow t-shirts

Congrats to all who took part – thank you for helping us celebrate Pride month, Hammersmith-style 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♟️

Special thank you to our chair Adam Cranston for organising and running the tournament.

Jenny Mulholland
Beginners’ Officer

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