The League Season returns, bringing opportunities to represent our Club and enjoy the social aspect of team competition – we win and lose as one. The fixture lists are still being produced on each of the leagues, but we will start with our internal matches during September, in the few divisions where we have included more than one team. Rules typically ask us to play these matches first in order to avoid favouring a particular team over another one.
Our proposed schedule of internal matches is as follows:
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- 3rd September: Hammer 1 v Hammer 2 (London League)
- 3rd September: Hammer 4 v Hammer Juniors 2 (London League)
- 10th September: Hammer 3 v Hammer Juniors 1 (London League)
- 17th September: Hammer 3 v Hammer 4 (Middlesex League)
- 24th September: Hammer 4 v Hammer 3 (Middlesex League)
- 24th September: Hammer Women 1 v Hammer Women 2 (London League)
All of the above matches fall on our Thursday Club Nights and will start at 7pm. Our Captains will ask members for availability and put their teams together. If you would like to participate but you’re not sure what team is the right level for you, please message me and I’ll pass your details along to another captain. I could bore you with the rules and details of each League, but generally speaking: no prior experience in team matches is required. The main difference to a regular game is that you should ensure your result is recorded by the team captain, so we can know the team’s score.
Speaking of which, we are looking for new captains! Each season brings new teams and new players, so we need volunteers to keep things moving forward. Chess ability is largely irrelevant for this role. If you can send and receive emails, you’re overly qualified! Please contact me on WhatsApp or leave a comment on this post if you can help.
Last but not least, it’s time to renew our club memberships for the new season. Full details, including Rates, can be found on our Contact and Joining page. Alongside making your payment, we ask you to please fill in our new Membership Form. It’s brief and it allows us to capture key information we need for each member, as well as potentially collecting Gift Aid following our recent conversion to a Charity.
See you soon at the board!
Gaston Franco, Club Captain