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 … 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 … Continue reading "Thematic Tactics: The Pin"
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 … Continue reading "GM Ian Rogers – an Australian who redefined chess down under"
Introducing: A lecture and workshop for club members by Scotland's strongest ever player, Grandmaster Jonathan Rowson. GM Jonathan Rowson - photo by David Llada Jonathan is a three-time British Chess … Continue reading "Chess Therapy with GM Jonathan Rowson"
5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/EdX6E68C4oi6cU5r5
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 … Continue reading "Thematic Tactics: The Discovered Attack"
