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/BYy41MCXSbAuSHWNA

Come along and play some chess! On Thursdays, we will typically host league matches against other clubs. However, all members are invited to come along to play slow chess in … Continue reading "Thursday Club Night"

We're catching up to current times with Gastón Franco presenting the games of Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju.

Luna Eastham will host a fun team competition full of chess puzzles! Work together to solve puzzles that get harder within each round. You’ll have a set time to finish … Continue reading "Hammer Puzzles Battle"

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/vn7bMJrun3aP1qdP7

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 … Continue reading "Hand and Heart"

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 … 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