Club Nights

A five-round rapid tournament, in which all of the starting positions are randomised! Please enter via this link: https://forms.gle/etT7oCAQ56mvHszr7

The seventh and final 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/dHcwmiwyG1vRa9MSA

4 rounds of 15+10 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/UbuQD7uQeuoBc3qT6

Please join us for our 2025 AGM - a chance for members to hear about everything going on at the club, and to provide any feedback to the committee.

A quote by François-André Danican Philidor, the best player of the 18th century, who could only play by giving pawn or piece odds to his opponents and influenced his successors: … Continue reading "The French Revolution: Pawns are the soul of chess"

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/twgtcDwiAcBNDKRf9

Five rounds of duck chess! Rules and practice: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/8615411-what-is-duck-chess All skill levels are welcome. Please sign up here. See you on Monday!

Siegbert Tarrasch was at his peak #1 or #2 in the world. He is known for his clear, but provocative statements, his principles. Are they still valid after 135 years? … Continue reading "Learn from Tarrasch"

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/37d3SAJLWJ5k6Tn79

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 Fork"

9 rounds of 5+2 blitz. ECF membership not required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/hH1zZTKWfs93mmpd8

We are honoured to welcome Grandmaster Daniel King. He will be presenting awards for the 2024/25 season, and announcing and showing our Game of the Season.