Club Nights

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 Grandmaster games!

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.

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/mjJ2UyYvHDL2grYs8

Gastón Franco takes us through some of the most exciting games from the Grand Swiss in Uzbekistan, that will have just finished.

The first 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/9Qu1TMXfq5JZAVzy7

There are countless ways to win a game of chess before it has really got started! Richard Cranston will present a number of these from his book, "50 Tricks and Traps in the Opening Game".

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/CnzPTkroeSdxjgmB9

Hammer legend Gaston Franco will talk us through some games played in the recent Hammersmith vs. Hammersmith derby matches. If you would like your game analysed, please send it to Gaston as soon as possible. Rules - Hammersmith members only - Only one game submission each - The game must be submitted in PGN format … Continue reading "Your Games Analysed"

5 rounds - 10+5 time control. You must be a bronze ECF member to play in this event. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/GvoyoX5PFXxqDo6e7

The second 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/Fg8DmuHE6KtDWi4A8

Ever lost a game so bad it still haunts you at night? This is for the connoisseurs of catastrophe. The true artists of self-destruction. The players who can take a completely winning position… and dismantle it with ten moves of pure, unfiltered incompetence. An evening dedicated to your worst games — with Halloween prizes for … Continue reading "Hammer House of Horrors"