Club Nights

A rare Thursday without matches means we can host a tournament: 5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/7qNnmG8hS9hypMpw5

Come along and play some chess! Mondays typically feature collaborative, competitive or educational activities: lectures, simuls, handicap blitz, GM special events etc. These will be added to the calendar once they have been planned. Non-members of all levels and backgrounds are very welcome to come along on a Monday to try out the club before … Continue reading "Monday Club Night"

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 a quiet setting. Whether you wish to play casual chess, or rated games in our internal tournaments, it is recommended to join our WhatsApp group … 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 before swapping answer sheets to mark each other’s answers. Earn points for every correct solution—harder puzzles score more. The team with the most points wins! … 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 other moves it. Pairs should have a combined ECF standard rating of no more than 3500.

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 pieces wins. Atomic Chess: Captures cause explosions, wiping out surrounding pieces (but not pawns). King of the Hill: Get your King to the center to … Continue reading "Variants Night"

7 rounds of 5+3 blitz. ECF membership not required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/sxNgyeK3YbkbSYUf9