As of the 2025-26 season currently underway, Hammersmith Chess Club fields 19 teams in different divisions across the London, Central London, Middlesex, and the Thames Valley competitions.
Our First teams involve our club’s strongest players and will be facing the toughest competition in the London League (captain: Gastón Franco), Thames Valley League (Carsten Pedersen), Middlesex League (Maria Ciocan) and Central London League (Tom Townsend), however we also participate in lower divisions and all our members regardless of experience and playing strength have the opportunity to play for one of our teams.
Details of our teams and the respective captains as follows. We also always welcome any volunteers who want to become a team captain, it’s a great way to meet new members and play more games. Speak to Gastón or Adam if you would like to get involved.
Click on any team name to see their upcoming fixtures, and on any Division name to be redirected to the current Standings on the respective League website.
| Team | League | Division | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammersmith 1 | London League | Division 1 | Gastón Franco |
| Hammersmith 2 | London League | Division 1 | John White |
| Hammersmith A | Thames Valley League | Division 1 | Carsten Pedersen |
| Hammersmith 1 | Middlesex League | Division 1 | Maria-Alexandra Ciocan |
| Hammersmith 1 | Central London League | Division 1 | Tom Townsend |
| Hammersmith 2 | Middlesex League | Division 2 | Mircea Dănilă Dumitrescu |
| Hammersmith 2 | Central London League | Division 2 | Andrew Cuff |
| Hammersmith 3 | London League | Division 3 | David Lambert |
| Hammer Juniors 1 | London League | Division 3 | Meet Shah |
| Hammersmith 3 | Middlesex League | Division 3 | Florin Toma |
| Hammersmith 4 | Middlesex League | Division 3 | Frantisek Zacek |
| Hammersmith 3 | Central London League | Division 3 | Eric Scheurer |
| Hammersmith 4 | London League | Division 4 | Nadim Osseiran |
| Hammer Juniors 2 | London League | Division 4 | Sarah Ewart |
| Hammer Women 1 | London League | Women's | Ana Royce |
| Hammer Women 2 | London League | Women's | Srishti Sinha |
| Hammer Hodgson | London League | Major | Joseph Williams |
| Hammer Hedger | London League | Intermediate | Gianmaria Mazzaracchio |
| Hammer Mackenzie | London League | Minor | Danielle Kelly |
We welcome any new players and will do our upmost to provide competitive chess throughout the season, along with the usual club events, tournaments and training evenings!
The only requirements are that you’re a paid-up member of the club – details here, and that you’re ECF-registered, details here. It’s a very simple process, please feel free to ping us with any questions you might have.
Further information on the leagues we play in can be found here:
London League
Thames Valley League
Middlesex League
Central London League
Our own End of Season Awards for 2025-26