@hammerchess
Founded in 1962, Hammersmith Chess Club is the largest & most welcoming club in Greater London. We play in the London, Central London, Middlesex and Thames Valley Leagues. All levels and ages are welcome to visit us at the London Mindsports centre, W6 0JD
Four matches across three leagues tonight, including a Hammer 1 v 2 in the Central London Division 2!
Our teams are on opposite ends of the table, but we expect a good fight. Anything can happen!
Good luck to those playing
A big crowd listening to GM Jonathan Mestel!
Tonight from 7pm we host 3x British Chess Champion, World Chess Solving Champion and Professor of Applied Mathematics, GM Jonathan Mestel!
Whether you’re a seasoned competitor, a casual player, or just chess-curious, this is a rare chance to hear from true English chess royalty!
Another day, another match against West London. Some good games once again but the results did not go our way. We'll try again soon!
We put up a good fight against much stronger opposition, but we got knocked out in the Eastman Cup semifinals
Congratulations to West London and best of luck for the final match
London und Lübeck haben im 2. Weltkrieg auf besonders tragische Weise gelitten. Daher freuen mich Gesten der Völkerverständigung zwischen diesen Städten immer besonders. Im Sommer kommt Londons größter Schachverein nach Lübeck.
#Schach @hammerchess.bsky.social
hammerchess.co.uk/2026/02/21/t...
Happy 12th birthday to Supratit Banerjee, the winner of the ChessKid U13 Youth Championship—the future of English chess is bright after 10-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan reached the final with a stunning unbeaten 12/13! www.chess.com/news/view/20...
My National Master title just got approved 😊
I'll have to start playing online and join a TT one day 😂
Lots of chess coming up tonight, with four League matches on our calendar plus a few internal games at the MSC as well.
Good luck to everyone!
Nice to play some OTB blitz again! Thanks for organising
We had a blast last night with over 400 games in our Blitz tournament!
After 9 rounds, IM Tom Rendle and FM David Haydon scored 7.5 points, with tiebreaks favouring @trendle.bsky.social who then became champion!
He is pictured with Chief Arbiter IA Judit Sztaray
Thanks all for playing!
Almost 100 participants, 15 different federations, and 10 Titled players
The Hammersmith Blitz Open is underway!
Great prizes from @chess.com including a board signed by Magnus Carlsen!
A few spots left in our Blitz tournament on Thursday!
Open to all, with great prizes across various rating ranges, and you could be the lucky winner of a board signed by Magnus Carlsen while he's in London!
Sign up below:
forms.gle/akZ1CRbCNDoj...
Hammersmith 1 vs Wood Green starts in 10 minutes!
Only 7 GMs for the visitors 🫣
Go team!
Watch live on lichess (top 6 boards): lichess.org/broadcast/ha...
And who else is coming to the Pre-SCC Hammersmith Blitz Open?😄
Join us at the biggest club in London, with a nice prize fund from @chess.com! Many strong players have already signed up
Don't miss your spot! Entry form on our website
Tomorrow from 6:45pm we take on the London League champions of the last 23 seasons, Wood Green!
We'll have live boards on display at the club, with expert commentary! Come and support our club's first team players!
We are delighted to host an Open Blitz Tournament on Thursday 5 February, in collaboration with @chess.com, who are generously providing a substantial prize fund, including a board signed by Magnus Carlsen!
hammerchess.co.uk/2026/01/23/t...
We have 4 London League matches tonight!
Two at the MSC:
Hammer 2 v East Ham 1
Hammer Juniors v King's Head 2
And two away on the Women's Division:
London Women v Hammer Women 1
Wimbledon Women v Hammer Women 2
Good luck to all!
A record 49 players are taking part in our blitz tournament tonight! Just 3 players remain on 3/3. Who's your favourite to win?
A busy room for our Thames Valley League match against Surbiton, plus some internal games
Good luck to all!
Our Thames Valley League match against Ealing is about to start!
Follow live on lichess:
lichess.org/broadcast/ha...
Our Club Captain Gastón was featured on the Perpetual Chess Podcast, discussing our growth as a club and some of his own personal journey as well.
Listen to the interview on the links below!
I was on the Perpetual Chess Podcast speaking about Hammersmith Chess Club and how it's grown to become the biggest club in London!
Many thanks to Ben for the invitation!
Listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/5yCX...
Or on Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Our League season returns tonight with Hammer Hedger facing Yas Queen in the Intermediate division of the London League
Currently 9 of our 19 teams stand at the top of their league tables, check out the summary by Club Captain Gaston Franco:
hammerchess.co.uk/2026/01/04/h...
Happy New Year to All! 🎉🥳
Chess never stops, so this month we have 22 matches, a new Beginners Course stating on 15 Jan, plus the return of Women's Hour and Junior Hour alongside our regular club nights
See more details from David on the link below:
hammerchess.co.uk/2026/01/01/t...
So. Many. Questions...
(The position was composed by Hieronymus Fischer in 1879!)
I wonder which Club that was!? 😅
Our big quiz of 2025 is underway! The first round includes strange puzzles like this one.
Can you figure it out?
@gatofranco90.bsky.social
Monday Puzzle
I'm all set for hosting another Quiz at my club @hammerchess.bsky.social tonight!
Here's a question I asked last year. Maybe not too hard? But it caught a few people off guard!
What a match! Well played all!
And with last night's results, our "Hammersmith 1" teams are in sole or shared first place in all 4 Leagues! (London, Middlesex, Thames Valley and Central London)