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Farnborough, South East
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Excellent reviews if you wish to find out more about chess books before purchasing
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A few too many draws for a norm but in a field stacked with GMs and IMs, Stanley held his own in the GM Mix Swiss in Sarajevo. Gained some rating to take his live FIDE to 2353. Glad to have him home! English Championships next @ecfchess @EngChessTrack @TelegraphChess @chessdom @CHESS_Magazine
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Breaking records at the @Delancey_UKCC Terafinal!
Schools can sign up for the 2027 UKCC via the link.
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A brilliant night for the club as we score away wins on a cold, rainy Thursday night in two of the Surrey League's furthest-flung places.
Epsom 3 defeated South Norwood 3½-2½ in the Ellam Trophy, whereas Epsom 5 managed a 4½-1½ victory over Dorking 2 in the Minor Trophy.
Remembering Sir Theodore (“Theo”) Tylor (13-v-1900 23-x-1968)
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@ecfchess @ChessHeritage @ChessHastings @dgriffinchess @chesstutor
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What a remarkable chess journey for @shrez_royal09!
We are looking forward to seeing the British Champion in action at the @xtxmarkets @london_chess.
Making the first move for Magnus Carlsen at the London Chess Classic in 2017 and now returning as one of England’s top players.
The current British Champion, @shrez_royal09, is back at the London Chess Classic, playing in the Masters section.
📸 Lennart Ootes and John Saunders
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A blast from the past. An in-play shot from one of our previous venues, Yo Sarnie, a sandwich shop. Note the extremely cramped playing conditions!
Remembering Philip Walsingham Sergeant (27-i-1872 20-x-1952)
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@ecfchess @dgriffinchess @ChessHeritage @ChessHastings @chesstutor @HCAChessHistory
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Gawain Jones is back for the 2026 London Chess Classic!
A three-time British Champion and winner of the 2024 London Chess Classic, Gawain will be looking to claim another title on home soil .. with his children forming his very own support team! ❤️
📸 John Saunders
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Congratulations to Jan, Shambavi and Gabriel for their great results in the Delancey UK Schools U-18 Terafinal, the biggest UK junior chess competition. Well done! @Delancey_UKCC @ChessEnglish @EngChessTrack @oxford4nclteams
ALT Shambavi Hariharan and Jan Murwaski
ALT final rankings
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🇺🇦 Vasyl Ivanchuk joins the main field of the 2026 London Chess Classic.
We’re proud to welcome another Ukrainian player to this year’s main field. 💙💛
📍 Novotel London West, Hammersmith
Organised by @schoolschess and sponsored by @xtxmarkets
📸 Photo by Frans Peeters
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The Week in Chess 1667 of 19th October 2026 by Mark Crowther. 35 stories theweekinchess.com/html/twic… and 8561 games. theweekinchess.com/
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I do not think there will be any dull games at the 2026 @xtxmarkets @london_chess!
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The club's Events Manager, Reiko Keen, has stepped down from her role on the Epsom C.C. 'Supreme Committee'. We would like to thank her for all her hard work and will appoint a suitable replacement in due course.
Happy Birthday IM Simon Knott (19-x-1958)
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@ecfchess @FIDE_chess @london_chess @LozHCooper
BCN wishes FM Julian Way Happy Birthday (16-x-1968)
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🇺🇦 Ihor Samunenkov is coming to the London Chess Classic!
At only 17 years old, Ihor has an impressive collection of achievements: a European team champion with Ukraine in 2025 and an individual gold medallist at the 2026 Chess Olympiad.
📸 @MichaWalusza for @FIDE_chess
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With some of our top juniors having 'graduated' to our adult club over the summer, we are now back to having over 100 pupils in our Thursday junior club.
Epsom C.C. is committed to doing things the right way - nurturing new talent and creating a hub for female chess to grow too.
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This is great news.
Luke always plays aggressive chess and his games are always great to watch.
He was also England's top scorer at the recent chess olympiad.
♟️ A familiar face since the first edition in 2009, Luke McShane returns to the London Chess Classic.
Organised by @schoolschess and sponsored by @xtxmarkets.
📸 Lennart Ootes, Ray Morris Hill and Tao Bhokanandh
#LondonChessClassic
