Basingstoke Chess Club

02/10/2026

The October 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 on the Lichess Arena will take place on 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, October 5th, starting at 𝟔𝐩𝐦.
Please register for this ASAP.
The match starts at 6pm monthly on a Monday night and completes by 7.30pm
Please register (for free) on www.lichess.org and then email John Upham at [email protected] and will get you into the team!
See you there!



Hampshire Junior Chess Association

01/10/2026

Peeking into the Grandmaster’s office, I found this. 🤩♟️

Great opportunity 👌♟️ Take it or leave it… plenty of other folks would be happy to take it! 😀

30/09/2026

♟️ 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧!

The new season is underway, with both of our teams playing away last Wednesday.

It was a tough evening in the Borders League, where Basingstoke went down 4–1 to Godalming. Three players were making their first league appearance for the club. Roman Anishchenko secured a draw on top board, while Scott Coultish also drew his game, making up our point.

Meanwhile, our B team had a fantastic start in the Southampton League, winning 5–0 away against Wi******er A! 👏

Jia Arn Yeung, Jamie Chilton, John Shaddick, Martin King and Fred Foster all recorded wins. ♟️💪

Well done to everyone who played and represented Basingstoke Chess Club. The season has only just begun — and there’s already an interesting fixture ahead at Eton College in the Berkshire League!

Good luck to all our teams for the season ahead! 🍀♟️

See you at our beloved Club tonight!
⏰ 5:30 - 7PM Juniors
7:30 - 9PM Adults

27/09/2026

♟️ The 46th Chess Olympiad has its winners! 🏆

After 11 rounds of incredible chess in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the 46th Chess Olympiad has come to an end.

🥇 Open: 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🥈 India 🇮🇳
🥉 Germany 🇩🇪

🥇 Women: 🇨🇳 China
🥈 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
🥉 India 🇮🇳

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan claimed Open gold on home soil, securing their second Olympiad title after their victory in Chennai in 2022. China took gold in the Women’s section.

🇬🇧 And a special moment for England: 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan achieved her third and final WGM norm during the Olympiad, becoming the youngest-ever player to fulfil the requirements for the Woman Grandmaster title. She also holds the distinction of being Britain’s youngest-ever women’s chess champion. ♟️👏

A fantastic celebration of chess from around the world — and a reminder that the future of the game is already here! 🌍❤️♟️

🎥 Watch the full breakdown here: https://youtu.be/YbbkSdZ-sIg

Thank you, Samarkand!



Photos FIDE.

24/09/2026

Danny Gormally doing a great job again 👏. Thank you!

In this video, I talk about the England vs India match at the chess...

23/09/2026

Go, England!

22/09/2026

𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕!

𝐊𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔,𝟏𝟎𝐚𝐦-𝟓𝐩𝐦

Tournament Details:
ECF Rated
6 Round Swiss - rounds start at 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.
Rapid Play, 20 min, plus 5 sec per move.
Prizes: 1st £150, 2nd £100, 3rd £50, Highest placed Junior £50, Highest placed U1600 Rating £50
FREE first year membership to Camberley Chess Club for the highest placed JUNIOR non club member.
FREE first year membership to Camberley Chess Club for the highest placed non club member.
Entrants need to be ECF MEMBERS – GOLD or above. (To join/renew the ECF click here)
One section of around 60 players.
Entry fee £25 - enter via our website (link below)
Entries will close at 5pm on Fri 25th Sept.
FREE Tea and Coffee will be provided.
Please organise your lunch, there is a supermarket next door.

The tournament will be limited to 60 entrants. See the details in the first comment 👌

The venue: Camberley Chess Club
Heatherside Community Centre, Martindale Avenue
Camberley, GU15 1BB
United Kingdom

21/09/2026

Missed the action? No worries — Peter Svidler has you covered! ♟️
Catch up on all the key results and enjoy his analysis of the Game of the Day, all in one video.

🎥 Watch it here: https://youtu.be/SQDSjw2jluA

19/09/2026

♟️ 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐝? 🇬🇧🌍

Here’s the recap after Round 4 in Samarkand!

🇬🇧 England 3–1 Singapore 🇸🇬

After drawing 2–2 with Lithuania in Round 3, England bounced back with a convincing team win against Singapore.

The games:

♟️ Nikita Vitiugov – Jingyao Tin ½–½
♟️ Michael Adams – Jagadeesh Siddharth 1–0
♟️ Luke McShane – Zi Han Goh ½–½
♟️ Daniel Fernandez – Ashwath Kaushik 1–0

That gives England 7 match points from four rounds — three wins and one draw. England is currently 10th in the Open section.

At the top of the Open section, China, Uzbekistan, Germany, Armenia, India, USA, Netherlands and Hungary have all won their first four matches and remain on a perfect 8 match points.

And there is plenty more happening across the Olympiad, including some fascinating individual games and surprises as the world’s strongest teams battle it out.

♟️ 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮!

Did you follow any of the Round 4 games?

Was there a particular game that caught your attention? Or maybe a certain player?

Have your say in the comments, and maybe there’ll be more who will join the discussion! It’s always nice to hear different perspectives 👇

Round 5 is next… and England will face Georgia. 🇬🇧♟️🇬🇪
Good luck, enjoy the journey!