Streatham and Brixton Chess Club
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In 2021 Streatham and Brixton Chess Club celebrated 150 years. To find out more visit their website at https://t.co/pDuyYssUFb
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Joined January 2021
S&BCC will be there 1st June - taking on allcomers, and sharing our chess heritage. See you there!.
1 of 2. Heritage Day returns to the Woodfield Pavilion- a Wandsworth Heritage Festival Event, on Saturday 1st June 2024 10:30am-4:30pm. *A selection of short talks on local history and a guided walk on the Balham bits of Tooting Bec Common.
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Seasonal Best Wishes from S&BCC to all our chess friends. and beyond. All welcome to our free social chess: 4.30-7.30pm, Tuesdays, from 2 Jan at Tooting Conservative Club (temp venue till further notice). Club league matches at St Thomas's Church café, Streatham.
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RT @SocStreatham: Jim Mercer and the Streatham and Brixton Chess Club cartoon in the The Streatham New #OTD 19 December 1952 #StreathamHis….
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In 1884, Mrs Webb of 'Cherwell', Morland Road, 'put her home at the disposal' of the embryonic Croydon Ladies Chess Club. One of the first of its kind. She was encouraged by suffrage supporting Agnes Larkcom (grandma of celebrated horticulturist Joy Larkcom). @SouthwarkWomen.
1/3 Eliza Phillips b1823 Wandsworth was twice widowed when she moved in 1889 to Morland Road, Croydon where she held animal conservation meetings, in particular to campaign against the use of feathers & plumage in women’s hats which had the effect of decimating bird populations.
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Three great late C19/early C20 chess players. Bird lived & died in Upper Tooting, Gunsberg Streatham, and Blackburne Lewisham. Buried respectively: Streatham (1908), Streatham Vale (1930), and Brockley (1922) Cemeteries. @SocStreatham.
Henry Bird, Isidor Gunsberg and Joseph Blackburne in 1894. Photo and info via: Olimpiu G. Urcan / Chesshistory,com. #chess #ajedrez #schach #scacchi #echecs #xadrez
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Just a week away. chess on Streatham Common again! .Come along and give it a go! Saturday 21 October 11am to 3pm. Part of the Streatham Festival. @Rookery100 @sccoopstreatham
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Check it out! Next Streatham Common chess gig: Saturday 21 October. 11am - 3pm. Part of the Streatham Festival. All levels welcome!.@Rookery100 @sccoopstreatham @ecfchess #Streatham
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RT @johnchess: Councillor John Sweeney @jnsweeneytweets and @KingstonChess chairman John Foley @ChessScholar formally open the three new pu….
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Good luck, KCC, with your Opening Moves!.Same design tables as on Streatham Common. Nice!.
Come along to the Fairfield and play some chess this afternoon in the open air. @RBKingston @kinglibheritage @richtwickchess @SurbitonChess
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. and matches start, and finish, in the dark.
You can tell it's Autumn when the Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club match season and the Richmond Concert Society season both start on the same evening.
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Great vibe at packed Streatham Library Rapid 23 Sept. Well done winners: Major - 1 Phil M*, 2.Alexander C*, Minor - 1/2= Enitan O* & Keith O. Grading prizes: Li H (Maj) & David F* (Min). Smoothly run by James T & Richard T. (*photo).@ecfchess @streathamlib #Londonchess
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Good to see Sir Wyke Bayliss, artist and chess player, featured in Guy's tour of significant graves. Thanks to FoSC for organising the event. Great cakes. Shame about the weather.
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Another pop-up by S&BCC on Streatham Common y'day. 2 hours of sun and sacs. Joined by keen junior passing by. Brought own sets & clocks. But sets always available from Rookery Café. @ecfchess @RookeryTweets.@Rookery100 @KingstonChess @ClubEpsom
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Streatham Library Rapidplay, Sat 23 September: Six rounds at G25' + 5 spm. ECF rated. 10.15am – 5.45pm. Major ECF U2400; Minor U1750. Prizes! More details & entry via All welcome #Croydonanddistrictchess #Surreychess #Londonchess
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That's what our Rapid play looks like!.
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3 weeks to S&BCC's Streatham Library Rapid: Sat 23 Sept. 6 rd Swiss at G25+5spm; Rd 1 at 10.15am. 2 sections: Mjr U2400; Mnr U1750. Prizes 1st £100, 2nd £50 in both. Entry (Silver+ £20; Others £29) via: .@ecfchess #LondonChess #SurreyChess #CroydonChess.
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It's catching on: another pop-up session up on Streatham Common yesterday afternoon. Two hours of chess in the sun. Pop-up your own: borrow sets from the Café. @ecfchess @Rookery100 @RookeryTweets
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RT @SocStreatham: A fun packed day, hosted by The Woodfield Pavilion on Saturday 9th September 10:30-4:30pm.Walks and Talks require booking….
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