Some of the winners of the £££ from our October #FIDEClassical. #chess #ajedrez #xadrez #santraç #шахматы #शतरंज #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs #棋 #шахмат #شطرنج #ecf #fide #chesslove #chesspunks #AlphaChes

Festively-named sections but the same serious fun. #FIDEClassical #chess #ajedrez #xadrez #santraç #шахматы #शतरंज #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs #棋 #шахмат #شطرنج #ecf #fide #chesslove #chesspunks #AlphaChess #FIDE

We gave back more than £900 worth of prizes from this weekend's #FIDEClassical. Thanks to everyone who played a part!

We're organising 7 of the 15 entries (so far) into the London Chess Classic Team Blitz! It's a great opportunity for players to enjoy a fab venue.

Social chess is taking off in London. I visited the @yasqueenchessclub.bsky.social tonight and had some fun casual games - a great mix of people there tonight. #chessinthepub #chess #chesspunks

We're making more posters/banners to decorate our playing hall. Do you have a favourite #chessquote? #chess #ajedrez #xadrez #santraç #шахматы #शतरंज #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs #棋 #шахмат #شطرنج #ecf #fide #chesslove #chesspunks #AlphaChess

Next for us - after our successful #FideTriathlon - is a FIDE Classical of five 80+10 rounds over the first weekend of October. #chess #chesstournament #chesspunks #ajedrez #chesslove #fide #xadrez #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs #AlphaChess

Some pictures of some of the ££££ winners in action at our #FIDETriathlon.

Our players took up our offer. 46 (!!!) free #FIDE & ECF-rated games were played at our UK-first #FIDETriathlon this weekend. We're changing chess events. #chess #ajedrez #xadrez #santraç #шахматы #शतरंज #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs #шахмат #chesslove #chesspunks #AlphaChess

The Triathlon trophies arrived - one each for the top three in the two sections we have. #chess #ajedrez #xadrez #santraç #шахматы #शतरंज #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs #棋 #шахмат #شطرنج #ecf #fide #chesslove #chesspunks #AlphaChess

Excited to be running this UK-first in 17 days. #chess #FIDE #FIDETriathlon #AlphaChess #peoplecentred #innovativechessevents

Liverpool Chess club donated #chesssets to a number of local pubs to celebrate the #britishchesschampionships and we have mapped them (there are other layers to the map, if you navigate the menu). www.google.com/maps/d/edit?... #chessinthepub #chessforall #chesspunks #chess

Our friends over at @yasqueenchessclub.bsky.social have organised an event with the amazing @jenshahade.bsky.social! If you haven't already got Jen's book, it's a great insight into women in chess. #chess #chesspunks #ajedrez #xadrez #santraç #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs

We ran "The Power Behind the Throne", a parents' tournament at the #EnglishChessChampionships, and had 18 entrants. #chess #chesstournament #chesspunks #chessparents

Well deserved! We are BIG fans of Alex!

Interesting!

🎉 Congrats to Agnieszka Milewska on receiving a FIDE Certificate of Excellence for the #YearOfSocialChess! Aga champions women’s chess, supports schools & prisons via @cschessuk, and brings huge energy to events from WRBT to ChessFest 🇬🇧♟️ A well-deserved recognition! 👏 #FIDE

Congratulations to our very own AlphaChess star, Kayal. She is the new EJCOA UK U8 Girls Champion after a fantastic performance on Board 1 at the final in Nottingham. Clearly going from strength to strength. #chess #chessprodigy

This is a popular offer we make. There were 11 free FIDE-rated rapid games played at our event this time. #chess #chesspunks #FIDE

18 £££ winners but all the players are stars!

Some of the £££ winners at our #FIDE Classical event this weekend. #chess #chesspunks #ajedrez #xadrez #szachy #echecs #escacs #scacchi

An England international joins is for a couple of games on Sunday in the Ebony (top) section. We strive to be inclusive, and one way to do that is to allow flexible entry. It seems to be a pretty popular decision so far. #chess #chessforall #chesspunks

Our FIDE Classical this weekend is full! Thanks to all the stars who joined. Stars like Aneeksha, who played on one of the two days in May but is in for all five rounds this time. Hope she has a great time (and does well) in the Walnut section. #FIDEChess #chesstournament

We only have a small venue, so it's great to fill it.

I’m helping start a chess club here in Walthamstow. Anyone in North or East London, you’d be most welcome at our monthly meetup next Sunday 2–5pm (Lord Palmerston, E17 5JN). I’d be grateful for any shares too – we’re eager to ensnare new people in the clutches of this maddening game, etc

Average current ELO of 22 players from 14 federations who signed our board at #FIDERapidBlitzTeams is 2650+

Our upcoming rated events. Running casual #chessinthepub monthly too.

Promotion or transition? Happy Pride!

Can you "be more chess" than this entrant in our Rosewood section (U1800) of the June 28-29 FIDE Classical? Andrew plays for his town, his county and in chess boxing & chess diving. He also vlogs about chess and works as a National Arbiter and National Coach. Follow him: "Pawnslayer" on YouTube.

What have we missed in the latest design for a poster in our venue? #chess #chesspunks #peoplecentredchess

Dominic, who enjoys swimming, maths and coding in his free time, won our U1750 section and £100 "pocket money". He's en route to his goal to become a chess master! #chess #AlphaChess #peoplecentredchess #chesspunks

No Kings in America! #Resist @constitutionctr.bsky.social

Delighted that almost 30% of our £££ winners were female! #chess #chesspunks #FIDE

This U8 player impressed in our highest section with a 1951 performance rating. I'm betting on a title before she's 10. #chess #chesspunks #chesstournament #FIDE

On the wall, as a reminder. Yay or nay? #chess #chesspunks #fide #chesstournament

That "as though"! #chess is a game with imagined moves built into the rules. #hypothetical #chesspunks

Less than a week until our first FIDE Weekender. Fancy it? #chess #FIDE #chesspunks

We've just launched our picture gallery: alphachess.picflow.com Who will you play? #casualchess #chesspunks

Six months ago we took a team of 30+ players to the @techmahindra.bsky.social #GlobalChessLeague open. After qualifying on devices in a blitz arena, 10 players beat Eton in an OTB semi-final before losing out in a close final to @hammerchess.bsky.social. It was a lot of fun!

rtchessclub.com/2025/04/19/b... A review of Chess in the Third Reich by Taylor Kingston.

We want to do things a little differently. #chess #chesspunks #AlphaChess

We tried to map all the free chess clubs/meet-ups in London. Please tell us what we missed. www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e... #chess #chesspunks #AlphaChess

The club we run absolutely smashed it at the tournament we ran! #chess #chesspunks #AlphaChess #J4NCL #RogueRooks #chesstournament #FIDErapid

Top board in Division1 J4NCL got a 22-move win with the Spielmann gambit. #chess #chesspunks #AlphaChess

We coded a live-updating extension (available on Chrome webstore) called Lichess Analytics Dashboard, showing your win ratio & streak + best wins for each time control/variant. It integrates into your Lichess home-page. Enjoy! @lichess.org #chess #chesspunks #AlphaChess #coding #programming

We played in the Isle of Wight tournament and here's a video describing the experience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxWB... #chess #chesspunks #IoWMasters #AlphaChess #ajedrez

We coded a free PGN tag editor to clean up event PGN files. You can get this all for free soon on AlphaChess.co.uk -stay tuned!! #chess #AlphaChess #chesspunks

We've finally signed up for #IOWMasters Looks like a fab tournament!

In last week's Division 1 #j4ncl game, our Board 1 (black) was worse in his second game against an older opponent. In the position shown, white played 22. Rxh5. What was the best response? #chess #UKjuniorchess #chesspunks @lichess.org #ajedrez