28 July 2010: Sharks suffer setback against Mushrooms
In a very close match, our rapidplay team suffered its first loss of the season, losing to Mushrooms by the slenderest of margins. Athenaeum beat Hackney in another close match, and so regained their position as leaders of the City of London Rapidplay League.
more »21 July 2010: Sharks retain lead in rapidplay league
In a close match against a strong Hackney side, our rapidplay team came out 5-3 winners. We remain leaders of the City of London Rapidplay League with 4 matches still to play. Athenaeum overcame Cavendish this evening, and so remain in 2nd place, just half a match point behind.
more »15 July 2010: Sabin and Mures share honours!
In a good end to what has been an exciting club championship, the honours were shared by experienced Romanian international Cristian Mures and up-and-coming junior Frank Sabin.
To celebrate the fact that we will be having club events on Tuesday nights and Thursday nights next season we are holding a 7 round swiss tournament for current members. The first round will be on 7th September.
more »13 July 2010: Sharks shine against Kings Head A
Our rapidplay team moved to the top of the City of London Rapidplay League with a good 5½-2½ win against one of the strongest clubs in London: King’s Head. We now have 5½/6 match points with 5 matches still to play, mostly against teams at the top of the table. The teams from Athenaeum, Hackney & Cavendish follow close behind.
more »8 July 2010: Sabin retains lead in club championship
In the penultimate round of the club championship, Frank Sabin retained his half-point lead by beating David Iwi. Cristian Mures and Gayan Peiris are the closest contenders.
more »7 July 2010: Sharks win against Metropolitan
Our rapidplay team moved into 2nd place in the City of London Rapidplay League, with an emphatic 7½-½ victory over Metropolitan.
more »1 July 2010: Makepeace wins July Blitz
Muswell Hill’s Phil Makepeace won our July Blitz, ahead of Hendon’s Gayan Peiris and Robin Haldane from Streatham & Brixton. A bumper 32 players participated.
more »30 June 2010: Sharks edge win against Albany
In a match which went right down to the wire, our rapidplay team came out 4.5-3.5 winners against a determined Albany side. With 3.5 out of 4 match points, we remain well-placed in the City of London Rapidplay League.
more »24 June 2010: Sabin leads championship after 5 rounds
14-year-old Frank Sabin leads the field by half a point with 2 rounds left in this year’s club championship.
more »23 June 2010: Sharks win against Battersea
Our rapidplay team returned to winning ways with a 6-2 victory over Battersea, in the City of London Rapidplay League.
more »20 June 2010: Great win for Gayan Peiris
At the Richmond Rapidplay in May, Hendon’s Gayan Peiris defeated Chris Briscoe in great style.
more »17 June 2010: Leaders unchanged in club championship
Three draws at the top left Cristian Mures, Gayan Peiris and Frank Sabin leading the field after the 4th round of the club championship.
more »16 June 2010: Sharks draw against Dulwich
In a match of two halves, our rapidplay team secured a draw against a determined Dulwich team.
more »10 June 2010: Three leaders in club championship
After 3 rounds of this year’s club championship, Cristian Mures, Gayan Peiris and Frank Sabin lead the field with 3/3.
more »9 June 2010: Hendon Sharks back in the water!
Our rapidplay team started the defence of the City of London Rapidplay League title against a strong Drunken Knights team. After some tense moments, the match ended in a comfortable 6-2 win for the Sharks.
more »3 June 2010: Trio of winners in June Blitz
June’s “Sunshine” Blitz had a large turnout, and was closely fought with a number of strong players tussling at the top. Streatham & Brixton’s Robin Haldane and Hendon’s Bogdan-Liviu Stefan and Gayan Peiris came out on top.
more »27 May 2010: Five lead after 2nd round of club championship
Another round characterised by decisive games left defending champion Adam Raoof, Cristian Mures, Frank Sabin and recent-joiners Bogdan-Liviu Stefan & Gayan Peiris heading the field.
more »20 May 2010: Decisive start to club championship
This year’s club championship has a larger entry and is somewhat stronger than last year’s. The first round saw the welcome return of a number of familiar faces, and resulted in 14 decisive games plus a solitary draw.
more »13 May 2010: Lions edged out in season finale
In the final match of the Middlesex League’s Divison 1, our 1st team came up against Hackney 1’s strongest team of the season. A battle royal ensued which resulted in a narrow win for Hackney, thus ending the Lions’ unbeaten run this season.
more »6 May 2010: Peiris wins Election Night Blitz
New Hendon member Gayan (aka TGM) Peiris won our May “Ballot Chess” Blitz with 5.5/6. Ionica Dragomir, Cristian Mures & Salvatore Pepe shared 2nd place.
more »29 April 2010: Lions champions of Middlesex League!
With a resounding victory over visitors West London, our 1st team became champions of the Middlesex League for the first time in Hendon Chess Club’s 63-year history.
more »22 April 2010: Lions edge closer to title
Our 1st team moved one step closer to becoming champions of the Middlesex League, with a comfortable home victory over visitors Hammersmith.
more »15 April 2010: Lions win at home against champions Ealing
In a crucial match against last season’s champions Ealing, our 1st team came out comfortable 6½-1½ winners. With 3 matches remaining, the Lions thus keep their position as front-runners in Division 1 of the Middlesex League.
more »1 April 2010: Sanders & Haldane top April Blitz
Hendon’s top junior Isaac Sanders shared first place in our April Blitz with Streatham & Brixton’s Robin Haldane. Recently-joined Ionica Dragomir took home the prize for Hendon’s top player.
22 players participated.
29 March 2010: Lions do double over King's Head
In another very close match, our 1st team beat a strong King’s Head team, to overtake them at the top of Division 1 of the Middlesex League.
more »24 March 2010: Lions close in on King's Head
Accompanied by the soothing sounds of the Tango from the next room, our 1st team consolidated their 2nd place in Division 1, with a 5½-2½ away win at West London. We are now only half a point behind league leaders Kings Head, with a match in hand.
more »18 March 2010: Tigers end season with loss to Harrow
An understrength 2nd team finished the season with an 8-0 defeat away to Harrow 1st team. The Tigers thus have to be content with 2nd place in Division 3, having already achieved promotion with a couple of matches to spare.
more »15 March 2010: Lions move into 2nd place in Division 1
Our 1st team leapfrogged Muswell Hill to move into 2nd place in Division 1 of the Middlesex League, with a comfortable away win against Hammersmith.
more »11 March 2010: Lions beat league leaders Kings Head 1
In a match of twists and turns which went right down to the wire, our 1st team rode their luck to overcome a very strong Kings Head 1 team. The final score was 4½-3½ after extra time.
more »11 March 2010: Tigers lose away at Metropolitan
In a very close match our 2nd team lost for the first time this season, to tailenders Metropolitan 2, in the 3rd Division of the Middlesex League.
more »4 March 2010: Phil Makepeace wins March Blitz
Phil Makepeace from UCL won March’s “Wind Chill” Blitz tournament, closely followed by Cristian Mures and Robert Feather. 25 players participated.
Photo: Uncyclopedia
2 March 2010: Lions win away at Ealing
In an exciting match which could quite easily have gone the other way, our 1st team eventually came out 5½-2½ victors against last season’s champions Ealing.
more »25 February 2010: Tigers promoted back to 2nd Division!
With a comfortable 5½-2½ home win against visitors Enfield, our 2nd team clinched promotion back to the 2nd Division of the Middlesex League with a couple of matches to spare! With 5½/6 match points, we re-took the lead in the 3rd Division from Harrrow 1, who also recently secured promotion.
Photo: Flickr
18 February 2010: Lions do double over Muswell Hill
After a tough struggle against visitors Muswell Hill, our 1st team finally came out winners with the flattering scoreline of 7-1.
more »9 February 2010: Lions win away against Hackney 1
Our 1st team regained its form to score a fine away win over old rivals Hackney 1, eventually coming out 6-2 winners.
more »5 February 2010: Great results for Hendon players
Two Hendon Tigers recently put in excellent performances in tournaments! Check out what they’ve been up to after the jump!
more »4 February 2010: Makepeace & Bigio top February Blitz
28 January 2010: The 2nd Hendon Chess Club Open Rapid Chess Tournament
On Thursday 11th February we’re holding the Second Hendon Chess Club Open Rapid Chess Tournament.
This is the second in our series of experimental events, which is open to all. It will be run over a total of 4 rounds of 15 minutes per player per game. We will be using Swiss pairings, and a computer.
more »21 January 2010: Tigers win at home against West London 2
Home to West London 2 and aided by a couple of defaults, our 2nd team managed to turn around several inferior positions to win the match 5½-2½. We now have 4½ match points from 5 matches, with 3 left to play.
more »14 January 2010: Lions draw with Hackney 2
In a match our 1st team had initially expected to win, we were finally relieved to draw 4-4, when Lion cub Isaac Sanders managed to hold an inferior rook ending. Wins were provided by Charlie Storey, Gary Senior and Tim Rogers.
more »7 January 2010: Pein is "King of the Ice"
International Master Malcolm Pein won January’s ‘King of the Ice’ Blitz tournament. 31 people braved the weather to compete.
more »10 December 2009: Tigers win comfortably against Metropolitan 2
Our second team continued its bid for promotion in Division 3 of the Middlesex League, with a very comfortable 7-1 win over Metropolitan 2.
more »3 December 2009: Rogers wins December blitz
Tim Rogers continued his recent good form to win the ‘Chess Nuts’ blitz with a perfect score. Cristian Mures was the runner-up, followed by Albert Ballardini, Jonathan Landau, David Iwi & Chris Jones.
more »26 November 2009: Lions roar to victory over Muswell Hill
Away against a potentially strong Muswell Hill side, and despite having a couple of regular team members missing, our first team managed to win the match 7½-½. New team members Paul du Buf, Isaac Sanders and Tim Rogers recorded their first wins for the team.
more »19 November 2009: Mures wins 1st HCC Open Rapid
The 1st HCC Open Rapid Tournament was won outright by Hendon’s resident rapidplay expert Cristian Mures, with 5½ points from the 6 rounds. The runners-up were David Iwi and Meri Grigoryan.
more »17 November 2009: Tigers draw against Enfield
Away against a strong Enfield first team, the Hendon Tigers managed to hold a 4-4 draw in Division 3 of the Middlesex League. In a match which went right down to the wire, Salvatore Pepe and new member Tim Rogers provided the wins for Hendon.
more »12 November 2009: Rogers leads 1st HCC Open Rapid after 3 rounds
New Hendon member Tim Rogers took an early lead with 3/3 on the first evening of the 1st Hendon Chess Club Open Rapid Tournament. The chasing pack includes Cristian Mures, David Iwi, Salvatore Pepe & Graeme Lennard of Hendon, plus Meri Grigoryan of West London, all of whom are on 2½ points.
more »9 November 2009: The 1st Hendon Chess Club Open Rapid Chess Tournament
On Thursdays 12th and 19th November we’re holding the first Hendon Chess Club Open Rapid Chess Tournament.
This is a NEW event, which is open to all. It will be run over two Thursday evenings, with a total of 6 rounds of 20 minutes per player per game. 7.30pm start on each evening, finish before 10pm. All games rated by the ECF.
more »5 November 2009: Rona & Mures win on Bonfire Night
Our Bonfire Night ‘Fireworks on the Board’ Blitz was won by Hendon’s Cristian Mures and newcomer Jonathan Rona, who had the better of their individual encounter. Prizes for top Hendon player went to Salvatore Pepe and new Hendon members Isaac Sanders (pictured) and Tim Rogers.
more »4 November 2009: Hendon Tigers edge past West London 2
Hendon’s 2nd team made it 2/2 in the Middlesex League, clinching a narrow win against a strong West London side. The match was played in the elegant surroundings of Chiswick Town Hall.
more »3 November 2009: Hendon Lions start season with win
Fortified by several new recruits, Hendon’s 1st team began their Middlesex League season by winning 5-3 away to a strong Hackney 2 side.
more »15 October 2009: Hendon Tigers off to a winning start
Hendon’s 2nd team started their Middlesex League season with a fine win over a strong Harrow side, despite being outgraded on all boards.
more »1 October 2009: Hendon 'First Thursday' Blitz
Cristian lost to Lawrence, but beat Alex, who in turn beat Lawrence. This was despite being loudly entertained by the Bhangra Dance Class in the large hall next door!
more »4 September 2009: Hendon players take on Europe
Father and son Andrew and Frank Sabin journey to Anderlecht in Belgium next weekend to play in the Jose Tonoli Memorial.
more »3 September 2009: Three-way tie in strong September Blitz
GM Alexander Cherniaev shared top place in the September Blitz with Hendon players Cristian Mures and Daniel Ellis, followed closely by Willesden’s Guy Batchelor and Robert Feather. Michael Bennett took home the prize for Hendon’s top player.
more »19 August 2009: Hendon champions of Rapidplay League!
Despite some last night nerves, our rapidplay team overcame Dulwich to become the first City of London Rapidplay League champions, with a score of 10/11 match points!
more »12 August 2009: Sharks harpooned by Kings Head 2
In a very tight match, our rapidplay team lost 4½-3½ to our closest rivals Kings Head 2, leaving us needing to win or draw our last match to become league champions.
more »6 August 2009: Wittmann wins August Blitz
Jochen Wittmann from Kings Head took top place in the August Blitz, a point clear of a strong field. Daniel Ellis and Ivan Valiguskyy were runners-up. 20 players participated.
more »5 August 2009: Sharks narrowly beat Cavendish
In a closely-fought match against one of London’s strongest clubs, our rapidplay team came out 4½-3½ winners, to open up a 1½ match point lead over our closest rivals, Athenaeum and Kings Head 2.
more »29 July 2009: Sharks edge past Athenaeum
By the narrowest of margins, our rapidplay team came out winners against close rivals Athenaeum, in the 9th round of the City of London Rapidplay League. As a result we remain front-runners in the league, with 3 matches still to play.
more »23 July 2009: Mures wins first SuperBlitz!
Hendon Chess Club’s first SuperBlitz champion is Cristian Mures! In a hard-fought tournament on Thursday evening, Cristian eventually came out top in the play-offs, closely followed by Adam Raoof and Michael Bennett.
more »22 July 2009: Sharks ease past Mushrooms
Up against a strong Mushrooms side, our Senior rapidplay team ended up comfortable 6½-1½ victors, retaining its position as league front-runners with four tense matches still to play.
more »15 July 2009: Sharks beat Hackney
In a match of fluctuating fortunes, our rapidplay team came out 5½-2½ winners against a strong Hackney team, in round 7 of the City of London Rapidplay League.
more »9 July 2009: We are the champions!
An exciting final round of the club championship resulted in an unprecedented five-way tie for first place between Tomer Eden, Adam Raoof, Michael Bennett, Chris Rogal and Chris Jones.
more »8 July 2009: Sharks beat Kings Head 1
In a match against one of London’s strongest clubs, our rapidplay team rode its luck to come out winners 6-2. As a result we remain at the top of the City of London Rapidplay League, with 5 wins out of 5 matches.
more »7 July 2009: A slow-burning success
Your correspondent, Adam Raoof, took part in the majority of the 1st Athenaeum Chess Club blitz tournament, held on Monday 6th July 2009 in Endell Street London WC2.
more »2 July 2009: Eden & Landau win the Blitz
Hendon’s own Tomer Eden and Jonathan Landau shared top place in the July Blitz ahead of a strong field, including a contingent of chess boxers!
Photo by Rajko Vujatovic
1 July 2009: Sharks attack!
After the decisive, but less than convincing, victory over Albany last week, our rapidplay team returned to their true form last night with a very comfortable 7½-½ victory over Metropolitan Chess Club, and as a result still top the City of London Rapidplay League.
more »25 June 2009: Crucial final round will decide championship
Fighting draws at the top saw Adam Raoof retain his lead in Round 6 of the club championship yesterday evening. Michael Bennett (pictured, from 1977-78 when he first joined the club) is still in 2nd place, with Tomer Eden, Jonathan Landau, David Iwi, Chris Rogal and Chris Jones only half a point behind and very much in contention. All is set for an exciting final round in 2 weeks time.
more »24 June 2009: Sharks survive Albany scare
In the 4th round of the City of London Rapidplay League, the Sharks survived several unexpected losses against a resilient Albany team, eventually coming out winners in their toughest match so far.
more »18 June 2009: Adam Raoof takes the lead
Adam Raoof outplayed David Iwi in fine positional style, to take the sole lead going into the 6th round of the club championship. Michael Bennett moved into 2nd place by beating Vivian Cohen, and is followed closely by defending champion Jonathan Landau, Chris Jones, and David Iwi.
more »17 June 2009: Hendon Sharks win again
In a closely-fought match against a determined Battersea, our Hendon Sharks rapidplay team eventually came out 5-3 winners, in the 3rd round of the City of London Rapidplay League.
more »15 June 2009: Golders Green Rapidplay in the news!
Last weekend’s Golders Green Rapidplay tournament had a very favourable write-up today in Malcolm Pein’s regular Daily Telegraph column.
more »11 June 2009: Whiteout!
On an evening which saw White score a remarkable 11-0, ex-champion Adam Raoof and David Iwi retained their lead in the 4th round of the club championship.
more »4 June 2009: David Iwi tops Blitz
June’s Hendon Blitz Tournament was won by Hendon’s David Iwi. Michael Bennett came 2nd, with Jonathan Landau taking home the prize for ‘Hendon’s top player’.
15 players participated.
3 June 2009: Rapidplay team off to a winning start
Our newly-formed Hendon Sharks rapidplay team started with a comfortable victory over Hammersmith on the first evening of the new City of London Rapidplay League.
more »3 June 2009: Hendon Chess Club storms the City of London
Hendon Chess Club will be represented tonight and for the next twelve weeks in the very first City of London Rapidplay League, organised by Shaun Tracey and Joe Farrell of Hackney Chess Club.
more »28 May 2009: Five tied for lead in club championship
Leaders Adam Raoof, Jonathan Landau and Chris Rogal all drew in the 3rd round of the club championship, and were joined on 2½ points by top seed Tomer Eden and David Iwi.
more »26 May 2009: Successes at Amersham
Club member Petr Limonov scored his best result yet at the Amersham Minor over the weekend, winning the U-120 tournament outright with 5½/7.
Tomer Eden also had a good result, winning the 2100+ rating prize in the Open with a TPR of 2246. Tomer was in 4th position going into the last round, before losing to tournament winner GM Simon Williams. The only other game Tomer lost was also to a GM – Mark Hebden!
more »21 May 2009: Three lead in club championship
Adam Raoof, defending champion Jonathan Landau and Chris Rogal share the lead in the club championship after the first 2 rounds.
more »7 May 2009: Mures wins May Blitz
May’s Hendon Blitz Tournament was won by Hendon’s top board Cristian Mures, with a 100% score, 1½ points clear of the field. Bogdan-Liviu Stefan again took 2nd place, with Petr Limonov and Michael Bennett both taking home prizes for ‘Hendon’s top player’.
20 players participated.
2 April 2009: Ellis tops April Blitz
April’s Hendon Blitz Tournament was won by Hendon’s Daniel Ellis with a 100% score, a point clear of the field. New Hendon member Bogdan-Liviu Stefan (pictured) took 2nd place, with Cristian Mures, Frank Sabin and David Iwi all taking home prizes for ‘Hendon’s top player’.
24 players participated.
5 March 2009: Mures wins March Blitz
March’s Hendon Blitz Tournament was won by Hendon’s Cristian Mures with a 100% score, a full 2 points clear of the field. The prize for Hendon’s top player went to Salvatore Pepe.
16 players took part.
5 February 2009: Sabin and Mures win the Blitz
February’s Hendon Blitz Tournament was won jointly by Hendon’s top board Cristian Mures and 13-year-old Frank Sabin. Shane McCabe came third and the prize for Hendon’s top player went to Liviu Enciu.
12 players took part.
8 January 2009: Slavin on top in Blitz
January’s Hendon Blitz Tournament was won with a 100% score by Alexey Slavin (2262) from Russia, who came fresh from victory at a Hastings tournament. Hendon’s top player was Martin Walker with 5/6, playing in his last blitz before leaving for South Korea.
15 players took part.
4 December 2008: GM Cherniaev visits Blitz
December’s ‘First Thursday’ Hendon Blitz Tournament had the honour of a visit from Russian GM Alexander Cherniaev, who won the tournament with 6/6. Steven Coles from Kings Head took 2nd place, with 4½/6. Hendon’s top player was Cristian Mures, who took a clear 3rd place with 4/6.
16 players participated.