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It's terribly sad to hear this news.

Barry was one of the first people I came across when I first got into chess about 15 years ago.

What a nice man.

On behalf of everyone at Battersea Chess Club, condolences to his family, friends and South Norwood Chess Club.

A real loss to chess.

Very sad news.

Martin was just the nicest man. Always welcoming, always jovial. He will be a big loss to the South Norwood.

Condolences to everyone at the club.

Hi, I've had the same request with regards to Battersea Chess Club.

Alan was a joint club champion with Ray Keene in 1963.

I would like to gather as much info as possible for his son.

I used to work for the Daily Mail, for my sins. I still have some friends there and will enquire about the truth of this. Sounds very unlikely though

Hi, I wonder if y'all can help me. I'm trying to build up a picture of whether club chess is growing or declining in England. I suspect declining, obviously, but have no figures to back that up. I doubt there are any figures on this specific question, but I wonder if people here can give me an idea ...

Hi Brendan, we ran a small league last year but this is a massive expansion and the first time we've attempted anything on this scale. The divisions are almost certainly going to be something like open, u150 and u115 - but we're open to some tinkering if that causes a problem and makes it difficult ...

Hello forum, Long-time lurker first-time poster here. I want to make people aware of a new league we're running at Battersea over the coming months. It's called the Summer Chess League and starts in June. It is ECF-rated, but the idea is it a bit more casual than most leagues. The kind of league you...