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Blitz, blunders, and brilliance: our first tournament

29 October 2025

In Walthamstow Chess Club’s first ever competitive outing, we finished the Capes Trophy with a highly respectable record of two wins, a draw, and three losses. This strong blitz tournament, played at a breakneck 5+0 time control, is an annual fixture now in its 65th year.

Standout performance was probably Cennydd’s win against CM Diana Serbanescu, part of his 7–2 record on the day. But across the team there were plenty of great moments, revolting blunders, and outrageous time swindles in hopeless positions. The overall trophy was won by a strong Hackney team.

Thanks to everyone who humoured us with 5-minute training games recently! We’ll be lining up more matches and tournaments soon – although next time expect slightly more relaxed time controls…