They are a fellow south London chess club and have been rivals for 130-odd years.
But our neighbours over in Wimbledon are now facing a battle for survival after becoming the latest London club to lose their venue.
The SW19 club has been turfed out of its home, the Trinity Road Club in Wimbledon, with 10 days notice after the property was sold.
Yes, this is another sorry situation where developers are building flats on a vital community resource.
Since April 27 the club has been frantically trying to secure temporary arrangements to let its teams complete their fixtures while the club looks for a new long-term venue.
We understand the clubs officers are working hard to find a new base before the start of next season and, Battersea understands, are confident they will.
Wimbledon is one of the capital’s biggest clubs with 15 teams playing in the London, Surrey and Thames Valley chess league.
Wimbledon have never won the London League’s top division. However, this year the club narrowly missed out on winning the Surrey League, finishing behind Surbiton.
Wimbledon also lost its long-standing member, former Surrey champion FM Stephen Berry.
It comes after Drunken Knights were also forced out of their home, The Plough in Bloomsbury, for different reasons.
