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  • Energy drinks during a game
    by stevencarr » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:23 am
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  • Kingpin
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  • Query about Fritz (the chess program); passwords
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  • Game of chess causes armed stand off
    by MJMcCready » Sat Jul 20, 2013 6:13 am
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  • A new kind of chess
    by PeterTurland » Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:28 am
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  • What is the optimum frequency for grading lists?
    by Sean Hewitt » Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:35 pm
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  • Chess in Schools and Communities wins award for Innovation
    by Matthew Lunn » Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:07 pm
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  • Simul by Thomas Rendle
    by Mark Jordan » Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:27 pm
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  • LONDON LEAGUE
    by David Gilbert » Sun Jul 14, 2013 12:27 pm
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  • Giving a simul to earn money
    by stevencarr » Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:40 am
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  • Yorkshire Champions Challenge
    by Andrew Bak » Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:18 am
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  • 3D Printer Design for Chess Pieces
    by Paul McKeown » Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:56 pm
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  • Friends of Chess
    by Paul Cooksey » Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:31 pm
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  • Crafty tactic.
    by MJMcCready » Fri Jul 05, 2013 7:37 am
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  • Excel crosstable help
    by Marcus Misson » Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:29 pm
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  • Richmond Rapidplay
    by John Upham » Mon May 20, 2013 10:11 am
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  • Fide title devaluation
    by Mats Winther » Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:03 am
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  • Brewood v Cannock to be played using liveboards
    by David Blower » Mon Jul 01, 2013 5:58 pm
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  • Chess nationalities
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:50 pm
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    Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:41 am
  • Scottish Blitz Videos
    by Jonathan Edwards » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:52 am
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  • Candidate Master
    by Joey Stewart » Fri May 10, 2013 12:28 pm
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    Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:22 pm
  • Child Genius (Channel 4 competition)
    by Roger de Coverly » Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:26 am
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    Last post by Matthew Turner
    Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:35 pm
  • Mind is mental soup
    by PeterTurland » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:03 pm
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  • Chandler, Chandler and Nunn - The Cock Up
    by Geoff Chandler » Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:08 pm
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  • ChessBase Magazine 153
    by John Moore » Tue Jun 25, 2013 6:07 pm
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  • Child Genius - the representation of chess
    by Andrew Martin » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:41 pm
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  • Shredder 9 Running on Windows 7
    by Ian Thompson » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:54 pm
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  • Chess strength of arbiters
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:23 pm
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    Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:15 pm
  • Players not thinking about the team
    by David Blower » Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:30 pm
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    Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:26 pm
  • Chess in space
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:24 pm
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  • Peaking during tournaments
    by Dan O'Dowd » Sat Jun 08, 2013 6:57 pm
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    Last post by Roger de Coverly
    Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:25 am
  • St John's Ear Chess Club
    by Paul Habershon » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:18 am
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    Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:39 pm
  • Unfinished Games
    by Gavin Strachan » Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:37 pm
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    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:28 am
  • Northamptonshire Chess Association AGMs
    by Frank Kamau » Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:33 pm
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    Last post by Mick Norris
    Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:17 am
  • Shine TV wants Young Chess Players for a new series!!!
    by Jay Dunn » Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:24 pm
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  • Beware the mating net....
    by Nick Burrows » Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:11 am
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    Last post by Greg Breed
    Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:16 pm
  • Kasparov
    by Stewart Reuben » Sat Jun 08, 2013 6:22 pm
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    Last post by Greg Breed
    Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:28 pm
  • Let me tell you a story............
    by Warren Kingston » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:23 am
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  • Fide rating of a tournament
    by Niall Doran » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:05 pm
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  • Andrew Martin and the blog that never was
    by Geoff Chandler » Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:53 pm
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  • Computer pairings
    by Alex Holowczak » Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:58 am
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  • Chesstempo, what is it good for?
    by Niall Doran » Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:44 pm
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    Last post by Joey Stewart
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  • Chessbase V Chess Assistant
    by Ben Purton » Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:05 am
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  • A History of Scotland
    by Paul McKeown » Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:25 pm
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    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:50 am
  • Chessboard Magic
    by Geoff Chandler » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:03 am
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    Last post by Christopher Kreuzer
    Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:28 am
  • Central London League
    by James Toon » Sat May 25, 2013 3:18 pm
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    Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:56 am
  • British Senior Championship 2013
    by Paul Habershon » Fri May 24, 2013 12:15 am
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    Last post by Stewart Reuben
    Fri May 31, 2013 12:31 pm
  • Adjudication: another league moves on
    by James Toon » Fri May 17, 2013 12:53 pm
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    Last post by Kevin Thurlow
    Thu May 30, 2013 12:13 pm
  • FIDE ratings and juniors
    by Andrew Bak » Fri May 03, 2013 9:46 am
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    Last post by Stewart Reuben
    Wed May 29, 2013 8:41 pm