British Chess News

[John Upham]

I've started an experimental service to provide a news feed of items about British Chess appearing as I become aware of them.

I did something similar for British Table Tennis and it has become hugely popular with more then 1500 subscribers.

British Chess News (BCN) may be found at

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1836475496572167/


This is a non-commercial offering but if someone wants to move this to "Adverts" then feel free to do so!

[Brian Towers]

Out of curiosity, is it really about "British" chess, or just English chess, or just chess in the south of England?

[John Upham]

Out of curiosity, is it really about "British" chess, or just English chess, or just chess in the south of England?

My intention is to include items concerning chess in Great Britain and Ireland plus stories / reports featuring players from those locations playing outside of those locations.


Many of the stories would be ones that would normally not attract the attention of the mainstream chess media and generally be ignored.

[John Upham]

For example, something like

http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/n ... r_charity/

and / or

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news ... t/?ref=rss

would almost certainly be ignored whereas

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... u-olympiad

would receive significant attention and comment.

[Carl Hibbard]

Isn't this a bit of a duplication of here?

[Michael Farthing]

Hmmm. I suppose so. But then, isn't the Daily Telegraph a bit of a duplication of The Times?

(I wouldn't read either of the newspapers, but I intend to stick with the ecforum).

[John Upham]

Isn't this a bit of a duplication of here?

I could be wrong but Facebook has a larger membership and therefore audience potential.

Many of the items I will report on BCN will never see the light of day in this place.

[MartinCarpenter]

I do wonder very slightly what the percentage reach of FB is amongst chess players. We're not the most dramatically sociable bunch and the demographic isn't getting younger.

[Mike Truran]

I don't know - I would have thought that John deserves a chuck under the chin for a new initiative.

So John - well done on giving it a go.

[John Upham]

We're not the most dramatically sociable bunch

Speak for yourself!