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John Upham
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Junior British Chess Magazine

Post by John Upham » Thu Nov 07, 2013 2:29 pm

BCM would like to offer a free sample (in pdf format) of the first (October 2013) issue of

Junior British Chess Magazine

Please email me @ [email protected] for a copy.

The title is edited by David Levens, ECF Manager of Coaches

Layout and typesetting by Jimmy Adams

Photography by John Upham

Junior BCM is a sister title to the rather more established (133 years) title of BCM.

See here for more details :D

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Re: Junior British Chess Magazine

Post by John Upham » Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:50 pm

Issue #2 of Junior British Chess Magazine (JBCM) is now published.

See here for further detail

To give some idea of the content here is the content list:

Editor’s Opening 3
Magnus Carlsen wins! 4
Signs and Symbols 6
Chess in Easy Stages 9
Test 2A 13
Test 1B 19
Girl Power! 25
Tournament Reports 33
Sharpen Up Your Openings 50
Test Your Chess! 53
Interview with Yang-Fan 61
Positional Play 69
Christmas Quizzes 72
Short and Sweet Games 74
Spot the Continuation 83
Great Players of the Past 88
Endgame Teasers 92
Analyse this! 94
British Chess Magazine 98
Adventures in China 100
Captain Blunder & Thin King 104
Solutions 105
Junior Calendar of Events 109

The previous offer of a sample copy of the pdf of issue #1 remains. :D
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Re: Junior British Chess Magazine

Post by John Upham » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:55 am

Issue #3 of Junior British Chess Magazine (JBCM) is now published.

See here for further detail

To give some idea of the content here is the content list:

Editor’s Opening 3
Signs and Symbols 5
Chess in Easy Stages 7
Test 3 19
Tournament Reports 25
When they were Young 32
Endgame Teasers 38
Girl Power 41
Great Players of the Past 46
Sharpen Up Your Openings 50
Test Your Chess! 57
Chess Artistry 81
Marcus Harvey Interview 84
Positional Play 96
Spot the Continuation 105
Short and Sweet Games 112
Analyse this! 117
British Chess Magazine 122
The Mozart of Chess 124
Dazzlers and Dreamers 132
Solutions 134
Junior Calendar of Events 138

The previous offer of a sample copy of the pdf of issue #1 remains. :D
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Re: Junior British Chess Magazine

Post by Peter D Williams » Wed Feb 19, 2014 4:46 pm

Lets hope Marcus Harvey plays in the World Youth Chess Championship U8-U18, Durban, South Africa 18-30 September 2014

Weather been fine today sun was out so i planted some bulbs in a flower box :D
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Re: Junior British Chess Magazine

Post by John Upham » Wed Feb 19, 2014 5:14 pm

Peter D Williams wrote: Weather been fine today sun was out so i planted some bulbs in a flower box :D
Since you have green fingers I assume that they were of the energy saving variety?
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Re: Junior British Chess Magazine

Post by Peter D Williams » Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:18 pm

John Upham wrote:
Since you have green fingers I assume that they were of the energy saving variety?
:lol:
when you are successful many losers bark at you.