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Several new videos and posts in the last couple of weeks: Whose attack is faster in a tactical semi-Slav? A 20min video on an exciting division 1 game in the Bristol league https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/09/24/whose-attack-is-faster-in-a-tactical-semi-slav/ Bristol embraces blitz - A preview of ...

Slightly different week for The Bristol Chess Times this week. Getting Started - A new page to help adult beginners not be scared of joining chess clubs. https://bristolchesstimes.com/getting-started/ More importantly we launched The Bristol Chess Times YouTube channel! Two videos so far: Welcome to...

Only that the Sicilian Scheveningen seems to be a suitable choice for myself. Not my intention to suggest such an opening for all amateurs. Right squares for pieces and pawns and an awareness of the common plans in an opening are obviously key, I agree. These in themselves can help dictate the style...

Three new articles this week: New London Chess festival for world championships. A brief preview of an excellent idea from the Ginger GM team: https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/09/10/new-chess-festival-for-the-2018-world-championships-in-london/ GM Nicolas Pert wins Bristol qualifier of UK Open Bli...

Two new articles this week: Season preview and August news: An update on August tournament results across Bristol as well as our predictions for the coming season across the Divisions https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/09/03/season-preview-and-august-news/ The forgotten lady champion who defeated Em...

Thanks for the spot. I’ll update it later

Two new articles this week: Three challenges facing Chess960: a fan perspective. With the $250,000 Champions Showdown announced we look at a range of problems facing the promotion of this chess variant https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/08/27/three-challenges-facing-chess960-a-fan-perspective/ Game ...

Its been a busy month but here is a summary list of August articles from th Bristol Chess Times: Two Latvian gambit games from the Bristol Open 2018. Both games featuring FM Mike Waddington with both white and black! https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/07/24/two-latvian-gambit-games-from-the-bristol-...

Two new articles this week on the Bristol Chess Times: Problems in July with GM Jones. A lovely helpmate to get the brain cells cooking: https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/07/19/problems-in-july-with-gm-jones/ Celebrating one year of the Bristol Chess Times. A review of the first 12 months and how a...

Two new articles this week on the Bristol Chess Times: The Graeme Thompson Memorial Rapidplay Report and Bristol Tournament News https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/07/10/gt-rapidplay-report-and-bristol-tournament-news/ Does your chess need a pallet cleanser https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/07/15/d...

Two new articles this week on the Bristol Chess Times: Chess Myths - Creativity. Mike Harris explores how creativity plays a vital role in many a brilliancy and the art of knowing when to break the rules https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/06/28/chess-myths-creativity/ A useful technique for assessin...

Three new articles this week: Beyond the fundamentals - Chris Russell challenges the myth of luck and looks at psychological bias in your chess game https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/06/23/beyond-the-fundamentals/ Problems in June with GM Jones - GM Christopher Jones returns with a series of unstop...

Three new articles this week on the Bristol Chess Times: Sometimes everything just flows - Bristol Chess Times in Twitch. We will be live streaming a range of topics from blitz to league game analysis. Also, a lovely attacking game is featured https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/06/05/sometimes-every...

Two new articles this week: From the frontline: Frome Congress May 18th to 20th. https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/05/29/from-the-frontline-frome-congress-18th-20th-may-2018/ Game of the month for May: “Who needs pawns?”. A nice open Sicilian takes the title in May https://bristolchesstimes.com/201...

Three new articles this week: BCT Invitational Tournament - A review of our experimental casual tournament https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/05/18/bct-invitational-clevedon-haul-another-trophy/ Bristol juniors march on in UK chess challenge https://bristolchesstimes.com/2018/05/22/bristol-juniors-m...