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A genius; but a dipsomaniac!

Last post by Joost van Winsen « Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:07 pm
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by Gerard Killoran » Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:34 am
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Last post by Joost van Winsen
Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:07 pm
Swiss Pairing Systems

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:06 pm
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by Roger de Coverly » Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:42 am
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Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:06 pm
GH Hardy

Last post by James Pratt « Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:59 pm
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by Joseph Conlon » Wed Jun 12, 2019 1:48 pm

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Last post by James Pratt
Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:59 pm
Champions' Names

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:36 am
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by Alex McFarlane » Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:09 am
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Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:36 am
Aleksandr Kuindzhi

Last post by Craig Pritchett « Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:39 am
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by JustinHorton » Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:09 am

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Last post by Craig Pritchett
Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:39 am
Chess history trivia

Last post by Richard James « Wed May 29, 2019 9:55 am
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by John Townsend » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:04 am
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Last post by Richard James
Wed May 29, 2019 9:55 am
HISTORY OF THE LAWS OF CHESS

Last post by Francis Fields « Wed May 22, 2019 3:58 pm
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by Stewart Reuben » Tue Mar 12, 2019 12:48 pm
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Last post by Francis Fields
Wed May 22, 2019 3:58 pm
Chess Matches

Last post by Tim Harding « Sat May 18, 2019 11:18 am
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by Francis Fields » Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:09 pm

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Last post by Tim Harding
Sat May 18, 2019 11:18 am
Ralph L. Barnett Memorial Tournament & Olive Chataway

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Mon May 06, 2019 7:03 pm
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by John Upham » Tue Mar 19, 2019 2:16 pm

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Last post by Kevin Thurlow
Mon May 06, 2019 7:03 pm
1954

Last post by James Pratt « Fri Apr 26, 2019 10:17 pm
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by James Pratt » Thu Apr 25, 2019 1:46 pm

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Last post by James Pratt
Fri Apr 26, 2019 10:17 pm
1962 Paul Keres Simul Tour

Last post by Roger Lancaster « Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:50 pm
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by John Saunders » Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:16 pm

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Last post by Roger Lancaster
Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:50 pm
Rediscovered game by De la Bourdonnais

Last post by O.G. Urcan « Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:28 pm
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by Tim Harding » Thu Mar 07, 2019 3:05 pm
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Last post by O.G. Urcan
Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:28 pm
British Chess Champions of the past

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:58 pm
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by Andrew Zigmond » Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:35 pm
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Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:58 pm
INFO WANTED: 1979 British Championship Official Programme

Last post by Mike Gunn « Fri Mar 22, 2019 9:18 am
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by John Saunders » Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:22 am

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Last post by Mike Gunn
Fri Mar 22, 2019 9:18 am
Winning against both Capablanca and Fischer

Last post by Geoff Chandler « Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:31 pm
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by John Moore » Sun Apr 27, 2014 2:16 pm
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Last post by Geoff Chandler
Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:31 pm
Chess-playing Fellows of Royal Society

Last post by David Gilbert « Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:37 pm
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Mon Mar 04, 2019 1:50 pm

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Last post by David Gilbert
Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:37 pm
Eastbourne, British Championships 1990

Last post by David Sedgwick « Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:05 pm
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by Mark Ozanne » Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:37 am

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Last post by David Sedgwick
Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:05 pm
Gordon Crown, England's lost talent, remembered

Last post by NickFaulks « Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:18 am
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by Leonard Barden » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:35 pm
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Last post by NickFaulks
Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:18 am
The oldest

Last post by Matt Mackenzie « Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:57 pm
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by Hans Renette » Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:34 pm

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Last post by Matt Mackenzie
Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:57 pm
Past recollection a split topic

Last post by JustinHorton « Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:29 pm
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by J T Melsom » Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:29 pm
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Last post by JustinHorton
Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:29 pm
"Chess is intellectual gymnastics"

Last post by JustinHorton « Sat Jan 12, 2019 8:50 am
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by JustinHorton » Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:52 am

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Last post by JustinHorton
Sat Jan 12, 2019 8:50 am
Whatever happened to R. Chernikeeff?

Last post by Steven Chernikeeff « Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:00 am
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by Gerard Killoran » Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:04 pm
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Last post by Steven Chernikeeff
Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:00 am
London Central YMCA (aka CentYMCA) Chess Club

Last post by John Clarke « Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:38 pm
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by John Upham » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:57 am
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Last post by John Clarke
Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:38 pm
English victories against reigning World Champions

Last post by MJMcCready « Tue Dec 04, 2018 5:28 am
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by MJMcCready » Thu Nov 22, 2018 6:06 am
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Tue Dec 04, 2018 5:28 am
British Chess Club of Paris

Last post by Neil Blackburn « Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:53 am
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by JustinHorton » Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:07 am

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Last post by Neil Blackburn
Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:53 am
Ian Wells memories

Last post by Jon Tait « Thu Nov 29, 2018 2:19 pm
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by Leonard Barden » Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:34 am

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Last post by Jon Tait
Thu Nov 29, 2018 2:19 pm
The Cable Test Tournament of 1905

Last post by John McKenna « Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:17 am
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by Gerard Killoran » Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:41 am

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Last post by John McKenna
Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:17 am
An early Tony Miles game

Last post by Neil Blackburn « Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:21 am
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by Gerard Killoran » Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:44 am
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Last post by Neil Blackburn
Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:21 am
Sir George Alan Thomas

Last post by Neil Blackburn « Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:50 pm
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by John Upham » Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:40 pm
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Last post by Neil Blackburn
Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:50 pm
Karpov v Korchnoi 1978

Last post by JustinHorton « Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:43 pm
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by Roger de Coverly » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:07 pm

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Last post by JustinHorton
Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:43 pm
Echoes from Liverpool

Last post by Gerard Killoran « Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:08 pm
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by Gerard Killoran » Sun Sep 16, 2018 6:29 pm

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Last post by Gerard Killoran
Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:08 pm
Jerzy Gyžycki - A History Of Chess

Last post by JustinHorton « Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:04 am
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by JustinHorton » Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:10 pm

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Last post by JustinHorton
Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:04 am
Lloyds Bank 1994

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:13 am
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by JustinHorton » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:19 am

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Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:13 am
An early game of P S Milner-Barry

Last post by Gerard Killoran « Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:07 am
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by Gerard Killoran » Fri Aug 24, 2018 2:16 pm

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Last post by Gerard Killoran
Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:07 am
The Messina Chess Club

Last post by David Robertson « Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:07 pm
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by Gerard Killoran » Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:32 pm

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Last post by David Robertson
Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:07 pm
Youngest ever English GM

Last post by Nick Grey « Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:15 pm
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by Roger de Coverly » Fri Aug 10, 2018 11:46 pm
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Last post by Nick Grey
Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:15 pm
Four-Move Game at 1950 British Championship

Last post by Tim Harding « Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:14 pm
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by John Saunders » Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:54 pm

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Last post by Tim Harding
Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:14 pm
Ernest Jones, psychoanalysis and Morphy

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:32 pm
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Wed Jun 20, 2018 1:12 pm

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Last post by Christopher Kreuzer
Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:32 pm
Do not play at chess with a ...

Last post by Gerard Killoran « Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:03 am

by Gerard Killoran » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:03 am

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ULU Chess Club late 1980's

Last post by Roland Kensdale « Mon May 21, 2018 5:46 pm
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by Roland Kensdale » Wed May 09, 2018 1:57 pm

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Last post by Roland Kensdale
Mon May 21, 2018 5:46 pm
What happened to archived FIDE ratings files for Blitz for March 2012 and May 2012?

Last post by Brian Towers « Sat May 19, 2018 1:53 pm

by Brian Towers » Sat May 19, 2018 1:53 pm

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Last post by Brian Towers
Sat May 19, 2018 1:53 pm
Blackburne and the endgame

Last post by Gordon Cadden « Fri May 18, 2018 8:22 pm
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by Gerard Killoran » Wed May 16, 2018 11:05 am
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Last post by Gordon Cadden
Fri May 18, 2018 8:22 pm
Earliest English Chess Clubs

Last post by John Clarke « Sat May 12, 2018 1:02 am
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by raycollett » Mon Aug 29, 2011 10:33 am
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Last post by John Clarke
Sat May 12, 2018 1:02 am
Women's chess (1938 and 1993)

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:03 pm
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Tue Apr 24, 2018 1:31 pm

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Last post by Kevin Thurlow
Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:03 pm
Historical British tournaments: latest BritBase updates

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Sun Apr 22, 2018 2:59 pm
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by John Saunders » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:36 am
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Last post by Kevin Thurlow
Sun Apr 22, 2018 2:59 pm
John D. Chambers ca. 1845-1930

Last post by Alan McGowan « Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:57 pm
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by Alan McGowan » Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:23 pm

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Last post by Alan McGowan
Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:57 pm
At Last! The 1961 Grading List...

Last post by Leonard Barden « Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:21 pm
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by John Saunders » Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:49 pm
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Last post by Leonard Barden
Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:21 pm
Suffragette

Last post by Gerard Killoran « Fri Feb 09, 2018 1:56 am
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by Gerard Killoran » Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:28 pm

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Last post by Gerard Killoran
Fri Feb 09, 2018 1:56 am
Lightning Chess

Last post by Michael Farthing « Wed Dec 27, 2017 4:03 pm
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by Gerard Killoran » Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:01 pm
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Last post by Michael Farthing
Wed Dec 27, 2017 4:03 pm
13th-century French chess problems

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:24 pm

by Christopher Kreuzer » Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:24 pm

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