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Remembering Alexander McDonnell (22-iv-1798 14-ix-1835)

Last post by Gerard Killoran « Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:43 pm
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by John Upham » Mon Sep 14, 2020 10:56 am
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Last post by Gerard Killoran
Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:43 pm
Henry Edward Bird robbed, 1847

Last post by Tim Harding « Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:52 pm
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by John Townsend » Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:36 am

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Last post by Tim Harding
Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:52 pm
The Mysterious Oscar Blum

Last post by John Saunders « Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:02 am
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by Gerard Killoran » Tue Nov 15, 2016 2:26 pm

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Last post by John Saunders
Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:02 am
British Newspaper Archive chess columns

Last post by Neil Blackburn « Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:50 pm
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by Tim Harding » Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:55 pm

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Last post by Neil Blackburn
Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:50 pm
Automaton Chess Player

Last post by Simon Rogers « Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:23 pm
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by Simon Rogers » Sat Jun 06, 2020 12:35 am

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Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:23 pm
Who was England's first International Judge?

Last post by John Upham « Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:12 pm

by John Upham » Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:12 pm

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Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:12 pm
Remembering Charles Fox (09-xi-1866 11-x-1935)

Last post by John Upham « Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:05 pm

by John Upham » Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:05 pm

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Last post by John Upham
Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:05 pm
Chess history trivia

Last post by Matt Mackenzie « Sat Oct 10, 2020 10:51 pm
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by John Townsend » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:04 am
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Last post by Matt Mackenzie
Sat Oct 10, 2020 10:51 pm
British Championships Blackpool 1971

Last post by Roger de Coverly « Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:33 pm
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by Simon Rogers » Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:16 pm

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Last post by Roger de Coverly
Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:33 pm
Harry Golombek games

Last post by John Upham « Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:15 pm
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by Simon Rogers » Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:09 pm
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Last post by John Upham
Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:15 pm
Jonathan Penrose

Last post by Simon Rogers « Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:02 am
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by Simon Rogers » Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:23 am
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Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:02 am
Remembering WIM Eileen Tranmer (05-v-1910 26-ix-1983)

Last post by Gerard Killoran « Sat Sep 26, 2020 5:39 pm
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by John Upham » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:43 am

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Last post by Gerard Killoran
Sat Sep 26, 2020 5:39 pm
The bare king

Last post by Tim Harding « Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:39 pm
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by MJMcCready » Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:03 am

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Last post by Tim Harding
Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:39 pm
Remembering WIM Rowena Bruce (15-v-1919 24-ix-1999)

Last post by Paul Habershon « Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:42 pm
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by John Upham » Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:44 am

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Last post by Paul Habershon
Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:42 pm
History of Chess Clubs

Last post by John Foley « Thu Sep 24, 2020 5:31 pm
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by John Foley » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:56 am
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Thu Sep 24, 2020 5:31 pm
Remembering Hugh Blandford (24-i-1917 20-ix-1981)

Last post by John Upham « Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:53 am

by John Upham » Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:53 am

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Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:53 am
Remembering FM John Littlewood (25-i-1931 16-ix-2009)

Last post by Nick Ivell « Thu Sep 17, 2020 6:01 pm
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by John Upham » Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:23 am
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Thu Sep 17, 2020 6:01 pm
Past NCCU Champions ?

Last post by John Upham « Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:45 am

by John Upham » Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:45 am

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Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:45 am
Remembering Joseph Blackburne (10-xii-1841 01-ix-1924)

Last post by John Saunders « Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:23 am
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by John Upham » Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:07 am

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Last post by John Saunders
Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:23 am
Remembering IM Imre König (2-ix-1901 9-ix-1992)

Last post by John Clarke « Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:00 pm
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by John Upham » Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:36 am

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Last post by John Clarke
Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:00 pm
The Bristol Sloth : Remembering Elijah Williams (07-x-1809 08-ix-1854)

Last post by John McKenna « Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:02 pm
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by John Upham » Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:51 pm

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Last post by John McKenna
Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:02 pm
Remembering Dr. Paul List (09-ix-1887 09-ix-1954)

Last post by John Upham « Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:06 am

by John Upham » Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:06 am

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Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:06 am
Paul Keres

Last post by NickFaulks « Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:54 pm
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by Hugh Murphy » Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:09 pm

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Last post by NickFaulks
Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:54 pm
Murray Chandler's Games, 1973-1989

Last post by Nick Ivell « Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:17 pm
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by John Saunders » Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:36 am

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Last post by Nick Ivell
Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:17 pm
GM Michael Stean is 67 today

Last post by Matt Mackenzie « Fri Sep 04, 2020 4:18 pm
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by John Upham » Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:12 pm

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Last post by Matt Mackenzie
Fri Sep 04, 2020 4:18 pm
Botvinnik's world championship return matches.

Last post by Roger de Coverly « Tue Sep 01, 2020 6:10 pm
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by Roland Kensdale » Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:20 pm

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Last post by Roger de Coverly
Tue Sep 01, 2020 6:10 pm
Mandy Hepworth

Last post by Matt Mackenzie « Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:05 pm
Replies: 7
by John Upham » Fri Aug 21, 2020 1:29 pm

7 Replies

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Last post by Matt Mackenzie
Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:05 pm
Pergamon Chess Magazine Launch

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:59 am
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by Kevin Thurlow » Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:55 am

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Last post by Kevin Thurlow
Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:59 am
M. F. LEE, Swansea 1890s

Last post by Martyn Griffiths « Sat Aug 29, 2020 6:19 pm

by Martyn Griffiths » Sat Aug 29, 2020 6:19 pm

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Sat Aug 29, 2020 6:19 pm
L.J.WILLIAMS - WEST OF ENGLAND CHAMPION

Last post by Martyn Griffiths « Sat Aug 29, 2020 6:16 pm
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by Martyn Griffiths » Thu Aug 27, 2020 2:35 pm

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Last post by Martyn Griffiths
Sat Aug 29, 2020 6:16 pm
Remembering FM Max Fuller (28-i-1945 27-viii-2013)

Last post by Mick Norris « Sat Aug 29, 2020 1:39 pm
Replies: 7
by John Upham » Thu Aug 27, 2020 9:23 am

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Last post by Mick Norris
Sat Aug 29, 2020 1:39 pm
Champions' Names

Last post by Martyn Griffiths « Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:53 am
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by Alex McFarlane » Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:09 am
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Last post by Martyn Griffiths
Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:53 am
1989 British Championship now on BritBase

Last post by Jonathan Rogers « Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:21 pm
Replies: 21
by John Saunders » Thu Aug 20, 2020 6:14 pm
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Last post by Jonathan Rogers
Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:21 pm
Remembering Gerald Frank Anderson MBE, DFC (24-ii-1898 23-viii-1984)

Last post by John Upham « Sun Aug 23, 2020 10:31 am

by John Upham » Sun Aug 23, 2020 10:31 am

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Last post by John Upham
Sun Aug 23, 2020 10:31 am
Remembering William Lewis (09-x-1787 22-viii-1870)

Last post by John Upham « Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:00 pm

by John Upham » Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:00 pm

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Last post by John Upham
Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:00 pm
Remembering Ernst Klein (29-i-1910 22-viii-1990)

Last post by Matt Mackenzie « Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:15 pm
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by John Upham » Sat Aug 22, 2020 10:03 am

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Last post by Matt Mackenzie
Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:15 pm
Thomas Wilson Barnes grave ?

Last post by John Townsend « Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:30 pm
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by John Upham » Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:33 pm

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Last post by John Townsend
Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:30 pm
19th Century Oil Portrait of World Chess Champion Howard Staunton

Last post by MJMcCready « Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:07 am
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by John Upham » Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:21 am
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Last post by MJMcCready
Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:07 am
1949/50 Hastings Congress

Last post by John Moore « Sun Aug 16, 2020 4:21 pm
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by John Saunders » Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:08 pm
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Last post by John Moore
Sun Aug 16, 2020 4:21 pm
Bones of Contention...

Last post by MJMcCready « Sun Aug 16, 2020 3:21 pm
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by MJMcCready » Sat Aug 15, 2020 3:57 am

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Last post by MJMcCready
Sun Aug 16, 2020 3:21 pm
Anglo-Dutch Match 1975

Last post by John Clarke « Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:05 pm
Replies: 39
by John Upham » Sat Aug 08, 2020 4:57 pm
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Last post by John Clarke
Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:05 pm
Sarajevo 1976

Last post by Matt Mackenzie « Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:45 pm
Replies: 12
by John Upham » Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:53 pm

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Last post by Matt Mackenzie
Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:45 pm
Vera Menchik

Last post by Geoff Chandler « Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:45 pm
Replies: 14
by John Upham » Fri Jun 26, 2020 11:47 am

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Last post by Geoff Chandler
Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:45 pm
Rupert van der Linden

Last post by JustinHorton « Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:10 pm
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by John Upham » Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:06 pm

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Last post by JustinHorton
Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:10 pm
"The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life"

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:11 pm
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by JustinHorton » Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:33 am

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Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:11 pm
Ken Whyld Remembered (06-iii-1926 11-vii-2003)

Last post by John Upham « Sat Jul 11, 2020 1:54 pm

by John Upham » Sat Jul 11, 2020 1:54 pm

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Last post by John Upham
Sat Jul 11, 2020 1:54 pm
The Leicester Chronicle

Last post by Gerard Killoran « Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:02 am
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by Gerard Killoran » Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:23 pm

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Last post by Gerard Killoran
Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:02 am
CHO'D Alexander : Drapery Manager ?

Last post by John Upham « Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:08 pm
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by John Upham » Tue Apr 21, 2020 11:45 am
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Last post by John Upham
Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:08 pm
Lost Boys tournaments

Last post by John McKenna « Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:45 am
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by JustinHorton » Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:06 pm

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Last post by John McKenna
Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:45 am
Four-Move Game at 1950 British Championship

Last post by James Pratt « Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:52 pm
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by John Saunders » Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:54 pm
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Last post by James Pratt
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