Chess History

Historical knowledge and information regarding our great game.
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  • Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch
    by John Upham » Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:13 pm
    10 Replies
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    Last post by Matt Mackenzie
    Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:02 pm
  • Howard Staunton: new book in preparation
    by John Townsend » Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:40 pm
    0 Replies
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    Last post by John Townsend
    Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:40 pm
  • Skopje Olympiad bulletin
    by JustinHorton » Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:50 pm
    3 Replies
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    Last post by JustinHorton
    Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:46 pm
  • British players defeating reigning world champions
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:33 am
    22 Replies
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    Last post by John Moore
    Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:27 pm
  • A Game at Chess (16th century play)
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:53 am
    3 Replies
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    Last post by Michael Jones
    Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:57 am
  • Most ever games by a single chess player
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:48 am
    4 Replies
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    Last post by Christopher Kreuzer
    Fri Aug 13, 2010 2:13 am
  • British Championship: First round losers who won the title
    by JustinHorton » Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:25 pm
    11 Replies
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    Last post by Jonathan Rogers
    Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:09 pm
  • British Championship 1958
    by JustinHorton » Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:42 am
    5 Replies
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    Last post by John Saunders
    Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:41 am
  • Chess or XiangQi?
    by Mats Winther » Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:07 pm
    0 Replies
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    Last post by Mats Winther
    Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:07 pm
  • British Correspondence Chess Society (BCCS)
    by Ian Harris » Tue May 25, 2010 3:44 pm
    7 Replies
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    Last post by Jon Mahony
    Fri May 28, 2010 12:18 pm
  • Godwin's Law
    by matt_ward » Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:32 pm
    9 Replies
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    Last post by Paul McKeown
    Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:07 pm
  • The Morphy Game: The Duke of Brunswick did not play it!
    by Geoff Chandler » Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:20 am
    7 Replies
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    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:50 pm
  • Professional chess players in Britain
    by Dr Adrian Harvey » Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:02 am
    63 Replies
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    Last post by Arshad Ali
    Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:59 pm
  • Does anybody have the BCF Yearbook for 1955-56?
    by Leonard Barden » Fri May 15, 2009 1:06 pm
    4 Replies
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    Last post by Alan McGowan
    Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:46 am
  • British Graded Championships
    by Alex McFarlane » Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:48 pm
    6 Replies
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    Last post by John Ariss
    Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:39 pm
  • The Boardgame Mandala
    by Mats Winther » Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:57 pm
    0 Replies
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    Last post by Mats Winther
    Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:57 pm
  • Gambit Chess Rooms 1946
    by Martin Cruickshank » Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:06 am
    11 Replies
    5605 Views
    Last post by James Pratt
    Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:54 am
  • Steinitz as the best player of all time?
    by Dr Adrian Harvey » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:22 pm
    24 Replies
    3325 Views
    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:35 pm
  • TEAM LIGHTNING CHAMPIONSHIP 1954-1992
    by Mike Truran » Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:34 am
    4 Replies
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    Last post by Mike Truran
    Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:43 pm
  • Missing game scores
    by Dr Adrian Harvey » Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:39 pm
    0 Replies
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    Last post by Dr Adrian Harvey
    Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:39 pm
  • Commonwealth Tournament 1951
    by Paul McKeown » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:28 pm
    17 Replies
    8505 Views
    Last post by Leonard Barden
    Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:57 pm
  • Deceased Clubs
    by Dr Adrian Harvey » Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:10 pm
    6 Replies
    3212 Views
    Last post by Simon Brown
    Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:39 pm
  • Spassky v BCF Junior Squad (1979)
    by Michael Bennett » Sun May 31, 2009 2:56 pm
    4 Replies
    3026 Views
    Last post by Michael Bennett
    Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:25 pm
  • James Capel Speed Chess Challenge
    by John Upham » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:12 pm
    4 Replies
    1727 Views
    Last post by Jonathan Bryant
    Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:40 am
  • Correction
    by Paul McKeown » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:58 pm
    0 Replies
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    Last post by Paul McKeown
    Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:58 pm
  • LJ Russell
    by Neill Cooper » Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:48 am
    0 Replies
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    Last post by Neill Cooper
    Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:48 am
  • Capes Trophy
    by Gary Cook » Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:32 pm
    0 Replies
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    Last post by Gary Cook
    Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:32 pm
  • History of the Grading System
    by Geoff Chandler » Sun Sep 20, 2009 1:14 pm
    6 Replies
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    Last post by Matt Mackenzie
    Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:58 pm
  • Sobkowski Fund
    by IanDavis » Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:20 pm
    1 Replies
    951 Views
    Last post by Paul Buswell
    Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:39 am
  • Can any Worcestershire reader help?
    by Leonard Barden » Sun May 31, 2009 1:50 pm
    8 Replies
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    Last post by Leonard Barden
    Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:14 am
  • Moves and rabar
    by James Pratt » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:51 pm
    4 Replies
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    Last post by James Pratt
    Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:59 pm
  • The first English player to achieve a 2500+ FIDE rating
    by John Upham » Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:22 pm
    4 Replies
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    Last post by Matt Mackenzie
    Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:11 pm
  • Ken Bloodworth
    by Matt Mackenzie » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:14 pm
    13 Replies
    2731 Views
    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:14 pm
  • Lowest Graded British Champion
    by Gavin Strachan » Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:58 am
    64 Replies
    11124 Views
    Last post by Ola Winfridsson
    Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:59 am
  • Most moves before any pieces moved?
    by John Upham » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:21 pm
    25 Replies
    4866 Views
    Last post by JustinHorton
    Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:52 pm
  • Game search
    by James Pratt » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:33 pm
    6 Replies
    1837 Views
    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:26 am
  • The London Chess Group and Matthew Patten
    by John Upham » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:29 am
    1 Replies
    1179 Views
    Last post by JustinHorton
    Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:00 pm
  • Cable Chess Matches
    by Martin Cruickshank » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:40 am
    0 Replies
    1194 Views
    Last post by Martin Cruickshank
    Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:40 am
  • The Barbican 1996 and Slough 1997 Affairs
    by Sean Hewitt » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:05 pm
    26 Replies
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    Last post by Paul McKeown
    Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:05 am
  • Hoe sterk was Humphrey Bogart?
    by JustinHorton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:37 am
    11 Replies
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    Last post by JustinHorton
    Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:56 am
  • Br-Ch Major games 2003/4
    by E Michael White » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:44 am
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    1035 Views
    Last post by E Michael White
    Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:44 am
  • Chess Clocks and Adjudications
    by Roger de Coverly » Fri May 15, 2009 3:48 pm
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    Last post by Roger de Coverly
    Fri May 15, 2009 3:48 pm
  • Speed Limit
    by Roger de Coverly » Thu May 14, 2009 8:22 am
    1 Replies
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    Last post by Leonard Barden
    Thu May 14, 2009 12:08 pm
  • Professor Jack Good
    by Simon Spivack » Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:53 pm
    1 Replies
    1774 Views
    Last post by John Saunders
    Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:33 am
  • Hippopotamus Opening
    by Paul McKeown » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:20 pm
    25 Replies
    8589 Views
    Last post by James Plaskett
    Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:03 pm
  • Manchester Chess
    by David Pardoe » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:47 pm
    0 Replies
    1309 Views
    Last post by David Pardoe
    Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:47 pm
  • Inter Union Matches
    by Paul McKeown » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:21 pm
    15 Replies
    6150 Views
    Last post by Sean Hewitt
    Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:07 pm
  • Brief Moderator Change
    by Carl Hibbard » Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:27 pm
    5 Replies
    1590 Views
    Last post by Carl Hibbard
    Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:45 am
  • Frank Crowl
    by Paul McKeown » Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:44 pm
    1 Replies
    1450 Views
    Last post by Richard James
    Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:52 pm
  • British Chess Wiki
    by Paul McKeown » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:40 pm
    3 Replies
    2054 Views
    Last post by John Upham
    Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:55 pm

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