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Hastings 1895

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by Tim Harding » Mon Oct 05, 2026 10:01 pm

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Chess history trivia

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Using AI for Bulk Game Input

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by John Saunders » Sun Oct 04, 2026 12:03 pm
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Mike Basman's Audio Chess Cassettes and Booklets Online

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by Antranig Basman » Wed Oct 22, 2025 12:17 pm
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Rare Chess Olympiad 1982 footage - Kortchnoi v Kasparov epic game

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by Paul Macklin » Sat Oct 03, 2026 3:00 pm

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50th Jubilee Tournament, Moscow 1967

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by Nick Burrows » Thu Sep 24, 2026 10:16 am
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Chess Cartoons

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by John Upham » Mon Apr 20, 2026 2:22 pm
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Remembering WIM Eileen Tranmer (05-v-1910 26-ix-1983)

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by John Upham » Sun Sep 26, 2021 1:00 pm

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Remembering WIM Rowena Bruce (15-v-1919 24-ix-1999)

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by John Upham » Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:24 pm

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Britbase Updates

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by Gerard Killoran » Sat Apr 16, 2022 1:57 pm
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Chess players who have been arrested

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by Kevin Thurlow » Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:05 pm
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Remembering Hugh Blandford (24-i-1917 20-ix-1981)

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by John Upham » Sun Sep 20, 2026 11:29 am

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

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by John Upham » Mon Sep 14, 2026 11:30 am

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Remembering FM John Littlewood (25-v-1931 16-ix-2009)

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by John Upham » Wed Sep 16, 2026 10:07 am

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Graves of famous chess players

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by Christopher Kreuzer » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:38 am
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Where Karpov is King

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Wed Sep 09, 2026 11:59 am
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by Richard James » Sun Aug 23, 2026 5:49 pm
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Remembering IM Imre (Mirko) König (2-ix-1901 9-ix-1992)

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Remembering Dr. Paul List (09-ix-1887 09-ix-1954)

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by John Upham » Wed Sep 09, 2026 11:20 am

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New Sultan Khan book

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Wed Sep 09, 2026 9:35 am
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Fri May 01, 2026 4:50 pm
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Remembering Elijah Williams (07-x-1809 08-ix-1854)

Last post by John Upham « Tue Sep 08, 2026 5:09 pm
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by John Upham » Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:02 am

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Games of Sir George Thomas

Last post by John Townsend « Tue Sep 08, 2026 9:13 am
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by John Saunders » Thu Jul 10, 2025 11:34 am
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Historical chess photographs (caption competition)

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Mon Sep 07, 2026 8:17 pm
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Thu Sep 03, 2026 8:56 pm

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Seeking London League historical photographs

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by Djuna Tree » Thu Sep 03, 2026 4:48 pm
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Tournaments organised by Chris Dunworth (1990s)

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by Christopher Kreuzer » Fri Sep 04, 2026 6:06 pm

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Who was S. Dell?

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Thu Sep 03, 2026 11:40 pm
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Thu Sep 03, 2026 8:32 pm

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How chess sets were used to help WW2 POWs

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Tue Sep 01, 2026 5:41 pm
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by Chris Rice » Tue Sep 01, 2026 4:57 pm

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Other FIDE title norms (British Isles players)

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Tue Sep 01, 2026 1:35 pm
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Mon Aug 31, 2026 6:44 pm

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Remembering Joseph Blackburne (10-xii-1841 01-ix-1924)

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by John Upham » Tue Sep 01, 2026 11:04 am

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4NCL title norms (1993 to present)

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by Christopher Kreuzer » Sun Aug 30, 2026 10:42 pm
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Nottingham 1936

Last post by John Upham « Mon Aug 31, 2026 5:41 pm
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:36 am
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Remembering FM Max Fuller (28-i-1945 27-viii-2013)

Last post by John Upham « Thu Aug 27, 2026 11:19 am

by John Upham » Thu Aug 27, 2026 11:19 am

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Remembering Gerald Anderson MBE DFC (24-ii-1898 23-viii-1984)

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by John Upham » Sun Aug 23, 2026 11:09 am

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Remembering Ernst Klein (29-i-1910 22-viii-1990)

Last post by John Upham « Sat Aug 22, 2026 11:40 am
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by John Upham » Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:50 am

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Remembering William Lewis (09-x-1787 22-viii-1870)

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

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Remembering Thomas Wilson Barnes (1825 20-viii-1874)

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by John Upham » Thu Aug 20, 2026 10:49 am

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Chess and Politics

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by Kevin Thurlow » Thu Aug 20, 2026 3:21 pm

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Mandy Hepworth

Last post by James Plaskett « Wed Aug 19, 2026 9:27 pm
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by John Upham » Fri Aug 21, 2020 1:29 pm

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A likeness of Elijah Williams (07-x-1809 08-ix-1854)

Last post by Jon D'Souza-Eva « Wed Aug 19, 2026 9:16 pm
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by John Upham » Sun Aug 16, 2026 2:11 pm

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The British Rapidplay Championships

Last post by Peter Shaw « Wed Aug 19, 2026 8:30 pm
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by MJMcCready » Wed Aug 19, 2026 2:01 pm

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UK chess records

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Mon Aug 17, 2026 1:14 pm
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Fri Aug 14, 2026 3:54 pm
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Professional chess players in Britain

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Mon Aug 17, 2026 8:09 am
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by Dr Adrian Harvey » Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:02 am
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Early 4NCL history (before 2001-2)

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by Christopher Kreuzer » Sun Aug 16, 2026 3:52 pm

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Nick Pert's IM and GM titles

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by Christopher Kreuzer » Sun Aug 16, 2026 11:11 am

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FIDE titles achieved by British Isles players since 2010

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Thu Aug 13, 2026 12:34 pm
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Sun May 11, 2014 7:57 pm
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9 days to win

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Full Names of 1960s Players (1965 BCF Grading List)

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by John Saunders » Tue Jul 28, 2026 10:59 am
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Joolz Guides

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by James Pratt » Fri Jul 24, 2026 9:03 pm

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Bobby and Pasadena

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by James Pratt » Mon Jul 20, 2026 4:04 pm

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Capablanca at Norwich

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by Gerard Killoran » Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:24 pm

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Thor Speaks: Do you have a copy?

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by John Upham » Tue Jul 14, 2026 5:14 pm

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