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How did this happen?

Last post by MSoszynski « Wed Jun 17, 2026 8:27 am
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by John Upham » Tue Jun 16, 2026 5:33 pm

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Wed Jun 17, 2026 8:27 am
GM norm query

Last post by LawrenceCooper « Sat May 23, 2026 12:32 pm
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by Leonard Barden » Mon May 18, 2026 1:50 pm
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Last post by LawrenceCooper
Sat May 23, 2026 12:32 pm
Question for Arbiters.

Last post by Geoff Chandler « Mon Apr 27, 2026 3:31 pm
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by Bob Clark » Tue Apr 21, 2026 10:36 am
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Last post by Geoff Chandler
Mon Apr 27, 2026 3:31 pm
Halibut Gambit/Jaenisch Gambit

Last post by Nick Burrows « Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:00 pm
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by Simon Rogers » Wed Feb 11, 2026 1:35 pm

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Last post by Nick Burrows
Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:00 pm
Czech Pirc Defence

Last post by John Upham « Fri Jan 23, 2026 10:20 am
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by Simon Rogers » Fri Jan 09, 2026 7:00 pm

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Last post by John Upham
Fri Jan 23, 2026 10:20 am
Software for comparing final game position with result?

Last post by Roger de Coverly « Mon Sep 01, 2025 12:43 pm
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by John Saunders » Tue Aug 12, 2025 11:20 am
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Last post by Roger de Coverly
Mon Sep 01, 2025 12:43 pm
Which are considered the best books written on the art of sacrificing material?

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Thu Aug 07, 2025 4:20 pm
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by MJMcCready » Wed Feb 05, 2025 9:17 am
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Last post by Kevin Thurlow
Thu Aug 07, 2025 4:20 pm
Troon Gambit

Last post by Mark Taylor « Thu Aug 07, 2025 11:18 am
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by John Upham » Tue Jul 29, 2025 3:47 pm

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Last post by Mark Taylor
Thu Aug 07, 2025 11:18 am
Excelsior!?

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Thu Mar 20, 2025 6:01 pm
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by John McKenna » Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:15 pm
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Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Thu Mar 20, 2025 6:01 pm
Isolated pawn record?

Last post by Francis Fields « Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:14 pm
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by Chris Goodall » Sun Jun 16, 2024 2:43 am

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Last post by Francis Fields
Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:14 pm
Out of turn draw offer

Last post by NickFaulks « Mon Jan 27, 2025 2:13 pm
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by David Williams » Tue Jan 10, 2023 2:28 pm
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Last post by NickFaulks
Mon Jan 27, 2025 2:13 pm
Stigler's Law of Eponymy

Last post by Tim Spanton « Wed Jun 12, 2024 9:43 pm
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by John Foley » Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:20 pm

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Last post by Tim Spanton
Wed Jun 12, 2024 9:43 pm
Caro Kann Breyer variation

Last post by MJMcCready « Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:10 am
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by MJMcCready » Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:30 am

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Last post by MJMcCready
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:10 am
PGN Files

Last post by Jon D'Souza-Eva « Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:04 am
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by Julie Denning » Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:14 pm

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Last post by Jon D'Souza-Eva
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:04 am
Confusing Openings

Last post by Geoff Chandler « Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:06 am
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by Roger de Coverly » Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:10 pm
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Last post by Geoff Chandler
Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:06 am
Incorrect chess board rotation

Last post by TomVilliers « Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:36 pm
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by Robert Page » Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:06 am
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Last post by TomVilliers
Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:36 pm
New opening theory and names

Last post by MJMcCready « Tue Oct 03, 2023 7:38 pm
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Tue Jul 11, 2023 9:47 am
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Last post by MJMcCready
Tue Oct 03, 2023 7:38 pm
The Dobson Twins

Last post by MJMcCready « Tue May 30, 2023 1:57 am
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by Simon Rogers » Mon May 22, 2023 9:44 pm

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Last post by MJMcCready
Tue May 30, 2023 1:57 am
Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack and Theodore Tylor

Last post by LawrenceCooper « Sun Mar 05, 2023 5:27 pm
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by John Upham » Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:03 pm

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Last post by LawrenceCooper
Sun Mar 05, 2023 5:27 pm
closed sicilian theory

Last post by Nick Ivell « Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:38 pm
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by AlanLlewellyn » Thu Sep 08, 2022 2:30 pm

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Last post by Nick Ivell
Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:38 pm
good lines against the London System

Last post by Roger de Coverly « Thu Sep 22, 2022 12:05 am
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by AlanLlewellyn » Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:33 am
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Last post by Roger de Coverly
Thu Sep 22, 2022 12:05 am
Hungarian Dragon

Last post by NickFaulks « Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:11 pm
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by Roger de Coverly » Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:51 pm

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Last post by NickFaulks
Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:11 pm
ChessX

Last post by Mike Gunn « Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:06 am
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by Phil Neatherway » Sat Sep 10, 2022 7:00 pm

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Last post by Mike Gunn
Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:06 am
Discoveries in old games

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:32 am
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by Roger de Coverly » Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:45 am

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Last post by Christopher Kreuzer
Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:32 am
i keep having issues with others scoresheets

Last post by AlanLlewellyn « Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:54 am
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by AlanLlewellyn » Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:44 am
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Last post by AlanLlewellyn
Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:54 am
Mate in 7 repeated after 40 years

Last post by Matt Mackenzie « Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:13 pm
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by John Sellen » Tue Sep 29, 2020 5:50 pm

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Last post by Matt Mackenzie
Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:13 pm
Italian Opening

Last post by Francis Fields « Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:06 pm
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by David Blower » Fri Jun 04, 2021 1:03 am

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Last post by Francis Fields
Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:06 pm
The Duras Gambit

Last post by Francis Fields « Mon Jun 06, 2022 2:59 pm
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by John Upham » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:59 am

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Last post by Francis Fields
Mon Jun 06, 2022 2:59 pm
Halloween Gambit

Last post by Francis Fields « Sat May 28, 2022 11:48 am
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by Simon Rogers » Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:19 pm

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Last post by Francis Fields
Sat May 28, 2022 11:48 am
Alekhine's Defence with 5...g6

Last post by John Townsend « Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:15 pm
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by John Townsend » Fri Mar 11, 2022 12:13 pm

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Last post by John Townsend
Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:15 pm
Facemask Openings

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:39 pm
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by David Sedgwick » Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:57 am
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Last post by Kevin Thurlow
Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:39 pm
Tonight : Exchange Sacrifices with GM Peter Wells

Last post by John Upham « Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:13 pm
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by John Upham » Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:17 am

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Last post by John Upham
Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:13 pm
Touch-move question

Last post by David Sedgwick « Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:52 am
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by JustinHorton » Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:19 pm

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Last post by David Sedgwick
Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:52 am
IM Matthew Wadsworth – Games from the Varsity match (taster)

Last post by John Upham « Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:44 am
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by John Upham » Sat Oct 09, 2021 10:43 am

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Last post by John Upham
Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:44 am
Rules Question

Last post by E Michael White « Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:00 pm
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by John Upham » Sun Sep 19, 2021 9:32 pm

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Last post by E Michael White
Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:00 pm
Really enjoyed this one

Last post by Matthew Turner « Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:36 pm
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by Nicky Chorley » Mon Aug 09, 2021 7:49 pm

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Last post by Matthew Turner
Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:36 pm
Unexpected near Transpositions

Last post by Roger de Coverly « Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:39 pm
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by Roger de Coverly » Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:46 am

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Last post by Roger de Coverly
Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:39 pm
Unusual endings

Last post by Andy Stoker « Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:31 am
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by Andy Stoker » Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:43 am

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Last post by Andy Stoker
Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:31 am
Switching over to the Sicilian Kan (?!) ?

Last post by MJMcCready « Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:33 am
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by MJMcCready » Tue May 11, 2021 9:36 am
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Last post by MJMcCready
Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:33 am
Piece values

Last post by Wadih Khoury « Mon May 31, 2021 6:10 pm
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by soheil_hooshdaran » Wed Apr 18, 2018 12:08 pm
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Last post by Wadih Khoury
Mon May 31, 2021 6:10 pm
Definition of Key Squares vs. Critical Squares

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Sat May 29, 2021 7:57 pm
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by Paul McKeown » Fri May 28, 2021 7:57 pm

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Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Sat May 29, 2021 7:57 pm
Look at the space!

Last post by Matthew Turner « Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:53 am
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by Nicky Chorley » Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:40 am

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Last post by Matthew Turner
Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:53 am
The Sicilian Defence with 4...e5!?

Last post by Tim Spanton « Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:35 pm
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by Neville Twitchell » Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:59 pm
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Last post by Tim Spanton
Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:35 pm
Is this a fortress?

Last post by JustinHorton « Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:24 pm
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by JustinHorton » Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:02 am

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Last post by JustinHorton
Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:24 pm
Crazy opening positions

Last post by MJMcCready « Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:48 am
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by MJMcCready » Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:42 pm

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Last post by MJMcCready
Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:48 am
Unfamiliar territory: Black in a Nimzo-Larsen

Last post by MJMcCready « Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:35 pm
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by Nicky Chorley » Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:16 am

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Last post by MJMcCready
Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:35 pm
Interesting study

Last post by Paul Robert Jackson « Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:56 am
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by Wadih Khoury » Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:04 pm

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Last post by Paul Robert Jackson
Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:56 am
Have you seen this game previously ?

Last post by John Upham « Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:02 pm
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by John Upham » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:25 pm

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Last post by John Upham
Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:02 pm
Unusual Openings

Last post by Paul McKeown « Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:21 pm
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by Simon Rogers » Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:38 am

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Last post by Paul McKeown
Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:21 pm
Some Q's concerning the French Defence.

Last post by MJMcCready « Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:02 pm
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by MJMcCready » Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:29 am
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