Daily Archives: May 6, 2012
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The World Championship Match between Grandmasters Viswanathan Anand of India and Boris Gelfand, a Byelorussian by birth but now of Israel, opens in Russia next Thursday. The venue, the Tretyakov Gallery, will see two mature players …
Happy Birthday, Ed!
Happy Birthday to Edward W. Formanek, International Master from the USA, born this day in 1942 and still, happily, a BCM subscriber! EWF has visited England on a number of occasions, often playing at Hastings. …
Chess and Politics (01/12) by Neville Twitchell
Mention in the 11/11 BCM of Rachel Reeves and her appointment as shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury by Ed Miliband led me to note the co-incidence that there are at least two other prominent former …
For Your (UK) Diary
North of the Borders As always there are events for all strengths. More importantly we have secured the backing of a benefactor and so we should have at least 10 GMs and 10 IMs competing …
