Category Archives: BCM articles
Varsity Match (05/13) by Samuel Franklin
131st Varsity Match Oxford-v-Cambridge My first experience of the Varsity Match was a somewhat mixed affair. On the one hand, it felt special being part of a tradition that dates back to 1873. The conditions …
Toni is a Postal Champion (05/13)
Congratulations to Toni Halliwell on winning the British Ladies Correspondence Championship – for ‘The Lady Herbert Trophy’ – with 8/8. Mrs Halliwell has recent been awarded the International Correspondence Ladies Master title following her 5/8 …
Nimzo in the USA (02/12) by Phil Hughes
Nimzowitsch in the United States of America http://www.uncrowned-kings.co.uk Our story begins with the arrival of two transatlantic steamers at New York on Wednesday 16th February 1927. The four European grandmasters landed safely in the morning, …
One Hundred and Fifty Years Ago by RN Coles
Joseph Henry Blackburne 1841-1924 “Mr Blackburne has recently capped all his previous performances in blindfold chess by playing twelve games simultaneously against many players. The exhibition took place before a large assemblage of spectators at …
British Chess Magazine also goes Digital!
British Chess Magazine is delighted to announce the launch of our first digital edition apps in a major move designed to make BCM immediately available to all chess players and enthusiasts literally around the …
