Category Archives: Games Analysis
Game of the Month: May 2013
The May 2013 Game of the Month from the BCM’s Games Editor, Andrew Martin, features the Ragozin variation of the solid Queen’s Gambit Declined. This game was played in the second round of FIDE Candidates …
GM Robert Eugene Byrne (20 IV 1928 – 12 IV 2013)
We are sad to report the passing of GM Robert Eugene Byrne (20 IV 1928 – 12 IV 2013) and will provide a detailed obituary in our next magazine. Meanwhile, we wish to share with …
Game of the Month: April 2013
The April 2013 Game of the Month from the BCM’s Games Editor, Andrew Martin, features a variation of the solid Berlin Defence in which White avoids the exchange of Queens. This game was played in …
Game of the Month: March 2013
The March 2013 Game of the Month from the BCM’s Games Editor, Andrew Martin, features the currently popular McCutcheon variation of the French Defence. This game was played in January 2013 at the Armenian Championships …
Game of the Month: February 2013
The February 2013 Game of the Month from the BCM’s Games Editor, Andrew Martin, features a theme in the Caro-Kann Advance variation made famous by Mikhail Tal playing Mikhail Botvinnik in games from the early …





















































