Tag Archives: Player
Blazing Sadler!
Borrowing a Mel Brooks pun from Colin Patterson (first used on the English Chess Forum), BCM would like to congratulate GM Matthew Sadler on an excellent 8.5/10 at the recent Sants Open, Barcelona. His final …
International Master Yang-Fan Zhou!
Sixteen year old Yang-Fan Zhou has been confirmed as England’s newest International Master following approval by FIDE at their 2nd quarter Presidential Board meeting earlier this week. Yang-Fan, who is a Sixth former at Whitgift …
Happy Birthday, Jonathan!
The staff of the BCM office raise a glass to celebrate the 48th birthday of Grandmaster Jonathan P. Levitt born on 3rd June, 1963 in Southwark, London. Awarded the IM title in 1984, and an …
Happy Birthday Gata!
Life is one long party at the BCM office as we continue celebrations with the 37th birthday of Gataulla Rustemovich Kamsky. Gata Kamsky is a Crimean Tatar born on June 2, 1974 in Siberia. Before …
Happy Birthday Nigel!
The BCM editorial team would like to wish GM Nigel Short all the best on the occasion of his 46th birthday. Nigel was born on June 1, 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. A chess …





















































