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  • Vetting Questions
    by MJMcCready » Mon May 01, 2023 3:29 pm
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  • Secondhand chess books
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:39 pm
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    Last post by John Moore
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  • Chess Moves
    by Andrew Martin » Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:06 pm
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  • 23rd April - Warning
    by Roger de Coverly » Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:30 am
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    Last post by Chris Goodall
    Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:03 pm
  • Rowson on chess and philosophy
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:04 pm
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    Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:33 pm
  • DERLD according to John B. Henderson
    by John Upham » Wed Apr 12, 2023 10:36 pm
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    Last post by Roger de Coverly
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  • Botvinnik missed 34.Qf7+
    by Steven DuCharme » Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:04 am
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    Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:21 am
  • Congratulations to Kevin
    by Simon Rogers » Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:38 pm
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    Last post by Ronnie Burton
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  • The DGT 2500 timer
    by John Upham » Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:08 pm
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    Last post by David York
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  • Swiss Manager: Configuring and Entering Teams
    by John Upham » Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:24 pm
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    Last post by Paul McKeown
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  • Organising OTB for chess.com?
    by David York » Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:51 am
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    Last post by Joey Stewart
    Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:02 pm
  • London Chess Conference 2023
    by John Upham » Sun Mar 19, 2023 9:02 am
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    Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:04 pm
  • Do people have unrealistic coaching expectations?
    by Joey Stewart » Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:03 pm
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    Last post by IM Jack Rudd
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  • Calls made for road to be named after Colchester brothers
    by John Upham » Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:53 am
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  • Ghislaine Maxwell and CHESS
    by John Upham » Tue Feb 28, 2023 4:43 pm
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  • Iain Morton - Scottish Boys' Champion 1952
    by Alan McGowan » Wed Mar 08, 2023 7:56 pm
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  • Varsity Match 2023
    by John Upham » Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:01 pm
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    Last post by Christopher Kreuzer
    Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:24 pm
  • Question about grading submissions
    by Wadih Khoury » Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:31 pm
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    Last post by Roger de Coverly
    Tue Mar 07, 2023 2:40 pm
  • What is it about black pawns?
    by David York » Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:49 pm
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    Last post by Chris Goodall
    Mon Mar 06, 2023 10:50 pm
  • A Former Loophole-The “Legal” Triple Check
    by Rewan Demontay » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:28 am
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    Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:04 pm
  • A Former Loophole #2-Promoted Rook Castling On The First Rank
    by Rewan Demontay » Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:12 pm
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    Sun Mar 05, 2023 6:00 pm
  • Chessgames Site
    by John Clarke » Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:55 pm
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    Last post by NickFaulks
    Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:52 pm
  • Arbiting scenario
    by Joseph Conlon » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:01 pm
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    Last post by Paul McKeown
    Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:11 pm
  • Arbiter question
    by Wadih Khoury » Tue Feb 21, 2023 3:16 pm
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    Last post by Joseph Conlon
    Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:49 pm
  • Rules concerning blitz?
    by MJMcCready » Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:39 am
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  • Who Annotated these games?
    by John Upham » Mon Feb 20, 2023 11:21 am
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    Last post by Matt Mackenzie
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  • Draw Claims - Is This Arbiter's Explanation Correct?
    by Ian Thompson » Mon Feb 13, 2023 10:04 pm
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    Last post by NickFaulks
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  • Marie Ange Moustache
    by John Upham » Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:57 pm
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    Last post by Kevin Thurlow
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  • Chess Entrepreneurs in England
    by Hok Yin Stephen Chiu » Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:22 pm
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    Last post by Matthew Turner
    Sun Feb 19, 2023 8:54 pm
  • How to spot dodgy pairings
    by Joey Stewart » Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:57 pm
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    Last post by Roger de Coverly
    Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:28 pm
  • Promoting social OTB chess
    by David York » Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:22 pm
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    Last post by Paul Habershon
    Thu Feb 16, 2023 4:07 pm
  • FIDE Laws Of Chess 2023
    by Simon Rogers » Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:51 am
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    Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:34 pm
  • Scoresheets
    by MSoszynski » Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:32 pm
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    Last post by MSoszynski
    Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:21 pm
  • Chess in Canada
    by Nick Burrows » Tue Feb 14, 2023 2:32 pm
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    Last post by Nick Burrows
    Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:02 am
  • Time Control Notation
    by Greg Breed » Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:53 pm
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    Last post by Mike Gunn
    Tue Feb 14, 2023 1:22 pm
  • Reason for your losses?
    by Paul Ashton » Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:31 pm
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    Last post by Joey Stewart
    Tue Feb 14, 2023 12:02 am
  • 2022 Christmas Chess Quiz
    by Simon Rogers » Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:45 pm
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    Last post by MJMcCready
    Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:54 am
  • Which Two Books ?
    by Chris Bernard » Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:36 am
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    Last post by Anthony Ibbitson
    Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:02 pm
  • Chess Tournaments Abroad.
    by Anthony Ibbitson » Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:15 am
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  • Minimum table space for a board?
    by Wadih Khoury » Thu Feb 02, 2023 9:25 am
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    Last post by Anthony Ibbitson
    Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:31 am
  • Chess boom?
    by Wadih Khoury » Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:50 pm
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    Last post by Matt Mackenzie
    Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:07 pm
  • Montague GM norm tournament
    by Nick Burrows » Sun Jan 29, 2023 12:10 am
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    Sun Jan 29, 2023 2:13 pm
  • Hilarious chess.com advertisement
    by John Upham » Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:32 pm
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    Last post by Joey Stewart
    Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:39 pm
  • Displaced Pieces
    by Roger de Coverly » Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:01 am
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    Last post by Joey Stewart
    Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:16 pm
  • Chess Book Copyright theft web site?
    by John Upham » Tue Jan 24, 2023 6:15 pm
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    Tue Jan 24, 2023 6:15 pm
  • Fide event question
    by Wadih Khoury » Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:28 am
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    Last post by Tim Harding
    Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:20 pm
  • Barbaric Genius
    by MikeTasker » Thu May 24, 2012 7:21 pm
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    Last post by Joey Stewart
    Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:37 pm
  • Dinah Norman
    by John Upham » Sun Dec 04, 2022 5:16 pm
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    Last post by John Upham
    Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:31 am
  • Wanted: BCM 1900 - 1964
    by Hans D Post » Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:23 am
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    Last post by Alan McGowan
    Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:46 pm
  • Repeating moves online
    by Joey Stewart » Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:44 pm
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    Last post by Brian Egdell
    Thu Jan 19, 2023 2:21 pm