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  • Recommend chess puzzles.
    by Ian Paternoster » Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:57 pm
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  • ECF ratings.
    by Anthony Ibbitson » Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:02 pm
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  • Spectator chess column glitch
    by Paul Habershon » Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:43 pm
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  • Pairing Boards?
    by John Upham » Sat Feb 04, 2023 3:53 pm
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  • Who owns chess.com?
    by Roger de Coverly » Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:40 pm
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  • Chess variant: Variaschach
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:11 am
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  • You May Like
    by James Pratt » Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:45 pm
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    Last post by John Upham
    Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:24 pm
  • Too much dishonesty in chess
    by Paul Dupré » Sun Apr 16, 2023 12:00 pm
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    Last post by Paul McKeown
    Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:29 pm
  • Dutch Defense
    by Derek Sinclair » Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:53 pm
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    Last post by Jonathan Rogers
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  • I'm new to this forum, but not to chess.
    by Ian Paternoster » Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:59 pm
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    Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:55 am
  • Aditya Verma
    by Roger de Coverly » Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:43 pm
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    Last post by Kevin Thurlow
    Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:29 am
  • Lost Souls ?
    by James Pratt » Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:00 pm
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    Last post by Jon D'Souza-Eva
    Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:06 pm
  • Disagreeing with your chess computer
    by Derek Sinclair » Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:10 am
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    Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:31 pm
  • The Golden Ball....(pawn?)
    by Geoff Chandler » Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:06 am
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    Last post by Mick Norris
    Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:57 pm
  • Bring a friend day
    by Joey Stewart » Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:05 pm
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  • Scoresheet To PGN
    by Joey Stewart » Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:06 pm
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    Last post by Arnav Sud
    Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:01 pm
  • FEN Code Database
    by Joey Stewart » Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:24 pm
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    Last post by Roger de Coverly
    Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:33 pm
  • Swiss pairings question
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:03 pm
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    Last post by IM Jack Rudd
    Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:47 pm
  • * 20/20 Chess returns to Birmingham on the 20th January! *
    by Peter Hornsby » Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:22 pm
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  • We should teach children darts not chess? Discuss.
    by Neil Graham » Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:28 pm
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    Last post by John Reyes
    Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:39 pm
  • Fujitsu as a Sponsor?
    by John Upham » Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:54 am
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  • Banking issues
    by Roger Lancaster » Wed Jan 03, 2024 4:19 pm
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    Wed Jan 03, 2024 4:41 pm
  • Christmas Eve incident in a rock bar
    by Andrew Zigmond » Mon Dec 25, 2023 3:37 pm
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    Last post by Gerard Killoran
    Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:12 pm
  • Old Chess Books Rescued
    by Simon Rogers » Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:57 pm
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    Last post by John Townsend
    Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:29 am
  • Chessable.
    by Anthony Ibbitson » Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:19 pm
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    Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:19 pm
  • Is Chess shortening your life?
    by Roland Kensdale » Sat Dec 16, 2023 6:09 pm
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    Last post by Stewart Reuben
    Mon Dec 25, 2023 3:01 pm
  • Interview with Rita Atkins
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Sun Dec 24, 2023 11:29 pm
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    Last post by John Upham
    Mon Dec 25, 2023 12:03 pm
  • Jumping titles
    by MJMcCready » Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:51 pm
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    Last post by LawrenceCooper
    Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:48 am
  • Magnus Carlsen and Pep Guardiola video
    by Paul Cooksey » Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:33 pm
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    Last post by MJMcCready
    Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:42 am
  • Devon League
    by IM Jack Rudd » Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:00 pm
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    Last post by Ronnie Burton
    Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:56 pm
  • 21st Century Chess, in 21st Century Facilities!
    by Andrew Wainwright » Mon May 18, 2020 2:36 pm
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    Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:45 pm
  • The Chess Heroes Project
    by Richard James » Tue Dec 05, 2023 11:45 am
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    Last post by Alan McGowan
    Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:26 pm
  • Nigel Short off Twitter
    by E Michael White » Fri Dec 08, 2023 6:44 pm
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    Last post by NickFaulks
    Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:36 pm
  • Chess and Pension Fraud - allegation
    by David Robertson » Sat Jul 20, 2019 7:08 pm
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    Last post by Roger de Coverly
    Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:08 pm
  • Chess and puzzles
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:28 pm
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    Last post by Mike Gunn
    Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:38 am
  • Very long games in weekend tournaments
    by James Toon » Sun Apr 16, 2023 9:02 am
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    Last post by Daniel Gormally
    Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:39 pm
  • Building a pgn file
    by Roger de Coverly » Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:53 pm
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    Last post by Colin Purdon
    Fri Nov 24, 2023 9:03 pm
  • Annoying line in the Caro kahn
    by Joey Stewart » Sun Nov 19, 2023 7:54 pm
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    Last post by AustinElliott
    Tue Nov 21, 2023 5:59 pm
  • Humorous article in "BCM", "Chess" or "Kingpin"
    by Neville Twitchell » Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:14 am
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  • The wrong confession...perhaps?
    by MJMcCready » Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:16 am
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    Last post by John Clarke
    Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:03 pm
  • Does Ding Need to Pull his Finger Out?
    by Joey Stewart » Sun Nov 05, 2023 2:21 am
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    Last post by Matt Mackenzie
    Tue Nov 07, 2023 3:28 pm
  • Chess in the community: library chess
    by John Townsend » Thu Jun 21, 2018 7:36 pm
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    Last post by Richard James
    Sun Nov 05, 2023 4:31 pm
  • Smart Phone Chess
    by Brendan O'Gorman » Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:11 pm
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    Last post by Nick Burrows
    Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:24 pm
  • (Chess) Life Returning To Normal
    by Tim Spanton » Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:40 pm
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    Last post by Simon Rogers
    Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:40 pm
  • Junior squad/Kasparov simul in 1986
    by Martin Hazelton » Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:28 am
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    Last post by MJMcCready
    Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:34 am
  • Do we have a worse book title than this?
    by MJMcCready » Fri Oct 20, 2023 6:22 am
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    Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:34 pm
  • World Junior Championships 2023
    by Nick Burrows » Fri Sep 22, 2023 7:18 am
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    Last post by Christopher Kreuzer
    Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:56 pm
  • 250k posts
    by Matt Mackenzie » Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:41 pm
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    Last post by John Upham
    Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:41 am
  • Chess photography
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Fri Sep 15, 2023 1:25 am
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    Last post by David York
    Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:12 pm
  • David Nixon and Horace Shepherd old TV Recordings enquiries
    by Sue Hunt » Sat May 23, 2015 2:59 pm
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    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Wed Oct 11, 2023 12:16 am