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Remembering CGM Keith Richardson (02-ii-1942 10-iv-2017)

Last post by Richard James « Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:50 pm
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by John Upham » Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:19 pm

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Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:50 pm
Remembering BH Wood MSc FCS OBE (13-vii-1909 04-iv-1989)

Last post by Matt Mackenzie « Fri Apr 09, 2021 4:03 pm
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by John Upham » Sun Apr 04, 2021 9:36 am
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Last post by Matt Mackenzie
Fri Apr 09, 2021 4:03 pm
Missing Game Score: Yates - Mansfield, Cheltenham, 1928

Last post by Joey Stewart « Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:32 am
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by John Upham » Sun Mar 28, 2021 10:11 pm

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Last post by Joey Stewart
Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:32 am
Vintage chess set

Last post by MJMcCready « Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:24 pm
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by Matt Fletcher » Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:00 pm

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Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:24 pm
T Van Scheltinga vs A Alekhine

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Sat Apr 03, 2021 1:08 pm
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by Kevin Thurlow » Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:57 pm

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Last post by Kevin Thurlow
Sat Apr 03, 2021 1:08 pm
Was Gimeno really shot?

Last post by John Moore « Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:21 pm
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by JustinHorton » Thu Mar 25, 2021 3:17 pm

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Last post by John Moore
Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:21 pm
Remembering Comins Mansfield MBE (14-vi-1896 28-iii-1984)

Last post by John Upham « Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:58 pm
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by John Upham » Sun Mar 28, 2021 11:30 am

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Last post by John Upham
Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:58 pm
Archived footage

Last post by John Clarke « Sat Mar 27, 2021 8:39 pm
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by MJMcCready » Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:50 am

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Last post by John Clarke
Sat Mar 27, 2021 8:39 pm
Robert Silk Tournament Games

Last post by John McKenna « Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:36 pm
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by John Upham » Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:59 pm
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Last post by John McKenna
Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:36 pm
Odette Vollenweider RIP

Last post by Simon Rogers « Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:08 pm

by Simon Rogers » Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:08 pm

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Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:08 pm
Remembering Sir Stuart Milner-Barry KCVO CB OBE (20-ix-1906 25-iii-1995)

Last post by David Sedgwick « Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:49 pm
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by John Upham » Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:03 am

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Last post by David Sedgwick
Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:49 pm
West London Chess Club Gazette

Last post by John Upham « Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:01 pm

by John Upham » Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:01 pm

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Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:01 pm
History of women's chess

Last post by Tim Harding « Fri Mar 19, 2021 1:01 pm
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by Joseph Conlon » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:08 pm

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Last post by Tim Harding
Fri Mar 19, 2021 1:01 pm
The Critical Period of Cambridge Chess

Last post by Tim Harding « Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:00 pm
Replies: 4
by John Upham » Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:27 pm

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Last post by Tim Harding
Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:00 pm
Remembering Gerald Abrahams (15-iv-1907 15-iii-1980)

Last post by John Upham « Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:19 am
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by John Upham » Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:32 am

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Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:19 am
Remembering Reginald Bonham MBE MA (31-i-1906 16-iii-1984)

Last post by John Upham « Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:54 am
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by John Upham » Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:18 pm

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Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:54 am
Where was James Mason born?

Last post by SeanCoffey « Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:31 pm
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by Gerard Killoran » Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:49 pm
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Last post by SeanCoffey
Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:31 pm
Chess history trivia

Last post by Tim Harding « Fri Mar 12, 2021 5:36 pm
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by John Townsend » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:04 am
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Last post by Tim Harding
Fri Mar 12, 2021 5:36 pm
Reshevsky's record?

Last post by JustinHorton « Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:43 am
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by MJMcCready » Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:25 pm
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Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:43 am
Remembering Dr. Richard Guy (30-ix-1916 09-iii-2020)

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:44 pm
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by John Upham » Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:03 am

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Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:44 pm
Sharon Furlong

Last post by David Sedgwick « Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:22 pm
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by Kevin Thurlow » Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:54 pm

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Last post by David Sedgwick
Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:22 pm
History of Chess Clubs

Last post by Neil Blackburn « Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:01 pm
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by John Foley » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:56 am
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Last post by Neil Blackburn
Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:01 pm
Remembering Nancy Elder MBE (25-v-1915 04-iii-1981)

Last post by John Saunders « Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:09 pm
Replies: 3
by John Upham » Thu Mar 04, 2021 12:24 pm

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Last post by John Saunders
Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:09 pm
Lilian Letitia Barber

Last post by Reg Clucas « Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:33 pm
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by Mick Norris » Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:12 am

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Last post by Reg Clucas
Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:33 pm
Bertie Cohen - 1925 Lancashire Champion

Last post by Mick Norris « Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:16 pm
Replies: 7
by John Saunders » Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:14 pm

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Last post by Mick Norris
Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:16 pm
James Macrae Aitken and the good news is...

Last post by John Saunders « Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:35 pm
Replies: 36
by Geoff Chandler » Fri Oct 23, 2020 12:58 pm
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Last post by John Saunders
Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:35 pm
Another Quiz Question

Last post by John Upham « Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:37 am
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by John Upham » Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:26 pm
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Last post by John Upham
Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:37 am
JM Soesan Coincidence

Last post by Tim Spanton « Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:32 am
Replies: 11
by John Upham » Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:33 pm

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Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:32 am
Remembering CGM Adrian Hollis (02-viii-1940 26-ii-2013)

Last post by John Upham « Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:11 pm
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by John Upham » Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:06 am
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Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:11 pm
Remembering GM Jacques Mieses (27-ii-1865 23-ii-1954)

Last post by John Upham « Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:17 pm
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by John Upham » Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:23 am

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Last post by John Upham
Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:17 pm
East London Jewish Cemetery?

Last post by John Upham « Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:15 am
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by John Upham » Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:04 pm

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Last post by John Upham
Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:15 am
Jonathan Penrose

Last post by John McKenna « Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:16 am
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by Simon Rogers » Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:23 am
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Last post by John McKenna
Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:16 am
Harry Golombek games

Last post by Simon Rogers « Sun Feb 21, 2021 5:23 pm
Replies: 72
by Simon Rogers » Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:09 pm
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Last post by Simon Rogers
Sun Feb 21, 2021 5:23 pm
Remembering GM Harry Golombek OBE (01-iii-1911 07-i-1995)

Last post by Simon Rogers « Sun Feb 21, 2021 5:07 pm
Replies: 6
by John Upham » Thu Jan 07, 2021 12:31 pm

6 Replies

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Last post by Simon Rogers
Sun Feb 21, 2021 5:07 pm
DG Mackay

Last post by John Saunders « Fri Feb 19, 2021 12:05 am
Replies: 30
by Ian Rogers » Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:05 am
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Last post by John Saunders
Fri Feb 19, 2021 12:05 am
Remarkable chess career of GPS Coy

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:58 pm
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by Kevin Thurlow » Thu Nov 02, 2017 4:35 pm

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Last post by Kevin Thurlow
Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:58 pm
Remembering IM Hugh Alexander CMG CBE (19-iv-1909 15-ii-1974)

Last post by John McKenna « Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:56 pm
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by John Upham » Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:35 am
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Last post by John McKenna
Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:56 pm
Remembering Cyril Kipping (10-x-1891 17-ii-1964)

Last post by John Upham « Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:45 am

by John Upham » Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:45 am

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Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:45 am
FIDE titles achieved by British Isles players since 2010

Last post by David Shepherd « Tue Feb 16, 2021 1:08 pm
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Sun May 11, 2014 7:57 pm
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Last post by David Shepherd
Tue Feb 16, 2021 1:08 pm
The unsurpassable saint?

Last post by MJMcCready « Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:53 am

by MJMcCready » Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:53 am

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Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:53 am
Remembering IM Čeněk Kottnauer (24-ii-1910 14-ii-1996)

Last post by Neil Blackburn « Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:31 pm
Replies: 1
by John Upham » Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:01 pm

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Last post by Neil Blackburn
Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:31 pm
The first Chess Defector

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:16 pm
Replies: 54
by John Upham » Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:30 pm
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Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:16 pm
London Chess Association?

Last post by Mike Gunn « Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:52 am
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by John Upham » Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:55 pm

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Last post by Mike Gunn
Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:52 am
Game score errors and discrepancies

Last post by Tim Harding « Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:43 pm
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by Tim Harding » Sun Feb 07, 2021 2:57 pm

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Last post by Tim Harding
Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:43 pm
Remembering Henry Atkins (20-viii-1872 31-i-1955)

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:58 pm
Replies: 33
by John Upham » Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:43 am
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Last post by Kevin Thurlow
Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:58 pm
Chess photos from Dutch National Archives

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:47 am
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:11 am

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Last post by Kevin Thurlow
Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:47 am
What's wrong with the software?

Last post by MJMcCready « Fri Feb 05, 2021 4:48 am
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by MJMcCready » Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:20 am
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Last post by MJMcCready
Fri Feb 05, 2021 4:48 am
Remembering Edith Baird (née Winter-Wood) (22-ii-1859 01-ii-1924)

Last post by John Upham « Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:43 pm
Replies: 5
by John Upham » Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:57 am

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Last post by John Upham
Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:43 pm
Remembering Samuel Boden (04-v-1826 13-i-1882)

Last post by Tim Harding « Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:14 pm
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by John Upham » Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:21 pm

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Last post by Tim Harding
Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:14 pm
It's Only Me! : Remembering Tony Miles (23-iv-1955 12-xi-2001)

Last post by MJMcCready « Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:58 pm
Replies: 9
by John Upham » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:24 am

9 Replies

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Last post by MJMcCready
Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:58 pm

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