London Boys' Championships

[John Upham]

Richard James, has, on behalf of BCN, written a second Minor Piece on the London Boys' Championships:

https://britishchessnews.com/2025/03/06 ... onships-2/

I should add that the first part may be found at

https://britishchessnews.com/2024/12/24 ... onships-1/

[Gerard Killoran]

A photograph of Clement Bruning, another shoo-in candidate for the chess rogues' gallery.

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[Gerard Killoran]

I think I've found a chess player with an even worse character than Bruning, but how true is this report?

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[Matt Mackenzie]

There have been sporadic rumours that Herr Schicklgruber was interested in chess, but not much that can actually be pinned down.

(in that respect he is more like Stalin than Lenin - the latter *was* a genuine fan of the game)