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Test Your Chess Knowledge No.330 – Bits & Pieces! This is the last Daily Quiz Question and will be replaced by the Weekly Find The Plan Question on Saturday. So, to celebrate all our publications during Lockdown … To the nearest 50, up to today (7th June 2021), how many main Bulletins, extra Bulletins (when [...]

Test Your Chess Knowledge No.300 – Bits & Pieces! Which music composer was a strong enough chess player to beat each of Lasker, Capablanca and Rubinstein in simuls? A) Sergei Prokofiev B) Maurice Ravel C) Dmitri Shostakovich D) Aaron Copland E) Edward Elgar Answer: A Prokofiev was a keen follower of chess, a personal friend [...]

Test Your Chess Knowledge No.250 – Bit & Pieces! Which of these famous people is the strongest chess player? A) Bill Gates (business) B) Steve Davis (snooker) C) Simen Agdestein (football) D) Ivan Lendl (tennis) E) Lennox Lewis (boxing) Answer: C Simen Agdestein played football for the Norwegian national team (8 caps, 1 goal) and [...]

Phil Taylor-Bowd sacs the lot to finish top of our Christmas tree!

Tim Lines provides a vivid account of how it feels to be on the receiving end of “A blast from the past'!

Mike Waddington shows great imagination to produce a quick mate.

Christian Westrap shows you don't need a queen to go on a king hunt! Very pretty!

Alan Dommett's Budapest punishes his opponent's early queen advance.

David Fuller with another f5 Grand Prix special. See 8th December if you missed the first!

In an opening where White normally builds gradually, Bill Adaway takes a short cut to victory.

Martin Simons outguns a Gunderams Defence in the Blackmar Diemer Gambit.

Peter Anderson takes advantage of his opponent's slow development to launch a direct attack.

Eagle-eyed Mike Waddington makes it look easy (but it isn't) with accurate play and a sharp finish.

Ian Clark is in his element in a tactical smash up.

Alan Dommett's Black Lion roars to a rapid win with a stunning 8th move!

Martin Simons, when still a junior, being given a harsh chess lesson by a Grandmaster in waiting!

John Weatherlake produces a very pretty mate in just 10 moves!

Mike Waddington puts a twist on a well known but easy to miss idea to produce a very pretty finish.

Peter Anderson nicely punishes his opponent for opening up the position.

David Fuller shows his expertise in the Grand Prix Attack.