London Candidates (12)
Having been ahead from the beginning the favourite lost today as did the number two seed, Aronian. This leaves the former World Champion, Russian Vlad Kramnik, ahead of a tired and nervous pack. And how …
View ArticleLondon Chess Classic in pictures
British Chess Magazine (together with our erstwhile staff photographer) visited the Fifth London Chess Classic, Olympia, London for the final day. Our thanks go to Malcolm Pein, John Henderson, Nevil...
View ArticleBest Books
‘Kramnik: move by move’ – Cyrus Lakdawala (Everyman Chess 2012), 416 pages, is a well-produced book of 59 annotated games of the Russian former World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik. The author has written...
View ArticleGame of the Month: August 2014
The August 2014 Game of the Month from the BCM’s Games Editor, Andrew Martin, features an intriguing variation of the King’s Indian Defence. The game is from round two of the Olympiad from Tromso,...
View ArticleMcFarland Book Review
I was rather surprised when I saw this book, ‘Mikhail Botvinnik: Life and Games of a World Chess Champion – Andy Soltis (McFarland 2014), because while McFarland have a well deserved reputation for...
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