British Chess Magazine | December 2025
This Christmas issue of BCM brings teenage thunder from Goa as we look at hos Javokhir Sindarov stormed to World Cup glory. We also look at the dominant performance of Russian-made Team FIDE in Linares, where they won the Women’s World Teams. GM Alex Colovic takes a clear-eyed look at England’s team performance at the European championship in Batumi. IM Shaun Taulbut covers British chess events, from Guernsey and Coventry. GM Raymond Keene writes about historical pieces on Napoleon, Goethe and Carl Schlechter. Editor Milan Dinic shares a Christmas message about why printed chess still matters and why your voice as a reader counts. Pour a drink, settle by the board, and spend the holidays in the company of stories and games from across the chess world. BCM – all the chess you
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in British Chess Magazine December 2025.