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British Chess Magazine

12 issues per year   |  English
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British Chess Magazine is the world’s oldest chess journal, published continuously since 1881. It appears monthly and is packed with in depth informative content about the Royal Game. You will find high quality games and analysis, reports on recent tournaments, articles and analysis about openings, interviews with famous players, authoritative and independent book and DVD reviews, instructional articles and regular features on problems and endgames. Articles about famous players present and past reveal the game’s greatest talents and rich history. BCM has a unique focus on the British chess scene while covering major news and events internationally. Readers will enjoy coverage of the important annual Hastings and Gibraltar Masters tournaments and the British Chess Championship.

BCM caters for players of all ages and strengths, from beginners to masters, and features men’s and women’s chess. BCM will help you improve your play and results - check your progress with our regular “Test Your Chess” feature written by our own International Master Shaun Taulbut. You can sharpen and test your attacking skills with our monthly “Spot the Continuation” feature.

BCM helps you find out where to buy chess books and equipment, and great pictures bring BCM to colourful life.BCM is a must read and great choice for players and enthusiasts of all ages and abilities – and makes a great present!
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April 2025 The April issue of BCM explores the enduring challenge of promoting women’s chess, featuring a powerful editorial and an in-depth historical retrospective on how world champions from Vera Menchik to Ju Wenjun shaped the game. We also bring you an exclusive interview with super-coach GM Vladimir Potkin, a behind-the-scenes architect of modern elite chess. This edition includes tournament reports from the Wightlink International Masters, where fierce competition unfolded on the Isle of Wight, and coverage of the FIDE Social Chess Research Conference, which presents cutting-edge insights into the cognitive benefits of chess. Fiction fans will enjoy “Double Nelson” — a Faustian tale of a young prodigy’s bargain for chess mastery.


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The April issue of BCM explores the enduring challenge of promoting women’s chess, featuring a powerful editorial and an in-depth historical retrospective on how world champions from Vera Menchik to Ju Wenjun shaped the game. We also bring you an exclusive interview with super-coach GM Vladimir Potkin, a behind-the-scenes architect of modern elite chess. This edition includes tournament reports from the Wightlink International Masters, where fierce competition unfolded on the Isle of Wight, and coverage of the FIDE Social Chess Research Conference, which presents cutting-edge insights into the cognitive benefits of chess. Fiction fans will enjoy “Double Nelson” — a Faustian tale of a young prodigy’s bargain for chess mastery.
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