British Chess Magazine is delighted to announce the launch in October 2013 of the first issue of Junior British Chess Magazine, its new on-line magazine for young chess players and all those involved in teaching chess. Junior BCM is the first digital only magazine of its kind anywhere in the […] Read more »
Liubarski – Soultanbeieff [C53]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Bb6! 5.d4 because Black’s Bishop is no longer on c5 and, therefore, not under attack from the white pawn on d4 Black is not obliged to capture! 5…Qe7 Threatening exd4 followed by Qxe4 6.0–0 Nf6 7.d5 Though this drives the Knight back to […] Read more »
Paul Morphy – The Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard in consultation [C41]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4? Most decent juniors should be well aware that this is bad. It is rarely a good idea to pin your opponent’s Knight before they have castled! [3…Nc6?! 4.d5 (4.Nc3 -Olmeda-Orosso; 4.dxe5 dxe5 Ramirez-Opuama) 4…Nb4 -Craig-Marie] 4.dxe5 Bxf3 [4…dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Nxe5+-; 4…Nd7 5.exd6 Bxd6 […] Read more »
English Closed Under 11 Championship
On the weekend of October 13th / 14th no less than 50 youngsters descended on Nottingham Boys Junior High School to compete in the above event, the first of several events towards gaining the necessary scores to qualify for a place in next year’s England Under 11 Team trial. Of […] Read more »
