Happy Birthday IM James Adair (09-xi-1992)
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Remembering Charles Kemp (18-xi-1901 09-xi-1986)
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@bstephen2 @The_Problemist @stevendowd
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FM Bernard Cafferty's third publication via The Chess Player, Nottingham was this one:
Candidates Matches 1968, Translated by Bernard Cafferty, The Chess Player, Nottingham, 1970
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Candidates Matches 1968, Translated by Bernard Cafferty, The Chess Player, Nottingham, 1970
@dgriffinchess @ChessHeritage @ChessHastings @chess_books
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BritishChessNews retweeted
Quite a few members are reaching 50 appearances for Epsom in rated standardplay games. Who will be the next person to pass that milestone and who will be the first junior to do so? 🤔
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Congratulations to WCM Amaya Agarwal! ♟️🏆
Amaya, 11, scored 5/9 in the Girls U20 event at the FIDE World Junior Rapid Chess Championships in Al Ain, UAE, and won the $500 prize for the best performance in the Girls U12 category.
Well done, Amaya! 💥
📸: Official FIDE website
Amaya, 11, scored 5/9 in the Girls U20 event at the FIDE World Junior Rapid Chess Championships in Al Ain, UAE, and won the $500 prize for the best performance in the Girls U12 category.
Well done, Amaya! 💥
📸: Official FIDE website
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Remembering David Welch (30-x-1945 09-xi-2019)
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@ecfchess @FIDE_chess @ChessHastings @ChessHeritage @dgriffinchess @TelegraphChess @chesstutor @johnchess
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@ecfchess @FIDE_chess @ChessHastings @ChessHeritage @dgriffinchess @TelegraphChess @chesstutor @johnchess
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BritishChessNews retweeted
Jovanka Houska will be one of the commentators for the @TotalChess Pilot, which kicks off in Budapest next week (10–20 November 2026).
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I had almost forgotten that I still have this. A 90-minute recording on cassette tape (remember those?) - ‘Russian for Chessplayers’, by Bernard Cafferty.
I’m guessing I would have been about 13 or 14 years old when I bought it.
I’m guessing I would have been about 13 or 14 years old when I bought it.
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@gareththomasMP - MP for Harrow (West) - visited Harrow Chess Club to present Bodhana with the club championship trophy and her British Women's cup.
There was also a celebratory cake in honour of Bodhana’s extraordinary recent achievement in amassing a dazzling array of titles.
There was also a celebratory cake in honour of Bodhana’s extraordinary recent achievement in amassing a dazzling array of titles.
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Good luck to Epsom member and chess streamer Pietro Silke Balerna (PietroCheckmate), who will be taking on Magnus Carlsen this evening.
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Rumour has it, @MagnusCarlsen is in talks to play for Epsom 😅
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Rumour has it, @MagnusCarlsen is in talks to play for Epsom 😅
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I have never seen this book "in the flesh". Have you?
Grandmaster Geller at the Chessboard, Effim Geller, Translated by Bernard Cafferty, The Chess Player, Nottingham, 1969
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Grandmaster Geller at the Chessboard, Effim Geller, Translated by Bernard Cafferty, The Chess Player, Nottingham, 1969
@dgriffinchess @ChessHeritage
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I believe (but could be wrong of) that BCs very first book publication was this one:
World Chess Championship Candidates' Matches 1965, Bernard Cafferty and Harry Golombek, The Chess Player, Nottingham, May 1966
@dgriffinchess @ChessHeritage @chess_books
World Chess Championship Candidates' Matches 1965, Bernard Cafferty and Harry Golombek, The Chess Player, Nottingham, May 1966
@dgriffinchess @ChessHeritage @chess_books
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Remembering Jacob Sarratt (?-?-1772 06-xi-1819)
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@dgriffinchess @ChessHeritage @chesstutor
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Congratulations to the winner 🏆 and all of the participants of the 50th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Blitz Tournament which took place yesterday.
Results at s3.chess-results.com/tnr1534535.asp…
#GuernseyChess #GuernseyChessFestival
Results at s3.chess-results.com/tnr1534535.asp…
#GuernseyChess #GuernseyChessFestival
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Saddened to hear, via @BritishChess, that Bernard Cafferty has passed away at the age of 92.
His books on Tal & Spassky were hugely inspirational to me & I am sure many others of my generation.
And then there were his skills as a translator...
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His books on Tal & Spassky were hugely inspirational to me & I am sure many others of my generation.
And then there were his skills as a translator...
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92 years old today - Bernard Cafferty, to whom I owe a personal debt of gratitude.
I already had a strong interest in Russian-language chess literature but this cassette played a big part in developing it further.
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Remembering FM Bernard Cafferty (27-vi-1934 – 04-xi-2026)
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@ecfchess @HIChCongress @ChessHastings @johnchess @chesstutor @richardpalliser @dgriffinchess @ChessHeritage @KingpinEd @JonSpeelman @gmmds @GM_RayKeene @BCMChess @TelegraphChess @ChessScholar
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Birthday Greetings IM Gary Lane (04-xi-1964)
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@ecfchess @FIDE_chess @garylanechess @JackRChess @GMIanRogers @sachessau @ChessTopics
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@ecfchess @FIDE_chess @garylanechess @JackRChess @GMIanRogers @sachessau @ChessTopics
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Gawain Maroroa Jones wins English Championship 2026 #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/english-c…
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The 2026 European Youth Chess Championships begin today in Hersonissos, Crete! ♟️
Wishing our team of 29 England juniors the very best of luck as they begin the tournament!
Follow the liveboards throughout the championships: lichess.org/broadcast/euro…
Go England! 🏴
Wishing our team of 29 England juniors the very best of luck as they begin the tournament!
Follow the liveboards throughout the championships: lichess.org/broadcast/euro…
Go England! 🏴
The 2026 European Youth Chess Championship is set to take place from 2-13 November in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece! 🏆 #chess #eycc2026
♟️ The event gathers nearly 1250 children coming from 49 European federations, including 281 titled players! They will compete in six age 2, U14, U16 and U18, open and girls sections separately, and each championship will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with the time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per each move, starting from move one.
📍 The playing venue is located at the ****Royal & Imperial Belvedere Resort in Hersonissos, Crete, which is also one of the official hotels of the event.
🔗 Detailed preview: europechess.org/european-youth…
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Jan finishes in joint first in Stockholm ahead of an international field. Tantalisingly close to an IM norm and a 2391 performance. Brilliant! @ecfchess @EngChessTrack s1.chess-results.com/tnr1502095.asp…
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