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89th Hastings International Chess Congress
The 89th Hastings International Chess Congress is taking place from 28th December 2013 to 5th January 2014. The Congress is sponsored by the Hastings Borough Council. The main event is the Masters Tournament with 94 participants from 24 federations....
Young star ready to take on the world?
Young chess superstar from Surbiton and Hampton School ready to take on the world6:00am Sunday 6th October 2013 in KingstonBy Clare Buchanan A budding chess star will play for England at the world championships this year. Koby Kalavannan has...
Chess champ comes home
Chess champ comes home showing all the right movesBy Jake Bambrough CHESS players in Crowborough met a king of the sport when the British champion gave them a grandmasterclass. David Howell, who used to play for the town’s club,...
100 days to London Chess Classic
Chess in Schools and Communities is delighted to announce the 100 day countdown is underway for the 5th London Chess Classic to be staged at the Olympia Conference Centre in Kensington, running from Saturday 7th December to Sunday 15th...
Aiming to be future Chess Queens
Check out sisters hoping to become UK queens of chess9:30am Saturday 17th August 2013 in OxfordBy Katriona Ormiston, Reporter YOU may checkmate one but you’d be lucky to beat them both. Because two sisters from Oxford are a force...
Wheeler: Women can’t even play decent chess
Ukip treasurer: Put women on boards? They can’t even play decent chessThursday 15 Aug 2013 10:11 pm A Ukip treasurer has been accused of sexism after suggesting women should not be given a seat on a board because of...
Chess prodigy unveils giant set in central London
Newbury Park chess prodigy unveils giant set in central LondonLizzie Dearden, Reporter Tuesday, August 6, 2013 11:23 AM A young chess prodigy from Newbury Park has been playing his biggest game yet with a giant outdoor chess set in central...
100th British Chess Championships
This event will take place from Sunday 28 July to Saturday 10 August 2013 at the Riviera International Centre, Torquay, England. Further details can be found on http://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/ The event is expected to attract a record-breaking number of entrants...
Big step to becoming a GM
Yang-Fan Zhou takes significant step on way to becoming a grandmasterLeonard Barden The Guardian, Friday 5 July 2013 13.56 EDT England’s best teenage player scored his first grandmaster result this week, overcoming an earlier disappointment and winning an international...