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British Chess News is on the Way Back!
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British Chess News is on the Way Back!

August 6, 2026 John Upham Leave a comment

In March 2025 the BCN web site was the victim of a severe hack attack  in which the content was deleted along with the online backups.

In August 2026 we commenced the process of lovingly restoring the site to its former glory which is ongoing.

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One of the Soviet representatives at Tilburg 40 years ago - the legendary Ukrainian grandmaster Aleksandr Beliavsky. He won the event ahead of Ljubomir Ljubojević; Anatoly Karpov finished in 3rd place.
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Elk and Ruby publica Smyslov en el diván por Genna Sosonko

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Philidor was born 300 years ago today. Here's the first part of a documentary about his music and chess.

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The Week in Chess 1661 of 7th September 2026 by Mark Crowther. 38 stories https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1661.html and 9139 games. https://theweekinchess.com

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