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2017
- 2017 British Chess Champion - Comments (2)
4NCL
- 4NCL and My Birthday - Comments (0)
- 4NCL & Holiday time in Malaysia and Indonesia - Comments (0)
- 4NCL – A Success - Comments (2)
- 4NCL Round 7 & 8 - Comments (1)
- Holiday Blues & 4NCL - Comments (0)
- 4ncl season 2012-2013 - Comments (2)
- 4NCL Final Round Today! - Comments (1)
- 4ncl Round 3 and 4 Update - Comments (0)
- 4NCL Round 3 and 4 This Weekend - Comments (2)
- 4ncl Guildford Debut - Comments (0)
- 4NCL 2013/14 Season - Comments (0)
British Chess Championship
- 2017 British Chess Champion - Comments (2)
British Chess Championship 2011
- British Championships – best game contenders! - Comments (0)
- British Chess Championship – Final words - Comments (2)
- Round Eight – British Championships - Comments (2)
- Round Seven – British Championships - Comments (1)
- British Chess Championship – Round 6 - Comments (0)
- British Chess Championship – Round 5 - Comments (1)
- British Chess Championships – Round Four - Comments (0)
- British Chess Championship – Round 3 - Comments (0)
- British Chess Championship – Round 2 - Comments (0)
- British Chess Championship – Round 1 - Comments (0)
British Chess Championship 2012
- British Champion! - Comments (2)
- Round 3,4,5,6,7 and 8 Plus a rest day - Comments (2)
- British Chess Championship Round 1 and 2 - Comments (0)
British Chess Championship 2013
- British Championships and FIDE World Cup - Comments (1)
- Torquay - Comments (2)
- 100th British Chess Championship - Comments (12)
British Knockout
- British KO - Comments (0)
Bundesliga
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- Bundesliga Season 2012-2013 - Comments (2)
- Bundesliga Round 11 and 12 - Comments (0)
Calendar
- Titled Tuesday and Match vs Nils Grandelius - Comments (0)
- Streaming: Twitch/verdenotte - Comments (0)
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- 4ncl Round 3 and 4 Update - Comments (0)
- 2013 Tradewise Gibraltar Festival - Comments (0)
- Kilkenny 2012 - Comments (0)
- Benasque Open, Quick Update 5.5/6 - Comments (1)
- 32nd Benasque Open - Comments (0)
- 2012 Ennis Open - Comments (0)
- What’s On - Comments (1)
- Kilkenny and Reykjavik Open 2012 - Comments (0)
- Kilkenny and London Chess Classic - Comments (1)
- European Team Championship - Comments (0)
- Corsican Masters - Comments (0)
- Galway Congress 2011 - Comments (0)
- Rome & Corsica - Comments (0)
Challengers
- Tata Steel Challengers Winner - Comments (0)
- Impressions of Wijk aan Zee - Comments (1)
- Happy New Year & Tata Steel Challengers - Comments (0)
Charity
- Checkmate Covid 19 and Streaming - Comments (0)
Chess Related
- Streaming: Twitch/verdenotte - Comments (0)
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- Quantum Chess - Comments (0)
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2011
- 2011 Commonwealth Champion - Comments (2)
- Round 9 - Comments (0)
- South Africa Safari Part Two - Comments (0)
- Round 7 - Comments (0)
- Safari time – Pre tournament preparation! - Comments (0)
- Round 5 - Comments (0)
- South Africa Open Blitz Champion - Comments (0)
Dubai Open
- Dubai Open Champion - Comments (0)
- Dubai Open - Comments (0)
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- Recent developments - Comments (1)
- Dubai Open - Comments (0)
ECF
- Checkmate Covid 19 and Streaming - Comments (0)
- Checkmate Covid 19 - Comments (0)
Events
- Back in the UK - Comments (2)
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- Gawain is the New Zealand Chess Champion - Comments (2)
- Abu Dhabi Masters - Comments (3)
- A sunny week in June - Comments (0)
- Recent developments - Comments (1)
- Zalakaros Open – Round up - Comments (0)
- Cork – Amateur Point of View. - Comments (1)
- Bunratty 2014 - Comments (3)
- London Classic 2013 - Comments (2)
- Return to Iceland - Comments (1)
- Dutch Debut - Comments (1)
- Bradford Chesstival - Comments (0)
- Italian Team Championships 2013 – Bratto - Comments (2)
- London Chess Classic – A personal retrospective - Comments (7)
- Kilkenny Congress - Comments (0)
Fundraising
- Checkmate Covid 19 - Comments (0)
Game of the Month
- Game of the Month – May/June - Comments (2)
- Game of the Month April 2012 - Comments (1)
- Game of the Month – February 2012 - Comments (0)
- Game of the Month January 2012 - Comments (0)
- Game of the Month (just squeezing into December!) - Comments (1)
- Game of the Month – November - Comments (3)
- Game of the Month: October 2011 - Comments (0)
- Game of the Month:September 2011 - Comments (0)
Games
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- Abu Dhabi Masters - Comments (3)
- A sunny week in June - Comments (0)
- Recent developments - Comments (1)
- Cork – Amateur Point of View. - Comments (1)
- Bunratty 2014 - Comments (3)
- London Classic 2013 - Comments (2)
- Return to Iceland - Comments (1)
- Dutch Debut - Comments (1)
- Italian Team Championships 2013 – Bratto - Comments (2)
- Bundesliga Season 2012-2013 - Comments (2)
- Istanbul Olympiad continued - Comments (1)
- Game of the Month – May/June - Comments (2)
- Bundesliga 2011/ 2012 Round-Up - Comments (1)
- Game of the Month April 2012 - Comments (1)
- Bunratty Weekender - Comments (1)
General Banter
- The Paralytic Games - Comments (0)
- Are Chess players especially intelligent? - Comments (2)
- A sporadic update - Comments (2)
Icelandic League
- Icelandic League February – March 2014 - Comments (0)
- Return to Iceland - Comments (1)
- Icelandic League Final Weekend - Comments (5)
Interviews
- Winner of our GIVEAWAY… - Comments (0)
- A reader’s questions answered! - Comments (6)
Leagues
- Spanish Chess League - Comments (0)
- 4NCL and My Birthday - Comments (0)
- 4NCL & Holiday time in Malaysia and Indonesia - Comments (0)
- Oberliga - Comments (0)
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- 4NCL This weekend Rd 3 & 4 - Comments (0)
- 4NCL Final Weekend - Comments (0)
- 4NCL – A Success - Comments (2)
- 4NCL Round 7 & 8 - Comments (1)
- Icelandic League February – March 2014 - Comments (0)
- Holiday Blues & 4NCL - Comments (0)
- Return to Iceland - Comments (1)
- Dutch Debut - Comments (1)
- 4ncl season 2012-2013 - Comments (2)
- Italian Team Championships 2013 – Bratto - Comments (2)
- 4NCL Final Round Today! - Comments (1)
lichess
- 1st GM VerdeNotte Arena ( 1min) - Comments (0)
London Chess Classic
- London Classic 2013 - Comments (2)
- Round 4 &5: World Number 1 and World Champion - Comments (0)
- Round 3: The Defender King! - Comments (1)
- Round 2 – 313 moves. You’re getting your money’s worth :-) - Comments (2)
- Round 1 – Explosions and two very long endgame. - Comments (0)
- London Chess Classic - Comments (0)
- London Chess Classic – Playing with the big league! - Comments (0)
London Chess Classic 2013
- London Classic 2013 - Comments (2)
- Round 3 & 4 of the Super 16. - Comments (1)
- London Chess Classic Rounds 1 & 2 - Comments (1)
- PRO-Business Cup & London Chess Classic Starts Today - Comments (0)
- 2013 London Chess Classic - Comments (6)
Masters 2018
- Tata Steel Masters – Round 6-8 - Comments (1)
- Tata Steel Masters, Rounds 1-5 - Comments (0)
- Tata Steel Opening Ceremony - Comments (1)
Must Do Tournaments!
- Faroes Open -Part 2 - Comments (2)
- Faroes Open 2018 – Part 1 - Comments (1)
- Faroes Open - Comments (0)
- The 25th Bunratty Masters - Comments (0)
- 4th Purtichju Open - Comments (0)
- Reykjavik Open 2017 - Comments (0)
- Dubai Open Champion - Comments (0)
- Tata Steel Challengers Winner - Comments (0)
- Kilkenny - Comments (0)
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- Dubai Blitz Winner & Dubai Open - Comments (1)
- Reykjavik Open 2016 - Comments (1)
- Bunratty Masters - Comments (0)
- Gibraltar Masters – A good start to 2016 - Comments (0)
- Gib & A Giveaway - Comments (0)
- Tradewise Gibraltar 2016 - Comments (0)
Olympiad
- 2014 Chess Olympiad - Comments (7)
- Istanbul Olympiad continued - Comments (1)
- Istanbul Olympiad - Comments (3)
- 37th Chess Olympiad - Comments (4)
- Chess Olympiad 2012 - Comments (0)
Promotional
- Better late than never. Big Announcement! - Comments (5)
- Newham Chess Project Lauch Sponsored by East Village - Comments (2)
- Icelandic League Final Weekend - Comments (5)
- Chris Dossett - Comments (0)
- Photoshoot - Comments (0)
- Blast from the Past - Comments (0)
- Are you the UK’s next Chess superstar? - Comments (3)
- Giveaway! Signed posters. - Comments (1)
- Photos from the Opening Ceremoy - Comments (0)
- Full English Breakfast: Episode 012 - Comments (0)
- Review: Bobby Fischer against the World - Comments (0)
- Back Cover! - Comments (0)
- How to Beat the Sicilian Defence: An Anti-Sicilian Repertoire for White - Comments (0)
- The Killer Grand Prix - Comments (0)
Questions
- London Chess Classic 2012 Signed Tournament Programme - Comments (0)
- A reader’s questions answered! - Comments (6)
Representing England
- European Teams Chess Championship - Comments (0)
- European Teams Chess Championship, Crete. - Comments (0)
- 2014 Chess Olympiad - Comments (7)
- Istanbul Olympiad continued - Comments (1)
- European Team Championships – Porto Carras - Comments (2)
- Grand Prix is back.. - Comments (0)
- European Team Chess Championship - Comments (0)
Streaming
- 1st GM VerdeNotte Arena ( 1min) - Comments (0)
- Titled Tuesday and Match vs Nils Grandelius - Comments (0)
Sue
- Happy Easter! A long and much overdue update - Comments (1)
- Weekend in Dundee and Gawain featured in Sueddeutsche Zeitung - Comments (1)
- Faroes Open -Part 2 - Comments (2)
- British Citizen - Comments (1)
- Faroes Open 2018 – Part 1 - Comments (1)
- Future Tournament Plans - Comments (0)
- The 25th Bunratty Masters - Comments (0)
- Tata Steel Masters – Round 6-8 - Comments (1)
- Tata Steel Masters, Rounds 1-5 - Comments (0)
- Tata Steel Opening Ceremony - Comments (1)
- Hello 2018! :-) - Comments (0)
- European Teams Chess Championship - Comments (0)
- English Women’s Championship. - Comments (0)
- European Teams Chess Championship, Crete. - Comments (0)
- Spanish Chess League - Comments (0)
- 4th Purtichju Open - Comments (0)
Sue's thoughts
- British Citizen - Comments (1)
- Tata Steel Masters – Round 6-8 - Comments (1)
- The Ups and the Downs - Comments (0)
- Zalakaros Open – Round up - Comments (0)
- Citizen of the World - Comments (0)
- I’m a bit of a loser.. and more so after not learning from my (same) mistakes! - Comments (4)
- Back from holiday - Comments (2)
- Work work and then “play”? - Comments (0)
- The Stronger Opposition - Comments (5)
Tata Steel
- Tata Steel Masters – Round 6-8 - Comments (1)
- Tata Steel Masters, Rounds 1-5 - Comments (0)
- Tata Steel Opening Ceremony - Comments (1)
- Hello 2018! :-) - Comments (0)
- Tata Steel Challengers Winner - Comments (0)
- Impressions of Wijk aan Zee - Comments (1)
- Happy New Year & Tata Steel Challengers - Comments (0)
Tournaments
- Happy New Year! - Comments (2)
- Faroes Open - Comments (0)
- English Women’s Championship. - Comments (0)
- European Individual 2017, Minsk - Comments (0)
- 4th Purtichju Open, Corsica - Comments (0)
- Dubai Open Champion - Comments (0)
- Dubai Open - Comments (0)
- Sharjah Masters Final Report - Comments (2)
- 1st Sharjah Masters - Comments (0)
- Back in the UK - Comments (2)
- Millionaire Open, Atlantic City - Comments (0)
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- Gibraltar Masters – A good start to 2016 - Comments (0)
- Gawain is the New Zealand Chess Champion - Comments (2)
- Gawain leading the Tournament - Comments (0)
- Abu Dhabi Masters - Comments (3)
Travel
- Happy New Year! - Comments (2)
- Faroes Open 2018 – Part 1 - Comments (1)
- Faroes Open - Comments (0)
- Summer Holiday: Indonesia, Part Two - Comments (0)
- Summer Holiday: Malaysia, Part One - Comments (2)
- Back in the UK - Comments (2)
- Announcement and exploring the United States - Comments (7)
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- Reykjavik Open 2016 - Comments (1)
- Gawain is the New Zealand Chess Champion - Comments (2)
- Happy New Year and the New Zealand Chess Open - Comments (0)
- Abu Dhabi Masters - Comments (3)
- Paris in the Springtime - Comments (0)
- A sunny week in June - Comments (0)
- Recent developments - Comments (1)
- Zalakaros Open – Round up - Comments (0)
Uncategorized
- Announcement and exploring the United States - Comments (7)
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- Abu Dhabi Masters - Comments (3)
- Better late than never. Big Announcement! - Comments (5)
- A sunny week in June - Comments (0)
- Recent developments - Comments (1)
- Zalakaros Open – Round up - Comments (0)
- London Classic 2013 - Comments (2)
- Return to Iceland - Comments (1)
- Dutch Debut - Comments (1)
- Bradford Chesstival - Comments (0)
- Italian Team Championships 2013 – Bratto - Comments (2)
- Hastings International Chess Congress - Comments (0)
- Bundesliga 2012-2013 - Comments (0)
- 4NCL Round 1/2 - Comments (0)
- Congratulations to… - Comments (3)
Updates
- Happy Easter! A long and much overdue update - Comments (1)
- Weekend in Dundee and Gawain featured in Sueddeutsche Zeitung - Comments (1)
- A busy August - Comments (0)
- British KO - Comments (0)
- Munich 1836 and the British Knockout - Comments (0)
- Kilkenny - Comments (0)
- We have internet! And a Successful 4NCL Weekend - Comments (0)
- Back in the UK - Comments (2)
- A successful two weeks - Comments (0)
- Bunratty Masters - Comments (0)
- 4NCL This weekend Rd 3 & 4 - Comments (0)
- Gawain is the New Zealand Chess Champion - Comments (2)
- Gawain leading the Tournament - Comments (0)
- Abu Dhabi Masters - Comments (3)
- Better late than never. Big Announcement! - Comments (5)
- Apologies! & Gawain now in Iceland. - Comments (0)
World Cup 2013
- British Championships and FIDE World Cup - Comments (1)
- World Cup Exit and another Zero Tolerance Controversy. - Comments (2)
- World Cup 2013 - Comments (3)
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