The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog

February tomorrow, and where we once sat with pints in hand, studying the 64 squares, will all be rubble and dust, torn up carpets and strip...

Here's a new series - and anybody can take part. No matter how good, no matter how bad. We can't all of us play World Championship Q...

Further to my posting about this year's tournament in Benasque: I can now announce that the dates of the tournament are 5-14 July . You...

The Third Chessabit Rapid Tournament took place last Saturday at The Crosse Keys pub in central London. Three Streatham & Brixton Chess...

One very easy and one very difficult “White to play and win” problem, both from the same game. We all kick ourselves when we miss forced wi...

Deschapelles - Labourdonnais, Paris 1820. White to play and mate. Were I to run a Quote For The Week spot on the blog, this one from George ...

Crystal-ball gazers had long looked to the 22nd January 2007 as a crunch date for the fate of Streatham & Brixton Chess Club's first...

Chigorin – Steinitz 1892 (game 23) Today we join Chigorin and Steinitz at a crucial moment in their second match. Three years earlier Stein...

So, how did the six-month chess drought end? It ended with a crushing win on Sunday on the Black side of a Vienna Game, playing top board f...

I'll be getting back to you in due course about my poser involving an email chess game and the preferred move of the computer. Contribu...

Having played five games for our First Team this season, I'm no longer eligible for Second Team matches in Division 3 of the London Leag...

Alekhine – Euwe 1937 (game 16) Today’s game is, I believe, unique in the history of World Championship chess. It’s Euwe to play his 25th mov...

Normally to spice up match reports on the blog, I add an interesting diagram or two from the evening. Or maybe even a game, if one was intri...

During my long chess-free period since Benasque last summer, I've spent a lot of time playing email chess which (as S&B members who...

I have a confession to make: it would take rather a lot to get me to go see a musical. However, I've always thought that for obvious rea...

According to the Wijk Aan Zee website : Due to the extreme weather conditions in Wijk aan Zee, the commentary session in the Corus Chess pav...

The Streatham and Brixton season may be halfway through, but mine is about to begin, with a game on Sunday. Which means I have to think all ...

Some upcoming events, ranging from this Saturday in London to July in Spain. First off, it's another big-money, under 175ECF, one-day ra...

"This puzzle is brilliant," writes Patrick - and I agree so much I'm posting this position from Koskinen-Kasman, Helsinki 19...

For some time now, I've been meaning to invite Streatham and Brixton players - and other readers of this blog - to play in the annual FI...