A #preservationnightmare for this week's #ChessTuesday. B4 being transferred to secure storage with the @englishchess.bsky.social, just look at the damage termites caused to this #chess magazine! 😱
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With Carlsen's recent 'jeansgate' debate, this #ChessTuesday we have British Chess Magazine, 1985 with a horizontal Miles v Polugayevsky. His opponents complained his playing position 'a distraction'. From @englishchess.bsky.social Library
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The Story of the Dundee Chess Club (1984) for #ChessTuesday from its foundation in 1847, to its win of the Richardson Cup and a visit from Alekhine and beyond. Plus a gorge cover! From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library.@richardjameschess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature @garylanechess

#ChessTuesday insight: Krogius reminds us it’s far more valuable to reflect on our own play than to just study the board and others 🧠♟️ 1976. #ChessPsychology from the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. @richardjameschess.bsky.social ecfchess Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature #garylanechess

This small run of Czechoslovakian Chess Magazine, 1973 for #ChessTuesday. With very limited translation, we enjoyed this feature on the development of the #chess pieces. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library
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For a #ChessTuesday during #womenshistorymonth we share these covers of Queen's File. The @ecfchess Library holds an incomplete run (1986-2001) of the quarterly magazine of the British Women’s Chess Association (BWCA) @librarydmu @chesstutor @garylanechess #chesshistory #chessliterature #IWD

For this #ChessTuesday, we’re replying to a request! ♟️
This trophy is engraved with the name of the 1979 Boys Under 14 winner, #garylanechess 🏆

Want to check your #Chess legacy? 👀 Explore all our trophies: buff.ly/MyZtw6F From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library.
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This pocket-sized programme for the 1930 3rd #Chess Olympiad held in Hamburg 1930 for #ChessTuesday. Includes this fabulous portrait of FIDE's 1st president Dr Alexander Rueb. From @englishchess.bsky.social Library.
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From swimming pool chess to #chess on the beach this #ChessTuesday. From Iberia Magazine. The @ecfchess Library holds a small run of the publication with 4 issues from the summer of 1927. Nearly 100 years old! #chesshistory #chessliterature @garylanechess @chesstutor @ecfchess @librarydmu

Where one bad move turns heavenly concentration into a flaming pit of regret. For Don Trejebo anyway! From Humourous Adventures in Chess, Guatemala, 1938 for #ChessTuesday. From the @englishchess.bsky.social
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Seasons Greetings from Chess Life Magazine 1981 reflecting on the year in #chess with Gary Kasparov appearing in the Youth section with his mum & peers. What are your highlights from 2024? From @englishchess.bsky.social Library
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It's always good to know someone's got your back! This fab telegram for #ChessTuesday congratulating Harry Golombek on his British Chess Championship win, 1955, is one of my fave items ♟️From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library.
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#ChessTuesday. FIDE International Master (WIM) Diane Savereide's 'Profile of Success' with sample games in Chess Life, 1982. Shortly b4 her 5th win of the US Womens Championship. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature #garylanechess #womenschess #chesstutor

A #chesschallenge of a different sort this #ChessTuesday. From the Golombek collection, this pic was taken in Venice in 1950. We know our grandmaster is in the centre, but can you name his 2 friends? From @englishchess.bsky.social
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The @englishchess.bsky.social library isn't just about local moves -- it spans the🌍 and ⌛ Check out this magazine from Russia (then USSR) ranging from 1975-1985. #chesshistory #chessliterature @garylanechess @chesstutor
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For #ChessTuesday we’re sharing Time & Space—a fascinating magazine exploring how the Workers' Chess League worked to grow membership & challenge established clubs at the 'royal game'
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