British Chess Magazine

The August 2026 issue of British Chess Magazine centres on how organisers in Hong Kong transformed a major event - World Team Rapid and Blitz - into a true spectator experience through innovative presentation, crowd engagement and inclusive formats that brought amateurs onto the same stage as the elite. The August issue features an exclusive interview with Presidential hopeful Timur Turlov, on his vision for modernising FIDE. We also cover British success stories including, Jacob Connor Boswell’s perfect score at Crewe, European Seniors results, and, alongside game analysis, history and the usual mix of news and insight. BCM - all the chess you need!

British Chess Magazine

ROYAL AND SIVANANDAN MAKE HISTORY AT WARWICK

BEYOND THE BOARD: REIMAGINING CHESS AS A SPECTATOR SPORT

THE WORLD TEAM RAPID AND BLITZ TOURNAMENT EAST ASIA’S CHESS MOMENT COMES TO LIFE IN HONG KONG • CHINA’S DRAGON CHILLING, LED BY DING LIREN, COMPLETED A GOLDEN DOUBLE AT THIS YEAR’S WORLD TEAM RAPID AND BLITZ

NEW ENERGY FOR WORLD CHESS

FIDE IS NOT ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP OF ONE PERSON. WE HAVE TO MOVE CHESS FORWARD, TOGETHER.

EUROPEAN SENIORS • TERME, ITALY

JUDIT POLGÁR REJECTS OFFER TO BECOME HUNGARY’S PRESIDENT • Chess grandmaster Judit Polgár recently declined an invitation from Prime Minister Péter Magyar to become Hungary’s next president, saying she lacked the strength to unite a divided nation.

JACOB CONNOR BOSWELL • SWEEPS CREWE CHESS CONGRESS WITH PERFECT SCORE

FIDE bans Kramnik for two years over public accusations

PROBLEM WORLD

CHESS IN PARLIAMENT

Norwegian GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen wins Scottish International Open

Endgame Studies

LEAVING THEORY BEHIND