British Chess Magazine
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| description | English chess magazine |
| language | English |
| Headquarters | London |
| First edition | January 1881 |
| founder | John Watkinson |
| Frequency of publication | per month |
| Web link | britishchessmagazine.co.uk |
| ISSN (print) | 0007-0440 |
The British Chess Magazine (BCM) is the oldest chess periodical in the world, which still exists today and has been continuously updated since its first publication. It is released today in London , previously in St. Leonards on Sea. There are a number of older chess magazines , but all of them were discontinued at some point.
The magazine was first published in January 1881 and was published at monthly intervals, even during the two world wars in the 20th century. The editor and first editor was John Watkinson (* 1833, † 1923). He previously edited the Huddersfield College Magazine , which is considered the forerunner of BCM. From the start, coverage of chess life around the world, not just the UK, was the main theme.
Chief editors
- John Watkinson (1833-1923), 1881-1887.
- Robert Frederick Green (1856-1925), 1888-1893.
- Isaac McIntyre Brown (1858-1934), 1894-1920.
- Richard Griffith (1872–1955), 1920–1937 and a few months in 1940.
- Harry Golombek (1911–1995), 1938–1940, international master .
- Julius du Mont (1881–1956), 1940–1949.
- Brian Patrick Reilly (1901-1991), 1949-1981.
- Bernard Cafferty (born 1934), 1981-1991, FIDE Master .
- Murray Chandler (* 1960), 1991–1999, grandmaster .
- John Saunders (* 1953), 1999 - August 2010.
- Steve Giddins (born 1961), September 2010 - April 2011, FIDE Master .
- James Pratt (* 1959), John Upham (* 1960) and Shaun Taulbut (* 1958), International Masters , May 2011 - December 2015.
- Jimmy Adams (* 1947) FIDE Master and Josip Asik (* 1969) FIDE Master, since January 2016.