British Chess Magazine

The June 2026 issue of British Chess Magazine is led by two striking stories of young talent at full speed. BCM follows Faustino Oro’s extraordinary rise from Covid lockdown beginner to grandmaster at 12, while also charting Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş’s emphatic 5-1 match win over Veselin Topalov and his record breaking climb past 2700. Alongside these portraits of a new chess generation, the issue looks at another English junior success through Kayal Vijay’s European Schools title, examines the coming FIDE elections and the battle for the most political office in chess. BCM rounds things off with the magazine’s rich regular mix of endgame studies, Problem World, and historical material, including a look back at Leopold Mitrofanov and a revisiting of London chess tradition.

BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE

From Covid lockdown to chess history FAUSTINO ORO’S REMARKABLE RISE

ERDOĞMUŞ (14) MAKES HISTORY with crushing win over former world champion Veselin Topalov

A NEW STAR ON THE RISE: KAYAL VIJAY (9) TAKES EUROPEAN SCHOOLS TITLE FOR ENGLAND

THE ROLE OF CHESS IN ASTON VILLA’S EUROPA LEAGUE VICTORY

FIDE ELECTIONS AND THE RACE FOR THE MOST POLITICAL JOB IN CHESS

ISLE OF WIGHT MASTERS BUILDS ITS PLACE IN THE BRITISH CHESS CALENDAR

JOSE CAMACHO COLLADOS wins 70th Welsh Championship

STUDY LINKS FASTER DECISIONS WITH STRONGER MOVES IN PROFESSIONAL CHESS

CHESS, BREATH CONTROL, AND COLD WATER - THE WORLD DIVING CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

GERALD HOWARD BENNETT (1949 – 2025)

THE 4 NCL EASTER FESTIVAL

4 NCL DIVISION ONE

A LONDON TRADITION REVISITED

PROBLEM WORLD

THE LITTLE MASTER

FORGOTTEN KERES MINIATURES AND AN EARLY CLASSIC