Author: The Editorial Committee

Early April. Four delightful members of the Circle de l’Union Interalliee had come to London to play the finest chessplayers[…]

Despair. First, there was ‘chessboxing‘. Then there was ‘go karting‘. Now – with a heavy heart and much sombre reflection[…]

Liberalism has a long history of radical pamphleteering. Radical pamphlets were short opinion pieces, often only a few pages long,[…]

Standards are slipping at the journal of record. There were four (or possibly five) matches that took place at the[…]

After her glorious victory in the 2023 Gladstone Trophy all that was left was to make the all-important presentation of[…]

With Miss Widger winning the 2023 Gladstone Trophy many a Liberal chess player was left licking their wounds. How would[…]

Long-time readers will no doubt still be recovering from the unpleasantness of having to read about the atrocity known as[…]

He’s been coveting the top spot for years. Season after season he’s had to resign himself to merely Board 3,[…]

In early October a group of brave (and quite possible foolhardy) Liberal chessers attended an event known as ‘Chessboxing’. Your[…]

It was the 2023 season opener. And what a nice way to open. A firm favourite of the NLC Chess[…]

The NLC has always been the place to come for chess afficionados. Grandmaster Meises came ashore in 1938 and headed[…]

The Gladstone Trophy had reached its climax. The fateful round five, in which Gladstone reaches down to anoint the NLC[…]

It was late summer at the NLC Clubhouse. The evenings were long and hot. The terrace full. That can only[…]

Round four is often the important one. The field has separated over the earlier rounds and the big beasts have[…]

Round three of the Gladstone 2023 looked enticing. Who would top out in the slugfest of Mister Ioannou and Ms[…]