British Chess Magazine is the world's oldest chess journal in continuous publication. First published in January 1881, it has appeared at monthly intervals ever since. It is frequently known in the chess world as BCM. The founder and first general editor of the magazine was John Watkinson (1833–1923). He had previously edited the Huddersfield College Magazine, which was the British Chess Magazines forerunner. From the beginning, the magazine was devoted to the coverage of chess worldwide, and not just in Great Britain. BCM is an independent and privately owned magazine; it is not owned or run by the former British Chess Federation (now the English Chess Federation), with which its name was occasionally confused, apart from the period August 1981 – July 1992. Apart from being given a new look, the reloaded January 2016 BCM, now in collaboration with Chess Informant, offers more content, more pages and more writers, among them some of the top UK chess grandmasters. General editors John Watkinson (1833–1923), founding editor 1881–87. Robert Frederick Green (1856–1925), editor 1888–93. Isaac McIntyre Brown (1858–1934), editor 1894–1920. Richard Clewin Griffith (1872–1955), editor 1920–37, and some months in 1940. Harry Golombek (1911–95), editor 1938–40, International Master. Julius du Mont (1881–1956), editor 1940–49. Brian Patrick Reilly (1901–91), editor 1949–81. Bernard Cafferty (born 1934), editor 1981–91, FIDE Master. Murray Chandler (born 1960), editor 1991–99, International Grandmaster. John Saunders (born 1953), editor 1999 – August 2010. Steve Giddins (born 1961), editor September 2010 – April 2011, FIDE Master. James Pratt (born 1959), John Upham (born 1960) and Shaun Taulbut (born 1958), International Master, co-editors May 2011 – December 2015. Jimmy Adams (born 1947) FIDE Master and Josip Asik (born 1969) FIDE Master, co-editors January 2016 – present. Columnists DJ Morgan. Wrote the "Quotes and Queries" column from 1953 to 1978. Kenneth Whyld. From 1978 until his death in 2003, Whyld wrote the "Quotes and Queries" column. There is an association in his memory. Christopher Ravilious. From 2003 until Autumn of 2009 he wrote the "Quotes and Queries" column. Lubos Kavalek. The US GM wrote the controversial "Kavalek File". William Hartston. The English IM, Bill Hartston, was one-time games Editor at BCM. Sam Collins. The Irish IM was one-time games Editor at BCM. Phil Hughes. Until 2010, Hughes wrote the "Quotes and Queries" column. He is now a regular contributor specialising in Nimzowitsch. William Ritson-Morry. Ritson wrote the "Posers in Play" column. Peter C