Leonard William Barden (born 20 August 1929, in Croydon, London) is an English chess master, writer, broadcaster, journalist, organizer and promoter. The...

of the great chess players". In his 2008 obituary of Bobby Fischer, Leonard Barden wrote that most experts ranked Kasparov as the best ever player, with...

2022, 15 months after learning the game, Sivanandan was described by Leonard Barden as "exceptional". He wrote "Bodhana Sivanandan, who won silver medals...

Times. Leonard Barden (5 January 2024). "Chess: forgotten world champion Ding Liren to return at Wijk aan Zee". The Guardian. Barden, Leonard (2024-06-03)...

musician Jessica Barden, English actress Laura Barden, Australian field hockey player Leonard Barden, English chess journalist Margaret H. Barden, New Hampshire...

Koenig, Dame, Turm, Laeufer, Springer, Bauer Barden, Leonard (1980), Play better Chess with Leonard Barden, Octopus Books Limited, pp. 10, 11, ISBN 0-7064-0967-1...

2011, pp. 98–100. Plisetsky & Voronkov 2005, p. 26. Brady 1973, p. 25. Leonard Barden, "From Portorož to Petrosian", in Wade & O'Connell 1973, p. 332. Lombardy...

the Youngest GM in History!". US Chess.org. Retrieved 23 April 2024. Barden, Leonard (26 April 2024). "Chess: Gukesh, 17, shocks favourites to become youngest...

"Back to Basics", Chess Life, 2009 (12): 44–45 Barden, Leonard (1980), Play Better Chess with Leonard Barden, Octopus Books Limited, p. 10, ISBN 0-7064-0967-1...

from 1976 to 1983. Presented by Jeremy James with expert analysis from Leonard Barden and, later, Bill Hartston, The Master Game was noted for its innovative...

of the few gaps in his career unfulfilled. English chess journalist Leonard Barden described India's performance as "seminal moment in chess history",...

23 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010. Leonard Barden (1 August 2011). "Chess - with Leonard Barden". London Evening Standard. Archived from the...

Koenig, Dame, Turm, Laeufer, Springer, Bauer Barden, Leonard (1980), Play better chess with Leonard Barden, Octopus Books Limited, pp. 9, 11, 12, ISBN 0-7064-0967-1...

original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024. Barden, Leonard (August 23, 2024). "Leonard Barden on chess". The Guardian. Archived from the original...

Koenig, Dame, Turm, Laeufer, Springer, Bauer Barden, Leonard (1980), Play better CHESS with Leonard Barden, Octopus Books Limited, p. 10, ISBN 0-7064-0967-1...

Ratings". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023. Barden, Leonard (28 January 2006). "Chess: Barden on chess | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January...

Fancourt, Barrister and High Court judge Derren Brown, illusionist Leonard Barden, chess columnist Eric Barker, writer and comedian Jamie Bulloch, translator...

with 7.0–9". ChessBase. Retrieved 6 January 2010. Barden, Leonard (7 August 2009). "Leonard Barden on Chess". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved...

Koenig, Dame, Turm, Laeufer, Springer, Bauer Barden, Leonard (1980), Play better chess with Leonard Barden, Octopus Books Limited, p. 11, ISBN 0-7064-0967-1...

Sun-Sentinel and Los Angeles Times. A record of longevity has been achieved by Leonard Barden, who still writes weekly chess columns for The Guardian and has done...

He earned one-and-a-half more points than required for the GM norm. Leonard Barden noted that Keymer's performance rating (2798) was the highest in history...

Laeufer, Springer, Bauer Murray 1913, ch. 11 Barden, Leonard (1980), Play better chess with Leonard Barden, Octopus Books Limited, p. 10, ISBN 978-0-7134-8769-5...

playing him. As of August 2024, living players with Morphy number 3 are Leonard Barden, Bernard Cafferty, Owen Hindle, Christian Langeweg, Friðrik Ólafsson...

are serious contenders for the World Championship Leonard Barden (29 September 2023), "Leonard Barden on chess: Pride of Estonia: Paul Keres, one of the...

Hou Yifan, No 1 woman and professor at 26, loses in online return, Leonard Barden, The Guardian, 17 July 2020 Newsmakers, Beijing Review PEOPLE/POINTS...

tournament he played a queen sacrifice against Sergey Karjakin, which Leonard Barden said may be "the move of the year". He scored 11½/21 in the World Blitz...

third fast rapid game, posting 3 wins, 4 draws and again no losses. Leonard Barden observed that the score unadjusted for time controls would be 5-1 and...

agreements among online platforms and FIDE on the subject of cheating. Leonard Barden, The Guardian's chess columnist, asked FIDE to act. Nigel Davies criticized...

Rapidplay Chess Championships". Retrieved 20 January 2015. Barden, Leonard (August 2014). "Leonard Barden on Chess". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2015....

vs. Viktor Korchnoi (1962)". Chessgames.com. Barden, Leonard (1980), Play better CHESS with Leonard Barden, Octopus Books Limited, p. 49, ISBN 0-7064-0967-1...