uses impiety and parody to hew down the conventions of publishing, even including mock testimonials

[its] satirical nature and penchant for sharp games makes it compulsive reading for the average club player

a must-read for everyone who doesn’t take chess too seriously; it’s especially a must-read for everyone who does take chess seriously

unquestionably the funniest chess magazine in the world

one of the very few chess publications that call a chess spade a chess spade

very, very entertaining . . . some of the back issues of Kingpin were instant classics

A great English chess favourite

If more people read this magazine then it would have a higher circulation

the gutter press of chess

sharper than a bone-saw!