Scurrilous, funny, sometimes serious, sometimes libellous

Unpredictable, honest, the funniest

I actually paid good money for No.9

the ‘Private Eye’ of the chess world

Both serious and funny, I recommend it to anyone who wants to smile as he reads

In the chess satire stakes @KingpinEd are masters of the art form … a veritable feast: irony, sarcasm, hyperbole

the gutter press of chess

Its rather coarse satirical manner may not appeal to everyone – just the majority of us who enjoy sharp games and low humour

The joy of chess is nowhere celebrated to such climactic excesses as in Kingpin

those who are unfamiliar with Kingpin are missing out on a real delight: there are many good chess magazines around, but in my opinion Kingpin is the best out there