The studies columnist for British Chess Magazine, John Beasley was a member of the British team in the World Solving Championship in 1977 and 1978 and director of the event in 1994. A renowned expert on endgame studies, Timothy Whitworth has written definitive works on the studies of Kubbel, Mattison, Gulyaev, and the Platov bothers. He was a studies columist for British Chess Magazine from 1988-95.