Kingpin is not a chess magazine in the normal sense of the word

attractive zany humour

Kingpin is often pretty controversial too, with many an allegation or insinuation strewn amongst its pages.

the gutter press of chess

the ‘Private Eye’ of the chess world

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

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

unquestionably the funniest chess magazine in the world

In Kingpin, nothing is sacred, and this makes Kingpin such a hit

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