http://britishchessnews.com/2020/09/04/best-wishes-michael-stean/ We focus on the British Chess Scene Past & Present! Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:27:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 http://britishchessnews.com/2020/09/04/best-wishes-michael-stean/#comment-40475 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:38:51 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=1263#comment-40475 […] round draw offer, blundered almost next move and lost to an up-and-coming junior by the name of Michael Stean! On the debit side my performances in the British Championship, The Oxford International Congress […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2020/09/04/best-wishes-michael-stean/#comment-34959 Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:14:37 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=1263#comment-34959 Very interesting; I can only help with solving “an unknown event” (as stated under one of the pictures): I can recognize young Yasser Seirawan on it (standing, next to M.S.), as well as Swedish (ex-Polish) Master Kaiszauri nad Polish first GM Włodzimierz Schmidt (both sitting: the first and second one from left). And that means it’s the Malmo Schacknytt Tournament (Swedeb; XI-XII 1979). One more thing pointing at year of 1979 – hairstyles of the participants. 🙂
Best Regards, GS

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2020/09/04/best-wishes-michael-stean/#comment-15377 Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:27:13 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=1263#comment-15377 […] in London, September 1977, he obtained the g.m. norm by coming equal 2nd with Quinteros and Stean below Hort. He did this with a score of 6 when 5.5 would have been sufficient for the […]

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