Comments on: Birthday Greetings GM Jonathan Speelman (02-x-1956)

By: Ting Galo

Ting Galo — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 20:06:42 +0000

reading this was a delight for me.. I’ve enjoyed it very much.. J. Speelman is my chess idol!! thanks a lot for this article!!

By: Best Wishes GM Jonathan Mestel (13-iii-1957) | British Chess News

Best Wishes GM Jonathan Mestel (13-iii-1957) | British Chess News — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:25:11 +0000

[…] His earliest appearance in Megabase 2020 is from the Rhyl based British Under-14 championship in 1969 where he beat DA Winter. The winner of that event was another Jonathan. […]

By: It's Only Me! : Remembering Tony Miles (23-iv-1955 12-xi-2001) | British Chess News

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:45:40 +0000

[…] at KES. At the BCF Congress, Blackpool, 1971, he won the under-2l Championship (with Nunn and Jon Speelman equal 2nd and the same year made his international debut in a junior tournament at Nice which he […]

By: Arkell's Endings | British Chess News

Arkell's Endings | British Chess News — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 18:33:12 +0000

[…] of note there is a foreword by acknowledged endgame analyst and World Championship Candidate, GM Jonathan Speelman whose expertise on endings and the theory of corresponding squares is respected world-wide. […]

By: Sacred squares and foolish horses - BACKBENCHERS

Sacred squares and foolish horses - BACKBENCHERS — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 18:13:42 +0000

[…] 10/4/2020 – Two days ago, October 2, it was Jon Speelman’s 64th birthday. Given that 64 is a canonical number for chess players, our columnist used this chance to remind us that every single square of the chessboard may be important. In order to illustrate his point, he goes on to show a game in which, as Black, he placed his knights on both h1 and a8 during a single game. Happy birthday, Jon! And many thanks for your ever-ingenious columns! | Pictured: Speelman usin PressTel Chessbox to play long distance chess | Source: British Chess News […]