We send best wishes to WFM Sarah Longson (née Hegarty) on her birthday this day, (October 2nd) in 1988. From Sarah's web site : "I have played competitive chess since the age of 7 when I became UK U7 Girls Chess Champion and appeared on Blue Peter where I met the then world champion Garry … Continue reading Birthday of WFM Sarah Longson (née Hegarty) (02-x-1988)
IM James Adair playing GM Hikaru Nakamura at the London Chess Classic 2014 BCN wishes Happy birthday to IM James Adair. James Robert Adair was born on Monday, November 9th in 1992 in Reading, Berkshire. James attended Little Heath School, Tilehurst, Reading and joined Reading Chess Club and was an active player in the Berkshire … Continue reading Birthday of IM James Adair (09-xi-1992)
Happy birthday WGM Dr. Jana Bellin on this day (December 9th) in 1947. Jana Malypetrova From The Encyclopedia of Chess (Robert Hale, 1970 & 1976), Anne Sunnucks : "International Woman Master (1969), Czech Woman Champion in 1965 and 1967 and British Woman Champion since 1970. Jana Malypetrova Jana was born in Prague on the 9th … Continue reading Birthday of WGM Dr. Jana Bellin (09-xii-1947)