BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//British Chess News - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://britishchessnews.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for British Chess News REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20190101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200810 DTSTAMP:20210802T084332Z CREATED:20200408T212410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210802T084332Z UID:4215-1596931200-1597017599@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Angus Dunnington (09-viii-1967) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of IM Angus Dunnington (09-viii-1967) \nAngus James Dunnington was born in Wakefield\, West Yorkshire\, his mother’s maiden name was Townend. \nHe has lived in Castleford\, West Yorkshire and most recently in Lockerbie\, Dumfriesshire. \nAngus became a FIDE Master in 1990 and an International Master in 1991. \nAngus has been a recipient of a Chess Journalists of America award and was chess correspondent for The Yorkshire Post. He has been an Olympiad trainer. \nAngus has played for 4NCL White Rose and his peak FIDE rating was 2450 in January 1996\, aged 29. \nHe won Toulouse 1993 with 6.5/9\, we was first equal (3) in the London Agency tournament on 1997 with 6/9\, we was equal first in the 1999 Hampstead IM tournament with 6.5/9. \nAs White Angus prefers a Reti style double fianchetto\, the King’s Indian Attack and also the Queen’s Gambit and is an expert on the Catalan and KIA. \nAs Black Angus essays the Modern Defence for most of the time. \nHis most recent ECF grading was 212E in 2005 and was 232A in 1996. \nIn 2018 after a lengthy absence Angus made a welcome return to the Scottish Championship Open with a strong =3rd place. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\nIM Angus Dunnington\, photograph by Gisbert Jacoby\nHere is his Wikipedia entry \nThe Ultimate King’s Indian Attack\, 1993\nPawn Power !\, 1994\nWinning with the Catalan\, 1997\nEasy Guide to the Reti Opening\n101 Winning Chess Strategies\, 1999\nWinning Unorthodox Openings\, 2000\nMastering the Middlegame\, 2001\nChess Psychology\, 2003\nNimzo-Indian Rubinstein: Complex Lines with 4e3\, 2004\nBlunders and How to Avoid Them\, 2004\nIM Angus Dunnington\, photograph by Cathy Rogers\n Save as PDF URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-angus-dunnington-09-viii-1967/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Player,Poker,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0776.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200816 DTSTAMP:20260811T102336Z CREATED:20200411T181253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T102336Z UID:4474-1597449600-1597535999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Andrew Smith (15-viii-1959) DESCRIPTION:BCN wishes Happy Birthday to FM Andrew Smith (15-viii-1959) \nAndrew became a FIDE Master in 1994 and is registered with the Irish Chess Union. \nHis highest FIDE rating was 2310 in July 1994 at the age of 35. \nFM Andrew Smith\, photographer unknown\nHe plays for Bourne End Chess Club in the Buckinghamshire League and in the Berkshire League. \nAndrew also plays for 4NCL Barnet Knights (he has played for Atticus)\, Buckinghamshire CCA in the Chiltern League and Hon Members LCCL. \nHe has won the Berks & Bucks Congress in 2018 and 2016 (joint) and he became Berkshire Individual Champion as a direct consequence winning the Cadogan Cup. \nWith the white pieces Andrew is (almost) exclusively a 1.e4 player favouring the Centre Game \nand as the second player Andrew plays the Philidor Defence and the Benoni. \nHe is known to favour “enterprising” variations such as the Mason Variation of the Philidor\, the Haldane Attack versus the French and other such exotica. \nBritish Chess Magazine\, Volume CXXXII (132)\, Number 7 (July) front cover features FM Andrew Smith from the final 4NCL weekend of the 2011-2012 season\, courtesy of John Upham Photography\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\nFM Andrew Smith at the 2019 Keith Richardson Memorial\, courtesy of John Upham Photography\n Save as PDF URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-andrew-p-smith-15-viii-1959/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bct_4670_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200824 DTSTAMP:20210822T083858Z CREATED:20200409T172256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210822T083858Z UID:4272-1598140800-1598227199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Alan Hanreck (23-viii-1954) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Alan Emile Hanreck (23-viii-1954) \n Save as PDF URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-alan-emile-hanreck-23-viii-1954/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200828 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200829 DTSTAMP:20210828T101013Z CREATED:20190823T075053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T101013Z UID:1034-1598572800-1598659199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Daniel King (28-viii-1963) DESCRIPTION:We offer best wishes to GM Daniel King on his birthday \nDaniel John King was born on Wednesday\, August 28th 1963 (the same day as the Martin Luther King “I have a dream” speech) in Beckenham\, Kent. \nHe attended Langley Park School whose motto is “Mores et Studia” meaning “good character and learning” or “morals and study”. \nDaniel has a brother Andrew (AJ King) who is also a strong player. \nDaniel became an International Master in 1982 and a Grandmaster in 1989. \nDaniel King\nHis peak FIDE rating (Felice) was 2560 in July 1990 at the age of 27. \nDaniel plays for Guildford in the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) and has played for Guildford in local leagues. \nThis was written (by Leonard Barden) about Daniel who was 15 just prior to the 1979 Spassky vs the BCF Junior Squad simultaneous display : \n“Langley Park School\, Shortlands and Bromley. Rating 201. British under-14 co-champion\, 1977. 2nd Lloyds Bank junior international\, 1979.” \nDanny was Southern Counties (SCCU) champion for the 1983-84 and 1985-86 seasons. \nAccording to Test Your Chess With Daniel King\, Batsford\, 2004 : \n“Grandmaster Daniel King has been a professional chess player for 20 years. During that time he has represented his country on many occasions including an historic match victory over the Soviet Union in Reykyavik\, 1990. Besides his chess career\, Daniel has built up a reputation as a commentator on TV and radio\, \nJonathan Speelman and Daniel King share headphones at the 2013 FIDE Candidates event in London\, courtesy of John Upham Photography\nand has reported on four World Championship matches and several Man vs Machine events\, including the controversial Kasparov vs Deep Blue encounter in New York\, 1997. He is an award-winning author of 15 books\, including Winning with the Najdorf\, Mastering the Spanish\, and Kasparov vs Deep Blue for Batsford. ” \nOn April 8th\, 2020 New in Chess released Sultan Khan: The Indian Servant Who Became Chess Champion of the British Empire which is Daniel’s most recent book. \nAccording to British Chess (Pergamon\, 1983) by Botterill\, Levy\, Rice and Richardson : \n1977 British Under 14 Champion\n1979 Lloyds Bank 6/9 (aged only 16)\n1980 First Ilford Open\n1981 Represented England in Glorney Cup scoring 4.5/5\n1981 Fourteenth equal British Championship\n1981 IM norm Manchester 5.5/9\n1981 Second equal Ramsgate Regency Masters 6.5/9 IM norm with a round to spare\n1982 First Equal Guernsey 6/7\n1982 First Hamar IM norm and title\n1982 Second equal Molde\n1982 Second equal Hallsberg Junior\n1982 Third equal Phillips and Drew Knights\n1982/3 Tenth equal Ohra\, Amsterdam 5/9\n1982/3 Fifth European Junior\n1983 Fourth equal Gausdal\n1983 First Portsmouth Open \nIn the same article Daniel gave the following game as his favourite up to 1983: \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\nStreatham & Brixton becoming BCF National Club Champions in 1989. The team was Tony Kosten\, Mark Hedben\, Daniel King\, Nigel Povah (Captain)\, Joe Gallagher and Julian Hodgson : quite a strong team\nDaniel King (seated\, second from left)\nHere is his Wikipedia entry \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\nAt the Lloyds Bank Masters : Front (l-r) : Joel Benjamin\, Ian Wells\, Rear : Peter Morrish\, Stewart Reuben\, Richard Beville\, Gary Senior\, Richard Webb\, John Hawksworth\, Andrew King\, Nigel Short\, Mark Ginsburg\, Daniel King\, David Cummings\, Erik Teichmann\, John Brandford and Micheal Pagden\nMastering the Spanish\, Batsford\, 1993\nKasparov v. Deeper Blue: The Ultimate Man v. Machine Challenge. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-8322-9.\, 1997\nHow to Win at Chess: The Ten Golden Rules (Cadogan Chess Books)\, 2000\nKasparov Against the World: The Story of the Greatest Online Challenge. KasparovChess Online. ISBN 0970481306.\, 2000\nWinning With the Najdorf. Sterling Pub Co Inc. ISBN 0713470372.\, 2002\nHow Good Is Your Chess?. Dover. ISBN 048644676X.\, 2003\nTest Your Chess With Daniel King\, Batsford\, 2004\nHow To Play Chess. Kingfisher. ISBN 0753419181.\, 2009\nChessbase Fritz Trainer\nChessbase Tutorials\nSultan Khan: The Indian Servant Who Became Chess Champion of the British Empire\n Save as PDF URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-daniel-john-king/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JUA7414.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200902 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200903 DTSTAMP:20260815T142456Z CREATED:20200410T130610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T142456Z UID:4338-1599004800-1599091199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Ezra Kirk (02-ix-1996) DESCRIPTION:BCN wishes Happy Birthday to IM Ezra Kirk (02-ix-1996)\n\nEzra G Kirk was born on Monday\, September 2nd 1996 in France.\n\nEzra Kirk\, Sautron\, 2007\, Courtesy of Dominique Primel / Chessbase\n\nEzra attended Varndean College\, Brighton and then the University of Bath to read Natural Sciences and was an intern at AIR INDUSTRIE THERMIQUE and is currently a Data Product Consultant at the Kubrick Group.\n\nHe edits chess books written by non-English speaking authors and is an accomplished musician publishing works on Spotify.\n\nEzra became a FIDE Master in 2013 and an International Master in 2018\n\nHis peak rating is likely to be in the future but currently is 2445 in December 2018 aged 22.\n\nEzra plays for 4NCL Cheddleton in the Four Nations Chess League.\n\nIM Ezra Kirk\, Tours\, 2020\, Courtesy of Dominique Primel / Chessbase\n\nHere is one of Ezra’s best wins :\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\nIM Ezra Kirk\, Hastings 2012-2013\, courtesy of John Upham Photography\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Save as PDF URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-ezra-kirk-02-ix-1996/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,Hastings,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/JEU8895.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201003 DTSTAMP:20210902T123155Z CREATED:20191002T001012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T123155Z UID:1451-1601596800-1601683199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of WFM Sarah Longson (née Hegarty) (02-x-1988) DESCRIPTION:We send best wishes to WFM Sarah Longson (née Hegarty) on her birthday this day\, (October 2nd) in 1988. \nFrom Sarah’s web site : \n“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 Kasparov. Since then I have represented England in many international competitions and in 2013 won the British Ladies Championship.” \nIn 2016 Sarah and partner FM Alex Longson made a successful bid for ownership of the UK Chess Challenge which auctioned by the bankruptcy receiver of IM Mike Basman\, the previous owner. Sarah and Alex have \nWFM Sarah Longson \n\n Save as PDF URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-sarah-longson-nee-hegarty/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,Organiser,Player,UKCC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jb4_7597_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201110 DTSTAMP:20211109T093940Z CREATED:20191028T140720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T093940Z UID:1717-1604880000-1604966399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM James Adair (09-xi-1992) DESCRIPTION:IM James Adair playing GM Hikaru Nakamura at the London Chess Classic 2014 \nBCN wishes Happy birthday to IM James Adair. \nJames Robert Adair was born on Monday\, November 9th in 1992 in Reading\, Berkshire. \nJames attended Little Heath School\, Tilehurst\, Reading and joined Reading Chess Club and was an active player in the Berkshire League and in the Surrey Border League. His father Andrew took up chess to support James as a junior. \nHe then read Mathematics at The University of York and now is employed by Aviva plc (formerly Norwich Union Assurance) in the field of insurance. \nJames became a FIDE Master in 2012 and gained his International Master title in August 2014. \nAccording to Felice his best FIDE rating was 2489 in December 2016. According to MegaBase 2020 it was 2492 in August 2018 at the age of 26. \nJames started his 4NCL career in the 2006/7 season with Conquistadors and then transferred to Guildford not long after. By 2010/11 James was playing for the bar loving Sambuca Sharks team. In 2011 James transferred to 4NCL White Rose as he had just started University in Yorkshire. He was also playing for York RI. \nIn 2009 he shared equal 1st (4.5/5) with Alexei Slavin in the Uxbridge Open\, a sadly missed e2-e4 event. Since then James has had various tournament successes. \nFIDE rating profile for IM James Adair \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nJames has plus scores against : Peter Roberson\, Jack Rudd\, Richard Bates and Matthew Turner amongst others. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nIM James Adair \n\n Save as PDF URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-james-r-adair-09-xi-1992/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jb6_7731_lv.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR