We remember Harold Lommer who passed away on December 17th, 1980. Harold Maurice Lommer was born on Friday, November 18th 1904 in Islington, London to German parents. Curiously his birth … Continue reading Death Anniversary for Harold Lommer (18-xi-1904 17-xii-1980)
William Winter, British Open Chess Champion, 1934. The verso frontispiece of Chess for Match Players, William Winter, London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1st edition. 1936 Author's inscription from Chess for Match … Continue reading Death Anniversary of William Winter (11-ix-1898 18-xii-1955)
Death Anniversary of Peter Fairburn Copping (12-x-1922 18-xii-1989)
Death Anniversary of FM Victor W Knox (24-xii-2001)
BCN remembers Mike Bent who passed away on Tuesday, December 28th 2004. Charles Michael Bent was born on Thursday, 27th of November 1919 and in that year Charles was the … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Charles (Mike) Bent (27-xi-1919 28-xii-2004)
Death Anniversary of Frank Parr (17-xii-1918 28-xii-2003)
Signature of Brian Reilly from an after dinner post card from Hastings 1945-46 We remember Brian Patrick Reilly who passed away on December 29th, 1991. Brian Reilly probably sometime in … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Brian Reilly (12-xii-1901 29-xii-1991)
Signature of H Golombek from a Brian Reilly "after dinner" postcard from Southsea 1951. We remember Harry Golombek OBE who passed away on Saturday, January 7th, 1995. Harry Golombek was … Continue reading Death Anniversary of GM Harry Golombek OBE (01-iii-1911 07-i-1995)
Signature of Elaine Saunders from a Brian Reilly "after dinner" postcard from Hastings Christmas Congress, 1945-1946 We remember Elaine Pritchard who passed away on Saturday, January 7th, 2012. Dorée Elaine … Continue reading Death Anniversary of WIM Elaine Pritchard (née Saunders) (07-i-1926 07-i-2012)
We remember William Ritson Morry who passed away on Saturday, January 8th, 1994. (A point of detail : It is incorrect, but many do, to write WRM hyphenated. His first … Continue reading Death Anniversary of William Ritson Morry (05-ix-1910 08-i-1994)