We remember Fred Yates who passed (or, at least was recorded as passing) on Friday, November 11th, 1932. Fred (not Frederick) Dewhirst (not Dewhurst) was born in Birstall, Leeds on Wednesday, January 16th 1884, the same year as Harry S Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt. An obituary appeared in Volume LII (52, 1932), Number 12 (December), … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Fred Dewhirst Yates (16-i-1884 11-xi-1932)
We remember one of the most innovative and best loved English players of all time, Tony Miles. From British Chess (Pergamon Press, 1983) by Bernard Cafferty : "If one had to forecast at the start of the 1970s the British chess would have a player in the next decade who would win the World Junior … Continue reading Death Anniversary of GM Anthony Miles (23-iv-1955 12-xi-2001)
We remember Edward Sergeant OBE (3-xii-1881 16-xi-1961) Edward Guthlac Sergeant was born on Saturday, December 3rd 1881 : in the same year British Chess Magazine was founded by John Watkinson. He was born in Crowland, South Holland, Lincolnshire. The registration district was Peterborough and the inferred county was Northamptonshire. His father was William R Sergeant … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Edward Sergeant OBE (3-xii-1881 16-xi-1961)
