BCN remembers GM Jacques Mieses who passed away on February 23rd, 1954 aged 88. He was buried on the 25th of February at the East Ham Jewish Cemetery in Section … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Jacques Mieses (27-ii-1865 23-ii-1954)
BCN remembers Nancy Elder MBE who passed away on Wednesday, March 4th 1981, i.e, forty years ago in Perth, Western Australia. Nancy Conchar Gordon was born on Tuesday, May 25th … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Nancy Elder MBE (25-v-1915 04-iii-1981)
Death Anniversary of GM Daniel Abraham Yanofsky OC QC (25-iii-1925 05-iii-2000)
BCN remembers Richard Guy who passed away in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Monday, March 9th, 2020 at the splendid age of 103. Early Life Richard Kenneth Guy was born on … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Dr. Richard Guy (30-ix-1916 09-iii-2020)
William Norwood Potter Death Anniversary of William Norwood Potter, (27-viii-1840 13-iii-1895)
Death Anniversary of IM William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21-viii-1903 13-iii-1982) From The Encyclopedia of Chess by Anne Sunnucks : "International chess master, British Champion in 1937 and Scottish Champion in … Continue reading Death Anniversary of IM William Fairhurst CBE (21-viii-1903 13-iii-1982)
We remember IM Simon Webb (10-vi-1949 14-iii-2005) David Nixon and Simon Webb at the London Evening Standard Congress Simon became England's fourth Correspondence Grandmaster in 1983 following Keith Richardson, Adrian … Continue reading Death Anniversary of IM Simon Webb (10-vi-1949 14-iii-2005)
BCN remembers Gerald Abrahams who passed away in Liverpool on Saturday, March 15th 1980. He was buried in the Allerton Cemetery in the Jewish Springwood plot. Gerald Abrahams was born … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Gerald Abrahams (15-iv-1907 15-iii-1980)
BCN remembers Reginald Bonham (known as "Bon") who passed away, this day, March 16th in 1984 in Worcester, Worcestershire. In 1970 New Years Honours, Civil Division he was awarded the … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Reginald Bonham MBE MA (31-i-1906 16-iii-1984)
Death Anniversary of FM Stephen H Berry (18-iii-1951) Obituary from Andrew Stone