Death Anniversary of Augustus Mongredien (1807 – 30-iii-1888)
Death Anniversary of Augustus Mongredien (1807 - 30-iii-1888) Here is his Wikipedia entry
Death Anniversary of Augustus Mongredien (1807 - 30-iii-1888) Here is his Wikipedia entry
BCN remembers Ken Messere who passed away on Thursday, March 31st 2005 aged 76 in Paris-16E-Arrondissement, Paris, France. Kenneth Charles Messere was born on Monday, April 16th, 1928 in Richmond-on-Thames, … Continue reading Death Anniversary of IMC Ken Messere OBE (16-iv-1928 31-iii-2005)
Death Anniversary of Frederick Forrest Lawrie Alexander (13-XI-1879, 01-IV-1965) Interesting article from Woodseats Library Here is an article from the Chess Composers Blog He was seven times champion of Battersea … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Frederick Forrest Lawrie Alexander (13-XI-1879, 01-IV-1965)
We remember "BH" Wood MSc FCS OBE who passed away on Tuesday April 4th, 1989 in the district of Birmingham. He was buried alongside his wife Marjorie in the Sutton … Continue reading Death Anniversary of BH Wood MSc FCS OBE (13-vii-1909 04-iv-1989)
Signature of J du Mont from a Brian Reilly "after dinner" postcard from Southsea 1951. BCN Remembers Julius du Mont (15-xii-1881 07-iv-1956) Here is his Wikipedia entry From British Chess … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Julius du Mont (15-xii-1881 07-iv-1956)
BCN remembers CGM Keith Richardson who passed away on Monday, April 10th, 2017. Keith Bevan Richardson was born in Nottingham, on Thursday, April 2nd 1942. On this day : The … Continue reading Death Anniversary of CGM Keith Richardson (02-iv-1942 10-iv-2017)
Death Anniversary of Rev. Charles Edward Ranken (05-i-1828 12-iv-1905)From The Encyclopaedia of Chess by Harry Golombek : A leading member of the formidable band of reverends who played such a strong … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Rev. Charles Ranken (05-i-1828 12-iv-1905)
Remembering Theophilus Harding Willcocks (19-iv-1912 14-iv-2014) An innovator in both mathematics and fairy chess. Here is an excellent article on squaring.net An article from matplus.net
Death Anniversary of Joseph Edmund Peckover (15-xi-1896 16-iv-1982) From The Encyclopedia of Chess by Anne Sunnucks : Born in Hampstead, London to Henry Joseph Peckover and Louisa Jane Micklewright on … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Joseph Peckover (15-xi-1896 16-iv-1982)
Death Anniversary of IM Colin Stamford Crouch (14-x-1956 16-iv-2015)