BCN wishes many Happy Returns to IM Jovanka Houska ! (10-vi-1980) From Wikipedia : Jovanka Houska is an English chess player with the titles International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster … Continue reading Birthday of IM Jovanka Houska (10-vi-1980)
Birthday for FM Emmanuel Rayner (11-vi-1958)
Birthday of WIM Natasha K Regan (12-vi-1971) From Amazon : "Natasha Regan was born in 1971 in London, the elder daughter of two Australian doctors. She studied Maths at Cambridge … Continue reading Birthday of WIM Natasha Regan (12-vi-1971)
FM Paul Motwani (See full caption in photograph below) Caption for photograph above BCN wishes GM Paul Motwani Happy Birthday (13-vi-1962) Here is his Wikipedia entry GM Paul Motwani has … Continue reading Birthday of GM Paul Motwani (13-vi-1962)
Birthday of FM Richard Lobo (14-vi-1955)
Birthday of FM Terence PD Chapman (19-vi-1956) Terry became a FIDE Master in 2013. His peak rating was 2331 in October 2013. The ever youthful Terry represents Barbican Youth in … Continue reading Birthday of FM Terry Chapman (19-vi-1956)
BCN Remembers Johannes Hermann Zukertort (07-ix-1842 20-vi-1888) Johannes Hermann Zukertort (07-ix-1842 20-vi-1888), from the Illustrated London News From the July 2012 editorial in British Chess Magazine we had this report … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Johannes Zukertort (07-ix-1842 20-vi-1888)
Here is his Wikipedia entry BCN remembers Howard Staunton (??-iv-1810 22-vi-1874) A curious article about Staunton From The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld : The world's leading … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Howard Staunton (??-iv-1810 22-vi-1874)
BCN remembers Alan Phillips (28-x-1923 24-vi-2009) Here is his far too brief Wikipedia entry From Chessgames.com : "Alan Phillips, joint British Champion in 1954, was born in England in 1923. … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Alan Phillips (28-x-1923 24-vi-2009)
Remembering Marmaduke Wyvill (22-xii-1815 25-vi-1896) Here is his Wikipedia entry Here is an excellent article from the Yorkshire Chess History web site. From The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Marmaduke Wyvill (22-xii-1815 25-vi-1896)