Happy Birthday GM Harold James Plaskett born on this day (March 18th) in 1960 GM Harold James Plaskett Here is his Wikipedia entry Jim accepts the 1981 Grand Prix shield … Continue reading Birthday of GM Jim Plaskett (18-iii-1960)
BCN remembers Sir Stuart Milner-Barry KCVO CB OBE who passed away on Saturday, March 25th, 1995 in Lewisham Hospital, London aged 88. He was laid to rest in the Great … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Sir Stuart Milner-Barry KCVO CB OBE (20-ix-1906 25-iii-1995)
Birthday of GM Christopher Geoffrey Ward (26-iii-1968)Here is his Wikipedia entry GM Chris Ward From Chessgames.com : "Grandmaster and British Chess Champion in 1996. He is the author of several … Continue reading Birthday of GM Chris Ward (26-iii-1968)
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)
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)
Happy Birthday GM Murray Chandler MNZM (04-iv-1960) From The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper & Whyld : "International Grandmaster (1983), a New Zealander who settled in England at the … Continue reading Birthday of GM Murray Chandler (04-iv-1960)
Birthday of CGM Christopher JA Jones (06-iv-1952)Here is an excellent biography from Chess Scotland Here is an article about Helpmates from CJAJ published by Chessbase Grandmaster of Composition Christopher Jones … Continue reading Birthday of CGM Christopher Jones (06-iv-1952)
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 wishes a happy birthday to Peter Markland born on Friday, April 13th, 1951 From the rear cover of "Sicilian:...e5 : "P.R. Markland is a British Master, and a member … Continue reading Birthday of FM Peter Markland (13-iv-1951)
Death Anniversary of IM Colin Stamford Crouch (14-x-1956 16-iv-2015)