Newcastle Upon Tyne resident Yichen Han became the youngest Dutch holder of the FIDE Master (FM) title at the age of twelve years and two months. Yichen was born in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands. The games required to complete the FM title were played at the recent 4NCL Harrogate Congress . The final game was … Continue reading Birthday of FM Yichen Han (17-xi-2007)
BCN remembers Jim Slater (13-iii-1929 18-xi-2015) James Derrick Slater was born on Wednesday, March 13th, 1929. On the same day "Leon Trotsky gave his first interview to the foreign press in his apartment in Turkey, saying he was writing a book tracing the history of his opposition to Joseph Stalin and expressing a desire to … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Jim Slater (13-iii-1929 18-xi-2015)
Death Anniversary of SIM Graham Mitchell (04-xi-1905 19-xi-1984)
