Birthday of IM Mark JL Orr (09-xi-1955)
Birthday of IM Mark JL Orr (09-xi-1955)
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Death Anniversary of Fred Dewhirst Yates (16-i-1884 11-xi-1932)
We remember Fred Yates who passed (or, at least was recorded as passing) on Friday, November 11th, 1932. Fred (not Frederick) Dewhirst (not Dewhurst) was born in Birstall, Leeds on Wednesday, January 16th 1884, the same year as Harry S Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt. An obituary appeared in Volume LII (52, 1932), Number 12 (December), … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Fred Dewhirst Yates (16-i-1884 11-xi-1932)
Death Anniversary of GM Anthony Miles (23-iv-1955 12-xi-2001)
We remember one of the most innovative and best loved English players of all time, Tony Miles. From British Chess (Pergamon Press, 1983) by Bernard Cafferty : "If one had to forecast at the start of the 1970s the British chess would have a player in the next decade who would win the World Junior … Continue reading Death Anniversary of GM Anthony Miles (23-iv-1955 12-xi-2001)