Best Wishes to IM David Eggleston on his birthday. David James Eggleston was born on Tuesday, December 22nd 1987 in Sunderland, County Durham to Ian and Janet Eggleston (née Robson). David has a brother, Thomas A, also born in 1987 who plays chess to a high standard (2178 in 2020). Thomas also plays for Durham … Continue reading Birthday of IM David Eggleston (22-xii-1987)
BCN sends best wishes to Graeme Buckley on his birthday. Graeme Noel Buckley born on Saturday, December 25th, 1971 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. His first chess club was Bushbury which is also known as Bilston Sports & Social Club Ltd. His father David is the long time club President. Graeme's first recorded games in Megabase … Continue reading Birthday of IM Graeme Buckley (25-xii-1971)
Signature of H Golombek from a Brian Reilly "after dinner" postcard from Southsea 1951. We remember Harry Golombek OBE who passed away on Saturday, January 7th, 1995. Harry Golombek was born on Wednesday, March 1st, 1911 in Lambeth, London and his parents were Barnet (Berl) Golombek (Golabek) (1878-1943) and Emma Golombek (née Sendak) (1883-1967). The … Continue reading Death Anniversary of GM Harry Golombek OBE (01-iii-1911 07-i-1995)
Signature of Elaine Saunders from a Brian Reilly "after dinner" postcard from Hastings Christmas Congress, 1945-1946 We remember Elaine Pritchard who passed away on Saturday, January 7th, 2012. Dorée Elaine Zelia Saunders was born on Thursday, January 7th, 1926. Her father was Henry de Beaufort Saunders (b. 7 Aug 1900, Folkestone, Kent d. Between Jul … Continue reading Death Anniversary of WIM Elaine Pritchard (née Saunders) (07-i-1926 07-i-2012)
We send best wishes to GM Luke James McShane on his birthday, this day (January 7th) in 1984. Here is Luke's Wikipedia entry {[%evp 0,45,26,28,41,41,43,23,44,24,40,7,25,32,20,5,5,-1,-35,-20,20,20,0,-13,6, 30,1,-17,129,129,133,134,133,136,136,137,150,153,153,161,172,172,179,183,188, 177,189,185]} 1. e4 {Rodriguez,Am} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Be6 {Rodriguez: A flexible move order in … Continue reading Birthday for GM Luke James McShane (07-i-1984)
We remember William Ritson Morry who passed away on Saturday, January 8th, 1994. (A point of detail : It is incorrect, but many do, to write WRM hyphenated. His first name was William, his middle name was Ritson and his surname was Morry. He chose to use his middle name and was known by his … Continue reading Death Anniversary of William Ritson Morry (05-ix-1910 08-i-1994)
We send birthday wishes to GM Keith Arkell, born this day (January 8th) in 1961. Keith Arkell Here is Keith's Wikipedia entry GM Keith Arkell (ENG) This was written about Keith aged 18 prior to the 1979 Spassky vs the BCF Junior Squad simultaneous display : "Rednal, Birmingham. Rating 188. 2nd Lloyds Bank junior international, … Continue reading Birthday of GM Keith Arkell (08-i-1961)
Birthday of Martyn John Corden (12-i-1951) From Chessgames.com "Martyn John Corden was Under 18 British champion in 1969 and played for England in the Siegen Olympiad in 1970."
We remember James Mason who passed away on this day, January 15th, 1909. James Mason (19-XI-849, 15-I-1909) Here is his Wikipedia entry From The Oxford Companion to Chess by David Hooper & Ken Whyld : James Mason (19-XI-849, 15-I-1909) One of the world’s best half-dozen players in the early 1880s, journalist. He was born in … Continue reading Death Anniversary of James Mason (19-xi-1849 15-i-1909)
IM Craig William Pritchett We send birthday wishes to IM Craig Pritchett who was born this day, January 15th in 1949. IM Craig William Pritchett Here is his Wikipedia entry IM Craig Pritchett (right) with Leonard Barden and Stewart Reuben From The Encyclopedia of Chess by Harry Golombek : Scottish international master and teacher. Prtichett, … Continue reading Birthday of IM Craig William Pritchett (15-i-1949)