BCN offers birthday greetings to GM John Shaw John K Shaw was born on Wednesday, October 16th, 1968. On this day Americans Tommie Smith (gold 19.83 WR) and John Carlos (bronze) famously give the Black Power salute on the 200m medal podium during the Mexico City Olympics to protest racism and injustice against African-Americans. John … Continue reading Birthday of GM John Shaw (16-x-1968)
We offer best wishes to IM Simon John Bradley Knott on his birthday Simon was born on Sunday, October 19th 1958 in Lambeth, London to Simon Harold John Arthur Knott and Josephine Whowell. Simon attended Trinity College, Cambridge. He became a FIDE Master in 1990 and an International Master in 2001. According to Felice and … Continue reading Birthday of IM Simon Knott (19-X-1958)
BCN remembers Philip Walsingham Sergeant who passed away on Monday, October 20th 1952. PWS was born in Kensington on Saturday, January 27th, 1872 to Lewis Sergeant and Emma Louisa Sergeant (née Robertson) and was baptised at All Saints Church, Notting Hill. According to PWS's baptism record Lewis was an author. According to PWS in A … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Philip Walsingham Sergeant (27-i-1872 20-x-1952)
BCN remembers Sir Theodore Tylor who passed away on Wednesday, October 23rd, 1968. Theodore Henry Tylor was born on Sunday, May 13th, 1900 in Bournville, (at the time) in northern Worcestershire. Now Bournville is in the metropolitan borough of Birmingham. His father was Henry Bedford Tylor and his mother Minnie Belle Cater and Theo was … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Sir Theodore Tylor (13-v-1900 23-X-1968)
We send best wishes to IM James Sherwin, a welcome long term visitor from "over the pond" James Terry Sherwin was born on Wednesday, October 25th 1933 in New York. and attended The University of Columbia. The Columbia College chess team of 1949–1952 after a radio match with Yale. Right to left: James Sherwin, Eliot … Continue reading Birthday of IM James Sherwin (25-x-1933)
BCN wishes IM Susan Lalic Happy Birthday Susan Kathryn Walker was born on Thursday, October 28th, 1965 in Chatham, Kent. Her mother's maiden is / was Bacon. She has a brother, Stephen. She attended Nonsuch High School for Girls from 1977 to 1984. Susan married Keith Arkell in 1986 and then Bogdan Lalic in Lewes, … Continue reading Birthday of IM Susan Lalic (28-x-1965)
We send best wishes to IM Christopher R Beaumont on his birthday, 28th October 1952. {[%evp 0,69,19,29,23,-13,4,4,43,17,29,25,27,11,11,11,14,28,35,25,25,19,19,19, 25,19,19,23,54,54,67,36,42,58,35,42,60,70,70,70,197,122,122,124,138,138,156, 156,187,202,272,223,241,247,331,328,355,365,406,357,364,441,512,521,519,569, 610,614,605,633,29999,-30000]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. a3 Bxd2 9. Bxd2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Qe2 c5 12. Rfd1 … Continue reading Birthday of IM Chris Beaumont (28-X-1952)
We remember Jacob Henry Sarratt who died 201 years ago today (November 6th) in 1819. Chess historians will, of course, be familiar with JHS but the name is (probably) not well known outside these exalted circles. Possibly his most obvious contribution to chess in England was in 1807 when he influenced the result of games … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Jacob Sarratt (?-?- 1772 06-xi-1819)
Death Anniversary of Charles Edward Kemp (09-xi-1986)
Just over a year ago today we learnt the sad news that popular longtime Arbiter and Organizer David Welch had passed away at the age of 74 after a long illness : he was being cared for in The Royal Liverpool Hospital. The funeral took place at Landican Crematorium, Arrowe Park CH49 5LW at 12 … Continue reading Death Anniversary of David Welch (30-x-1945 09-xi-2019)