BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//British Chess News - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:British Chess News X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://britishchessnews.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for British Chess News REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20190101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200902 DTSTAMP:20210828T144851Z CREATED:20200403T165309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T144851Z UID:4025-1598918400-1599004799@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Richard Britton (01-ix-1957) DESCRIPTION:Caption for above photograph\nBirthday of FM Richard L Britton (01-ix-1957) \nFM Richard Britton\, 4NCL\, 2016. Photograph courtesy of John Saunders URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-richard-l-britton-01-ix-1957/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_0092-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200902 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200903 DTSTAMP:20260815T142456Z CREATED:20200410T130610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T142456Z UID:4338-1599004800-1599091199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Ezra Kirk (02-ix-1996) DESCRIPTION:BCN wishes Happy Birthday to IM Ezra Kirk (02-ix-1996)\n\nEzra G Kirk was born on Monday\, September 2nd 1996 in France.\n\nEzra Kirk\, Sautron\, 2007\, Courtesy of Dominique Primel / Chessbase\n\nEzra attended Varndean College\, Brighton and then the University of Bath to read Natural Sciences and was an intern at AIR INDUSTRIE THERMIQUE and is currently a Data Product Consultant at the Kubrick Group.\n\nHe edits chess books written by non-English speaking authors and is an accomplished musician publishing works on Spotify.\n\nEzra became a FIDE Master in 2013 and an International Master in 2018\n\nHis peak rating is likely to be in the future but currently is 2445 in December 2018 aged 22.\n\nEzra plays for 4NCL Cheddleton in the Four Nations Chess League.\n\nIM Ezra Kirk\, Tours\, 2020\, Courtesy of Dominique Primel / Chessbase\n\nHere is one of Ezra’s best wins :\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\nIM Ezra Kirk\, Hastings 2012-2013\, courtesy of John Upham Photography URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-ezra-kirk-02-ix-1996/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,Hastings,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/JEU8895.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200904 DTSTAMP:20260815T142921Z CREATED:20200411T182110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T142921Z UID:4480-1599091200-1599177599@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Anthony J Stebbings (03-ix-1951) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Anthony J Stebbings (03-ix-1951) URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-anthony-j-stebbings-03-ix-1951/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200905 DTSTAMP:20200904T154337Z CREATED:20190823T081958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200904T154337Z UID:1038-1599177600-1599263999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Stephen Gordon (04-ix-1986) DESCRIPTION:We wish Stephen Gordon all the best on his birthday\, this day (September 4th) in 1986. \nStephen John Gordon was born on Thursday\, September 4th 1986 in Oldham\, Lancashire where he has lived since. \nHe attended The Blue Coat School in Oldham \nHe became a FIDE Master in 2004\, an International Master in 2006 and a Grandmaster in 2009. \nIn 2012 he shared first place with Gawain Jones in the British Championships in North Shields. \n2012 British Championships part crosstable \nAccording to Felice his peak FIDE rating was 2556 in September 2012 at the age of 26. \nCrosstable from the 2013 Budapest First Saturday GM Tournament \nStephen plays for 3Cs in the Manchester Chess League and for Wood Green in the London League and for 4NCL 3Cs in the Four Nations Chess League. \nStephen Gordon at the final 4NCL weekend in 2014. Courtesy of John Upham Photography \nWith the White pieces Stephen almost always plays 1.d4 aiming for a Queen’s Gambit and other main lines. \nAs the second player\, Stephen plays the Sicilian Najdorf and the Nimzo-Indian Defence. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nFrom Wikipedia : \n“Stephen J. Gordon (born 4 September 1986) is an English chess grandmaster. \nIn September 2004 he took a break from his A-level studies at The Blue Coat School\, Oldham to compete in the thirteenth Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International. \nIn 2005\, while still a FIDE Master\, he finished 6th in the British Championships ahead of a Grandmaster and several International Masters. \nAt the EU Individual Open Chess Championship held at Liverpool in 2006\, he led the tournament after eight rounds and finished a very creditable (joint) second\, a half point behind winner Nigel Short and level with Luke McShane among others. \nProbably his best result to date however\, was second place in the 2007 British Championship\, narrowly losing his share of the lead in the final round. In previous rounds\, he defeated both tournament victor Jacob Aagaard and previous champion Jonathan Rowson. \nBy 2008\, his rating had reached grandmaster level\, although the title itself had not yet been secured. At the British Championship in Liverpool\, he almost repeated his performance of the previous year\, by taking a share of third place. He was the British under-21 Champion each consecutive year between 2005 and 2008. He became a grandmaster on 1 August 2009. \nHe has been one of the co-presenters of the chess podcast The Full English Breakfast since its inaugural show in October 2010.” \nStephen Gordon at The Plough Public House in 2014 for the annual Drunken Knights vs Wood Green London League match. Courtesy of John Upham Photography \nFor more see Wiki Entry for Stephen Gordon \nGM Stephen Gordon\, courtesy of John Upham Photography URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-stephen-john-gordon/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,British Championships,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BCT_4597.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200905 DTSTAMP:20200904T082751Z CREATED:20200410T213141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200904T082751Z UID:4381-1599177600-1599263999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Joseph McPhillips (04-ix-1997) DESCRIPTION:BCN says Happy Birthday to IM Joseph McPhillips (04-ix-1997) \nJoe became a FIDE Master in 2015 and an International Master in 2018. \nHis peak FIDE rating is 2434 as at August 2019 and we predict it will increase. \nFIDE rating profile of IM Joseph McPhillips \nIn Joseph won outright the Kecskemet IM Tournament : \nKecskemet 2015 IM Tournament \nIn 2016 Joseph won the Delancey UK Chess Challenge Terafinal to become a “Strat”* for the first time. \n*Only Mike Basman knows what this means! \nIM Joseph McPhillips\, UKCC Terafinal 2016 Winner\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \nJoseph plays for Bolton and for Wood Green in the Four Nations Chess League. \nJoseph won outright the Budapest First Sunday IM tournament in 2018 : \nCrosstable for Budapest First Sunday IM 2018 \nWith the white pieces Joseph prefers a main line Ruy Lopez and the Open Sicilian and he has recently started dabbling with 1.d4 \nAs the second player Joseph employs the Classical French and the Queen’s Indian Defences. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nIM Joseph McPhillips\, UKCC Terafinal 2014\, courtesy of John Upham Photography URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-joseph-mcphillips-04-xi-1997/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,British Championships,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ter_8898_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200906 DTSTAMP:20200905T111548Z CREATED:20200408T110419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200905T111548Z UID:4173-1599264000-1599350399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Sam Collins (05-ix-1982) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of IM Sam Collins (05-ix-1982) \nSamuel E Collins was born on Sunday\, September 5th\, 1982 in Dublin\, Republic of Ireland. \nHe attended Gonzaga College\, Ranelagh\, Dublin (founded in 1950) and famously very active at chess. \nSam became a FIDE Master in 2003 and an International Master in 2004 and holds two GM norms. \nHis peak FIDE rating was 2495 in August 2014 at the age of 32. \nAccording to chessgames.com : \n“Collins won the Irish Championship twice\, in 2002 and 2014\, and the Japanese Championship in 2009.” \nAccording to The Tarrasch Defence\, move by move : \n“Sam Collins is an International Master with two Grandmaster norms\, and a former Irish and Japanese Champion\, He has represented Ireland at seven Olympiads\, winning an individual gold medal at Bled 2002. He has a wealth of teaching and writing experience\, and has produced many books\, DVDs and magazine articles on chess.” \nAccording to An Opening Repertoire for White : \n“Sam Collins is a chess writer who regularly contributes to Chess\, British Chess Magazine\, Chess Mail and Chess Today. He is a former Irish Champion and Olympic gold medal winner.” \nCrosstable for Dublin City\, 2007 \nCrosstable from Budapest First Saturday GM Tournament 2008 \nThe Irish Mail on Sunday\, February 8th 2015 \nWith the white pieces Sam essays 1.e4 and prefers a main line Ruy Lopez when possible along with open Sicilians. \nAs the second players Sam enjoys the black side of a main line Ruy Lopez and main line Slavs. \nFirstly an aperitif : \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nand then the main course : \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nHere is his Wikipedia entry \nIM Sam Collins at the fourth 4NCL weekend in 2012 \nHere is Sam talking about his Alapin Sicilian DVD from GingerGM \nAn attacking repertoire for White by Sam Collins\, Batsford\, 2005. \nChess explained: The c3 Sicilian by Sam Collins\, Gambit Publications\, 2007. \nThe French Advance \nThe King’s Indian Defence\, move by move \nKarpov\, move by move \nUnderstanding the Chess Openings \nA Simple Chess Opening Repertoire for White \nKnow the Terrain Vol. 6 \nGambit Busters\, 2002 \nThe Greatest Ever Chess Strategies URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-sam-e-collins-05-ix-1982/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Evoke-AD_158980042-a-Read-Only.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200906 DTSTAMP:20200905T132216Z CREATED:20200408T185401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200905T132216Z UID:4209-1599264000-1599350399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Lorin D'Costa (05-ix-1984) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of IM Lorin D’Costa (05-ix-1984) \nLorin Alexander P D’Costa was born on Wednesday\, September 5th 1984. “What’s Love Got To Do With It” by Tina Turner was number one in the UK singles chart. His mother’s maiden name was Antheunis. \nAccording to Wikipedia : “Lorin is a masculine given name. The meaning of Lorin derives from a bay or laurel plant; of Laurentum (wreathed/crowned with laurel). Laurentum\, in turn is from laurus (laurel)\, from the place of laurel trees\, laurel branch\, laurel wreath. Laurentum was also a city in ancient Italy.” \nLorin was born in Lambeth\, London and became a FIDE Master in 2004 and an International Master in 2008. \nHis first ever BCF/ECF grading was 36D in July 1994 aged 10 but his grading very quickly improved : \nBCF/ECF Grading Profile \nHis peak FIDE rating was 2485 in April 2009. \nLorin’s FIDE Rating Profile \nLorin has the unique distinction of gaining the title of “Strat” four times for winning the UK Chess Challenge Terafinal in 2000\, 2001\, 2002 and 2003. Only four other players have won the title more than once : Peter Poobalasingam\, Félix José Ynojosa Aponte\, Marcus Harvey and Koby Kalavannan. \nLorin plays for Hendon in the London League and 4NCL Barbican in the Four Nations Chess League. \nIM Lorin D’Costa at the 2017 Michael Uriely Memorial Tournament \nLorin was Southern Counties (SCCU) champion for the 2008-09 season. \nLorin became a Director of Lorinchess Ltd in March 2020 and currently resides in Wembley\, Middlesex. \nWith the white pieces Lorin prefers the Queen’s Gambit but does also play 1.e4\, 1.c4 and 1.Nf3 so a fairly wide repertoire. \nAs the second player Lorin prefers the Sicilian Kan and the Nimzo-Indian Defence. \nHere is a convincing win against Ian Nepomniachtchi from Budva\, 2009 : \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nIM Lorin D’Costa at the 2013 King’s Place Rapidplay\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \nIn 2012 Lorin and Nick Murphy created Chess on Toast and published a series of introductory DVDs including : \nChess On Toast \nLorin has published several chess books including : \nWho Dares Wins!\, Everyman\, 2010 \nThe Sicilian Scheveningen\, Move by Move\, Everyman\, 2012 \nThe Panov-Botvinnik Attack\, Move by Move\, Everyman\, 2013 \nThe Queen’s Indian\, Move by Move\, Everyman\, 2016 \nand several Chessbase DVDs including : \nThe Giuoco Piano\, Chessbase\, 2013 \nFritz Trainer : A Repertoire Against the Sicilian\, 2015 \nIM Lorin D’Costa at GM Matthew Sadler at the 2017 Michael Uriely Memorial Tournament\, courtesy of John Upham Photography URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-lorin-ar-dcosta-05-ix-1984/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jb6_7706_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200910 DTSTAMP:20260816T134314Z CREATED:20200411T184638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T134314Z UID:4494-1599609600-1599695999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Graham A Waddingham (09-ix-1965) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Graham A Waddingham (09-ix-1965) URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-graham-a-waddingham-09-ix-1965/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200910 DTSTAMP:20260816T134323Z CREATED:20200427T172617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T134323Z UID:5027-1599609600-1599695999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Death Anniversary of Dr. Paul List (09-ix-1887 09-ix-1954) DESCRIPTION:Remembering Paul List (09-ix-1887 09-ix-1954) \nFrom The Anglo-Soviet Radio Chess Match by Klein and Winter : \n“Paul M List was born in Memel\, Lithuania in 1887. After living in Berlin for many years\, where he was manager of the bridge and chess rooms in a well-known café-restaurant\, he came to this country in 1936. \nPaul M List \nHe has competed in many tournaments\, local and international. He\, too\, failed to get into the prize list in the recent London International Tournament\, but he is a resourceful player\, particularly in defensive positions. \nHis best performance was Berlin\, 1925 where he came first\, ahead of Richter. Since he came to this country he has become an art dealer\, but chess is still one of his foremost activities.” \nScene at London. From left to right – Seated : Fairhurst\, List and Winter in play. Standing König and Sir George Thomas \nHere is an article by Matthew Sadler on the 1954 British Lightning Championship won by List \nDr. Paul List (09-ix-1887 09-ix-1954). Source : The Anglo-Soviet Radio Chess Match. \nHere is his (surprisingly brief) obituary from British Chess Magazine\, Volume LXXIV (1954)\, Number 10 (October)\, page 324 : \n“Dr. Paul List\, the British Lightning Championship winner a year ago (though he could not hold the title because he was not a naturalised Briton)\, died in London at the age of 66. A player of master strength\, Dr. List left his native Russia for Germany in the 1920’s\, and began on his second exile in 1938 when sought refuge in this country from Germany.” \nItem from Kington Times – Saturday 02 June 1951 regarding the visit of Dr. List \nFrom The Illustrated London News in 1953 (by BH Wood) : \n“Sixty-five-year-old Dr. (not of medicine) Paul List\, the oldest competitor\, who settled in Britain about 1937 and has been thinking of becoming naturalised ever since\, finished with a marvellous fifteen-and-a-half points out of a possible eighteen” \nDr. Paul M. List. Source : https://www.kingpinchess.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/They-provided-their-own-heat1.jpg \nHere is his Wikipedia entry URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/remembering-paul-m-list-1887-09-ix-1954/ CATEGORIES:British Championships,Death Anniversary,History,Player,Remembering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200911 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200912 DTSTAMP:20200909T173222Z CREATED:20200408T104440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T173222Z UID:4165-1599782400-1599868799@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM William Claridge-Hansen (11-ix-1999) DESCRIPTION:We wish FM William Claridge-Hansen all the best on his birthday. \nWilliam Joseph Claridge-Hansen was born on Saturday\, September 11th in 1999 in Chesham in the registration district of Chiltern\, Buckinghamshire. \n“Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit of …)” by Lou Bega was top of the UK singles chart. \nWilliam learnt chess at the age of 5 and his father Hans-Peter\, is a strong county player having been over 200ECF for a number of years. \nWilliam is a keen table-tennis player as is his chess playing brother\, Douglas. \nWhilst living in Chartridge William attended Great Missenden Church of England School and whilst there was selected for England : \nWilliam Claridge-Hansen. Source : Bucks Free Press \nWilliam attends The University of Exeter and resides in London. \nWilliam plays for Exeter University\, Buckinghamshire CCA and 4NCL Oxfordshire and has a current ECF grading for 230B and a FIDE rating of 2290 for standard play. \nHis first BCF / ECF grading was 63D in July 2008 aged 8. \nWilliam Claridge-Hansen\, Southern Gigafinal\, 2012\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \nHis first title was to win the West of England Junior (U12 Challengers) in 2008 with 5.5/6 and followed by sharing the British U8 title with Mark Kenyon & Rohan Shiatis. In the following year William shared the British U10 title with future IM Matthew Wadsworth \nHe was rapidly recruited to the AMCA (Andrew Martin Chess Academy) 4NCL squad and quickly climbed the board order within the squad. The AMCA squad morphed into the BCM (British Chess Magazine) squad. \nFIDE rating profile for FM William Claridge-Hansen \nIn 2013 William won (with 6/7) the British U-13 Championship in Torquay. \nIn 2015 William became a FIDE Master. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nIn 2016 William was British U-18 Champion and now had an ECF grading of 220. He scored 7/11 in the British Championship. \nBy now William was playing for Oxford in the Four Nations Chess League. \nWith the white pieces William plays the English Opening with an early king side fianchetto. \nAs the second player William plays the Hyper Accelerated Dragon and the Queen’s Indian Defence so clearly a student of the Hypermodern School of the 1920s! \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nFM William Claridge-Hansen\, British Championships 2019\, courtesy of John Upham Photography URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-william-claridge-hansen-11-ix-1999/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bct_4301_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200913 DTSTAMP:20200911T104643Z CREATED:20190911T095612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T104643Z UID:1321-1599868800-1599955199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of WGM Anya Sun Corke (12-ix-1990) DESCRIPTION:We wish happy birthday to WGM Anya Sun Corke on her birthday. \nAnya Sun Corke was born in California\, USA on Wednesday\, September 12th 1990. \nIn 2013\, Anya graduated from Wellesley College summa cum laude with a B.A. in Russian and Philosophy \nShe became a woman’s Grandmaster in 2004. \nHe peak FIDE rating (according to Felice) was 2301 in October 2008. \nFIDE rating profile of WGM Anya Sun Corke \nWith the white pieces Anya played the Queen’s Gambit and Trompowski Attack \nAs the second player Anya played the Sicilian Kan\, French Rozentalis (3…Nc6) and the Grünfeld Defence. \nAnya won outright the 2007 Budapest First Saturday FM tournament : \nBudapest First Saturday FM Tournament\, 2007 \nShe gave up competitive chess in 2014. \nAn almost miniature from the 2006 British Championship : \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nFrom Wikipedia : \n“Anya Sun Corke (born 12 September 1990 in California\, USA) is an English chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She played for Hong Kong\, where she was the top ranked chess player\, until 2009.[1] \nCorke earned the WGM title with her performance in the 36th Chess Olympiad\, playing for the Hong Kong men’s team.[2][3] \nShe was the 2004\, 2005\, 2006 and 2008 Hong Kong National Champion (for men and women)\, one of the youngest national champions ever at the age of 13 years and 9 months. \nShe was the British Junior Under-11 Champion in 2002[4] and the Under-12 Champion in 2003\,[5] the first girl to win either of these age groups. In 2004\, she became joint British U-14 Champion.[6] \nIn December 2004\, she won the Asian Youth Girls U-14 Championship in Singapore.[7] \nIn August 2005\, she jointly won with Alisa Melekhina and Abby Marshall the second annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls under-19.[8] \nCorke represented the England Women’s team at the 2012 Chess Olympiad in Istanbul\, Turkey\,[9][10] and the 2013 European Team Championship in Warsaw\, Poland.[11] \nIn 2013\, she graduated from Wellesley College summa cum laude with a B.A. in Russian and Philosophy.[12][13] \nIn 2014\, she started a Ph.D. program in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale University.” \nWGM Anya Sun Corke URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-anya-sun-corke/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,British Championships,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/5fa475765c.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200917 DTSTAMP:20200914T094901Z CREATED:20200409T133157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200914T094901Z UID:4260-1600214400-1600300799@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Death Anniversary of FM John Littlewood (25-v-1931 16-ix-2009) DESCRIPTION:John Eric Littlewood was born in Sheffield on Wednesday\, September 16th 1931. His mother’s maiden name was Wheeldon. He last resided in the WN8 postal area of Skelmersdale\, Lancashire. \nHe became a FIDE Master in 1989 at the age of 58. According to Felice his peak FIDE rating was 2395 in January 1980. However\, it is almost certain that it would have been higher than that\, in the 1960s and 1970s. \nJohn\, Jenny and Paul Littlewood\, circa 1962. Kindly supplied by Paul Littlewood. \nHe coached his son Paul who became British Champion in 1981. His brother Norman was also a very strong player. \nJohn and Paul on Skegness beach circa 1958. Kindly supplied by Paul Littlewood. George and Ringo are out of shot ! \nFrom “Chess Coaching” : \nJohn Littlewood is a National Coach and the Director of Junior Chess to the British Chess Federation. He is a FIDE Master with national and international playing experience\, and is an established chess write\, translator and journalist. \n03-01-1962 37th Hastings International Chess Congress\, 1962. World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik (R) playing against John Littlewood of England \nFrom “Learn Chess 2” \n“A British Master\, formerly Northern Counties Champion and currently (1984) a National Coach for the British Chess Federation. John Littlewood has played for England in several international tournaments\, including two Olympiads” \nJohn Littlewood giving a simultaneous display \nJohn Was Northern Counties Chess Union (NCCU) Champion in 1971\, 1972\, 1977\, 1978\, 1979\, 1980 and 1981 : a record seven times ! \nJohn with chess friends \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nJohn won the Appleby-Frodingham Chess Club tournament in 1962 with 3.5/5 : \nAppleby-Frodingham Tournament of 1962 crosstable \nand then\, in the same year came 3= in the British Championships with 7.5/11 : \nTruncated crosstable from the 1962 British Championship in Whitby \nand in 1969 in Rhyl John was unfortunate not to share the title with Dr. Jonathan Penrose after losing to Frank Parr in the final round : \nTruncated crosstable of the British Championships of Rhyl 1969 \nJohn Littlewood at Hastings 1963-4. Still taken from Pathe news reel footage \nJohn Littlewood playing Wolfgang Unzicker in round one of the 1969-70 Hastings International Congress \nJohn won the Southport Open in 1972 and the picture below was taken shortly afterwards : \nJohn and family following winning the 1972 Southport Open. See the BCM article below for a full caption \nJohn won the Chorley tournament of 1977 with 7/9 \nChorley 1977 tournament crosstable \nJEL won the British Chess Federation’s President’s Award in 2000. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nFM John Littlewood at 4NCL courtesy of Helen Milligan \nIn 2006 John won the BCF Veterans / Seniors title for the first time repeating the feat in 2008 sharing with George Dickson. \nWith the White pieces John almost exclusively played 1.e4 favouring the Wormald Attack\, Open Sicilians and the Rossolimo variation. \nAs the second player John played the Closed Ruy Lopez\, the Sicilian Dragon and the Grünfeld defence. \nIn the following video IM Andrew Martin discusses the game Bisguier – Littlewood\, 1962. \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nRather than reinventing an already round wheel we reproduce the following ten page tribute in the October 2009 issue of British Chess Magazine. The tribute is by John Saunders : \nBritish Chess Magazine\, Volume CXXIV (129)\, 2009\, Number 10\, October\, page 536 \nBritish Chess Magazine\, Volume CXXIV (129)\, 2009\, Number 10\, October\, page 537 \nBritish Chess Magazine\, Volume CXXIV (129)\, 2009\, Number 10\, October\, page 538 \nBritish Chess Magazine\, Volume CXXIV (129)\, 2009\, Number 10\, October\, page 539 \nBritish Chess Magazine\, Volume CXXIV (129)\, 2009\, Number 10\, October\, page 540 \nBritish Chess Magazine\, Volume CXXIV (129)\, 2009\, Number 10\, October\, page 541 \nBritish Chess Magazine\, Volume CXXIV (129)\, 2009\, Number 10\, October\, page 542 \nBritish Chess Magazine\, Volume CXXIV (129)\, 2009\, Number 10\, October\, page 543 \nBritish Chess Magazine\, Volume CXXIV (129)\, 2009\, Number 10\, October\, page 544 \nBritish Chess Magazine\, Volume CXXIV (129)\, 2009\, Number 10\, October\, page 545 \nA rather detailed article from Tartajubow on Chess II \nHere is how news of his passing was received on the English Chess Forum \nHere is an obituary from Leonard Barden in The Guardian \nHere is an obituary published in The Times of London \nFarewell to John Littlewood : The Lincolnshire Poacher \nand\, finally a history of JEL from the Yorkshire Chess Archives \nFM John Littlewood (25-v-1931 16-ix-2009) \nHere is John’s Wikipedia entry \nHow to Play the Middle Game in Chess by John Littlewood\, Collins\, 1974 \nChess Coaching by John Littlewood\, The Crowood Press\, 1991 \nLearn Chess by Edward Penn and John Littlewood\, Pitman House\, 1980 \nLearn Chess : Teacher’s Book\, by Edward Penn & John Littlewood\, Pitman House\, 1980 \nLearn Chess 2 by John Littlewood\, Adam & Charles Black\, 1984 \nFM John Littlewood (25-v-1931 16-ix-2009) URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/death-anniversary-of-fm-john-eric-littlewood-25-v-1931-16-ix-2009/ CATEGORIES:Death Anniversary,History,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/jel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200917 DTSTAMP:20210916T134921Z CREATED:20200716T112733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T134921Z UID:7452-1600214400-1600300799@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of Frank Boyd (16-ix-1935) DESCRIPTION:He was British Correspondence Champion in 1972 and awarded the IMC title in 1981. \nAccording to Kings Indian I Attacking Systems : \n“British Correspondence Champions 1971/72. Placed second in an ICCF master tourney 1973/76. A member of the British team in the 9th Olympiad 1977/80. Gained the IMC title in the European Team Championship 1978/81.” \nAccording to Chessbase Correspondence Database 2020 Frank achieved his highest (ICCF) rating in January 1991 of 2410. \nIncomplete crosstable from the European Championship\, 1973. \nAs White Frank would play the Queen’s Gambit via a 1.Nf3 move order. He did not play 1.e4 \nAs the second player he would defend the closed Ruy Lopez and the Nimzo-Indian Defence. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nKing’s Indian I by Frank Boyd\, Chess Praxis\, 1981 URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-frank-boyd-16-ix-1935/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Correspondence,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG-5-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200918 DTSTAMP:20260816T135559Z CREATED:20200411T184304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T135559Z UID:4492-1600300800-1600387199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM James E Vigus (17-ix-1978) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM James E Vigus (17-ix-1978) URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-james-e-vigus-17-ix-1978/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200920 DTSTAMP:20200918T101025Z CREATED:20200401T103455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T101025Z UID:3904-1600473600-1600559999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Daniel Abbas (19-ix-1999) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Daniel Abbas (19-ix-1999) URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-daniel-abbas-19-ix-1999/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JUA7139-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200921 DTSTAMP:20210920T230058Z CREATED:20200407T201752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T230058Z UID:4141-1600560000-1600646399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM James Cavendish (20-ix-1972) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM James Cavendish (20-ix-1972) URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-james-cavendish-20-ix-1972/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200921 DTSTAMP:20260816T135607Z CREATED:20200411T224210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T135607Z UID:4527-1600560000-1600646399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Timothy Woodward (20-ix-1986) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Timothy DM Woodward (20-ix-1986) URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-timothy-dm-woodward-20-ix-1986/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200923 DTSTAMP:20210922T120400Z CREATED:20200403T163624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210922T120400Z UID:4021-1600732800-1600819199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Daniel Bisby (22-ix-1978) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Daniel L Bisby (22-ix-1978) URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-daniel-l-bisby-22-ix-1978/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200926 DTSTAMP:20210922T122207Z CREATED:20200408T204250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210922T122207Z UID:4213-1600992000-1601078399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Neil Dickenson (25-ix-1964) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Neil F Dickenson (25-ix-1964) URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-neil-f-dickenson-25-ix-1964/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200928 DTSTAMP:20210922T133018Z CREATED:20200410T181005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210922T133018Z UID:4373-1601164800-1601251199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Andy Mack (27-ix-1970) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Andrew L Mack (27-ix-1970) URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-andrew-l-mack-27-ix-1970/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR