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SUMMARY:Birthday of Dr. Tim Harding (06-v-1948)
DESCRIPTION:From chessgames.com :“Timothy David Harding was born in London. He has been playing both over-the-board and correspondence chess since the 1960s. Harding played on the Irish team at the 1984 FIDE Olympiad in Thessaloniki\, scoring 50%. In 2002 he achieved the title of Senior International Master of Correspondence Chess. He is also a Candidate Master (2015). \nAs a chess historian\, Harding has authored dozens of books on chess since 1973. He is also the author of the “The Kibitzer”\, a popular chess column published at ChessCafe.com. \n(Tim Harding’s homepage – http://www.chessmail.com/timsite)” \nBCN wishes Happy Birthday to Timothy David Harding (06-v-1948) \nFrom Wikipedia : \n“Timothy David Harding (born 6 May 1948 in London)[1] is a chess player and author with particular expertise in correspondence chess. He published a correspondence chess magazine Chess Mail from 1996 to 2006[2] and authored “The Kibitzer”\, a ChessCafe.com column from 1996 until 2015.[3] In 2002\, he was awarded the title Senior International Master of Correspondence Chess by the International Correspondence Chess Federation. Harding has lived in Dublin since 1976\,[2] writing a weekly column for The Sunday Press from then until 1995. \nIn 2009\, Harding received a PhD degree in history from University of Dublin\, with his thesis on correspondence chess in Britain and Ireland\, 1824–1914.[4] \nHe is credited with coining the name Frankenstein–Dracula Variation in his 1975 Vienna Game book.” \nTimothy David Harding (06-v-1948)\nTim has written / co-authored at least forty chess books and here is a selection : \nThe Velimirovic Attack\, Sozin Sicilian\, TD Harding and RG Wade\, Chessman Publications Ltd.\, 1969.\nCounter gambits by Timothy D. Harding (1974)\nSicilian:…e5 by TD Harding & PR Markland\nThe Sicilian Sozin\, TD Harding\, GS Botterill\, C. Kottnauer\, Batsford\, 1974\nSicilian Richter-Rauzer\nThe Leningrad Dutch\, BT Batsford\, Tim Harding\, 1976\nColle\, London and Blackmar-Diemer Systems\, BT Batsford Ltd\, Tim Harding\, 1979\nFrench: MacCutcheon and Advance Lines\, Batsford\, 1979\nFrench: Classical Lines\, Batsford\, 1979\nQueen’s Gambit Declined : Semi-Slav\, Tim Harding\, BT Batsford Ltd.\, 1981\nGuide to the Chess Openings\nBritish Chess Literature to 1914 : A Handbook for Historians\nEminent Victorian Chess Players\nJoseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography
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