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SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Murray Chandler (04-iv-1960)
DESCRIPTION:Happy Birthday GM Murray Chandler MNZM (04-iv-1960) \nFrom The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper & Whyld : \n“International Grandmaster (1983)\, a New Zealander who settled in England at the age of 15. subsequently playing for his adopted country in the Lucerne Olympiad\, 1982. He scored +4=6 to share first prize at New York 1980\, came second (+5=5 — 1) equal with Hort at Dortmund 1983\, and scored +5 = 6 (a GM norm) to share first prize at Amsterdam 1983\, a Swiss systemtournament. Chandler has edited the magazine Tournament Chess since its inception in 1982.” \nA White Pawn in Europe\, Murray Chandler\, 1975\nHere is his Wikipedia entry \nMurray Chandler\, Ray Keene and Miguel Najdorf\nFrom Chessgames.com : \n“Murray Graham Chandler was born in Wellington\, New Zealand. He was awarded the IM title in 1977 and the GM title in 1982. He was joint New Zealand Champion in 1975-76 (shared with Lev Isaakovich Aptekar and Ortvin Sarapu) and joint Commonwealth Champion in 1984. His best tournament results were 2nds at London 1984\, London 1986 and Amsterdam 1987 and he has played both for New Zealand (1976-1980) and England (1982-86) in the Olympiads. He edited Tournament Chess for a time from 1981 onwards and as well as writing he became the managing director of Gambit Publications. \nLeonard Barden (left) and Murray Chandler display the Lloyds Bank Trophy which the 19-year old New Zealander won ahead of 3 Grandmasters and 10 International Masters for his finest international success up to 1979. in the Lloyds Bank Masters\nHe was the organiser and winner of a large tournament\, the Queenstown Classic in New Zealand in January 2006 and this tournament also incorporated the 113th New Zealand Championship making Chandler the New Zealand Champion for the second time. He won his third New Zealand title at the 115th New Zealand Championship (2008) which was held in Auckland where he currently resides.” \nMurray Graham Chandler\n\n\n \n\n\n    \n        \n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.        \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n \n\nMurray Graham Chandler\n\n\n \n\n\n    \n        \n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.        \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n \n\nMurray Graham Chandler\nThe English Chess Explosion\nSicilian 2.c3\nThe Complete c3 Sicilian\nTournament Chess\nHow to Beat Your Dad at Chess\nChess Tactics for Kids\nChess for Children\nChess Puzzles for Kids
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SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Geoff Lawton (04-iv-1960)
DESCRIPTION:Happy Birthday IM Geoff Lawton (04-iv-1960) \nGeoff became an International Master in 1984. His peak rating according to Felice was 2407 in July 2003 at the age of 43. \nHe won the Maidenhead Open in 1995 with 5/5 and TPR of 2685. \nHere are his games from chessgames.com \nHe has plus scores with the following notable players : Stuart Conquest\, Mark Condie\, John Nicholson\, Jon Cox\, Colin McNab\, Julian Hodgon\, Paul Littlewood\, David Cummins and Vaidyanathan Ravikumar amongst others. \nIt’s Only Me\, edited by Geoff Lawton\n\n\n \n\n\n    \n        \n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.
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