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SUMMARY:Death Anniversary of Frederick Forrest Lawrie Alexander (13-XI-1879\, 01-IV-1965)
DESCRIPTION:Death Anniversary of Frederick Forrest Lawrie Alexander (13-XI-1879\, 01-IV-1965) \nInteresting article from Woodseats Library \nHere is an article from the Chess Composers Blog \nHe was seven times champion of Battersea Chess Club \n\n\n \n\n\n    \n        \n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.
URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/death-anniversary-of-frederick-forrest-lawrie-alexander-13-xi-1879-01-iv-1965/
CATEGORIES:Composer,Death Anniversary,Problemist
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210407
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SUMMARY:Birthday of CGM Christopher Jones (06-iv-1952)
DESCRIPTION:Birthday of CGM Christopher JA Jones (06-iv-1952)Here is an excellent biography from Chess Scotland \nHere is an article about Helpmates from CJAJ published by Chessbase \nGrandmaster of Composition Christopher Jones\nCGM Christopher James Austin Jones\nCGM Christopher James Austin Jones with James Pratt and David Shire at Eton College
URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-cgm-christopher-ja-jones-06-iv-1952/
CATEGORIES:Birthday,Composer,Player,Problemist,Writer
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SUMMARY:Birthday of Christopher Lytton (Sells) (07-iv-1939)
DESCRIPTION:Birthday of Christopher Cedric Lytton (Sells) (07-iv-1939)From chesscomposers.com : \n“Cedric Lytton was born in South Australia and is a mathematician. He became president of the British Chess Problem Society in 2009. He is also International Judge and was during many years the sub-editor of the fairy section for The Problemist\, then of its retro section.” \nHere is an item from The North Norfolk News \nHere is that article in full from The North Norfolk News : \n“In her latest Face to Face interview\, KAREN BETHELL talks to multi-talented mathematician Dr Cedric Lytton PhD\, who\, in spite of being born with impaired hearing\, went on to list among his accomplishments playing the viola\, singing\, and writing top-level chess problems. \nBut\, for Dr Lytton\, who lives in Sheringham\, the recent headline-hitting Hudson River plane crash in New York brought to mind perhaps his greatest achievement . . . \nA difficult birth at Adelaide\, South Australia\, left Cedric with impaired hearing and reduced mobility in one hand. \nHis disability was to affect him as a boarder at Rugby School\, Warwickshire\, where\, forced to carry around a cumbersome hearing aid in his briefcase\, he was severely bullied. \nHowever\, learning to type – and discovering at age 8 that he had a talent for chess – turned out the young Cedric’s saving grace\, and\, in 1955\, he had his first problem published in the British Chess Problem Society magazine\, The Problemist. \nCedric\, whose ancestors include the famous 19th century writer Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton\, (who coined the phrase\, “the pen is mightier than the sword.”)\, took up playing the bass recorder aged 18\, and\, as a young man\, he dreamed of becoming a musician. \nBut\, deciding life as a professional mathematician would be a safer course to take\, he read maths at Sidney Sussex College\, Cambridge\, before going on to gain a PhD. \nIn 1964\, he entered the scientific civil service at Farnborough as a researcher and computer programmer\, following in the footsteps of his uncle\, Cliff Roberts\, also a researcher\, who helped design Sydney Harbour bridge. \nFour years later\, Cedric\, penned a pioneering paper on reducing airflow – and thereby shockwaves and drag – over the wings of aircraft\, and his efforts led to the design of the 320 Airbus – the jet that crashed safely into the Hudson River on January 15. \nAdvancements in hearing aid technology meant that\, by the mid-1970s\, Cedric was no longer forced to wear an unwieldy device pinned to his clothes\, and he realised his ambition of learning to play the viola. \nAfter the end of an unhappy first marriage\, he met up with long-term friend\, Dorothy – then a supervisor of midwives at Ely – by chance on a visit to Norwich and the couple\, whose son Martin is a GP in Cornwall\, were married at St Andrew’s Church\, Sheringham in 1982. \nSince retiring 10 years ago\, Cedric\, who\, while at Farnborough\, held the local Croquet Club championship title for 8 years on the trot\, has kept busy composing chess problems\, playing backgammon and croquet\, playing viola with a local string quartet and singing with St Andrew’s church choir. He also enjoys swimming\, cycling\, cooking and wine appreciation. \nCedric\, 69\, was delighted this year to receive a hat trick of accolades – winning Bodham Croquet Club’s annual knockout competition\, taking the North Norfolk Backgammon Circle trophy\, and being made president of the British Chess Problem Society. \nWhat is the best thing about your job? \nWhen I was working\, the best thing was being left alone to get on and do a job I knew I could do well without being bothered by admin people. \nAnd the worst? \nI was lucky enough not to have a “worst” thing\, but\, one thing that did bother me was that every time an engineer came to repair my computer\, I’d come back from my coffee break to find the mouse had been left on the wrong side! \nWhat is the one possession you would save if your house was on fire? \nMy viola and my bass recorder\, which I keep next to each other. \nWhere do you go to unwind? \nCycling – it’s a lovely feeling freewheeling down to the town. \nWhat is your favourite Norfolk building? \nThe Hoste Arms at Burnham Market because they do excellent food and excellent wine. \nWhat is the one thing you would change about yourself? \nI’d perhaps be a little more tolerant of others as I do have to make an effort sometimes to keep back what I really think. If I could have normal hearing\, I’d probably change that too. \nWhat is your proudest moment? \nTo have found a girl who was prepared to put up with me and\, at last\, to have entered a happy marriage. \nAnd your greatest achievement? \nWriting my paper in 1968; It was a breakthrough paper which made a lot of difference. I’d also like to say my two beautiful grandchildren\, Alexandra and William. \nHave you ever done anything outrageous? \nNot really. I was always a really goody goody little prig but\, in the course of my long life\, I’ve had a few rough edges knocked off. \nWhom do you most admire? \nNelson Mandela because of what he has done for his country. He came out of 27 years in jail apparently a better man\, never said a word about his captors and has continued to justify his existence ever since. \nWhat makes you angry? \nMy deafness sometimes makes me difficult to understand and means that I often have to say things twice. But what is really annoying is when people ask me something and\, when I give a reply\, they look at Dorothy. \nFavourite book\, film and TV programme? \nBook: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – The Dancing Men\, film: The Prisoner of Zenda\, and I do enjoy watching The Andrew Marr Show on television on a Sunday. \nHow would you like to be remembered? \nAs one who loved his fellow men.”
URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-christopher-cedric-lytton-sells-07-iv-1939/
CATEGORIES:Birthday,Composer,History,Problemist
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200414
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SUMMARY:Death Anniversary of Theophilus Willcocks (19-iv-1912 14-iv-2014)
DESCRIPTION:Remembering Theophilus Harding Willcocks (19-iv-1912 14-iv-2014) \nAn innovator in both mathematics and fairy chess. \nHere is an excellent article on squaring.net \nAn article from matplus.net
URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/death-anniversary-of-theophilus-harding-willcocks-19-v-2014/
CATEGORIES:Composer,Death Anniversary,Problemist,Remembering
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200416
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SUMMARY:Death Anniversary of Joseph Peckover (15-xi-1896 16-iv-1982)
DESCRIPTION:Death Anniversary of Joseph Edmund Peckover (15-xi-1896  16-iv-1982) \nFrom The Encyclopedia of Chess by Anne Sunnucks : \nBorn in Hampstead\, London to Henry Joseph Peckover and Louisa Jane Micklewright on the 15th November 1896\, Peckover has lived in New York since 1921. He has composed about 70 endgame studies : \n\n\n \n\n\n    \n        \n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n \n\nJE Peckover \, 1st Prize\, Problem 1958 – 59 Award July 1960. \nHere is his Wikipedia entry \nHere is his entry on chesscomposers.com
URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/death-anniversary-of-joseph-edmund-peckover-15-xi-1896-16-iv-1982/
CATEGORIES:Composer,Death Anniversary,Problemist
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200417
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200418
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SUMMARY:Death Anniversary of Tim Whitworth (31-vii-1932 17-iv-2019)
DESCRIPTION:Death Anniversary of Timothy George Whitworth (31-vii-1932 17-iv-2019) \nEndgame Magic\nHere is an excellent article from Brian Stephenson \nEndgame Magic\nHere is an obituary from The Guardian \nLeonid Kubbel’s Chess Endgame Studies\nMattison’s Chess Endgame Studies\nThe Platov Brothers : Their Chess Endgame Studies\nTimothy George Whitworth
URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/death-anniversary-of-timothy-george-whitworth-31-vii-1932-17-iv-2019/
CATEGORIES:Composer,Death Anniversary,Problemist
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200425
DTSTAMP:20210306T142207Z
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SUMMARY:Death Anniversary of Godfrey Heathcote (20-vii-1870 24-iv-1952)
DESCRIPTION:From The Encyclopaedia of Chess(Robert Hale\, 1970 and 1976) by Anne Sunnucks : \n“Problem composer\, and deemed to be on of the great masters of the art. Heathcote was born on 20th July 1870 in Manchester\, and died on 24th April 1952. whilst in office as the President of the British Chess Problem Society. An advocate of the model mate\, Heathcote was one of few composers with the power to combine model mates with strategy. In 1918 a collection of his problems appeared in the A. C. White Christmas series under the title Chess Idylls” \nHere is an appreciation from chesscomposers.blogspot.com \nChess Idylls (1918)
URL:http://britishchessnews.com/event/death-anniversary-of-godfrey-heathcote/
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