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Daily Archives: December 4, 2019

2020, Deaths, Player, Players

Remembering Robert Bownas Wormald (12-v-1834 04-xii-1876)

December 4, 2019 John Upham Leave a comment
Robert Bownas Wormald (12-v-1834 04-xii-1876)
Robert Bownas Wormald (12-v-1834 04-xii-1876)

Here is an excellent article from the Yorkshire Chess History site

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On Monday we ran a photoshoot ahead of the new league season. Asking chess players for an "action shot" doesn't always yield the expected results!

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