Minor Pieces 63: Alfred Lenton (1)

Last time you met, amongst other chess playing Leicester Ladies, Elsie Margaret Reid, a British Ladies’ Championship contender, and witnessed her marriage to Alfred Lenton. It’s now time to meet … Continue reading Minor Pieces 63: Alfred Lenton (1)

Minor Pieces 84: George Clifford Brown

For several years in the 1930s, two blind players, Theodore Tylor and Rupert Cross, were amongst the competitors in the British Championship, restricted at that time to twelve players selected … Continue reading Minor Pieces 84: George Clifford Brown