Last time I considered Charles Dealtry Locock’s tournament and match play in the 1880s and 1890s, at which point he gave up competitive chess. But it was far from the … Continue reading Minor Pieces 75: Charles Dealtry Locock (2)
You’ve already read about Charles Dealtry Locock’s career as a chess player and problemist. In the final part of this trilogy you’ll learn more about his life, and about what … Continue reading Minor Pieces 76: Charles Dealtry Locock (3)
Sir Charles Locock (1799-1875) was an interesting chap. Queen Victoria’s obstretician, he also pioneered potassium bromide as a treatment for epilepsy and conducted the autopsy in the notorious Eastbourne Manslaughter … Continue reading Minor Pieces 74: Charles Dealtry Locock (1)
Ralph Jackson won the Sydney Junior Championship back in 1976 and is currently ranked 7th among players in Australia born before 1960. He is also intrigued by family history, and … Continue reading Minor Pieces 79: Antony Alfred Geoffrey Guest
Last time I told you about Charles Dealtry Locock’s pioneering work in promoting chess for girls in the 1930s, and, in particular about his private pupil Elaine Saunders, the first … Continue reading Minor Pieces (77): James Kistruck
In January 1924 there was some big news for chess players in the Richmond area. A new chess club, the Barnes Village Chess Club, was to be formed. None of … Continue reading Minor Pieces 46: George Archer Hooke Part 1
Last time we left George Edward Wainwright at the time of the 1921 census, when, approaching the age of 60, he’d recently retired from his senior post with the now … Continue reading Minor Pieces 29: George Edward Wainwright Part 4