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January 2022
Birthday of FM David H Cummings (24-i-1961)
Birthday of FM David H Cummings (24-i-1961) David Cummings (front, second from right) at a Lloyds Bank event This was written about David who was 18 just prior to the 1979 Spassky vs the BCF Junior squad simultaneous display : "Varndean and Brighton. Rating 207. British men’s championship finalist, 1977. First Danish junior international championship, 1978." At the Lloyds Bank Masters : Front (l-r) : Joel Benjamin, Ian Wells, Rear : Peter Morrish, Stewart Reuben, Richard Beville, Gary Senior, Richard…
Find out more »Birthday of FM Steve Giddins (29-01-1961)
Birthday of FM Stephen William Giddins (29-01-1961) Here are his games from chessgames.com We reviewed his most recent book, co-authored with IM Gerard Welling : Side-Stepping Mainline Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6403hEafJI Side-Stepping Mainline Theory
Find out more »February 2022
Birthday of FM Mike Franklin (02-ii-1931)
We send best wishes to Michael Franklin on his 90th birthday. Growing Up Michael John Franklin was born on Monday, February 2nd, 1931 in Battersea, London to Albert George (27 ix 1906, Dover - ? iii 1983, Wandsworth) and Helen Ann Franklin (née Colson, 1908-2003) who married in the third quarter of 1928 in Wandsworth. Albert was a clerk as was his father. At the commencement of the Second World War, when eight years old, Michael was evacuated to Frome…
Find out more »Birthday of FM Oliver Jackson (03-ii-1946)
Birthday of FM Oliver A Jackson (03-ii-1946)
Find out more »Birthday of GM Colin McNab (03-ii-1961)
Birthday of GM Colin Anderson McNab (03-ii-1961)
Find out more »Birthday of IM Harriet Hunt (04-ii-1978)
Birthday of IM Harriet Hunt (04-ii-1978) IM Harriet Vaughan Hunt
Find out more »Birthday of IM Ameet Ghasi (04-ii-1987)
IM Ameet Kumar Ghasi Birthday of IM Ameet Kumar Ghasi (04-ii-1987) IM Ameet Kumar Ghasi
Find out more »Birthday of WIM Cathy Forbes (06-ii-1968)
WIM Cathy Warwick (née Forbes) Birthday of WIM Cathy Forbes (06-ii-1968) WIM Cathy Warwick (née Forbes) The Polgar Sisters : Training or Genius ?
Find out more »Birthday of GM (Elect) Ravi Haria (07-ii-1999)
IM Ravi Haria, 2019 British Championships, Torquay BCN sends birthday wishes to IM (and soon to be GM) Ravi Haria. Ravi Haria was born Sunday, February 7th, 1999 in Elstree, Hertfordshire. "Maria" by Blondie was top of the hit parade. Ravi currently resides in London. Ravi attended Lonsdale School in Barnet and then The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School and now reads History at University College, London. ECF grading profiles for Ravi Haria Ravi learnt at the age of 6 and joined Barnet…
Find out more »Birthday of FM Jimmy Adams (07-ii-1947)
BCN send birthday wishes to FM Jimmy Adams. James Bernard Adams was born on Friday, February 7th, 1947 to James Adams and Ivy F Soule in Islington, London. Jimmy was married to Sharon and they have a daughter, Charlotte. In 1958 Jimmy at the age of 11, joined his local Islington Chess Club and soon afterwards became London Junior Champion. Following this Jimmy played little chess and worked for John Lewis (echos of CHO'D Alexander!) The Spasski-Fischer match of 1972…
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