BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//British Chess News - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://britishchessnews.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for British Chess News REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20190101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200820 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200821 DTSTAMP:20210820T094736Z CREATED:20190822T152431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210820T094736Z UID:977-1597881600-1597967999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of Leonard Barden (20-viii-1929) DESCRIPTION:Ninety-two today is Leonard Barden\, born Tuesday\, August 20th\, 1929. \nHis mother’s maiden was Bartholomew and she became Elise EM Barden when she married Leonard’s father who was William C Barden and in 1939 they lived at 89\, Tennison Road\, Croydon. \n89\, Tennison Road\, Croydon\nFrom The Encyclopedia of Chess (Batsford\, 1977) by Harry Golombek OBE: \n“British Master and joint British Champion 1954. Barden was born in Croydon and learned to play at his school\, Whitgift\, which became a frequent producer of fine players. \nIn 1946 he tied for first place in the London Boys Championship and in the following year he tied with Jonathan Penrose for first place in the British Boys Championship\, but lost the play-off. \nIn 1952 he came first at Paignton ahead of the Canadian Grandmaster Yanofsky and he reached his peak in 1954 when \, after tieing for first place with the Belgian Grandmaster O’Kelly de Galway at Bognor\, he tied for for first place in the British Championship at Nottingham with A. Phillips. The play-off was drawn and so the players became joint champions. \nAlan Phillips and Leonard Barden are joint British Champions of 1954 in Nottingham\, photographer unknown\nHe played for the BCF in four Olympiads from 1952 to 1962 and then abandoned competitive chess\, applying all his energies to writing (he is chess correspondent of the Guardian\, the Financial Times\, the Evening Standard and the Field\, and has written many books on the game. \nHe has also developed two special interests\, in junior chess and in grading\, working with utmost persistence and energy in both of these fields. \nLeonard authored a series of articles on what was to become the Yugoslav Attack versus the Sicilian Dragon. Source : British Chess Magazine\, Volume LXXXIII\, Number 7 (July)\, page 208\nAmongst his best works are : a A Guide to Chess Openings\, London\, 1957; The Ruy Lopez\, Oxford\, 1963; The King’s Indian Defence\, London\, 1968.” \nDisappointingly  Sunnucks Encyclopedia does not mention Barden at all and and surprisingly Hooper and Whyld’s usually excellent Oxford Companion only from a connection with Jim Slater. \nLeonard Bardens’ Evening Standard column ends after 63 Years \nSignature of LW Barden from a Brian Reilly “after dinner” postcard from Southsea 1951.\nHere is an in-depth article from Edward Winter \nLeonard Barden’s Blunder Theory from Kingpin Magazine \n54-Year-Old Chess Record established in 2009 \nFrom Wikipedia : \n“Leonard William Barden (born 20 August 1929\, in Croydon\, London) is an English chess master\, writer\, broadcaster\, organizer and promoter. The son of a dustman\, he was educated at Whitgift School\, South Croydon\, and Balliol College\, Oxford\, where he read Modern History. \nTravel Chess2nd January 1951: British chess champions Jonathan Penrose and Leonard Barden prepare their openings over breakfast in the Yelton Hotel before the 9.30 am round start at Hastings 1950-51. (Photo by Walter Bellamy/Express/Getty Images)\nHe learned to play chess at age 13 while in a school shelter during a World War II German air raid. Within a few years he became one of the country’s leading juniors.[1] He represented England in four Chess Olympiads. Barden played a major role in the rise of English chess from the 1970s. As a chess columnist for various newspapers\, his column in London’s Evening Standard is the world’s longest-standing chess column. \nLeonard Barden (seated\, second from right) Before Botvinnik’s 1981 Pergamon Press clock simul against England juniors\, the final competitive event of the Patriarch’s career.Standing: Stuart Conquest\, Neil Dickenson. Gary Lane\, Alan Byron\,Daniel King\, John Hawksworth\, Pergamon editor.Seated: Julian Hodgson\, Byron Jacobs\, Mikhail Botvinnik\, Leonard Barden\, Bernard Cafferty.\nIn 1946\, Barden won the British Junior Correspondence Chess Championship\, and tied for first place in the London Boys’ Championship. The following year he tied for first with Jonathan Penrose in the British Boys’ Championship\, but lost the playoff. \nBarden finished fourth at Hastings in 1951–52. In 1952\, he won the Paignton tournament ahead of the Canadian future grandmaster Daniel Yanofsky. He captained the Oxfordshire team which won the English Counties championship in 1951 and 1952. \nBarden making a move at Southend 1955.\nIn the latter year he captained the University of Oxford team which won the National Club Championship\, and he represented the university in the annual team match against the University of Cambridge during his years there. In 1953\, he won the individual British Lightning Championship (ten seconds a move). \nThe following year\, he tied for first with the Belgian grandmaster Albéric O’Kelly de Galway at Bognor Regis\, was joint British champion\, with Alan Phillips\, and won the Southern Counties Championship. \nLeonard Barden vs Victor Korchnoi\, Leipzig Olympiad\, 1960\nHe finished fourth at Hastings 1957–58\, ranked by chessmetrics as his best statistical performance. In the 1958 British Chess Championship\, Barden again tied for first\, but lost the playoff match to Penrose 1½–3½. \nLeonard Barden (centre) with Raaphi Persitz\, JB Sykes\, OI Galvenius and DM Armstrong\, Ilford\, May\, 1953\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\nLWB observes analysis between David Rumens and Murray Chandler from Brighton 1980. Photograph courtesy of John Upham.\nHe represented England in the Chess Olympiads at Helsinki 1952 (playing fourth board\, scoring 2 wins\, 5 draws\, and 4 losses)\, Amsterdam 1954 (playing first reserve\, scoring 1 win\, 2 draws\, and 4 losses)\, Leipzig 1960 (first reserve; 4 wins\, 4 draws\, 2 losses) and Varna 1962 (first reserve; 7 wins\, 2 draws\, 3 losses). The latter was his best performance by far. \nLeonard Barden (left) and Murray Chandler display the Lloyds Bank Trophy which the 19-year old New Zealander won ahead of 3 Grandmasters and 10 International Masters for his finest international success up to 1979. in the Lloyds Bank Masters\nBarden has a Morphy number of 3\, having drawn with Jacques Mieses in the Premier Reserves at Hastings 1948–49. Mieses drew with Henry Bird in the last round of Hastings 1895\, and Bird played a number of games with Paul Morphy in 1858 and 1859. \nEngland’s under-12 junior teams finished first and second in the international Eumig Cup\, 1981.Front row: Peter Morrish (organiser)\, Jimmy Hockaday\, Darren Lee\, Neil Fox\, Neil Carr. Second row: James Howell\, Stuart Conquest\, Teresa Needham. Far right: LB.\nIn 1964\, Barden gave up most competitive chess to devote his time to chess organisation\, broadcasting\, and writing about the game. He has made invaluable contributions to English chess as a populariser\, writer\, organiser\, fundraiser\, and broadcaster. \nLeonard Barden at Bob Wade’s 80th birthday party\, 2001.\nHe was controller of the British Chess Federation Grand Prix for many years\, having found its first sponsor\, Cutty Sark. He was a regular contributor to the BBC’s Network Three weekly radio chess programme from 1958 to 1963. His best-known contribution was a consultation game\, recorded in 1960 and broadcast in 1961\, where he partnered Bobby Fischer against the English masters Jonathan Penrose and Peter Clarke. This was the only recorded consultation game of Fischer’s career. The game\, unfinished after eight hours of play\, was adjudicated a draw by former world champion Max Euwe. Barden gave BBC television commentaries on all the games in the 1972 world championship. From 1973 to 1978 he was co-presenter of BBC2’s annual Master Game televised programme. \nJulian and Nigel Short play Korchnoi in the Evening Standard 1976 simul. Leonard Barden observes.\nAs of 2021\, his weekly columns have been published in The Guardian for 65 years and in The Financial Times for 46 years. A typical Barden column not only contains a readable tournament report\, but is geared toward promoting the game. His London Evening Standard column\, begun in summer 1956\, is now the world’s longest running daily chess column by the same author\, breaking the previous record set by George Koltanowski in the San Francisco Chronicle. Koltanowski’s column ran for 51 years\, 9 months\, and 18 days\, including posthumous articles.” \nLeonard Barden (Linda Nylind of the Guardian)\nLeonard wrote this on the English Chess Forum in 2021 : \n“I retired after Ilford 1964 when I finished a poor last in the England Olympiad team qualifier\, returned at Hammersmith 1969 (equal 2nd behind Keene) and then played around 6-8 weekenders a year until 1972. My overall performance level between early 60s and early 70s dropped from around 225 to 215 BCF\, so I wasn’t encouraged to pursue the comeback further.” \nLeonard was Southern Counties (SCCU) champion in the 1953-54 season. \nLeonard Barden\, Stewart Reuben and Michael Franklin at the 1978 Aaronson Masters\nLeonard reveals this as his best game : \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\nLeonard has authored or co-authored a number of highly regarded books\, most of which are highly instructional to this day: \nA Guide to Chess Openings (1957)\, \nA Guide to Chess Openings\nHow Good Is Your Chess? (1957)\, \nHow Good is Your Chess ?\nChess (1959)\,\nIntroduction to Chess Moves and Tactics Simply Explained (1959)\, \nAn Introduction to Chess Moves and Tactics Simply Explained\nModern Chess Miniatures (with Wolfgang Heidenfeld\, 1960)\,\nErevan 1962 (1963)\,\nThe Ruy Lopez (1963)\, \nThe Ruy Lopez\nThe Guardian Chess Book (1967)\, \nThe Guardian Chess Book\nAn Introduction to Chess (1967)\, \nAn Introduction to Chess\nThe King’s Indian Defence (1969)\, \nThe King’s Indian Defence\nChess: Master the Moves (1977)\,\nGuide to the Chess Openings (with Tim Harding\, 1977)\, \nGuide to the Chess Openings\nLeonard Barden’s Chess Puzzle Book (1977) (a collection of his Evening Standard columns)\, \nLeonard Barden’s Chess Puzzle Book\nThe Master Game (with Jeremy James\, 1979)\, \nThe Master Game\nHow to Play the Endgame in Chess (1979)\, \nHow to Play The Endgame in Chess\nPlay Better Chess (1980)\, \nPlay Better Chess\nBatsford Chess Puzzles (2002)\, \nBatsford Chess Puzzles\nOne Move and You’re Dead (with Erwin Brecher\, 2007) : Can you supply an image? \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-leonard-william-barden/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,British Championships,Organiser,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/barden05.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200822 DTSTAMP:20260811T104024Z CREATED:20200411T122812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T104024Z UID:4412-1597968000-1598054399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of WCM Dinah Norman (née Dobson) (21-viii-1946) DESCRIPTION:BCN wishes Happy Birthday to Dinah Norman on August 21st\n\nDinah Margaret Dobson was born on Wednesday\, August 21st 1946 in Exeter\, Devon. Her parents were Leslie and Barbara Dobson (née Hayward).\n\nSome of the participants in the Paul Keres display on November 25th\, 1962\, at St Pancras Town Hall\, London WC1. Back row : AJ. Whiteley\, D\, Floyer\, PJ Collins\, PJ Adams\, RC Vaughan\, KB Harman\, D. Parr\, DNL Levy\, Front row : MV Lambshire\, AE Hopkins (selector) Paul Keres\, Miss D. Dobson\, RE Hartley\, BC Gillman\, WR Hartston and PN Lee. Photograph by AM Reilly. Source : BCM\, 1963\, page 13\n\nDinah became a WCM in 2002.\n\nAccording to chessgames.com : “Dinah Margaret Norman Dobson is a WCM. She was British champion (w) in 1967 (=Rowena Mary Bruce\, Oxford)\, 1968 (Bristol) and 1969 (=Rowena Mary Bruce\, Rhyl).”\n\nDinah Dobson 22-year-old Champion British Chess Player Deep In Thought During Chess Competition In Hastings. Mandatory Credit: Photo by ANL/Shutterstock\n\nDinah played on board three (i.e. 1st reserve) for England in the third FIDE Women’s Olympiad in Oberhausen\, Germany in 1966 and in 1969 she played board 1 in Lublin\, Poland.\n\nEnglish Chess Champion Dinah Dobson Playing Against Two German Boys During Lunch-break At Chess Competition In Hastings. Box 658 221121512 A.jpg.English Chess Champion Dinah Dobson Playing Against Two German Boys During Lunch-break At Chess Competition In Hastings. Mandatory Credit: Photo by ANL/Shutterstock\n\nShe played in the 1968 Anglo-Dutch match on the Ladies board\, which\, at that time\, did not count in the overall match result.\n\nThe Annual International Chess Championship opened today at Hasting. Dinah “Dobson\,” “23\,” of Northwood Middlesex. December 1969\n\nNow (1071) living in Northwood\, Middlesex\, she married Danny Wright in Westminster and in 1983 she married Ken Norman in Richmond.\n\nDinah Wright (third from right) playing in the 1971 British Ladies Championship in Palatine School\, Blackpool. Courtesy of Lancashire Evening Post.\n\nDinah has been a member of Crowthorne Chess Club and has played in the Berkshire League. She has represented 4NCL Iceni and Guildford in other competitions.\n\nAccording to Megabase 2020 her highest FIDE rating was 2085 in July 1990 at the age of 44. However\, it would have been higher than this in the late 1960s and 1970s had ratings been established then.\n\nDinah Norman at the 2017 Keith Richardson Memorial organised by Camberley Chess Club. Courtesy of John Upham Photographic\n\n\nWith the white pieces she has essayed the Colle-Koltanowki Opening for many years and as the second player she has played the Caro-Kann\, Smyslov Variation and the Semi-Slav Defence.\n\n\nDinah Norman with Sandra Richardson at the 2017 Keith Richardson Memorial organised by Camberley Chess Club\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-dinah-margaret-norman-nee-dobson-21-viii-1946/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,British Championships,History,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bcc_3660-lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200824 DTSTAMP:20210822T083858Z CREATED:20200409T172256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210822T083858Z UID:4272-1598140800-1598227199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Alan Hanreck (23-viii-1954) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Alan Emile Hanreck (23-viii-1954) \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-alan-emile-hanreck-23-viii-1954/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200825 DTSTAMP:20210822T084002Z CREATED:20200409T172640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210822T084002Z UID:4276-1598227200-1598313599@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Andrew Harley (24-viii-1967) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Andrew D Harley (24-viii-1967) \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-andrew-d-harley-24-viii-1967/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200826 DTSTAMP:20210827T204043Z CREATED:20190823T074228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210827T204043Z UID:1028-1598313600-1598399999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of WFM Helen Milligan (25-viii-1962) DESCRIPTION:We wish WFM Helen Milligan all the best on her birthday\, this day (August 25th) in 1962. \nHelen became a Woman’s FIDE Master in 2000 and a Candidate Master in 2013. \nHer highest FIDE rating was 2138 in July 1999. \nHelen Milligan (born Helen Scott; 25 August 1962) is a Scottish-New Zealand chess player holding the FIDE titles of Candidate Master (CM) and Woman FIDE Master (WFM)\, and three-time Asian senior women’s champion. The CM title was earnt at a FIDE open zonal. \nWFM Helen Milligan \nIn 2004 Milligan co-authored the book “Chess for Children” with Grandmaster Murray Chandler. She has been an officer of the New Zealand Chess Federation\, and has worked as a coach at Murray Chandler’s National Chess Centre in Auckland. She currently works as a self-employed chess coach. The National Chess Centre has since been sold by Murray Chandler. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nMilligan has won or jointly won the Scottish women’s championship three times: in 1982\, 1986 and 1988. In 1983 she was joint British Ladies’ champion with Rani Hamid. \nWFM Helen Milligan in 2010 \nMilligan represented Scotland in eleven Women’s Chess Olympiads between 1982 and 2006. Since 2008 she has played for New Zealand in this competition\, having transferred national federations in 2007. \nWFM Helen Milligan vs Susan Arkell \nMilligan became Oceania women’s champion at the Queenstown Chess Classic tournament in January 2012. She also competed in Women’s Zonal Chess Championships in Bath 1987\, Blackpool 1990\, Delden 1993\, Saint Vincent 1999\, and the open zonal at Gold Coast in 2009. \nShe won the Asian senior women’s (50+) champion title in 2014 in Sri Lanka\, 2015 in Larestan\, Iran\, 2016 in Mandalay\, Myanmar and 2017 in Auckland. \nHere is Helen’s chess web site \nHere is Helen’s Lichess coaching account \nHelen co-authored Chess for Children with Murray Chandler in 2004 : \nChess For Children\, Helen Milligan \nHere is a notable game : \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-helen-milligan/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Coach,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Mil06416.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200826 DTSTAMP:20200821T162836Z CREATED:20190823T074518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T162836Z UID:1030-1598313600-1598399999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Jeff Horner (25-viii-1949) DESCRIPTION:BCN wishes IM Jeff Horner\, all the best on his birthday. \nJeffrey Horner was born in Bolton\, Lancashire on Thursday\, August 25th\, 1949. \nJeff played for Poulton-le-Fylde Teacher Training College and is registered for Lancashire CA. \nJeff became a FIDE Master in 1989 (aged 40) and an International Master in 2008 (at the age of 58) and a gap of some 19 years! \n(Compare this with John Pigott : John became a FIDE Master in 1984 and an International Master in 2017\, a gap of some 33 years!) \nHe achieved a peak rating of 2450 in January 1975 at the age of 26. \nHis most recent ECF grading was 233E in January 2017. His last recorded game was played on June 30th 2018 and was a win with black versus Andrew Ledger graded 227. \nJeff played 1.e4 playing 1.g3 once against Graham Lee and winning and the Trompowski once against Murray Chandler and losing. In recent years he favoured the Wormald (Alapin) Attack in the Ruy Lopez. \nWith the black pieces Jeff defended the main line Ruy Lopez and the King’s Indian Defence. \nHere is a comment from PQB4 from chessgames.com : \n“A pity we don’t have more games here by this gifted attacking player\, arguably the most respected amateur in the North of England. 220 BCF/2300+ for about 30 years\, he’s beaten a string of grandmasters\, but his best stuff probably occurs in weekend congresses\, hence we don’t have enough recorded. I hope there are many such players in the world whose respect for the game and other players shows more of the quality of a true chess black belt than that of some of the more famous. Off the board he’s a schoolteacher\, and presumably a pretty inspiring one\, to judge by his infectious love of chess and the encouraging words he invariably has for opponents. I’ve had the pleasure of playing Jeff a few times and… let’s just say that The Day of My Revenge will surely come.” \nAccording to David Norwood : \n(from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/chess/3601119/David-Norwood-shows-how-there-is-life-in-an-old-dog-yet.html) \n“There have been so many headlines about Britain’s 12-year-old chess prodigy\, David Howell\, that it nice to turn our attention to someone at the other end of the spectrum. Perhaps few readers will have heard of 53-year-old Jeff Horner- unless\, that is\, you have played on the north of England chess circuit\, where Jeff has been dominating events since before I was born. My first meeting with Jeff was at Bolton Chess Club at the age of six\, but it was another ten years before I fancied my chances against him. And it wasn’t just me who feared him. Few indeed were the top players who travelled “Up North” and got the better of Horner.” \n2002 : Jeff Horner takes on world under-10 chess champion Luke McShane blindfolded \nThe above photograph was recovered from The Bolton News \nwhich goes on to write : \n“IT’S hard enough challenging a world champion to a game of chess\, but to then say you’ll do it blindfold is bordering on the ridiculous. \nBut that’s exactly what Jeff Hormer from Radcliffe did back in 1993. \nTeacher Jeff’s showdown with Luke McShane\, the world under-10 chess champion from London was the main attraction at a two-day chess festival held at Bolton’s Moat House. \nJeff\, 43\, faced off against nine-year-old\, Luke\, with a thick black cloth placed over his eyes. \nThe youngster had full view of the board\, but Mr Horner was forced to play with the aid of an assistant who placed his pieces and let him know the moves Luke was making \nJeff’s amazing memory and powers of concentration coupled with his greater experience proved too much for the young chess champion. \nAnd despite the handicap of the blindfold\, he beat the world champion relatively easily.. \nIt ended up being one of the few matches that Luke McShane lost as he gained international recognition as a chess prodigy. \nJeff Horner\, Isle of Man 2008\, Photograph : John Saunders \nAged just 16 he became the youngest British chess player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by the International Chess Federation in 2000 and now\, although he works as a trader in the City of London\, Luke is regarded as the best amateur chess player in the world. \nJeff Hormer was a long-standing member of Bolton chess club and was renowned for his ability on the board\, often taking on – and beating – internationally-renowned players. \nHe famously beat British Grand Master Tony Miles\, who himself had only recently defeated the reigning world champion Anatoly Karpov. \nJeff was awarded the title of International Master by the International Chess Federation.” \nJeff Horner \nHere are his games \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nMore from David Norwood : \n“I still remember Tony Miles\, fresh from his historic victory against World Champion Anatoly Karpov\, stopping off at the Blackpool Open. Miles had become a legend overnight but nobody bothered to tell Jeff\, who calmly trounced him just as he would us. Two weeks ago David Howell had to play Jeff Horner in Blackpool. Both players needed two wins from their last two games to earn an international master (IM) result. Would it be Britain’s youngest new IM or our oldest new IM?” \nJeff Horner \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-jeff-horner/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_1736_lv-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200827 DTSTAMP:20210826T123948Z CREATED:20190823T074915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210826T123948Z UID:1032-1598400000-1598486399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Aaron Summerscale (26-viii-1969) DESCRIPTION:BCN offers best wishes to Aaron Summerscale on his 52nd birthday. \nAaron Piers Summerscale was born on Tuesday\, August 26th 1969 in Westminster\, Greater London. His mother’s maiden name is Mayall. Aaron lives in SW18 and teaches chess. He married Claire Lusher (Basingstoke) but they are now separated. \nAaron Summerscale \nHe became a FIDE Master in 1992\, an International Master in 1994 and a Grandmaster in 1997. \nAaron was runner-up (to Jonathan Parker) with 8/11 in the 1995 British Championship in Swansea. \nBritish Championship (Swansea) 1995 Crosstable \nHis highest FIDE rating was 2513 in October 2000 and was joint (with Ameet Ghasi) British Rapidplay Chess Champion in the same year. \nAaron Summerscale courtesy of John Henderson \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nHis highest ECF grading was 244A in 2001 and he won the Staffordshire GM tournament in the same year : \nStaffordshire GM Tournament 2000 Crosstable \nAaron plays for Wood Green in the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) and has played for Pride and Prejudice. \nAaron Summerscale \nAaron wrote “Confessions of a British Nightclubber” for Kingpin Magazine. \nWith the white pieces Aaron is very much a Queen’s pawn player mainly employing the Colle-Zukertort System and the Barry Attack. \nAaron Summerscale from Foxy Video 20. d4 Dynamite! talks about the Barry Attack\, \nAs the second player Aaron prefers the Classical French and the Slav Defence. \nHere is a video of a young Aaron talking about his 150 Attack video for Foxy Video : \n \nAaron Summerscale courtesy of Gabriele Winkler \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \nBooks : \nSummerscale\, Aaron (1999). A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire. Globe Pequot. ISBN 978-1-85744-519-0. \nA Killer Chess Opening Repertoire \nA Killer Chess Opening Repertoire \nSummerscale\, Aaron; Summerscale\, Claire (2002). \nInterview With a Grandmaster. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-243-4. \nInterview with a Grandmaster \nFoxy Video : d4 Dynamite by Aaron Summerscale \nGM Aaron Summerscale courtesy of John Upham Photography \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-aaron-piers-summerscale/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,British Championships,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BCC_3579.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200827 DTSTAMP:20210124T114538Z CREATED:20200407T202518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210124T114538Z UID:4147-1598400000-1598486399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Alexander Cherniaev (26-viii-1969) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of GM Alexander Sergeevich Cherniaev (26-viii-1969) \nAlexander Sergeevich Cherniaev was born on Tuesday\, August 26th 1969 in Arkhangelsk\, Western Russia. \nHe became an International Master in 1993 and a Grandmaster in 2004. \nHe became a FIDE Senior Trainer in 2016. \nHis peak FIDE rating (according to Megabase 2020 and Felice) was 2509 in July 2002\, aged 33. \n(Gaige is silent on Alexander). \nAlex is registered with the Russian Federation and plays for Hackney\, Wood Green\, Russia (unsurprisingly!) and 4NCL Barnet Knights and makes regular appearences in Richmond\, Golders Green and other rapidplay event\, the London Chess Classic and 4NCL. \nHe made his first appearance in a UK event at Hastings 1993/1994. Since 1999 he has been London based playing in many UK events. \nHe won the Coulsdon Easter Congress in 2007 with 7.5/9 and the Canadian Open in 2019 with 9/9 \nAs the first player Alex mainly champions the Ruy Lopez and with the Black pieces he enjoys the Sveshnikov Sicilian and the Old Indian Defence. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nThe Samisch King’s Indian Uncovered \nThe New Old Indian \nGM Alexander Cherniaev\, Hastings 2013-2014\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-gm-alexander-sergeevich-cherniaev-26-viii-1969/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/jb6_7831_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200828 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200829 DTSTAMP:20210828T101013Z CREATED:20190823T075053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T101013Z UID:1034-1598572800-1598659199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Daniel King (28-viii-1963) DESCRIPTION:We offer best wishes to GM Daniel King on his birthday \nDaniel John King was born on Wednesday\, August 28th 1963 (the same day as the Martin Luther King “I have a dream” speech) in Beckenham\, Kent. \nHe attended Langley Park School whose motto is “Mores et Studia” meaning “good character and learning” or “morals and study”. \nDaniel has a brother Andrew (AJ King) who is also a strong player. \nDaniel became an International Master in 1982 and a Grandmaster in 1989. \nDaniel King \nHis peak FIDE rating (Felice) was 2560 in July 1990 at the age of 27. \nDaniel plays for Guildford in the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) and has played for Guildford in local leagues. \nThis was written (by Leonard Barden) about Daniel who was 15 just prior to the 1979 Spassky vs the BCF Junior Squad simultaneous display : \n“Langley Park School\, Shortlands and Bromley. Rating 201. British under-14 co-champion\, 1977. 2nd Lloyds Bank junior international\, 1979.” \nDanny was Southern Counties (SCCU) champion for the 1983-84 and 1985-86 seasons. \nAccording to Test Your Chess With Daniel King\, Batsford\, 2004 : \n“Grandmaster Daniel King has been a professional chess player for 20 years. During that time he has represented his country on many occasions including an historic match victory over the Soviet Union in Reykyavik\, 1990. Besides his chess career\, Daniel has built up a reputation as a commentator on TV and radio\, \nJonathan Speelman and Daniel King share headphones at the 2013 FIDE Candidates event in London\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \nand has reported on four World Championship matches and several Man vs Machine events\, including the controversial Kasparov vs Deep Blue encounter in New York\, 1997. He is an award-winning author of 15 books\, including Winning with the Najdorf\, Mastering the Spanish\, and Kasparov vs Deep Blue for Batsford. ” \nOn April 8th\, 2020 New in Chess released Sultan Khan: The Indian Servant Who Became Chess Champion of the British Empire which is Daniel’s most recent book. \nAccording to British Chess (Pergamon\, 1983) by Botterill\, Levy\, Rice and Richardson : \n1977 British Under 14 Champion\n1979 Lloyds Bank 6/9 (aged only 16)\n1980 First Ilford Open\n1981 Represented England in Glorney Cup scoring 4.5/5\n1981 Fourteenth equal British Championship\n1981 IM norm Manchester 5.5/9\n1981 Second equal Ramsgate Regency Masters 6.5/9 IM norm with a round to spare\n1982 First Equal Guernsey 6/7\n1982 First Hamar IM norm and title\n1982 Second equal Molde\n1982 Second equal Hallsberg Junior\n1982 Third equal Phillips and Drew Knights\n1982/3 Tenth equal Ohra\, Amsterdam 5/9\n1982/3 Fifth European Junior\n1983 Fourth equal Gausdal\n1983 First Portsmouth Open \nIn the same article Daniel gave the following game as his favourite up to 1983: \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nStreatham & Brixton becoming BCF National Club Champions in 1989. The team was Tony Kosten\, Mark Hedben\, Daniel King\, Nigel Povah (Captain)\, Joe Gallagher and Julian Hodgson : quite a strong team \nDaniel King (seated\, second from left) \nHere is his Wikipedia entry \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \nAt the Lloyds Bank Masters : Front (l-r) : Joel Benjamin\, Ian Wells\, Rear : Peter Morrish\, Stewart Reuben\, Richard Beville\, Gary Senior\, Richard Webb\, John Hawksworth\, Andrew King\, Nigel Short\, Mark Ginsburg\, Daniel King\, David Cummings\, Erik Teichmann\, John Brandford and Micheal Pagden \nMastering the Spanish\, Batsford\, 1993 \nKasparov v. Deeper Blue: The Ultimate Man v. Machine Challenge. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-8322-9.\, 1997 \nHow to Win at Chess: The Ten Golden Rules (Cadogan Chess Books)\, 2000 \nKasparov Against the World: The Story of the Greatest Online Challenge. KasparovChess Online. ISBN 0970481306.\, 2000 \nWinning With the Najdorf. Sterling Pub Co Inc. ISBN 0713470372.\, 2002 \nHow Good Is Your Chess?. Dover. ISBN 048644676X.\, 2003 \nTest Your Chess With Daniel King\, Batsford\, 2004 \nHow To Play Chess. Kingfisher. ISBN 0753419181.\, 2009 \nChessbase Fritz Trainer \nChessbase Tutorials \nSultan Khan: The Indian Servant Who Became Chess Champion of the British Empire \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-daniel-john-king/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JUA7414.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200828 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200829 DTSTAMP:20210828T104924Z CREATED:20200411T123248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T104924Z UID:4414-1598572800-1598659199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Kevin O'Connell (28-viii-1949) DESCRIPTION:BCN wishes happy birthday to FM Kevin O’Connell (28-viii-1949) \nKevin J O’Connell \nKevin John O’Connell was born on Sunday\, August 28th 1949 in London. \nKevin attended Ilford County High School and The University of Essex following by an MSc in Sports Sciences at The University of Essex. \nThe Batsford Chess Yearbook \nAccording to The Games of Robert J. Fischer : \n“Kevin is an Essex county player and bulletin editor”. \nKevin J O’Connell \nAccording to How to Play the Sicilian Defence : \n“Kevin O’Connell is editor of the FIDE Chess Yearbook\, author of many other chess books and chess columnist of London’s Evening News” \nFrom the Praxis Bath Zonal Tournament of 1987. Kevin J O’Connell is fourth from right \nHarry Golombek wrote in The Observer Magazine (about The Batsford Chess Yearbook 1975/6) : \n“O’Connell has done his work extremely well and I found all the contents interesting” \nand Leonard Barden wrote (of the same book) : \n“Book of the year…this reviewer admits to consulting it more frequently than any other book on his shelf” \nKevin makes a telephone call \nKevin was coach (they lived in the same road in Suffolk) to GM Nick Pert and IM Richard Pert \nKevin became a FIDE Master in 2006 and his peak rating (according to Felice) was 2360 in July 1993 at the age of 44. \nFrom the Praxis Bath Zonal Tournament of 1987. Kevin J O’Connell is third from left \nKevin became a FIDE International Arbiter (IA) in 1998. He is the FIDE Delegate for the Republic of Ireland and is Honorary Chairman and Secretary of the FIDE Chess in Education Commission (EDU). He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer. \nKevin O’Connell at the London Chess Conference\, 2016\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nHere is his Wikipedia entry \nThe Games of Robert J. Fischer\, Robert Wade and O’Connell\, Batsford 1972\, 2nd ed. 1972\, reprinted 1973\, First limp edition 1981\, Reprinted 1985\, 1981\, 1989\, Second edition (The Complete Games of Bobby Fischer) 1992 \nThe Batsford Chess Yearbook \nThe Batsford Chess Yearbook 1975/6 \nThe Complete Games of World Champion Anatoly Karpov \nThe Complete Games of World Champion Anatoly Karpov \nHow to Play the Sicilian Defence\, Batsford\, 1978 \nOxford Encyclopedia of Chess Games\, Volume 1 1485-1866.\, OUP\, 1981 \nOxford Encyclopedia of Chess Games\, OUP\, 2009 \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-kevin-john-oconnell-28-viii-1949/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Official,Organiser,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LCC_9860-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200902 DTSTAMP:20210828T144851Z CREATED:20200403T165309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T144851Z UID:4025-1598918400-1599004799@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Richard Britton (01-ix-1957) DESCRIPTION:Caption for above photograph \nBirthday of FM Richard L Britton (01-ix-1957) \nFM Richard Britton\, 4NCL\, 2016. Photograph courtesy of John Saunders \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-richard-l-britton-01-ix-1957/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_0092-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200902 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200903 DTSTAMP:20260815T142456Z CREATED:20200410T130610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T142456Z UID:4338-1599004800-1599091199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Ezra Kirk (02-ix-1996) DESCRIPTION:BCN wishes Happy Birthday to IM Ezra Kirk (02-ix-1996)\n\nEzra G Kirk was born on Monday\, September 2nd 1996 in France.\n\nEzra Kirk\, Sautron\, 2007\, Courtesy of Dominique Primel / Chessbase\n\nEzra attended Varndean College\, Brighton and then the University of Bath to read Natural Sciences and was an intern at AIR INDUSTRIE THERMIQUE and is currently a Data Product Consultant at the Kubrick Group.\n\nHe edits chess books written by non-English speaking authors and is an accomplished musician publishing works on Spotify.\n\nEzra became a FIDE Master in 2013 and an International Master in 2018\n\nHis peak rating is likely to be in the future but currently is 2445 in December 2018 aged 22.\n\nEzra plays for 4NCL Cheddleton in the Four Nations Chess League.\n\nIM Ezra Kirk\, Tours\, 2020\, Courtesy of Dominique Primel / Chessbase\n\nHere is one of Ezra’s best wins :\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\nIM Ezra Kirk\, Hastings 2012-2013\, courtesy of John Upham Photography\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-ezra-kirk-02-ix-1996/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,Hastings,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/JEU8895.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200904 DTSTAMP:20260815T142921Z CREATED:20200411T182110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T142921Z UID:4480-1599091200-1599177599@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Anthony J Stebbings (03-ix-1951) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Anthony J Stebbings (03-ix-1951) \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-anthony-j-stebbings-03-ix-1951/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200905 DTSTAMP:20200904T143051Z CREATED:20190823T081815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200904T143051Z UID:1036-1599177600-1599263999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Michael Stean (04-ix-1953) DESCRIPTION:We send best wishes to GM Michael Stean on his birthday\, \nMichael Francis Stean was born Michael Francis Stein on Friday\, September 4th\, 1953 in Pancras\, London. His mother’s maiden name was Feldman. Michael has a brother\, Howard. \nMichael Stean \nHe attended Latymer Upper School and Cambridge University. \nHis early chess days were spent at Richmond Junior Chess Club. \nHe became an International Master in 1975 and England’s third (OTB) Grandmaster in 1977 winning £2\,500 from the Jim Slater Foundation. \nHis peak FIDE rating was 2540 in January 1979. \nHis mother (Jean) presented a trophy to the Marlow Congress (now the Berks and Bucks Congress) which became the Mrs. Jean Stean Cup. \nTony Miles and Michael Stean at the FIDE Zonal in Amsterdam\, 1978. (Source: http://gahetna.nl) \nAccording to British Chess (Pergamon\, 1983) by Botterill\, Levy\, Rice and Richardson : \n“Stean was educated at Cambridge University\, He was equal first in the British Championship\, Clacton\, 1974\, although only 4th in the playoff. He has been an important member of Korchnoi’s team for the last 5 years\, and this perhaps has been responsible more than anything for the rounding out and maturing of his style from the sharp tactical play of the early 1970s to the solid positional GM (especially with the White pieces) of today. \nKorchnoi\, Stean and Keene try out matching vests and T-shirts from The University of Sussex sports centre\, Falmer\, East Sussex. It is likely that the yellow one was only worn for this press photo shoot. \nStean is a fine author; Simple Chess and the Sicilian Najdorf are both excellent books. \nMichael Stean at the 1977 Lord John Cup \nTemperamentally he is generally pleasant\, good humoured and self confident\, although he suffers from intermittent poor health which might help to explain his at times erratic results.” \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nAccording to Chessgames.com : \n“Michael Francis Stean was born on the 4th of September 1953 in London\, England. He finished 3rd at the 1973 World Junior Chess Championships behind Alexander Beliavsky and Tony Miles. Awarded the IM title in 1975 and the GM title in 1977 (The third Englishman to attain the title after Miles and Keene). \nHe finished 1st= in the 1974 British Championship but lost the play-off. He played on 5 English Olympiad teams from 1974 – 1983 and has won 1st prizes at Vrsac 1979\, Smederevska Palanka 1980 and Beer Sheba 1982. \nA specialist in Opening Theory he served as one of Viktor Korchnoi’s seconds in the 1977 – 1981 period. He is the author of Simple Chess\, an introduction to chess strategy.” \nMchael Stean\, Hastings 1972-1973. Source : British Chess Magazine\, Volume 93\, Number 2\, page 53 \nThe Robert Silk Fellowship Tournament\, Canterbury\, 1973. Source : British Chess Magazine\, Volume 93\, Number 5\, page 192 \nPost-banquet photograph – left to right : Harry Golombek\, Andras Adorjan\, Danny Wright\, Brian Eley\, Michael Stean\, D. Silk\, Robert Silk\, AK Henderson. The Robert Silk Fellowship Tournament\, Canterbury\, 1973. Source : British Chess Magazine\, Volume 93\, Number 5\, page 192 \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nHarry Golombek wrote this about Michael in a 1980 Dataday chess diary : \n“The fact that he has sprung up into second place among English players as regards Elo ratings demonstrates the considerable advance Michael Stean has made in the course of a year. \nKorchnoi vs Stean at the Philips & Drew Masters of 1980. The game was drawn in 19 moves. \nIn the 1978 diary I wrote that it would not be long before he gained the grandmaster title since he already possessed one norm of the title. The forecast proved to be correct as he duly acquired the title a few months after I wrote the prophecy. \nHe had though to take two more bites at the cherry before he managed to gain the required norms since the tournaments in which he played were not long events. They were Montilla in August 1977 where he came third below Gligoric and Kavalek and the Lord John Cup Tournament in London in September 1977 where he was equal 2nd with Quinteros and Mestel\, first place being occupied by the Czechoslovak grandmaster\, Hort. \nJan Timman plays Michael Stean at the 1978 Amsterdam FIDE Zonal. The Dutch GM won in 39 moves. \nBefore that he had assisted Keene in seconding Korchnoi in his candidates match versus Polugayevsky and had done this to such effect that Korchnoi asked him and Keene to act as his seconds at his final match in the Candidates at Belgrade and later on still at the World Championship match against Karpov in the Philippines. \nNigel Short\, Lubomir Kavalek and Michael Stean \nHe also played successfully in Yugoslavia in 1977 (equal 2nd at Virovitica and equal 2nd at Bar). In 1978 he was 3rd at Beersheba below Korchnoi but head of Keene. Five points out of nine at the very strong Swiss System tournament at Lone Pine was followed by an excellent equal 4th with Miles at the tournament at Las Palmas. He has shown that he not only possesses the title of grandmaster but also plays like one. \nMichael Stean (far right) at an unknown event \nA good example in the following game (Stean-Sax) against one of the joint first prize winners at the Las Palmas event. It was awarded the prize for the best game :” \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nFrom The Oxford Companion to Chess (OUP\, 1984) by Hooper & Whyld : \n“English player\, International Grandmaster (1977). At Nice 1974\, in the first of his several Olympiads\, he won the brilliancy prize for his game against\nBrowne. \nSince then he has had several good results: Montilia 1976\, equal second with Kavalek and Ricardo Calvo (1943— ) after Karpov; Montilia 1977\, third (-1-3 = 6)after Gligoric and Kavalek ahead of R. Byrne\, Taimanov\, and Andersson; London 1977. second (+4=4—1) equal with Mestel and Quinteros after Hort ; Vrsac 1979\, first (+ 8=5—1); Smederevska Palanka 1980\, first (+7-6); Beersheba 1982\, first\, Stean was one of Korchnoi’s seconds in the world championship cycles of 1977-8 and 1980-1\, and the two became close friends. \nIn particular Stean provided help with the openings\, a subject on which he specialises. He published a book on the Najdorf variation of the Sicilian defence in 1976\, and Simple Chess\, a guide to the understanding of positional ideas\, in 1978.” \nGM Michael Stean \nFrom Wikipedia : \n“Michael Francis Stean (born 4 September 1953) is an English chess grandmaster\, an author of chess books and a tax accountant. \nMichael Stean chats with David Levy at the London Chess Classic \nThe game below (Stean-Browne) was the first winner of the World Brilliancy Prize established in 1974 by Isador Samuel Turover. The value of the prize was $1\,000.” \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nSee Michael Stean’s Wikipedia entry for more \nVideo Chess Event (See caption below) \nVideo Chess Caption \nIn 1983 at the height of his powers Michael left the chess work and became a tax accountant. He is now a senior partner at RSM UK. \nMchael Stean\, tax accountant \nMichael Francis Stean \nSimple Chess by Michael Stean \nSicilian Najdorf by Michael Stean \nSimple Chess by Michael Stean \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-michael-john-stean/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,British Championships,History,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_1177-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200905 DTSTAMP:20200904T154337Z CREATED:20190823T081958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200904T154337Z UID:1038-1599177600-1599263999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Stephen Gordon (04-ix-1986) DESCRIPTION:We wish Stephen Gordon all the best on his birthday\, this day (September 4th) in 1986. \nStephen John Gordon was born on Thursday\, September 4th 1986 in Oldham\, Lancashire where he has lived since. \nHe attended The Blue Coat School in Oldham \nHe became a FIDE Master in 2004\, an International Master in 2006 and a Grandmaster in 2009. \nIn 2012 he shared first place with Gawain Jones in the British Championships in North Shields. \n2012 British Championships part crosstable \nAccording to Felice his peak FIDE rating was 2556 in September 2012 at the age of 26. \nCrosstable from the 2013 Budapest First Saturday GM Tournament \nStephen plays for 3Cs in the Manchester Chess League and for Wood Green in the London League and for 4NCL 3Cs in the Four Nations Chess League. \nStephen Gordon at the final 4NCL weekend in 2014. Courtesy of John Upham Photography \nWith the White pieces Stephen almost always plays 1.d4 aiming for a Queen’s Gambit and other main lines. \nAs the second player\, Stephen plays the Sicilian Najdorf and the Nimzo-Indian Defence. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nFrom Wikipedia : \n“Stephen J. Gordon (born 4 September 1986) is an English chess grandmaster. \nIn September 2004 he took a break from his A-level studies at The Blue Coat School\, Oldham to compete in the thirteenth Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International. \nIn 2005\, while still a FIDE Master\, he finished 6th in the British Championships ahead of a Grandmaster and several International Masters. \nAt the EU Individual Open Chess Championship held at Liverpool in 2006\, he led the tournament after eight rounds and finished a very creditable (joint) second\, a half point behind winner Nigel Short and level with Luke McShane among others. \nProbably his best result to date however\, was second place in the 2007 British Championship\, narrowly losing his share of the lead in the final round. In previous rounds\, he defeated both tournament victor Jacob Aagaard and previous champion Jonathan Rowson. \nBy 2008\, his rating had reached grandmaster level\, although the title itself had not yet been secured. At the British Championship in Liverpool\, he almost repeated his performance of the previous year\, by taking a share of third place. He was the British under-21 Champion each consecutive year between 2005 and 2008. He became a grandmaster on 1 August 2009. \nHe has been one of the co-presenters of the chess podcast The Full English Breakfast since its inaugural show in October 2010.” \nStephen Gordon at The Plough Public House in 2014 for the annual Drunken Knights vs Wood Green London League match. Courtesy of John Upham Photography \nFor more see Wiki Entry for Stephen Gordon \nGM Stephen Gordon\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-stephen-john-gordon/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,British Championships,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BCT_4597.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200905 DTSTAMP:20200904T082751Z CREATED:20200410T213141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200904T082751Z UID:4381-1599177600-1599263999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Joseph McPhillips (04-ix-1997) DESCRIPTION:BCN says Happy Birthday to IM Joseph McPhillips (04-ix-1997) \nJoe became a FIDE Master in 2015 and an International Master in 2018. \nHis peak FIDE rating is 2434 as at August 2019 and we predict it will increase. \nFIDE rating profile of IM Joseph McPhillips \nIn Joseph won outright the Kecskemet IM Tournament : \nKecskemet 2015 IM Tournament \nIn 2016 Joseph won the Delancey UK Chess Challenge Terafinal to become a “Strat”* for the first time. \n*Only Mike Basman knows what this means! \nIM Joseph McPhillips\, UKCC Terafinal 2016 Winner\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \nJoseph plays for Bolton and for Wood Green in the Four Nations Chess League. \nJoseph won outright the Budapest First Sunday IM tournament in 2018 : \nCrosstable for Budapest First Sunday IM 2018 \nWith the white pieces Joseph prefers a main line Ruy Lopez and the Open Sicilian and he has recently started dabbling with 1.d4 \nAs the second player Joseph employs the Classical French and the Queen’s Indian Defences. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nIM Joseph McPhillips\, UKCC Terafinal 2014\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-joseph-mcphillips-04-xi-1997/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,British Championships,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ter_8898_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200906 DTSTAMP:20200905T111548Z CREATED:20200408T110419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200905T111548Z UID:4173-1599264000-1599350399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Sam Collins (05-ix-1982) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of IM Sam Collins (05-ix-1982) \nSamuel E Collins was born on Sunday\, September 5th\, 1982 in Dublin\, Republic of Ireland. \nHe attended Gonzaga College\, Ranelagh\, Dublin (founded in 1950) and famously very active at chess. \nSam became a FIDE Master in 2003 and an International Master in 2004 and holds two GM norms. \nHis peak FIDE rating was 2495 in August 2014 at the age of 32. \nAccording to chessgames.com : \n“Collins won the Irish Championship twice\, in 2002 and 2014\, and the Japanese Championship in 2009.” \nAccording to The Tarrasch Defence\, move by move : \n“Sam Collins is an International Master with two Grandmaster norms\, and a former Irish and Japanese Champion\, He has represented Ireland at seven Olympiads\, winning an individual gold medal at Bled 2002. He has a wealth of teaching and writing experience\, and has produced many books\, DVDs and magazine articles on chess.” \nAccording to An Opening Repertoire for White : \n“Sam Collins is a chess writer who regularly contributes to Chess\, British Chess Magazine\, Chess Mail and Chess Today. He is a former Irish Champion and Olympic gold medal winner.” \nCrosstable for Dublin City\, 2007 \nCrosstable from Budapest First Saturday GM Tournament 2008 \nThe Irish Mail on Sunday\, February 8th 2015 \nWith the white pieces Sam essays 1.e4 and prefers a main line Ruy Lopez when possible along with open Sicilians. \nAs the second players Sam enjoys the black side of a main line Ruy Lopez and main line Slavs. \nFirstly an aperitif : \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nand then the main course : \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nHere is his Wikipedia entry \nIM Sam Collins at the fourth 4NCL weekend in 2012 \nHere is Sam talking about his Alapin Sicilian DVD from GingerGM \nAn attacking repertoire for White by Sam Collins\, Batsford\, 2005. \nChess explained: The c3 Sicilian by Sam Collins\, Gambit Publications\, 2007. \nThe French Advance \nThe King’s Indian Defence\, move by move \nKarpov\, move by move \nUnderstanding the Chess Openings \nA Simple Chess Opening Repertoire for White \nKnow the Terrain Vol. 6 \nGambit Busters\, 2002 \nThe Greatest Ever Chess Strategies \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-sam-e-collins-05-ix-1982/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Evoke-AD_158980042-a-Read-Only.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200906 DTSTAMP:20200905T132216Z CREATED:20200408T185401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200905T132216Z UID:4209-1599264000-1599350399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Lorin D'Costa (05-ix-1984) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of IM Lorin D’Costa (05-ix-1984) \nLorin Alexander P D’Costa was born on Wednesday\, September 5th 1984. “What’s Love Got To Do With It” by Tina Turner was number one in the UK singles chart. His mother’s maiden name was Antheunis. \nAccording to Wikipedia : “Lorin is a masculine given name. The meaning of Lorin derives from a bay or laurel plant; of Laurentum (wreathed/crowned with laurel). Laurentum\, in turn is from laurus (laurel)\, from the place of laurel trees\, laurel branch\, laurel wreath. Laurentum was also a city in ancient Italy.” \nLorin was born in Lambeth\, London and became a FIDE Master in 2004 and an International Master in 2008. \nHis first ever BCF/ECF grading was 36D in July 1994 aged 10 but his grading very quickly improved : \nBCF/ECF Grading Profile \nHis peak FIDE rating was 2485 in April 2009. \nLorin’s FIDE Rating Profile \nLorin has the unique distinction of gaining the title of “Strat” four times for winning the UK Chess Challenge Terafinal in 2000\, 2001\, 2002 and 2003. Only four other players have won the title more than once : Peter Poobalasingam\, Félix José Ynojosa Aponte\, Marcus Harvey and Koby Kalavannan. \nLorin plays for Hendon in the London League and 4NCL Barbican in the Four Nations Chess League. \nIM Lorin D’Costa at the 2017 Michael Uriely Memorial Tournament \nLorin was Southern Counties (SCCU) champion for the 2008-09 season. \nLorin became a Director of Lorinchess Ltd in March 2020 and currently resides in Wembley\, Middlesex. \nWith the white pieces Lorin prefers the Queen’s Gambit but does also play 1.e4\, 1.c4 and 1.Nf3 so a fairly wide repertoire. \nAs the second player Lorin prefers the Sicilian Kan and the Nimzo-Indian Defence. \nHere is a convincing win against Ian Nepomniachtchi from Budva\, 2009 : \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nIM Lorin D’Costa at the 2013 King’s Place Rapidplay\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \nIn 2012 Lorin and Nick Murphy created Chess on Toast and published a series of introductory DVDs including : \nChess On Toast \nLorin has published several chess books including : \nWho Dares Wins!\, Everyman\, 2010 \nThe Sicilian Scheveningen\, Move by Move\, Everyman\, 2012 \nThe Panov-Botvinnik Attack\, Move by Move\, Everyman\, 2013 \nThe Queen’s Indian\, Move by Move\, Everyman\, 2016 \nand several Chessbase DVDs including : \nThe Giuoco Piano\, Chessbase\, 2013 \nFritz Trainer : A Repertoire Against the Sicilian\, 2015 \nIM Lorin D’Costa at GM Matthew Sadler at the 2017 Michael Uriely Memorial Tournament\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-lorin-ar-dcosta-05-ix-1984/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jb6_7706_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200909 DTSTAMP:20200905T153355Z CREATED:20190823T082205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200905T153355Z UID:1040-1599523200-1599609599@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Yang-Fan Zhou (08-ix-1994) DESCRIPTION:We send best wishes to IM Yang-Fan Zhou on his birthday. \nYang-Fan George Zhou was born on Thursday\, September 8th\, 1994 in Wandsworth\, London. His mother’s maiden name was Yang. “Parklife” by Blur was number one in the UK Singles chart. \nHe attended Whitgift School\, Croydon (founded by John Whitgift in 1596) and then Churchill College\, The University of Cambridge. \nHere is an article from the Guardian which included\n“The Whitgift 13-year-old recently won the Coulsdon Premier with 8.5/9\, gaining nearly 100 world rating points which will make him England’s highest ranked under-18 after Howell in the July FIDE list.” \nHe became a FIDE Master in 2009 and an International Master in 2011. \nYang-Fan claimed the title of UK Chess Challenge “Strat” in 2011 for winning the Terafinal outright. \nIM Yang-Fan Zhou at a Wellington College Training Event in 2014\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \nHe scored 9/9 in the 2011 e2e4 Brighton Masters Closed tournament\, including beating the two grandmasters (Keith Arkell and Alexander Cherniaev) in the tournament. \nIn 2012 he won the Hong Kong International Open \nHis peak FIDE rating was 2486 in October 2013 at the age of 19. \nFIDE Rating Profile of IM Yang-Fan Zhou \nIn 2014 Yang-Fan Zhou represented Cambridge in the annual Varsity match (the 132nd) and played on top board drawing with David Zakarian. \nYang-Fan Zhou plays board one in the 2014 Varsity Match\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nand this article from Leonard Barden \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nIM Yang-Fan Zhou at the Big Slick Tournament\, June 2013. Courtesy of John Upham Photography \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-yang-fan-zhou/ CATEGORIES:Birthday,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/JUA7076.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220402 DTSTAMP:20220404T160618Z CREATED:20200401T115720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220404T160618Z UID:3917-1648771200-1648857599@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Death Anniversary of CM David Anderton OBE (02-viii-1941 01-iv-2022) DESCRIPTION:BCN remembers CM David Anderton OBE who passed away on Friday\, April 1st\, 2022 aged 80. \nIn the 1977 New Years Honours List\, Civil Division\, David was awarded the OBE. The citation read simply : “For services to Chess” \nDavid William Anderton was born in the district of Walsall\, Staffordshire\, West Midlands. His mother’s maiden name was Coltart and David resided in Walsall. \nDavid was married to Doreen in 2005. \nDavid Anderton (rhs) congratulates Sir Philip Stuart Milner-Barry for winning the “Board of Honour ” game versus Edward Lasker at the 1976 Lloyds Bank Match by Telex\, London – New York. From BCM\, volume XCVI (96) Number 11 (August)\, Page 494. The venue was the Bloomsbury Hotel\, London. Photo courtesy of Lloyds Bank \nDavid was an Honorary Life Vice-President of the English (formerly British) Chess Federation. \nJohn Nunn\, David Anderton and Jonathan Speelman \n“David won the ECF President’s Award in 2009 following his stepping down as ECF legal expert. This is the citation from the 2010 ECF Yearbook : \n“As this is Gerry Walsh’s last year as President it was considered appropriate that he be allowed to choose someone receive the award. Gerry has worked with David for all his time with BCF and ECF and has selected him due to his tireless and selfless devotion to both the BCF and ECF over many years. \nDavid Anderton OBE\, ? and Teresa Needham \nMost of you will know David and will agree that this is a well deserved award. It is fair to state that David’s assistance over the years has been invaluable and that without it many areas of the Federation would have found it difficult\, if not impossible to operate. \nJim Plaskett with David Anderton OBE at the 1983 Benedictine International (Manchester) \nSince my election David has been a constant friend and confidante. He has invariable given sound advice throughout my term of office. It was John Wickham who rang me and suggested that due to my length of tenure\, a special award might be in order. \nJim accepts the 1981 Grand Prix shield from David Anderton OBE \nAfter years of selfless and generous devotion serving as ECF President\, International Director\, Captain of the England Team and legal adviser\, this seems to be a fitting tribute. \nFrom the Praxis Bath Zonal Tournament of 1987. David Anderton OBE is second from right \nDavid’s advice both legal and general\, has been invaluable in such matters as the John Robinson legacy and the change of name from BCF to ECF Limited\, and I certainly hope that this advice will continue. \nGerry Walsh” \nBob Wade OBE\, Murray Chandler MNZM and David Anderton OBE \nDavid is a FIDE Candidate Master (CM). \nFrom the BCF 1979-80 Year Book of Chess : Robert Bellin\, the new British Champion\, explains the secret to the Mayor of Chester (?) and to David Anderton\, BCF President \nWith the White pieces David exclusively plays 1.d4 aiming for a Queen’s Gambit and main lines. \nWith Black David plays the Winawer and the Classical French plus the Lenningrad Dutch. \nMrs. Joan Agar; Chairman of Leigh Interests\, presents the Leigh trophy (for 1981) to Mark Hebden. Left\, David Anderton\, BCF President; on the right Malcolm Wood\, Leigh’s Chief Executive. BCM\, 1981\, page 104 \nHere are his games. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nDW Anderton OBE plays BH Wood MBE in 1981 in a Blitz tournament outside of the National Film Theatre. Photograph courtesy of John Saunders \nDuring 1989-93 David was an Executive Board Member of FIDE. \nThe England Team from the 1990 Novi Sad Olympiad : John Nunn\, Jon Speelman\, Julian Hodgson\, David Anderton OBE (Captain)\, Nigel Short\, Michael Adams and Murray Chandler \nIn 2002 David was awarded the title of International Master by the ICCF (correspondence chess) \nIn 2015 David stood down from all of his roles within the ECF. \nDavid Anderton OBE\, Paul Bazalgette (Senior Partner at Philips & Drew) and Tony Banks (GLC Arts & Recreation Department) at the 1982 Philips and Drew Kings Tournament Opening Ceremony. Photograph by Clive Field \nDavid has won the British Seniors Championship in 2003 (shared)\, 2005\, 2007 (shared)\, 2009 (shared) and 2011. \nHere is a potted biography from The Express and Star Newspaper \nDavid Anderton OBE at the 2019 British Championships in Torquay\, courtesy of John Upham Photography \nDavid is Head of Regulatory Law at Anson’s Solicitors. He is also Secretary of the Erasmus Darwin Foundation (03270753) and Director of Unionist Buildings Ltd.\, Wallsall Conservative Investments Ltd. and Wallsall Unionist Holdings Ltd. \nCM David William Anderton OBE \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-cm-david-william-anderton-obe-02-viii-1941/ CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Honours,Official,Player,Remembering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jb4_7593_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230109 DTSTAMP:20230109T124705Z CREATED:20230109T124704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T124705Z UID:22151-1673136000-1673222399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Keith Arkell (08-i-1961) DESCRIPTION:We send birthday wishes to GM Keith Arkell\, born this day (January 8th) in 1961. \nKeith Arkell \nHere is Keith’s Wikipedia entry \nGM Keith Arkell (ENG) \nThis was written about Keith aged 18 prior to the 1979 Spassky vs the BCF Junior Squad simultaneous display : \n“Rednal\, Birmingham. Rating 188. 2nd Lloyds Bank junior international\, 1979.” \nKeith was Southern Counties (SCCU) champion for the 2014-15 season sharing with Jonathan Hawkins \nHere is an interview with ChessBase from 2016. \nGM Keith Arkell \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nArkell’s Odyssey \nArkell’s Endings\, Keith Arkell\, GingerGM\, 2020\, ISBN-10 : 1527265595 \nBCN has reviewed Arkell’s Endings in depth \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-gm-keith-charles-arkell-08-i-1961-2/ CATEGORIES:2023,4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/jua6332_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230112 DTSTAMP:20260817T141002Z CREATED:20191230T140104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T141002Z UID:2645-1673395200-1673481599@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Shaun Taulbut (11-i-1958) DESCRIPTION:We send best wishes to IM Shaun Mark Taulbut born on this day (January 11th) in 1958. \nIM Shaun Mark Taulbut \nHere is his Wikipedia article from the Polish (!) version : \nIn 1974. I shared m. In the championship of Great Britain juniors to 16 years [1] \, whereas in 1977. Won the Brighton title of vice-champion of Great Britain (won the George Botterill ). He achieved the greatest success in his career at the turn of 1977 and 1978 in Groningen \, where he won the title of European champion up to 20 years [2] . In 1978 in Mexico he won the title of team world champion in the category up to 26 years [3] . He achieved another success in 1981 in Copenhagen \, sharing the first town (together with Petyr Welikow and Tom Wedberg ) inopen tournament Politiken Cup . In the same year\, he divided II-IV in New York \, while in 1982 he repeated this achievement in London (after William Watson \, together with Jonathan Tisdall and Mark Hebden ). In 1983 he ended his chess career. \nIM Shaun Mark Taulbut \nHe reached the highest ranking in his career on July 1\, 1982\, sharing 9-10 points with 2465 points. place among English chess players [4] . \nHe is the author of many books on chess\, primarily devoted to the theory of debuts . \nIM Shaun Mark Taulbut (right) playing Adrian Mikhalchishin \nand here is the game from the above photograph : \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n(from l-r) Jonathan Kinlay\, Shaun Taulbut\, Jonathan Speelman\, David Goodman and Jonathan Mestel accepting 1st prize at the 1978 World U26 Student Olympiad in Mexico City \nShaun Taulbut (upper right) and David Goodman (lower right) from the 1978 U26 Olympiad \nShaun coached strong juniors especially Michael Adams. In MAs case it was by means of correspondence and this was funded by the Friends of Chess. \nShaun largely gave up competitive chess in 1983 to pursue a financial services career. He reached a senior position in ANZ (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group) reporting to Ian Snape. In ANZ Shaun met Stephen Lowe and on September 19th 2005 they became Directors and owners of British Chess Magazine Ltd. Shaun lives in Wokingham with his wife\, Christine and several pets including a wormery. \n(second from right standing ) Shaun Taulbut \nShaun occasionally plays for Crowthorne in the Berkshire League and the Surrey Border League and has played for the BCM Dragons 4NCL team managed by John Upham. \nPositional Chess by Shaun Taulbut \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-shaun-mark-taulbut-11-i-1958/ CATEGORIES:2023,4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230119 DTSTAMP:20230118T103106Z CREATED:20230118T103105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T103106Z UID:22215-1674000000-1674086399@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Paul Littlewood (18-i-1956) DESCRIPTION:BCN wishes Happy Birthday to Paul Littlewood \nPaul Edwin Littlewood was born on Wednesday\, January 18th\, 1956 in Skegness\, East Lindsey\, Lincolnshire. His parents were John and Jean Littlewood (née) Hadwick. Paul’s chess playing uncle was Norman Littlewood. \nJohn and Paul on Skegness beach circa 1958. Kindly supplied by Paul Littlewood. George and Ringo are out of shot ! \nJohn\, Jenny and Paul Littlewood\, circa 1962. Kindly supplied by Paul Littlewood. \nPaul attended Glenburn Comprehensive School in Skelmersdale from 1967 and then read Natural Sciences at Christ’s College\, Cambridge from 1974. \nPaul played badminton for Lancashire and Cambridge and\, in 1971\, won the English Schools Mixed Championship when he was 15 years old. \nPaul and family receive a chess lesson from John following John’s win in the 1972 Southport Open \nOn leaving University Paul taught science at Southbrook Comprehensive\, Daventry. Four years later Paul became a dealer at Phillips & Drew and followed this as an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs. Stays at Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan were followed by a change of direction and since then Paul has been director of various food supply companies retiring in 2014. \nPaul is married (3rd November 2006) to (his second wife) Fiona and lives in St. Albans\, Hertfordshire. \nPEL won the ECF President’s Award in 2007 and from the 2008 ECF Yearbook we have the following citation : \n“International Master and accomplished bridge player. From British Chess champion (1981) Paul has presided over the 4NCL as chairman during its most successful period. When he became chairman over ten years ago the league consisted of two divisions and 32 teams. The league has now expanded to four divisions and a total of 72 teams. Most of England’s juniors play 4NCL. During this time 4NCL became one of the strongest leagues in Europe\, at one time boasting a Division 1 rivalling the Bundesliga in strength in the top matches. \nPaul has demonstrated the sound judgement of Solomon when dealing with league disputes and has drawn on his business acumen\, honed during a successful career in the City with Goldman Sachs to make 4NCL the financially stable and expanding league it is today.” \nRoll of Honour \n\nBritish U18 Champion 1972\nBritish U21 Champion 1975\nBritish Champion 1981\nAs a junior represented England in Glorney Cup\nInternational Master 1980\n\nFrom British Chess (Pergamon Press\, 1983) by Botterill\, Levy. Rice and Richardson we have this article from Richard W. O’Brien : \n“Paul Littlewood was destined to become a strong player from birth. His father John was for some time one of the strongest players in the country and represented England on many occasions. His uncle Norman was for a few years not far behind. Paul\, however\, has surpassed them both and has become the first in the family to reach IM status. (Ed: JEL was very much worthy of the IM title but insufficient events of the right type held him back). \nA. Howard Williams\, Martyn J. Corden\, Paul E. Littlewood and A. Jonathan Mestel \nAll three are essentially attacking players. There have been times in recent years when play at the Hastings Premier has become dull. However\, Paul one of the English representatives at the last three tournaments\, was certainly not to blame. (His game against Brito of Brazil which follows is a striking example of this).” \nCoached by his father\, Paul became British U18 champion in 1972 and three years later became British U21 champion. \nClearly more interested in an academic career he went up to Cambridge and then followed his father into the teaching profession. Opportunities to play in strong tournaments were thus very limited. These opportunities\, however\, were grasped in both hands. Three times in thirteen months between August 1978 and August 1979 he obtained an IM norm and thus the title. \nPartial crosstable for the Lloyds Bank Open\, 1978 \nThe first caused a sensation as it was totally unexpected. He shared first place at Lloyds Bank ahead of several grandmasters including Shamkovich\, who was the first grandmaster he ever defeated. \nLeonid Shamkovich plays Paul Littlewood during the 1978 Lloyds Bank Masters. Paul won the game. \nEight months later Aaronson Masters was won and then came the final norm\, also at Lloyds Bank. \nTournaments abroad were limited although he represented England students. He did play at Kringsja (2nd equal) in 1978 and Borovo where he scored 6.5.13 finishing ahead of 3 GMs. \nIn 1981 came his finest achievement – winning the British Championship with a massive 9/11. \nPartial crosstable from the 1981 British Championship in Morecambe \nHis father who was also competing in the championship was as proud as could be and deservedly so (he also coached Sheila Jackson who retained her British Ladies Championship that year). His excellent all round play took him to the title and only once during the tournament did he stand worse. His endgame play was so good that CHESS even published an article solely on these endings. \nPaul Littlewood and friends during the 1978 Lloyds Bank Masters \nDuties at school in Daventry meant he was\, in February 1982\, unable to take part in the zonal at Marbella. This followed an excellent Hastings when as British Champion he made a plus score – a rare event indeed. \nIM Paul Littlewood during filming for the “Trick of the Mind” series from Derren Brown \nIn the summer he gave up teaching and joined Phillips & Drew (stockbrokers). He now (ed : this was in 1983) lives with his (first) wife Sue and family in the wilds of Essex (Billericay). \nIM Paul Littlewood\, event and photographer unknown \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nPaul gives a simultaneous display in Letchworth. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nChess Tactics\, Paul Littlewood\, Crowood Chess Library\, 1991 \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-paul-edwin-littlewood-18-i-1956-2/ CATEGORIES:2023,4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230121 DTSTAMP:20230120T111043Z CREATED:20200118T154340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T111043Z UID:2910-1674172800-1674259199@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Ali Mortazavi (20-i-1971) DESCRIPTION:We send best wishes to IM Ali Mortazavi on his birthday\, this day (January 20th) in 1971 \nIM Ali Mortazavi \nAli is a British IM who was a successful trader in the financial markets. \nIn the FIDE directory he is listed as a Councillor in the Global Strategy Commission (GSC). \nHe was a professional player and became the CEO of Silence Therapeutics (SLN) : \n \nAli reached his hightest FIDE rating of 2410 in July 1994 aged 23. \nHe has played for Beeson Gregory in the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL). He played at the Isle of Man Open in 2018 but sadly\, little since. \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nIM Ali Mortazavi \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-ali-mortazavi-20-i-1971/ CATEGORIES:2023,4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mum_5865_lv-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230122 DTSTAMP:20230123T102607Z CREATED:20230120T150446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T102607Z UID:22227-1674259200-1674345599@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Neil McDonald (21-i-1967) DESCRIPTION:We send birthday wishes to GM Neil McDonald born on this day (January 21st) in 1967. \nNeil McDonald \nNeil McDonald \nFrom Wikipedia : \nNeil McDonald (born 21 January 1967) is an English chess grandmaster and a player on the international chess circuit. He is an English Chess Federation coach\,[1] who has trained many of the country’s strongest junior players. McDonald is a regular coach of the English junior team and was Head Coach of the English Chess Federation team at the Greece World Schools Championship in 2013.[2] He regularly escorts blind and partially sighted chess players to international World Championship events and is also a chess writer. \nMcDonald authored the French Defence monthly updates on chesspublishing.com from October 1999 until March 2009\,[3] 1 e4 … updates from November 2009 until January 2010\,[4] 1 e4 … from June 2014 until February 2015[5] and returned to 1 e4 … in March 2017 until January 2018.[6] \nNeil shared first place in the 1986 GLC Masters with Jonathan Levitt\, was outright first at the Elekes Memorial\, 1995\, first at The Leinster IM Tournament in Dublin\, 1997\, and other tournaments since. Neil plays for Wood Green in the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL). \nHe became an International Master in 1986 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1996. \nMcDonald obtained his FIDE Trainer qualification in 2016.[7] \n \nNeil is a prolific and successful author\, most recently with “Coach Yourself” \nCoach Yourself : A Complete Guide to Self Improvement at Chess \nbut also thirty eight titles for Chess Press\, BT Batsford Ltd. and Everyman Chess Books. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nModern Defence. Everyman\, 2000 \nGM Neil McDonald \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-gm-neil-mcdonald-21-i-1967-2/ CATEGORIES:2023,4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/jb4_2543_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230123 DTSTAMP:20230120T152357Z CREATED:20230120T152356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T152357Z UID:22229-1674345600-1674431999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Nick Pert (22-i-1981) DESCRIPTION:We send birthday wishes to GM Nick Pert born this day (January 22nd) in 1981. \nJeremy Morse\, Adam Hunt\, Nick Pert and Nigel Short at the Lloyds Bank Masters \nNick won the Southern Counties (SCCU) championship for the 2016-17 season sharing with Richard Bates. \nNick and Richard Pert \nHere is Nick’s Wikipedia entry \nNick and Richard Pert \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nGM Nick Pert \nGM Nick Pert \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-gm-nick-pert-22-i-1981-2/ CATEGORIES:2023,4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bct_4326_lv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230123 DTSTAMP:20230121T130520Z CREATED:20230121T130519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230121T130520Z UID:22231-1674345600-1674431999@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Richard Pert (22-i-1981) DESCRIPTION:Happy Birthday IM Richard Pert (22-i-1981) \nIM Richard Pert \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \nNick and Richard Pert \nNick and Richard Pert \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-richard-pert-22-i-1981-2/ CATEGORIES:2023,4NCL,Birthday,British Championships,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/JB4_9063-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230130 DTSTAMP:20230119T000147Z CREATED:20200331T140002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230119T000147Z UID:3867-1674950400-1675036799@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Steve Giddins (29-01-1961) DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Stephen William Giddins (29-01-1961) \nHere are his games from chessgames.com \nWe reviewed his most recent book\, co-authored with IM Gerard Welling : Side-Stepping Mainline Theory \n \nSide-Stepping Mainline Theory \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-stephen-w-giddins-29-01-1961/ CATEGORIES:2023,Birthday,Honours,Journalist,Player,Writer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_2104-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR