Death Anniversary of Frank Parr (17-xii-1918 28-xii-2003)
Death Anniversary of Frank Parr (17-xii-1918 28-xii-2003)
We send best wishes to GM Luke James McShane on his birthday, this day (January 7th) in 1984. Here is Luke's Wikipedia entry {[%evp 0,45,26,28,41,41,43,23,44,24,40,7,25,32,20,5,5,-1,-35,-20,20,20,0,-13,6, 30,1,-17,129,129,133,134,133,136,136,137,150,153,153,161,172,172,179,183,188, 177,189,185]} 1. e4 {Rodriguez,Am} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Be6 {Rodriguez: A flexible move order in … Continue reading Birthday for GM Luke James McShane (07-i-1984)
We send birthday wishes to GM Keith Arkell, born this day (January 8th) in 1961. Keith Arkell Here is Keith's Wikipedia entry GM Keith Arkell (ENG) This was written about Keith aged 18 prior to the 1979 Spassky vs the BCF Junior Squad simultaneous display : "Rednal, Birmingham. Rating 188. 2nd Lloyds Bank junior international, … Continue reading Birthday of GM Keith Arkell (08-i-1961)
We send birthday wishes to IM George Steven Botterill born on this day (January 8th) in 1949. Here is his Wikipedia page Brian Reilly, Ray Keene, George Botterill, Anatoly Karpov, Harry Golombek and Viktor Korchnoi and here is his academic page Capa vs Corzo Rerun ? Nigel Short had 1977 British Champion George Botterill on … Continue reading Birthday of IM George Botterill (08-i-1949)
BCN sends birthday wishes to FM Shreyas (known as "Shrey" by his friends) Royal born on Friday, January 9th, 2009. "Hallelujah" by Alexandra Burke was number one in the UK hit parade. Shreyas attended The Pointer School in Blackheath, London, SE3 whose motto is "The Lord is my Shepherd". In October 2021 BCN secured an … Continue reading Birthday of FM Shreyas Royal (09-i-2009)
Birthday of Martyn John Corden (12-i-1951) From Chessgames.com "Martyn John Corden was Under 18 British champion in 1969 and played for England in the Siegen Olympiad in 1970."
BCN remembers Roland Scott who passed away in Monte Carlo on Saturday, January 10th, 1953. Roland Henry Vaughan Scott was born in either Barnes or Holloway depending which Census record is correct. His parents were Walter Frederick Scott, a GP who was born in April 1960 and died in 1891 when Roland was three years … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Roland Scott (25-iii-1888 10-i-1953)
IM Craig William Pritchett We send birthday wishes to IM Craig Pritchett who was born this day, January 15th in 1949. IM Craig William Pritchett Here is his Wikipedia entry IM Craig Pritchett (right) with Leonard Barden and Stewart Reuben From The Encyclopedia of Chess by Harry Golombek : Scottish international master and teacher. Prtichett, … Continue reading Birthday of IM Craig William Pritchett (15-i-1949)
Birthday of IM Andrew P Horton (15-i-1998) Andrew became a FIDE Master in 2015 and an International Master in 2018.
BCN wishes Happy Birthday to Paul Littlewood Paul 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. John and Paul on Skegness beach circa 1958. Kindly supplied by Paul Littlewood. George and Ringo are … Continue reading Birthday of IM Paul Littlewood (18-i-1956)
BCN wishes Happy Birthday to Paul Littlewood Paul 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. John and Paul on Skegness beach circa 1958. Kindly supplied by Paul Littlewood. George and Ringo are … Continue reading Birthday of IM Paul Littlewood (18-i-1956)
Happy Birthday IM Richard Pert (22-i-1981) IM Richard Pert {[%evp 0,81,19,31,43,-23,33,17,37,22,8,2,14,-9,-16,-16,-15,-24,-15,-210,-201, -116,-18,-12,3,-38,23,18,29,-26,12,2,18,18,4,15,85,29,29,80,311,306,341,230, 223,246,215,215,336,309,321,322,285,264,325,275,317,341,339,333,333,152,172, 177,173,189,198,182,205,216,217,242,257,291,422,452,525,642,656,316,475,680, 687,922]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3 Bb4 9. e5 Bxc3 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Rb1 c5 12. bxc4 Bxd4 $6 (12... cxd4 $142) … Continue reading Birthday of IM Richard Pert (22-i-1981)
We send birthday wishes to GM Nick Pert born this day (January 22nd) in 1981. Jeremy Morse, Adam Hunt, Nick Pert and Nigel Short at the Lloyds Bank Masters Nick won the Southern Counties (SCCU) championship for the 2016-17 season sharing with Richard Bates. Nick and Richard Pert Here is Nick's Wikipedia entry Nick and … Continue reading Birthday of GM Nick Pert (22-i-1981)
We send birthday wishes to GM Nick Pert born this day (January 22nd) in 1981. Jeremy Morse, Adam Hunt, Nick Pert and Nigel Short at the Lloyds Bank Masters Nick won the Southern Counties (SCCU) championship for the 2016-17 season sharing with Richard Bates. Nick and Richard Pert Here is Nick's Wikipedia entry Nick and … Continue reading Birthday of GM Nick Pert (22-i-1981)
We send best wishes to IM Adam Taylor on his birthday. Adam Christopher Taylor was born on Friday, January 23rd, 1998 in Colchester, Essex. Adam has a sister, Nathalie Leanne Taylor who also plays and studied History & Economics at The University of York. His mother Deborah was always supportive during his chess career. He … Continue reading Birthday of IM Adam Taylor (23-i-1998)
Best Birthday wishes to IM Richard Adam Bates born on this day (January 27th) in 1979. Richard has won the Southern Counties (SCCU) championship in the 2015-16, 2016-17 (with Nick Pert) and 2017-18 seasons. IM Richard Adam Bates {[%evp 0,67,19,31,14,30,28,4,17,20,76,42,77,64,122,98,78,105,92,90,77,62,86,67, 68,67,71,71,71,53,46,27,84,19,31,2,44,48,63,41,184,55,238,271,298,301,258,252, 211,222,222,248,248,200,259,294,411,179,294,364,361,379,379,385,641,559,625, 1032,1094,1125]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 … Continue reading Birthday of IM Richard Bates (27-i-1979)
We send birthday wishes to GM Raymond Keene OBE. Raymond Dennis Keene was born on Thursday, January 29th 1948 in Wandsworth, London to Dennis Arthur and Doris Anita Keene (née Leat). Dennis and Doris were married in 1943 in Camberwell. Doris was born on May 27th, 1921 in Lambeth and was a shorthand and invoice … Continue reading Birthday of GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
We remember Henry Atkins who passed away, Monday, January 31st, 1955. Henry Ernest Atkins was born in Leicester on Tuesday, August 20th, 1872 to Edward (a schoolteacher) and Jane Atkins (née Threapland). He was baptised on August 6th, 1872 in the Anglican Cathedral Church of St. Martin, Leicester. At the time of the baptism the … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Henry Atkins (20-viii-1872 31-i-1955)