Birthday of GM Stuart Conquest (01-iii-1967)
Birthday of GM Stuart Conquest (01-iii-1967) Stuart Conquest (far left) at Paul Buswell's house Stuart Conquest
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Death Anniversary of GM Daniel Yanofsky OC QC (25-iii-1925 05-iii-2000)
Death Anniversary of GM Daniel Abraham Yanofsky OC QC (25-iii-1925 05-iii-2000)
Birthday of GM Daniel Fernandez (05-iii-1995)
BCN wishes Happy Birthday to GM Daniel Fernandez who at 26 is currently England's youngest Grandmaster. The previous GM title holder was Jonathan Hawkins in 2014 making two in seven years. Daniel Howard Fernandez was born in Stockport, Manchester on Sunday, March 5th 1995. "Think Twice" by Celine Dion was top of the UK hit … Continue reading Birthday of GM Daniel Fernandez (05-iii-1995)
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Birthday of Mandy Hepworth (12-iii-1968)
BCN wishes Mandy Hepworth Happy Birthday (12-iii-1968) Mandy Allison S. Hepworth was born in Scunthorpe, (now) Humberside (but at the time Lincolnshire) on Tuesday, March 12th 1968 to Neville Ian Hepworth and Alice Hepworth (née Ma). Neville was a Computer Manager and Alice Ma was originally from Singapore. The family moved to "Mulgoa", The Fleet, … Continue reading Birthday of Mandy Hepworth (12-iii-1968)
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Birthday of IA Stewart Reuben (14-iii-1939)
Birthday of Stewart Reuben (14-iii-1939) Here is his Wikipedia entry His personal catchphrase is "If only I had been consulted eariler" Jimmy Adams and Stewart Reuben Richard W. O'Brien and Stewart Reuben working on a bulletin SR attempting to dance Stewart Reuben interviews Stewart Reuben at the home of Stewart Reuben The Chess Scene Leonard … Continue reading Birthday of IA Stewart Reuben (14-iii-1939)
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Birthday of IM Michael Basman (16-iii-1946)
IM Michael John Basman Birthday of IM Michael John Basman (16-iii-1946)
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Birthday of GM Jim Plaskett (18-iii-1960)
Happy Birthday GM Harold James Plaskett born on this day (March 18th) in 1960 GM Harold James Plaskett Here is his Wikipedia entry Jim accepts the 1981 Grand Prix shield from ? Here are his games Jim obtained his FM norm in 1980 according to Gino de Felice. From Chessgames.com : "Harold James (Jim) Plaskett … Continue reading Birthday of GM Jim Plaskett (18-iii-1960)
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Birthday of IM Peter Roberson (22-iii-1989)
Birthday of IM Peter Thomas Roberson (22-iii-1989) IM Peter Roberson Peter is IM Squirlolz on chess.com IM Peter Roberson Peter's games from chessgames.com {[%evp 0,70,19,-12,-27,-51,-4,2,20,9,14,13,15,31,36,31,45,45,55,43,73,60,69,77, 74,30,30,0,34,12,36,0,36,27,23,-16,-11,-50,-37,-37,-36,-33,-34,-69,-33,-11,-7, -4,5,5,9,-5,20,-1,22,0,-73,-86,-77,-91,-87,-123,-116,-105,-84,-87,-79,-121,-90, -304,-317,-756,-799]} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Be7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. d4 Nbd7 9. b3 Qe8 … Continue reading Birthday of IM Peter Roberson (22-iii-1989)
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Death Anniversary of Sir Stuart Milner-Barry KCVO CB OBE (20-ix-1906 25-iii-1995)
BCN remembers Sir Stuart Milner-Barry KCVO CB OBE who passed away on Saturday, March 25th, 1995 in Lewisham Hospital, London aged 88. He was laid to rest in the Great Shelford Cemetery, Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge CB22 5JJ. A memorial service was held for him at Westminster Abbey on 15 June 1995. Great Shelford … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Sir Stuart Milner-Barry KCVO CB OBE (20-ix-1906 25-iii-1995)
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Birthday of GM Chris Ward (26-iii-1968)
Birthday of GM Christopher Geoffrey Ward (26-iii-1968)Here is his Wikipedia entry GM Chris Ward From Chessgames.com : "Grandmaster and British Chess Champion in 1996. He is the author of several chess books, among them Winning With the Sicilian Dragon 2 (2001), Winning with the Dragon (2003) and The Controversial Samisch King's Indian (2004)." Chris plays … Continue reading Birthday of GM Chris Ward (26-iii-1968)
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Birthday of FM Peter Sowray (29-iii-1959)
Happy Birthday FM Peter John Sowray (29-iii-1959)Born in London, Peter obtained his FM title in 1984. He has been a regular member of the very strong Wood Green team. His peak rating (according to Chessbase) was 2384 aged 59 in March 2018. He currently plays for Barbican in the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL). Peter … Continue reading Birthday of FM Peter Sowray (29-iii-1959)
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Birthday of IM Miroslav Houska (02-iv-1978)
Miroslav Houska Birthday of IM Miroslav Houska (02-iv-1978) Miroslav gained his International Master title in 1998 and his peak rating according to Felice was 2385 in January of 1998, aged 20. Here are his games on chessgames.com IM Miroslav Houska, photograph by Jovan Petronic IM Miroslav Houska, photograph by Cathy Rogers {[%evp 0,73,19,31,14,30,55,19,45,45,45,-1,22,16,27,4,37,20,18,12,28,7,4,0,5, -13,17,-46,6,8,13,9,5,19,35,3,45,42,37,5,5,3,10,14,103,102,71,83,109,109,109, 114,75,60,54,40,32,53,80,68,56,67,72,3,114,126,95,83,29989,29990,29991,29992, … Continue reading Birthday of IM Miroslav Houska (02-iv-1978)
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Death Anniversary of BH Wood MSc FCS OBE (13-vii-1909 04-iv-1989)
We remember "BH" Wood MSc FCS OBE who passed away on Tuesday April 4th, 1989 in the district of Birmingham. He was buried alongside his wife Marjorie in the Sutton Coldfield Cemetery Extension which was opened in 1934 as an extension to the Holy Trinity Church. Yorkshire Childhood Baruch Harold Wood (generally known as BH … Continue reading Death Anniversary of BH Wood MSc FCS OBE (13-vii-1909 04-iv-1989)