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)
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)
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)
FM Erik Oskar Michael Charles Teichmann Birthday of FM Erik Oskar Michael Charles Teichmann (11-iv-1961) Erik was born in Westminster, London, his mother (née Jorgensen) being Danish and his father was Max Teichmann. They lived in London for two years and then emigrated to Melbourne, Australia until Erik was six when Erik and his mother … Continue reading Birthday of FM Erik Teichmann (11-iv-1961)
William Watson Birthday of GM William Nicholas Watson (18-iv-1962) William Watson Here is his brief Wikipedia entry William Watson at a BCF National Club Final {[%evp 0,53,19,31,72,8,28,4,60,6,15,15,27,21,17,-8,-8,-16,-6,-7,-3,-39,-20,-16, -6,0,0,0,53,48,46,68,23,-9,66,60,60,55,45,29,-9,-36,8,-20,97,124,137,167,128, 157,1180,29988,29993,29994,29995,29996]} 1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nc3 d6 9. Bd2 … Continue reading Birthday of GM Willy Watson (18-iv-1962)
BCN wishes GM John Nunn Happy Birthday (25-iv-1955) From The Encyclopaedia of Chess by Harry Golombek : British International master and European Junior Champion, 1975. Born in London, Nunn learned chess at the age of four and soon revealed a great aptitude for the game. Graham Ladds and John Nunn. See full caption below. Supplied … Continue reading Birthday of GM John Nunn (25-iv-1955)
Birthday of IM Lawrence Adam Trent (28-iv-1986) IM Lawrence Trent