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: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:20200822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200823 DTSTAMP:20260811T104346Z CREATED:20200427T164449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T104346Z UID:5018-1598054400-1598140799@britishchessnews.com SUMMARY:Death Anniversary of Ernst Klein (29-i-1910 22-viii-1990) DESCRIPTION:Death Anniversary of Ernst Klein (29-i-1910 22-viii-1990) \nFrom CHESS\, July 1946 (and also The Anglo-Soviet Radio Chess Match) : \nSince Ernst Klein came to England in 1935 his play has earned our ungrudging admiration. Born in Vienna\, 1910\, he learned chess at the age of eleven. His grandmother taught him the moves\, his father having died when he was eight. Steinitz was a frequent guest in his grandparents house. At eighteen\, he shared first\, second and third prizes in the Championship of Vienna. Before coming to England\, he had lived for some years in Switzerland\, France and Italy and his French\, German and English are equally impeccable. In his last tournament at Bournemouth\, in 193\, he finished equal with Flohr after Euwe ahead of König\, Landau\, Aitken and others. He met his wife\, who is an Englishwoman\, during the blitz. They were married in 1944. He holds a London University degree and teaches mathematics in Southend. \nAbout 1940\, he offered to give any opponent in Great Britain the odds of the draw.; his challenge was never taken up\, no doubt owing to the conditions of the moment\, but we imagine there would be many “takers” if it were repeated now.” \nLater\, Klein clarified matters by writing What I said was: “I am ready to accept the challenge of any player in this country and am prepared to give the odds of a draw in a contest at least twelve games if he so wishes. That is\, I offered to concede victory on a score of 6 : 6 draws counting\, which is the necessary and sufficient condition to justify my offer. It is still open. \nSee below photograph for caption \nCaption for above photograph \nHere is his Wikipedia entry \nEdward Winter has written a detailed article here. \nThe Anglo-Soviet Radio Chess Match (1947\, Pitman) \n\n Save as PDF URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/remembering-ernest-ludwig-klein-29-i-1910-22-viii-1990/ CATEGORIES:British Championships,Death Anniversary,History,Player ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG.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: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 END:VCALENDAR