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SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Gary Quillan (07-xi-1970)
DESCRIPTION:Best wishes to IM Gary M Quillan on his birthday\, this day (November 7th) in 1970. \n\n\n \n\n\n    \n        \n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.        \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n \n\nGarry Quillan\n Save as PDF
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201108
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SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Alan Merry (08-xi-1996)
DESCRIPTION:BCN send Birthday greetings to IM Alan Merry \nAlan Baxter Merry was born on Friday\, November 8th\, 1996 in Bury St. Edmunds\, Suffolk. His mother’s maiden name is Guymer. Alan has a younger brother James Clayton Merry (born 1999). James is also registered with Suffolk CCA but have never had a published grading or rating. \nFIDE rating profile for IM Alan Merry\nCrosstable for Purley Big Slick International\, 2013\nHe became a FIDE Master in 2013 and an International Master in 2016. His peak rating according to Felice was 2396 in July 2016. However this has been surpassed and according to MegaBase 2020 it is 2460 in June 2018 at the age of 22. \nAlan won the 2014 Golders Green Open with a convincing 5.5/6 : \nPart crosstable for 2014 Golders Green Open\nand has won further events since including the Kingsley Healthcare Great Yarmouth Congress in 2018. \nIM Alan Merry at the 2019 Basingstoke 4NCL Congress\nAlan plays for Suffolk County Chess Association and in 4NCL started with Anglian Avengers\, then the ADs and finally moving to Barbican in the 2015/16 season. His current ECF grading is 237A for standard-play and 236A for rapid-play. His FIDE standard play rating is 2427. \nAlan has a plus score against : James Jackson\, Ravi Haria\, John Nunn\, Peter Sowray\, James Adair\, Matthew Wadsworth\, Jack Rudd and Simon Williams to name but a few. \nWith the white pieces Alan has a varied repertoire favouring (unusually) the Four Knights game. \nAs the second player he champions the French Winawer and the Modern Benoni.  \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 Alan Merry\n Save as PDF
URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-alan-baxter-merry-08-xi-1996/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201109
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SUMMARY:Birthday of IM James Adair (09-xi-1992)
DESCRIPTION:IM James Adair playing GM Hikaru Nakamura at the London Chess Classic 2014\nBCN wishes Happy birthday to IM James Adair. \nJames Robert Adair was born on Monday\, November 9th in 1992 in Reading\, Berkshire. \nJames attended Little Heath School\, Tilehurst\, Reading and joined Reading Chess Club and was an active player in the Berkshire League and in the Surrey Border League. His father Andrew took up chess to support James as a junior. \nHe then read Mathematics at The University of York and now is employed by Aviva plc (formerly Norwich Union Assurance) in the field of insurance. \nJames became a FIDE Master in 2012 and gained his International Master title in August 2014.  \nAccording to Felice his best FIDE rating was 2489 in December 2016. According to MegaBase 2020 it was 2492 in August 2018 at the age of 26. \nJames started his 4NCL career in the 2006/7 season with Conquistadors and then transferred to Guildford not long after. By 2010/11 James was playing for the bar loving Sambuca Sharks team. In 2011 James transferred to 4NCL White Rose as he had just started University in Yorkshire. He was also playing for York RI. \nIn 2009 he shared equal 1st (4.5/5) with Alexei Slavin in the Uxbridge Open\, a sadly missed e2-e4 event. Since then James has had various tournament successes. \nFIDE rating profile for IM James Adair\n\n\n \n\n\n    \n        \n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.        \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n \n\nJames has plus scores against : Peter Roberson\, Jack Rudd\, Richard Bates and Matthew Turner amongst others. \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 James Adair\n Save as PDF
URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-james-r-adair-09-xi-1992/
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SUMMARY:Death Anniversary of David Welch (30-x-1945 09-xi-2019)
DESCRIPTION:Just over a year ago today we learnt the sad news that popular longtime Arbiter and Organizer David Welch had passed away at the age of 74 after a long illness : he was being cared for in The Royal Liverpool Hospital. The funeral took place at Landican Crematorium\, Arrowe Park CH49 5LW at 12 noon on Friday 6th December. Following the funeral\, the wake took place at the Grove House Hotel\, Grove Road\, Wallasey CH44 4BT. \nDavid was born on Tuesday\, October 30th 1945 in Brampton\, Chesterfield\, Derbyshire and attended Chesterfield Grammar School (see below). \nHe played for Wallasey Chess Club for many years having initially been a member of Liverpool Chess Club. \nDavid attended Queens’ College\, Cambridge reading Natural Sciences (Chemistry) and (according to John Swain) David served Cambridge University Chess Club as Junior Treasurer\, Librarian and Bulletin Editor. \nIn 1968 David and Peter Purland started teaching at the same Liverpool school (Liverpool College) on the same day and continued their friendship from there. David also ran the college scout troop. \nIn the same year David joined Liverpool Chess Club and became a leading light fairly early on. \nDavid Welch (30-x-1945 09-xi-2019)\, photograph by John Upham at 2012 4NCL\nDavid became a BCF arbiter in the early 1970s eventually becoming the BCFs Chief Arbiter and then the ECFs Chief Arbiter and was heavily involved in many British Championships around the country. \nDavid was curator of ECF equipment for some time and personally funded much of the BCFs and ECFs early equipment stock. \nHe became a FIDE International Arbiter as early as 1977 and was awarded the FIDE International Organizer title in 2010. \nIn 2007 David received the ECF Presidents Award from Gerry Walsh. Here is the citation in full (from the 2008 ECF Yearbook) : \n“David Welch started chess organisation early being captain of the Chesterfield Grammar School team that played both in the school’s league and in the local adult league. He joined the Liverpool Chess Club after leaving University in 1968 and has held various posts with them \, he is now their President. He set-up the Liverpool Chess Congress in about 1978. \nAdditionally\, he was the director of the Liverpool Chess Congress. Although now defunct this was in its day the largest junior event in the UK (perhaps even the world) having 2000 entrants at the time of Spassky-Fisher (sic). He has also been involved in the Liverpool city of culture initiative. \nHe had also had a considerable involvement with the ECF. He is the the Merseyside representative to the ECF. He has been helping run the British Championships since 1981; starting at one of the arbiting team he has been Director/Manager of the congress since 2005. He has been Chief Arbiter of the Federation since about 1992. He also does the arbiting at a number of congresses and is\, in particular\, the Chief Arbiter of the 4NCL.” \nDavid Welch receives FIDE Arbiter Award\nDavid shared the exact same date of birth as long time friend and fellow arbiter\, Peter Purland. \nHere is an excellent tribute from John Saunders \nHere is a tribute from Liverpool College \n\n\n \n\n\n    \n        \n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.        \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n \n\nin 2016 David received recognition from FIDE for his long service as an International Arbiter. David was the third English arbiter to receive the honour\, following Stewart Reuben and Gerry Walsh in 2014. \nWe send our condolences to all of his many family and friends. \nDavid Welch\, photograph by John Upham\n Save as PDF
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