We remember Thomas Dawson who passed away on Sunday, December 16th, 1951. He was also known by the pseudonym T. Dyke Robinson (we are looking for a primary source for this) Thomas Rayner Dawson was born on Thursday, November 28th 1889 in Leeds, Yorkshire to Henry and Jane Dawson (née Rayner). The early history of … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Thomas Dawson (28-xi-1889 16-xii-1951)
William Winter, British Open Chess Champion, 1934. The verso frontispiece of Chess for Match Players, William Winter, London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1st edition. 1936 Author's inscription from Chess for Match Players, William Winter, London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1st edition. 1936 BCN remembers William (Willy) Winter who passed away on Sunday, December 18th, 1955 from tuberculosis … Continue reading Death Anniversary of William Winter (11-ix-1898 18-xii-1955)
Death Anniversary of Peter Fairburn Copping (12-x-1922 18-xii-1989)
BCN remembers Mike Bent who passed away on Tuesday, December 28th 2004. Charles Michael Bent was born on Thursday, 27th of November 1919 and in that year Charles was the fifth most popular boy's name. He was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire. In 1939 he was living at 5, Ashburton Road, Gosport with his mother Eileen … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Charles (Mike) Bent (27-xi-1919 28-xii-2004)
Death Anniversary of Frank Parr (17-xii-1918 28-xii-2003)
Signature of Brian Reilly from an after dinner post card from Hastings 1945-46 We remember Brian Patrick Reilly who passed away on December 29th, 1991. Brian Reilly probably sometime in the 1920s. From The Encyclopaedia of Chess (Batsford, 1977), Harry Golombek OBE (written by Wolfgang Heidenfeld) :"Irish master born at Menton, of Irish descent, who … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Brian Reilly (12-xii-1901 29-xii-1991)
Signature of H Golombek from a Brian Reilly "after dinner" postcard from Southsea 1951. We remember Harry Golombek OBE who passed away on Saturday, January 7th, 1995. Harry Golombek was born on Wednesday, March 1st, 1911 in Lambeth, London and his parents were Barnet (Berl) Golombek (Golabek) (1878-1943) and Emma Golombek (née Sendak) (1883-1967). The … Continue reading Death Anniversary of GM Harry Golombek OBE (01-iii-1911 07-i-1995)
Signature of Elaine Saunders from a Brian Reilly "after dinner" postcard from Hastings Christmas Congress, 1945-1946 We remember Elaine Pritchard who passed away on Saturday, January 7th, 2012. Dorée Elaine Zelia Saunders was born on Thursday, January 7th, 1926. Her father was Henry de Beaufort Saunders (b. 7 Aug 1900, Folkestone, Kent d. Between Jul … Continue reading Death Anniversary of WIM Elaine Pritchard (née Saunders) (07-i-1926 07-i-2012)
We remember Samuel Boden, who passed away on this day, Friday, January 13th in 1882 at 3 Tavistock Street, Bedford Square, Middlesex. Death notice for Samuel Standidge Boden from The London Gazette of 21 Apr 1882 Samuel Standidge Boden was born on Thursday, May 4th, 1826 in East Retford, Nottinghamshire. His parents were James (b. … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Samuel Boden (04-v-1826 13-i-1882)
We remember James Mason who passed away on this day, January 15th, 1909. James Mason (19-XI-849, 15-I-1909) Here is his Wikipedia entry From The Oxford Companion to Chess by David Hooper & Ken Whyld : James Mason (19-XI-849, 15-I-1909) One of the world’s best half-dozen players in the early 1880s, journalist. He was born in … Continue reading Death Anniversary of James Mason (19-xi-1849 15-i-1909)