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SUMMARY:Death Anniversary of Dr. IM István (Stefan) Fazekas (23-iii-1898 03-v-1967)
DESCRIPTION:Signature of S Fazekas from a Brian Reilly “after dinner” postcard from Southsea 1951.\nBCN remembers Dr. IM István (Stefan) Fazekas (23-iii-1898 03-v-1967) \nFrom Chessgames.com : \n“Dr Stefan (ne Istvan) Fazekas was born in Satoraljaujhely\, Hungary. Awarded the IM title in 1953 and the IMC title in 1964\, he was British Champion in 1957 and is the oldest player ever to have won the title. He passed away in 1967 in Buckhurst Hill\, Essex\, England.” \nFrom British Chess Magazine\, Volume LXXXVII\, Number 7 (July)\, pages 195-6 we have an obituary written by Peter Clarke : \nThe death of Dr. Fazekas on May 3rd has deprived British chess of one of its leading and most colourful figures. Ever since he came to this country nearly thirty years ago he took an active part\, in the game at all levels\, from club to international\, rarely missing the chance – even when not in the best of health- to test his strength in competition and express his ideas afresh. \nStefan Fazekas was born on March 23rd\, 1898\, at Sitoraljaujhely on the Hungarian-Czechoslovak border\, but it was not until a few years after the Great War\, in which he served and was wounded\, that he got the opportunity to play serious tournament chess. By present-day standards\, however\, events were few and far between\, and the game always had to take second place to his medical work. The Doctor’s best international performances\, for which he was later awarded the master title by F.I.D.E.\, came in the ‘thirties. In 1931\, for instance\, he was 2nd at Kosice\, 3rd at Brno and 3rd at Prague. As it remained throughout his career\, his play was excessively variable: fine conceptions were always liable to be ruined by blunders or impetuosity. The following game\, played at Munchentratz in 1933\, shows all going well; it earned inclusion in Le Lionnais’ anthology Les Prix de beauté aux échecs. \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 1939 Dr. Fazekas brought his family to England and established himself as a successful and much loved G.P. at Buckhurst Hill\, Essex. He soon took a dominating part in county chess and went on to win the championship eleven times. In national events his inconsistency seemed too great a handicap\, but at Plymouth in 1957\, after so many tries\, he astounded everyone by winning the British Championship in front of\, among others\, Alexander and Penrose. The next year fate struck him a cruel blow when he was left out of the B.C.F. team\nfor the Munich Olympiad. Yet after returning the trophy in protest he overcame his bitterness and took his place once more in the championship tournament-he could not resist\nthe thrill of the struggle. \nKnowing that his best over-the-board days were behind him\, the Doctor decided to go in for correspondence chess in 1959\, and he at once found himself surprisingly at home in it. Here his old weaknesses could be set aside and his vast experience put to good use. Moreover\, his great love for chess enabled him to devote hours of work to the analysis of a single\nmove if necessary. His rapid successes in this field won him a place in the Semi-Finals of the 5th World Correspondence Championship (where he finished 4th out of 14) and led to his\nbeing chosen as Board 1 for the British team in the 5th Olympiad. On the results of these events he was awarded the title of international C.C. master. That he deserved it may be\njudged from this fine strategic win against a grandmaster (C.C.) opponent in the individual tournament. \n\n\n \n\n\n    \n        \n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.        \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n \n\nAt the time of his death Dr. Fazekas had made a score of 5 out of 7 in the Olympiad Final and was still engaged with Zagorovsky of the U.S.S.R.\, a performance which showed his correspondence play to be close to grandmaster standard. And to end one’s days actually playing a World Champion is a distinction which I am sure would have appealed to this Doctor’s rich sense of humour. \nWhile Dr. Fazekas’ social work as a humanist was for the peace of the world\, in chess he was noted as a great fighter\, in some ways reminiscent of Lasker. There was no retirement\nfor him. At Ilford in 1965 and 1966 he eagerly took on and held his own with a generation fifty years his junior\, and this year he had once again qualified to play in the British Champion-\nship. The tournament at Oxford will not seem quite the same without him. I and his many friends will miss his wit and ebullience\, his generosity\, his love of life and chess.-P. H. C. \nDr. Fazekas was Southern Counties (SCCU) Champion twice in 1951-2 and 1952-53. \nIn Edward Winter’s Chess Notes there is a note from Leonard Barden concerning SFs spoken English (under Chess Note #10361) \nHere is his brief Wikipedia entry \nIstván (Stefan) Fazekas\n Save as PDF
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200503
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SUMMARY:Birthday of FM David Ledger (03-v-1967)
DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM David J Ledger (03-v-1967) \nDavid was Southern Counties (SCCU) champion for the 2004-05 season sharing the title with Tim Hebbes\, his brother Steve Ledger and the late Peter Poobalasingam. \n Save as PDF
URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-fm-david-j-ledger-03-v-1967/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200503
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DTSTAMP:20210306T150117Z
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SUMMARY:Birthday of WIM Dr. Ruth Sheldon (03-v-1980)
DESCRIPTION:Happy Birthday WIM Dr. Ruth Sheldon (03-v-1980). \nRuth was born in Manchester and became a WFM in 1993 and WIM in 1996. Her peak rating was 2310 in July 1999. \nShe was World U12 Vice Champion in 1992\, World U14 Champion in 1993 and World U18 Champion in 1998. \nShe is a lecturer in Religion and Social Science at King’s College\, London \nWIM Dr. Ruth Sheldon\nHere is her rather brief Wikipedia entry. \nRuths’s partial Chessbase record\nWIM Dr. Ruth Sheldon during a county match (full caption below)\nCaption to photograph above\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 Save as PDF
URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-wim-ruth-sheldon-03-v-1980/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200504
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SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Joe Gallagher (04-v-1964)
DESCRIPTION:BCN wishes Happy Birthday to GM Joseph Gerald Gallagher (04-v-1964) \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\nHere is his Wikipedia entry \nGM Joseph Gerald Gallagher\n\nGM Joe Gallagher\n\n\n \n\n\n    \n        \n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.        \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n \n\nGM Joe Gallagher\nWinning With the King’s Gambit\, Batsford\, ISBN 0-7134-6944-7\nBeating the Anti-Sicilians\, Batsford/Henry Holt and Company\, ISBN 0-8050-3575-3\nBeating the Sicilian 3\nBeating the Anti-King’s Indians\, Batsford/International Chess Enterprises\, ISBN 1-879479-36-2\nThe Trompovsky\, Chess Press\, ISBN 1-901259-09-9\n101 Attacking Ideas in Chess\, Gambit Publications\, ISBN 1-901983-20-X\nThe Magic of Mikhail Tal\, Everyman Chess\, ISBN 1-85744-266-0\nStarting Out: the Caro-Kann\, Everyman Chess\, ISBN 1-85744-303-9\nStarting Out: King’s Indian\, Everyman Chess\, ISBN 1-85744-234-2\nStarting Out: The Pirc/Modern\, Everyman Chess\, ISBN 1-85744-336-5\nPlay the King’s Indian\, Everyman Chess\, ISBN 1-85744-324-1\n Save as PDF
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SUMMARY:Birthday of GM Danny Gormally (04-v-1976)
DESCRIPTION:BCN wishes Happy Birthday to GM Daniel William Gormally (04-v-1976) \n\nDanny won the Southern Counties (SCCU) championship in the 2002-03 and 2010-11 (sharing with David Howell) seasons. \nHere is a ChessBase interview with Danny \nDanny Gormally Caption Competition\nand another interview from Chessbase \n\nGM Danny Gormally\n\nDanny Gormally with the ? Trophy\nInsanity\, Passion and Addiction\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 Save as PDF
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200506
DTSTAMP:20210306T151110Z
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SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Koby Kalavannan (05-v-2002)
DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Koby Kalavannan (05-v-2002) \n Save as PDF
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SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Max Devereaux (05-v-1976)
DESCRIPTION:IM Maxim Leo Devereaux is now known as IM Maxim Barth Stanford and is registered with the Norwegian Federation \n Save as PDF
URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-max-devereaux-05-vi-1976/
CATEGORIES:4NCL,Birthday,Player
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200508
DTSTAMP:20210306T152242Z
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SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Tyson Mordue (07-v-1961)
DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Tyson A Mordue (07-v-1961) \n Save as PDF
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200509
DTSTAMP:20210306T152329Z
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SUMMARY:Birthday of FM Stuart Hutchings (08-v-1951)
DESCRIPTION:Birthday of FM Stuart James Hutchings (08-v-1951) \n Save as PDF
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200510
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SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Neil Bradbury (09-v-1964)
DESCRIPTION:Birthday of IM Neil H Bradbury (09-v-1964) \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 Save as PDF
URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-neil-h-bradbury-09-v-1964/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200514
DTSTAMP:20210307T165101Z
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SUMMARY:Birthday of IM Jack Rudd (13-v-1979)
DESCRIPTION:Birthday of IM Jack Rudd (13-v-1979) \n Save as PDF
URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-jack-rudd-13-v-1979/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200515
DTSTAMP:20210307T165339Z
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SUMMARY:Birthday of IM John Cooper (14-v-1954)
DESCRIPTION:Birthday of IM John Grantley Cooper (14-v-1954) \n Save as PDF
URL:https://britishchessnews.com/event/birthday-of-im-john-grantley-cooper-14-v-1954/
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