BCN sends birthday wishes to GM Ravi Haria. Ravi Haria was born Sunday, February 7th, 1999 in Elstree, Hertfordshire. "Maria" by Blondie was top of the hit parade. Ravi currently resides in … Continue reading Birthday of GM Ravi Haria (07-ii-1999)
BCN send birthday wishes to FM Jimmy Adams. James Bernard Adams was born on Friday, February 7th, 1947 to James Adams and Ivy F Soule in Islington, London. Jimmy was … Continue reading Birthday of FM Jimmy Adams (07-ii-1947)
We remember Cecil Valentine De Vere (14-ii-1846 09-ii-1875) From The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper & Whyld : Cecil Valentine De Vere, pseudonym of Valentine Brown, winner of the … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Cecil De Vere (14-ii-1846 09-ii-1875)
Birthday of IM Simon Ansell (11-ii-1975) Simon Ansell IM Simon Ansell
Birthday of GM Glenn Flear (12-ii-1959) From Chessgames.com : "Glenn Curtis Flear was born in Leicester, England. He was awarded the IM title in 1983 and GM title in 1987. … Continue reading Birthday of GM Glenn Flear (12-ii-1959)
Birthday of IM Mark Lockwood Condie (12-ii-1965)
Robert Forbes Combe (16 August 1912 – 12 February 1952) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Forbes_Combe
Death Anniversary of Geoffrey Harber Diggle (06-xii-1902 13-ii-1993) Here is his Wikipedia entry
Birthday of FM Brian R Johnson (14-ii-1951)
BCN remembers IM Čeněk Kottnauer (24-ii-1910 14-ii-1996) Čeněk Kottnauer was born in Prague on Thursday, February 24th, 1910. Čeněk was employed in the Ministry of Education in Prague. Whilst playing … Continue reading Death Anniversary of IM Čeněk Kottnauer (24-ii-1910 14-ii-1996)