Birthday of Christopher Feather (24-iii-1947)
Christopher John Feather Birthday of Christopher John Feather (24-iii-1947)
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Death Anniversary of Percy Blake (6-xii-1873 26-iii-1936)
Remembering Percy Francis Blake (6-xii-1873 26-iii-1936) From his Italian Wikipedia entry : "Percy Francis Blake ( Manchester , December 6, 1873 - Grappenhall , March 20, 1936 ) was a British chess player and chess composer , among the best English problem players of the period 1900 - 1936 . He composed over 500 problems, … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Percy Blake (6-xii-1873 26-iii-1936)
Death Anniversary of Comins Mansfield MBE (14-vi-1896 28-iii-1984)
BCN remembers Comins Mansfield MBE who passed away on March 28th 1984 in Torbay, Devon. Comins was the first English born chess grandmaster when in 1972 he was awarded the the title of "International Grandmaster of the FIDE for Chess Composition" three years before the first correspondence GM and four years before the first English … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Comins Mansfield MBE (14-vi-1896 28-iii-1984)