Birthday of FM Richard York-Weaving (01-v-1994)
Birthday of FM Richard York-Weaving (01-v-1994) Richard weaving at the 2012 UKCC Terafinal, Loughborough Grammar School
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Death Anniversary of Isidor Gunsberg (01-xi-1854 02-v-1930)
Death Anniversary of Isidor Gunsberg (01-xi-1854 02-v-1930)
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Death Anniversary of David Hooper (31-xiii-1915 03-v-1998)
BCN remembers David Hooper who passed away in a Taunton (Somerset) nursing home on Sunday, May 3rd 1998. Probate (#9851310520) was granted in Brighton on June 24th 1998. Prior to the nursing home David had been living at 33, Mansfield Road, Taunton, TA1 3NJ and before that at 5, Haimes Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8AJ. … Continue reading Death Anniversary of David Hooper (31-xiii-1915 03-v-1998)
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Death Anniversary of Dr. IM István (Stefan) Fazekas (23-iii-1898 03-v-1967)
Signature of S Fazekas from a Brian Reilly "after dinner" postcard from Southsea 1951. BCN remembers Dr. IM István (Stefan) Fazekas (23-iii-1898 03-v-1967) From Chessgames.com : "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 … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Dr. IM István (Stefan) Fazekas (23-iii-1898 03-v-1967)
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Birthday of FM David Ledger (03-v-1967)
Birthday of FM David J Ledger (03-v-1967) David 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.
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Birthday of WIM Dr. Ruth Sheldon (03-v-1980)
Happy Birthday WIM Dr. Ruth Sheldon (03-v-1980). Ruth was born in Manchester and became a WFM in 1993 and WIM in 1996. Her peak rating was 2310 in July 1999. She was World U12 Vice Champion in 1992, World U14 Champion in 1993 and World U18 Champion in 1998. She is a lecturer in Religion … Continue reading Birthday of WIM Dr. Ruth Sheldon (03-v-1980)
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Birthday of GM Joe Gallagher (04-v-1964)
BCN wishes Happy Birthday to GM Joseph Gerald Gallagher (04-v-1964) Streatham & 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 Here is his Wikipedia entry GM Joseph Gerald Gallagher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHMvFIWTEJA GM Joe Gallagher … Continue reading Birthday of GM Joe Gallagher (04-v-1964)
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Birthday of GM Danny Gormally (04-v-1976)
BCN wishes Happy Birthday to GM Daniel William Gormally (04-v-1976) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFSHCJcw7Bs Danny won the Southern Counties (SCCU) championship in the 2002-03 and 2010-11 (sharing with David Howell) seasons. Here is a ChessBase interview with Danny Danny Gormally Caption Competition and another interview from Chessbase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsBqp3E8S3o GM Danny Gormally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K36XS9cDaSc Danny Gormally with the ? Trophy … Continue reading Birthday of GM Danny Gormally (04-v-1976)
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Death Anniversary of Alfred Crosskill (05-v-1904)
Death Anniversary of Alfred Crosskill (05-v-1904) Here is excellent article from Yorkshire Chess History An interesting article within British Endgame Study News (BESN) by John Beasley 8/3R1K1k/2r5/8/8/4B3/8/8 w - - 0 1 "White to play cannot win; Black to play loses, but it takes White 45 moves to capture the rook"
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Birthday of FM Koby Kalavannan (05-v-2002)
Birthday of FM Koby Kalavannan (05-v-2002)