Birthday of FM Charlie W Kennaugh (20-v-1953)
Birthday of FM Charlie W Kennaugh (20-v-1953)
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Birthday of FM Glenn L Charleshouse (21-v-1963)
Birthday of FM Glenn L Charleshouse (21-v-1963)
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Birthday of FM Kenneth Shovel (21-v-1965)
Birthday of FM Kenneth Shovel (21-v-1965)
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Birthday of IM John Cox (22-v-1962)
IM John Cox BCN sends best wishes to IM John Cox on his birthday, this day, in 1962. John was born in Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester and attended Eton College playing top board in the Sunday Times National Schools Competition. He became a FIDE Master in 1982, an International Master in 2002 and obtained a … Continue reading Birthday of IM John Cox (22-v-1962)
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Birthday of IM Andrew Ledger (23-v-1969)
IM Andrew Ledger, Courtesy of John Upham Photography Birthday of IM Andrew Ledger (23-v-1969) Andrew plays for Blackthorne Russia in Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) plus Woodseats, Sheffield and Yorkshire CA in other leagues and the English Counties Championship. Andrew has two chess playing brothers, FM David Ledger and Stephen Ledger. {[%evp 0,81,19,-12,7,0,5,6,33,20,34,10,16,21,28,29,49,19,-1,6,82,20,20,16,29, 24,22,44,31,79,40,23,27,31,32,32,141,11,6,6,7,0,0,-55,-37,-44,11,11,23,38,60, 30,57,50,96,59,122,59,55,43,91,52,59,78,140,91,95,166,234,221,227,234,242,249, … Continue reading Birthday of IM Andrew Ledger (23-v-1969)
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Death Anniversary of Guy Chandler (21-viii-1889 25-v-1980)
Death Anniversary of Guy Wills Chandler (21-viii-1889 25-v-1980) From The Encyclopedia of Chess by Anne Sunnucks : "International Judge of FIDE for Chess Compositions, Chandler, who was born on 21st August 1889, has composed about 125 two and three-move problems, all in traditional style. Some 30 have gained tourney honours. He was the chess editor … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Guy Chandler (21-viii-1889 25-v-1980)
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Death Anniversary of FM Neil Carr (10-iii-1968 25-v-2015)
Death Anniversary of FM Neil Leslie Carr (10-iii-1968 25-v-2015) Here is his obituary from Stewart Reuben Here is an article from Kingpin Magazine by Jon Manley Here is an article from EssexChess The Neil Carr Scholarship Prize Here is a game courtesy of Kingpin & the Ilford Recorder {[%evp 0,76,19,29,72,72,70,69,100,89,74,73,65,64,61,61,52,47,59,52,44,43,133, 74,117,87,152,151,136,101,88,79,96,114,112,117,147,132,143,148,243,185,228,217, 251,140,149,-94,0,0,0,0,0,-82,-59,-98,-116,-109,-116,-118,-60,-149,-148,-169, -140,-150,-115,-273,-332,-332,-208,-649,-708,-772,-878,-1036,-994,-29995, -29996]} 1. … Continue reading Death Anniversary of FM Neil Carr (10-iii-1968 25-v-2015)
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Death Anniversary of Henry Buckle (24-xi-1821 29-v-1862)
Death Anniversary of Henry Thomas Buckle (24-xi-1821 29-v-1862) His Wikipedia article is here An interesting article by Ray Keene "One of the leading British players of his day and an eminent historian. Buckle was born in Lee, Kent on 11th November 1821., the son of a shipowner. From birth he was extremely delicate and his … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Henry Buckle (24-xi-1821 29-v-1862)
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Birthday of IM Chris Baker (29-v-1958)
Birthday of IM Christopher Wallace Baker (29-v-1958) Chris was born in Coventry, West Midlands and played in the Staffordshire Open in 1975 (the earliest games held in MegaBase 2020). Chris has played for Guildford in Four Nations Chess League (4NCL). He has been the trainer of the Welsh junior team and is a fully-qualified arbiter. … Continue reading Birthday of IM Chris Baker (29-v-1958)
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Birthday of GM Nigel Short (01-vi-1965)
BCN wishes Nigel Short a happy birthday on this day (June 1st) in 1965. In the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours List Nigel was awarded the MBE. The citation read simply : "For services to Chess". Here is his extensive Wikipedia entry. For the 1979 Spassky vs the BCF Junior Squad simultaneous display this was written … Continue reading Birthday of GM Nigel Short (01-vi-1965)