Birthday of WIM Gulnara Sachs (24-iv-1963)
Birthday of WIM Gulnara Sachs (24-iv-1963)
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Birthday of GM John Nunn (25-iv-1955)
BCN wishes GM John Nunn Happy Birthday (25-iv-1955) From The Encyclopaedia of Chess by Harry Golombek : British International master and European Junior Champion, 1975. Born in London, Nunn learned chess at the age of four and soon revealed a great aptitude for the game. Graham Ladds and John Nunn. See full caption below. Supplied … Continue reading Birthday of GM John Nunn (25-iv-1955)
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Death Anniversary of Malik Mir Sultan Khan (1905 25-iv-1966)
Malik Mir Sultan Khan Death Anniversary of Malik Mir Sultan Khan (1905 25-iv-1966) From The Encyclopedia of Chess by Hooper & Whyld : Perhaps the greatest natural player of modern times. Born in the Punjab, he learned Indian chess when he was nine, was taken into the household of Sir Umar Hay at Khan, and … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Malik Mir Sultan Khan (1905 25-iv-1966)
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Death Anniversary of Michael Haygarth (11-x-1934 27-iv-2016)
BCN Remembers Michael John Haygarth (11-x-1934 27-iv-2016) Here is an article from Yorkshire Chess History Owen Hindle, Michael Franklin, Harry Golombek and Michael Haygarth Here is an obituary written by Steve Mann which was published on the ECF web site. The 1964 England Olympiad (Tel Aviv) Team : Owen Hindle, Čeněk Kottnauer, Peter Clarke, Michael … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Michael Haygarth (11-x-1934 27-iv-2016)
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Birthday of IM Lawrence Trent (28-iv-1986)
Birthday of IM Lawrence Adam Trent (28-iv-1986) IM Lawrence Trent
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Death Anniversary of Norman Littlewood (31-i-1933 29-iv-1989)
Death Anniversary of Norman Littlewood (31-i-1933 29-iv-1989) Norman Littlewood circa 1967 From British Chess Magazine, Volume 109, June (#6), page 265 we have the following obituary which appears to have been lifted and used in the BCF Yearbook from 1989 - 1990, page 14, (editor Brian Concannon) with no acknowledgement : "We were sorry to … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Norman Littlewood (31-i-1933 29-iv-1989)
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Birthday of GM Jonathan Hawkins (01-v-1983)
Birthday of GM Jonathan Hawkins (01-v-1983)
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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)