Birthday of FM Tom Eckersley-Waites (14-vi-1987)
Birthday of FM Tom Eckersley-Waites (14-vi-1987)
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Death Anniversary of Theophilus Willcocks (19-iv-1912 14-iv-2014)
Remembering Theophilus Harding Willcocks (19-iv-1912 14-iv-2014) An innovator in both mathematics and fairy chess. Here is an excellent article on squaring.net An article from matplus.net
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Death Anniversary of Herbert William Trenchard (08-ix-1857 15-iv-1934)
Herbert William Trenchard Death Anniversary of Herbert William Trenchard (15-iv-1934) From Wikipedia : "Herbert William Trenchard (8 September 1857, Thorncombe – 15 April 1934, London) was an English chess master. He took 11th and tied for 4-5th in London in 1886, shared twice 3rd at Cambridge 1890 and Oxford 1891, tied for 4-5th at Brighton … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Herbert William Trenchard (08-ix-1857 15-iv-1934)
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Death Anniversary of Joseph Peckover (15-xi-1896 16-iv-1982)
Death Anniversary of Joseph Edmund Peckover (15-xi-1896 16-iv-1982) From The Encyclopedia of Chess by Anne Sunnucks : Born in Hampstead, London to Henry Joseph Peckover and Louisa Jane Micklewright on the 15th November 1896, Peckover has lived in New York since 1921. He has composed about 70 endgame studies : 2K5/2P5/1r6/8/7B/8/b3k3/8 w - - 0 … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Joseph Peckover (15-xi-1896 16-iv-1982)
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Birthday of FM Nathan Alfred (16-iv-1980)
Birthday of FM Nathan SW Alfred (16-iv-1980)
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Death Anniversary of IM Colin Crouch (14-x-1956 16-iv-2015)
Death Anniversary of IM Colin Stamford Crouch (14-x-1956 16-iv-2015)
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Birthday of FM Paul Macklin (16-iv-1967)
Birthday of FM Paul Macklin (16-iv-1967)
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Birthday of GM Peter Wells (17-iv-1965)
Birthday of GM Peter Kenneth Wells (17-iv-1965) Here is his very brief Wikipedia entry Peter Wells (seated, far LHS) and from chessgames.com : "Peter Kenneth Wells was born in Portsmouth, England and became a FIDE Master in 1982, an IM in 1987, and a GM in 1994. He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer (2015)." … Continue reading Birthday of GM Peter Wells (17-iv-1965)
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Death Anniversary of Tim Whitworth (31-vii-1932 17-iv-2019)
Death Anniversary of Timothy George Whitworth (31-vii-1932 17-iv-2019) Endgame Magic Here is an excellent article from Brian Stephenson Endgame Magic Here is an obituary from The Guardian Leonid Kubbel's Chess Endgame Studies Mattison's Chess Endgame Studies The Platov Brothers : Their Chess Endgame Studies Timothy George Whitworth
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Birthday of FM David Wood (18-iv-1969)
Birthday of FM David A Wood (18-iv-1969)