Birthday of GM Matthew D Sadler (15-v-1974)
Birthday of GM Matthew D Sadler (15-v-1974)
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Death Anniversary of Harold Murray (24-vi-1868 16-v-1955)
BCN remembers Harold Murray who passed away on Monday, May 16th, 1955. Harold James Ruthven Murray was born on Wednesday, 24th June 1868 in Camberwell, London. He was the eldest son of Sir James Augustus Henry Murray 1837–1915 and Ada Agnes Ruthven 1845–1936. Sir James was famously the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Harold Murray (24-vi-1868 16-v-1955)
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Death Anniversary of Andrew Thomas (11-x-1904 16-v-1985)
Signature of ARB Thomas from a Brian Reilly "after dinner" postcard from Southsea 1951. Here is his Wikipedia entry ARB Thomas in play with FEA Kitto BCN remembers Andrew Rowland Benedick Thomas (11-x-1904 16-v-1985) We cannot improve on this excellent article about ARBT on the Chess Devon web site David Hooper (seated right) in play … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Andrew Thomas (11-x-1904 16-v-1985)
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Birthday of Mark Crowther (16-v-1966)
Birthday of TWIC founder, Mark Crowther (16-v-1966) From Wikipedia : The Week in Chess (TWIC) is one of the first, if not the first, Internet-based chess news services. It is based in the United Kingdom. TWIC has been edited by Mark Crowther since its inception in 1994. It began as a weekly Usenet posting, with … Continue reading Birthday of Mark Crowther (16-v-1966)
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Birthday of GM James Clifford Howell (17-v-1967)
GM James Clifford Howell Birthday of GM James Clifford Howell (17-v-1967) GM James Howell From Wikipedia : James Clifford Howell (born May 17, 1967) is an English chess grandmaster and author. He earned his international master title in 1985 and his grandmaster title ten years later, in 1995. He reached his peak rating in July … Continue reading Birthday of GM James Clifford Howell (17-v-1967)
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Birthday of FM Alan Pollard (17-v-1947)
Birthday of FM Alan Pollard (17-v-1947)
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Death Anniversary of Brian Harley (27-x-1883 18-v-1955)
Brian Harley (27-10-1883 18-v-1955), from chesscomposers.com and Chess Notes Death Anniversary of Brian Harley (27-x-1883 18-v-1955) From chesscomposers.com : "Brian Harley composed mostly two- or threemovers and wrote many books to make chess problems more popular: for instance his "Mate in Two Moves" inspired Geoff Foster's first steps into problemdom. Harley's "The Modern Two-move Chess … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Brian Harley (27-x-1883 18-v-1955)
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Birthday of IM Andrew Martin (18-v-1957)
Birthday of IM Andrew Martin (18-v-1957) From ChessBase : Andrew David Martin (born 18th May 1957 in West Ham, London) is an English chess player with the title of international master. Martin has won various national and international tournaments. He has been playing for years in the Four Nations Chess League, at present (July 2009) … Continue reading Birthday of IM Andrew Martin (18-v-1957)
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Birthday of FM Isaac B Sanders (19-v-1998)
FM Isaac Sanders Birthday of FM Isaac B Sanders (19-v-1998) Isaac gained his FM title in 2014 and attained his peak rating of 2360 in April 2019 at the age of 21. He plays for 4NCL Barbican, Hendon, Oxford University. FM Isaac Sanders {[%evp 0,53,19,31,72,53,68,72,74,26,26,35,67,28,31,40,31,36,44,39,31,30,38,31, 18,8,11,13,13,16,-6,4,9,0,0,0,-10,-79,-99,-86,-89,-97,-96,-95,-43,-78,-90,-72, -59,-46,-55,-87,8,5,5,10]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 … Continue reading Birthday of FM Isaac B Sanders (19-v-1998)
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Birthday of GM Jonathan Parker (19-v-1976)
GM Jonathan Francis Parker, courtesy of John Upham Photography Birthday of GM Jonathan Francis Parker (19-v-1976) Jonathan Parker