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Event Series Death Anniversary of Johannes Zukertort (07-ix-1842 20-vi-1888)

Death Anniversary of Johannes Zukertort (07-ix-1842 20-vi-1888)

BCN Remembers Johannes Hermann Zukertort (07-ix-1842 20-vi-1888) Johannes Hermann Zukertort (07-ix-1842 20-vi-1888), from the Illustrated London News From the July 2012 editorial in British Chess Magazine we had this report : "Johann Hermann Zukertort’s (1842-1888) grave was rededicated last month in London’s crowded Brompton Cemetery, largely thanks to an initiative led by Stuart Conquest. The … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Johannes Zukertort (07-ix-1842 20-vi-1888) →

Event Series Death Anniversary of Sir Richard Clarke KCB CB OBE (13-viii-1910 21-vi-1975)

Death Anniversary of Sir Richard Clarke KCB CB OBE (13-viii-1910 21-vi-1975)

BCN Remembers Sir Richard Clarke KCB OBE who passed away on June 21st 1975. According to chess-poster.com : "Clarke died in the University College Hospital, in London, on 21 June 1975 and was cremated at Golders Green three days later. He was survived by his wife Brenda Pile (married in 1950, née Skinner) and their three … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Sir Richard Clarke KCB CB OBE (13-viii-1910 21-vi-1975) →

Event Series Death Anniversary of Howard Staunton (??-iv-1810 22-vi-1874)

Death Anniversary of Howard Staunton (??-iv-1810 22-vi-1874)

Here is his Wikipedia entry BCN remembers Howard Staunton (??-iv-1810 22-vi-1874) A curious article about Staunton From The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld : The world's leading player in the 1840s, founder of a school of chess, promoter of the world’s first international chess tournament, chess columnist and author, Shakespearian scholar. Nothing … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Howard Staunton (??-iv-1810 22-vi-1874) →