Birthday of WIM Heather Richards (27-iii-1983)
Birthday of WIM Heather S Richards (27-iii-1983)
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Death Anniversary of Comins Mansfield MBE (14-vi-1896 28-iii-1984)
BCN remembers Comins Mansfield MBE who passed away on March 28th 1984 in Torbay, Devon. Comins was the first English born chess grandmaster when in 1972 he was awarded the the title of "International Grandmaster of the FIDE for Chess Composition" three years before the first correspondence GM and four years before the first English … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Comins Mansfield MBE (14-vi-1896 28-iii-1984)
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Birthday of FM Peter Sowray (29-iii-1959)
Happy Birthday FM Peter John Sowray (29-iii-1959)Born in London, Peter obtained his FM title in 1984. He has been a regular member of the very strong Wood Green team. His peak rating (according to Chessbase) was 2384 aged 59 in March 2018. He currently plays for Barbican in the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL). Peter … Continue reading Birthday of FM Peter Sowray (29-iii-1959)
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Birthday of FM Tony Corkett (29-iii-1958)
Birthday of FM Anthony R Corkett (29-iii-1958)
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Death Anniversary of Augustus Mongredien (1807 – 30-iii-1888)
Death Anniversary of Augustus Mongredien (1807 - 30-iii-1888) Here is his Wikipedia entry
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Death Anniversary of Frederick Forrest Lawrie Alexander (13-XI-1879, 01-IV-1965)
Death Anniversary of Frederick Forrest Lawrie Alexander (13-XI-1879, 01-IV-1965) Interesting article from Woodseats Library Here is an article from the Chess Composers Blog He was seven times champion of Battersea Chess Club {[%evp 0,55,16,13,30,-10,-10,1,4,-23,0,8,8,13,16,-14,5,-39,15,8,28,10,49,38,67, 26,51,61,40,-25,76,77,73,44,39,43,31,31,94,55,58,31,44,2,144,126,332,314,798, 741,724,718,740,724,915,599,783,606]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Frederick Forrest Lawrie Alexander (13-XI-1879, 01-IV-1965)
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Birthday of IM Miroslav Houska (02-iv-1978)
Miroslav Houska Birthday of IM Miroslav Houska (02-iv-1978) Miroslav gained his International Master title in 1998 and his peak rating according to Felice was 2385 in January of 1998, aged 20. Here are his games on chessgames.com IM Miroslav Houska, photograph by Jovan Petronic IM Miroslav Houska, photograph by Cathy Rogers {[%evp 0,73,19,31,14,30,55,19,45,45,45,-1,22,16,27,4,37,20,18,12,28,7,4,0,5, -13,17,-46,6,8,13,9,5,19,35,3,45,42,37,5,5,3,10,14,103,102,71,83,109,109,109, 114,75,60,54,40,32,53,80,68,56,67,72,3,114,126,95,83,29989,29990,29991,29992, … Continue reading Birthday of IM Miroslav Houska (02-iv-1978)
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Death Anniversary of BH Wood MSc FCS OBE (13-vii-1909 04-iv-1989)
We remember "BH" Wood MSc FCS OBE who passed away on Tuesday April 4th, 1989 in the district of Birmingham. He was buried alongside his wife Marjorie in the Sutton Coldfield Cemetery Extension which was opened in 1934 as an extension to the Holy Trinity Church. Yorkshire Childhood Baruch Harold Wood (generally known as BH … Continue reading Death Anniversary of BH Wood MSc FCS OBE (13-vii-1909 04-iv-1989)
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Birthday of GM Murray Chandler (04-iv-1960)
Happy Birthday GM Murray Chandler MNZM (04-iv-1960) From The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper & Whyld : "International Grandmaster (1983), a New Zealander who settled in England at the age of 15. subsequently playing for his adopted country in the Lucerne Olympiad, 1982. He scored +4=6 to share first prize at New York 1980, … Continue reading Birthday of GM Murray Chandler (04-iv-1960)
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Birthday of IM Geoff Lawton (04-iv-1960)
Happy Birthday IM Geoff Lawton (04-iv-1960) Geoff became an International Master in 1984. His peak rating according to Felice was 2407 in July 2003 at the age of 43. He won the Maidenhead Open in 1995 with 5/5 and TPR of 2685. Here are his games from chessgames.com He has plus scores with the following … Continue reading Birthday of IM Geoff Lawton (04-iv-1960)