BCN sends birthday wishes to GM Ravi Haria. Ravi Haria was born Sunday, February 7th, 1999 in Elstree, Hertfordshire. "Maria" by Blondie was top of the hit parade. Ravi currently resides in London. Ravi attended Lonsdale School in Barnet and then The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School and now reads History at University College, London. ECF grading profiles … Continue reading Birthday of GM Ravi Haria (07-ii-1999)
BCN send birthday wishes to FM Jimmy Adams. James Bernard Adams was born on Friday, February 7th, 1947 to James Adams and Ivy F Soule in Islington, London. Jimmy was married to Sharon and they have a daughter, Charlotte. In 1958 Jimmy at the age of 11, joined his local Islington Chess Club and soon … Continue reading Birthday of FM Jimmy Adams (07-ii-1947)
We remember Cecil Valentine De Vere (14-ii-1846 09-ii-1875) From The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper & Whyld : Cecil Valentine De Vere, pseudonym of Valentine Brown, winner of the first official British Championship tournament organized by the British Chess Association in 1866. He learned the game in London before 1858 and practised with Boden … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Cecil De Vere (14-ii-1846 09-ii-1875)
