Birthday for FM Emmanuel Rayner (11-vi-1958)
Birthday for FM Emmanuel Rayner (11-vi-1958)
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Birthday of WIM Natasha Regan (12-vi-1971)
Birthday of WIM Natasha K Regan (12-vi-1971) From Amazon : "Natasha Regan was born in 1971 in London, the elder daughter of two Australian doctors. She studied Maths at Cambridge University, earned a half blue for chess, and edited the chess magazine "Dragon". She debuted in the English Women's chess Olympiad team in Manila, 1992." … Continue reading Birthday of WIM Natasha Regan (12-vi-1971)
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Birthday of GM Paul Motwani (13-vi-1962)
FM Paul Motwani (See full caption in photograph below) Caption for photograph above BCN wishes GM Paul Motwani Happy Birthday (13-vi-1962) Here is his Wikipedia entry GM Paul Motwani has just played a brutal double check in the 1990 Scottish Lightning Championship. Photograph by Alistair Mulhearn Paul Motwani plays Bent Larsen at the 1990 Watson, … Continue reading Birthday of GM Paul Motwani (13-vi-1962)
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Birthday of FM Richard Lobo (14-vi-1955)
Birthday of FM Richard Lobo (14-vi-1955)
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Death Anniversary of Robin Matthews (16-vi-1927 19-vi-1983)
BCN remembers Robin Matthews CBE, FBA who died in Cambridge aged 83 on June 19th 2010. Probate (3367272) was granted in Ipswich, Suffolk on September 6th, 2010. Robert (Robin) Charles Oliver Matthews was born in Edinburgh on Thursday, June 16th 1927. Born on the same day was England cricketer, Tom Graveney. His English father, Oliver … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Robin Matthews (16-vi-1927 19-vi-1983)
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Birthday of FM Terry Chapman (19-vi-1956)
Birthday of FM Terence PD Chapman (19-vi-1956) Terry became a FIDE Master in 2013. His peak rating was 2331 in October 2013. The ever youthful Terry represents Barbican Youth in 4NCL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYXV_dG2GA {[%evp 0,81,19,27,62,20,19,-13,-10,-25,-23,-23,13,12,24,23,23,-11,31,35,39,9, 28,23,19,-16,68,-23,60,41,26,70,52,52,52,31,32,36,46,-25,28,15,15,2,25,55,109, 32,37,-2,91,178,190,312,231,258,258,301,366,354,713,723,807,908,898,688,1598, 2270,28933,29982,29983,29980,29981,29982,29983,29984,29985,29986,29987,29988, 29989,29988,29989,29990]} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 (3. Nc3 Nd4) 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. … Continue reading Birthday of FM Terry Chapman (19-vi-1956)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Death Anniversary of Alan Phillips (28-x-1923 24-vi-2009)
BCN remembers Alan Phillips (28-x-1923 24-vi-2009) Here is his far too brief Wikipedia entry From Chessgames.com : "Alan Phillips, joint British Champion in 1954, was born in England in 1923. He was the author of Chess: 60 Years on with Caissa and Friends (Caissa Editions, 2003) and The Chess Teacher (Cadogan, 1995)." Here is an … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Alan Phillips (28-x-1923 24-vi-2009)