Birthday of IM Peter Large (02-iii-1956)
Peter Graham Large (Front row , far left) Birthday of IM Peter Graham Large (02-iii-1956)
Peter Graham Large (Front row , far left) Birthday of IM Peter Graham Large (02-iii-1956)
BCN remembers Richard Guy who passed away in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Monday, March 9th, 2020 at the splendid age of 103. Early Life Richard Kenneth Guy was born on Saturday, 30th September 1916. On this day construction on the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City was completed. He was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Dr. Richard Guy (30-ix-1916 09-iii-2020)
Birthday of GM John M Emms (14-iii-1967)
Birthday of FM Owen Mark Hindle (14-iii-1940)
BCN remembers Gerald Abrahams who passed away in Liverpool on Saturday, March 15th 1980. He was buried in the Allerton Cemetery in the Jewish Springwood plot. Gerald Abrahams was born in Liverpool on Monday, April 15th 1907. On this day the Triangle Fraternity was formed at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. His parents were … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Gerald Abrahams (15-iv-1907 15-iii-1980)
Happy Birthday GM Harold James Plaskett born on this day (March 18th) in 1960 GM Harold James Plaskett Here is his Wikipedia entry Jim accepts the 1981 Grand Prix shield from ? Here are his games Jim obtained his FM norm in 1980 according to Gino de Felice. From Chessgames.com : "Harold James (Jim) Plaskett … Continue reading Birthday of GM Jim Plaskett (18-iii-1960)
Death Anniversary of FM Stephen H Berry (18-iii-1951) Obituary from Andrew Stone
Birthday of GM Justin Hsien Y Tan (19-iii-1997) GM Justin Tan From Chessgames.com : "Grandmaster (2018). FM (2013); IM (2015). Justin Tan is one of Australia's promising juniors, and is one of two juniors amongst Australia's top ten players. International Master Norms Tan won his first IM norm during the 2013-14 NCL. His 2nd IM … Continue reading Birthday of GM Justin Tan (19-iii-1997)
Birthday of IM Peter Thomas Roberson (22-iii-1989) IM Peter Roberson Peter is IM Squirlolz on chess.com IM Peter Roberson Peter's games from chessgames.com {[%evp 0,70,19,-12,-27,-51,-4,2,20,9,14,13,15,31,36,31,45,45,55,43,73,60,69,77, 74,30,30,0,34,12,36,0,36,27,23,-16,-11,-50,-37,-37,-36,-33,-34,-69,-33,-11,-7, -4,5,5,9,-5,20,-1,22,0,-73,-86,-77,-91,-87,-123,-116,-105,-84,-87,-79,-121,-90, -304,-317,-756,-799]} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Be7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. d4 Nbd7 9. b3 Qe8 … Continue reading Birthday of IM Peter Roberson (22-iii-1989)
BCN remembers Sir Stuart Milner-Barry KCVO CB OBE who passed away on Saturday, March 25th, 1995 in Lewisham Hospital, London aged 88. He was laid to rest in the Great Shelford Cemetery, Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge CB22 5JJ. A memorial service was held for him at Westminster Abbey on 15 June 1995. Great Shelford … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Sir Stuart Milner-Barry KCVO CB OBE (20-ix-1906 25-iii-1995)