Birthday of IM Mark JL Orr (09-xi-1955)
Birthday of IM Mark JL Orr (09-xi-1955)
Birthday of FM Kevin O’Connell (28-viii-1949)
BCN wishes happy birthday to FM Kevin O’Connell (28-viii-1949)
Kevin John O’Connell was born on Sunday, August 28th 1949 in London.
Kevin attended Ilford County High School and The University of Essex following by an MSc in Sports Sciences at The University of Essex.
According to The Games of Robert J. Fischer :
“Kevin is an Essex county player and bulletin editor”.
According to How to Play the Sicilian Defence :
“Kevin O’Connell is editor of the FIDE Chess Yearbook, author of many other chess books and chess columnist of London’s Evening News”
Harry Golombek wrote in The Observer Magazine (about The Batsford Chess Yearbook 1975/6) :
“O’Connell has done his work extremely well and I found all the contents interesting”
and Leonard Barden wrote (of the same book) :
“Book of the year…this reviewer admits to consulting it more frequently than any other book on his shelf”
Kevin was coach (they lived in the same road in Suffolk) to GM Nick Pert and IM Richard Pert
Kevin became a FIDE Master in 2006 and his peak rating (according to Felice) was 2360 in July 1993 at the age of 44.
Kevin became a FIDE International Arbiter (IA) in 1998. He is the FIDE Delegate for the Republic of Ireland and is Honorary Chairman and Secretary of the FIDE Chess in Education Commission (EDU). He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer.
Here is his Wikipedia entry
Birthday of FM Kevin O’Connell (28-viii-1949)
BCN wishes happy birthday to FM Kevin O’Connell (28-viii-1949)
Kevin John O’Connell was born on Sunday, August 28th 1949 in London.
Kevin attended Ilford County High School and The University of Essex following by an MSc in Sports Sciences at The University of Essex.
According to The Games of Robert J. Fischer :
“Kevin is an Essex county player and bulletin editor”.
According to How to Play the Sicilian Defence :
“Kevin O’Connell is editor of the FIDE Chess Yearbook, author of many other chess books and chess columnist of London’s Evening News”
Harry Golombek wrote in The Observer Magazine (about The Batsford Chess Yearbook 1975/6) :
“O’Connell has done his work extremely well and I found all the contents interesting”
and Leonard Barden wrote (of the same book) :
“Book of the year…this reviewer admits to consulting it more frequently than any other book on his shelf”
Kevin was coach (they lived in the same road in Suffolk) to GM Nick Pert and IM Richard Pert
Kevin became a FIDE Master in 2006 and his peak rating (according to Felice) was 2360 in July 1993 at the age of 44.
Kevin became a FIDE International Arbiter (IA) in 1998. He is the FIDE Delegate for the Republic of Ireland and is Honorary Chairman and Secretary of the FIDE Chess in Education Commission (EDU). He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer.
Here is his Wikipedia entry
Birthday of FM Kevin O’Connell (28-viii-1949)
BCN wishes happy birthday to FM Kevin O’Connell (28-viii-1949)
Kevin John O’Connell was born on Sunday, August 28th 1949 in London.
Kevin attended Ilford County High School and The University of Essex following by an MSc in Sports Sciences at The University of Essex.
According to The Games of Robert J. Fischer :
“Kevin is an Essex county player and bulletin editor”.
According to How to Play the Sicilian Defence :
“Kevin O’Connell is editor of the FIDE Chess Yearbook, author of many other chess books and chess columnist of London’s Evening News”
Harry Golombek wrote in The Observer Magazine (about The Batsford Chess Yearbook 1975/6) :
“O’Connell has done his work extremely well and I found all the contents interesting”
and Leonard Barden wrote (of the same book) :
“Book of the year…this reviewer admits to consulting it more frequently than any other book on his shelf”
Kevin was coach (they lived in the same road in Suffolk) to GM Nick Pert and IM Richard Pert
Kevin became a FIDE Master in 2006 and his peak rating (according to Felice) was 2360 in July 1993 at the age of 44.
Kevin became a FIDE International Arbiter (IA) in 1998. He is the FIDE Delegate for the Republic of Ireland and is Honorary Chairman and Secretary of the FIDE Chess in Education Commission (EDU). He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer.
Here is his Wikipedia entry
Birthday of FM Kevin O’Connell (28-viii-1949)
BCN wishes happy birthday to FM Kevin O’Connell (28-viii-1949)
Kevin John O’Connell was born on Sunday, August 28th 1949 in London.
Kevin attended Ilford County High School and The University of Essex following by an MSc in Sports Sciences at The University of Essex.
According to The Games of Robert J. Fischer :
“Kevin is an Essex county player and bulletin editor”.
According to How to Play the Sicilian Defence :
“Kevin O’Connell is editor of the FIDE Chess Yearbook, author of many other chess books and chess columnist of London’s Evening News”
Harry Golombek wrote in The Observer Magazine (about The Batsford Chess Yearbook 1975/6) :
“O’Connell has done his work extremely well and I found all the contents interesting”
and Leonard Barden wrote (of the same book) :
“Book of the year…this reviewer admits to consulting it more frequently than any other book on his shelf”
Kevin was coach (they lived in the same road in Suffolk) to GM Nick Pert and IM Richard Pert
Kevin became a FIDE Master in 2006 and his peak rating (according to Felice) was 2360 in July 1993 at the age of 44.
Kevin became a FIDE International Arbiter (IA) in 1998. He is the FIDE Delegate for the Republic of Ireland and is Honorary Chairman and Secretary of the FIDE Chess in Education Commission (EDU). He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer.
Here is his Wikipedia entry
Birthday of FM Kevin O’Connell (28-viii-1949)
BCN wishes happy birthday to FM Kevin O’Connell (28-viii-1949)
Kevin John O’Connell was born on Sunday, August 28th 1949 in London.
Kevin attended Ilford County High School and The University of Essex following by an MSc in Sports Sciences at The University of Essex.
According to The Games of Robert J. Fischer :
“Kevin is an Essex county player and bulletin editor”.
According to How to Play the Sicilian Defence :
“Kevin O’Connell is editor of the FIDE Chess Yearbook, author of many other chess books and chess columnist of London’s Evening News”
Harry Golombek wrote in The Observer Magazine (about The Batsford Chess Yearbook 1975/6) :
“O’Connell has done his work extremely well and I found all the contents interesting”
and Leonard Barden wrote (of the same book) :
“Book of the year…this reviewer admits to consulting it more frequently than any other book on his shelf”
Kevin was coach (they lived in the same road in Suffolk) to GM Nick Pert and IM Richard Pert
Kevin became a FIDE Master in 2006 and his peak rating (according to Felice) was 2360 in July 1993 at the age of 44.
Kevin became a FIDE International Arbiter (IA) in 1998. He is the FIDE Delegate for the Republic of Ireland and is Honorary Chairman and Secretary of the FIDE Chess in Education Commission (EDU). He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer.
Here is his Wikipedia entry
Birthday of WCM Dinah Norman (née Dobson) (21-viii-1946)
BCN wishes Happy Birthday to Dinah Norman on August 21st
Dinah Margaret Dobson was born on Wednesday, August 21st 1946 in Exeter, Devon. Her parents were Leslie and Barbara Dobson (née Hayward).
Dinah became a WCM in 2002.
According to chessgames.com : “Dinah Margaret Norman Dobson is a WCM. She was British champion (w) in 1967 (=Rowena Mary Bruce, Oxford), 1968 (Bristol) and 1969 (=Rowena Mary Bruce, Rhyl).”
Dinah played on board three (i.e. 1st reserve) for England in the third FIDE Women’s Olympiad in Oberhausen, Germany in 1966 and in 1969 she played board 1 in Lublin, Poland.
English Chess Champion Dinah Dobson Playing Against Two German Boys During Lunch-break At Chess Competition In Hastings. Mandatory Credit: Photo by ANL/Shutterstock
She played in the 1968 Anglo-Dutch match on the Ladies board, which, at that time, did not count in the overall match result.
Now (1071) living in Northwood, Middlesex, she married Danny Wright in Westminster and in 1983 she married Ken Norman in Richmond.
Dinah has been a member of Crowthorne Chess Club and has played in the Berkshire League. She has represented 4NCL Iceni and Guildford in other competitions.
According to Megabase 2020 her highest FIDE rating was 2085 in July 1990 at the age of 44. However, it would have been higher than this in the late 1960s and 1970s had ratings been established then.
With the white pieces she has essayed the Colle-Koltanowki Opening for many years and as the second player she has played the Caro-Kann, Smyslov Variation and the Semi-Slav Defence.
Birthday of WCM Dinah Norman (née Dobson) (21-viii-1946)
BCN wishes Happy Birthday to Dinah Norman on August 21st
Dinah Margaret Dobson was born on Wednesday, August 21st 1946 in Exeter, Devon. Her parents were Leslie and Barbara Dobson (née Hayward).
Dinah became a WCM in 2002.
According to chessgames.com : “Dinah Margaret Norman Dobson is a WCM. She was British champion (w) in 1967 (=Rowena Mary Bruce, Oxford), 1968 (Bristol) and 1969 (=Rowena Mary Bruce, Rhyl).”
Dinah played on board three (i.e. 1st reserve) for England in the third FIDE Women’s Olympiad in Oberhausen, Germany in 1966 and in 1969 she played board 1 in Lublin, Poland.
English Chess Champion Dinah Dobson Playing Against Two German Boys During Lunch-break At Chess Competition In Hastings. Mandatory Credit: Photo by ANL/Shutterstock
She played in the 1968 Anglo-Dutch match on the Ladies board, which, at that time, did not count in the overall match result.
Now (1071) living in Northwood, Middlesex, she married Danny Wright in Westminster and in 1983 she married Ken Norman in Richmond.
Dinah has been a member of Crowthorne Chess Club and has played in the Berkshire League. She has represented 4NCL Iceni and Guildford in other competitions.
According to Megabase 2020 her highest FIDE rating was 2085 in July 1990 at the age of 44. However, it would have been higher than this in the late 1960s and 1970s had ratings been established then.
With the white pieces she has essayed the Colle-Koltanowki Opening for many years and as the second player she has played the Caro-Kann, Smyslov Variation and the Semi-Slav Defence.
Birthday of WCM Dinah Norman (née Dobson) (21-viii-1946)
BCN wishes Happy Birthday to Dinah Norman on August 21st
Dinah Margaret Dobson was born on Wednesday, August 21st 1946 in Exeter, Devon. Her parents were Leslie and Barbara Dobson (née Hayward).
Dinah became a WCM in 2002.
According to chessgames.com : “Dinah Margaret Norman Dobson is a WCM. She was British champion (w) in 1967 (=Rowena Mary Bruce, Oxford), 1968 (Bristol) and 1969 (=Rowena Mary Bruce, Rhyl).”
Dinah played on board three (i.e. 1st reserve) for England in the third FIDE Women’s Olympiad in Oberhausen, Germany in 1966 and in 1969 she played board 1 in Lublin, Poland.
English Chess Champion Dinah Dobson Playing Against Two German Boys During Lunch-break At Chess Competition In Hastings. Mandatory Credit: Photo by ANL/Shutterstock
She played in the 1968 Anglo-Dutch match on the Ladies board, which, at that time, did not count in the overall match result.
Now (1071) living in Northwood, Middlesex, she married Danny Wright in Westminster and in 1983 she married Ken Norman in Richmond.
Dinah has been a member of Crowthorne Chess Club and has played in the Berkshire League. She has represented 4NCL Iceni and Guildford in other competitions.
According to Megabase 2020 her highest FIDE rating was 2085 in July 1990 at the age of 44. However, it would have been higher than this in the late 1960s and 1970s had ratings been established then.
With the white pieces she has essayed the Colle-Koltanowki Opening for many years and as the second player she has played the Caro-Kann, Smyslov Variation and the Semi-Slav Defence.