We remember Joseph Edmund Peckover (15-xi-1896 – 16-iv-1982)
From The Encyclopedia of Chess by Anne Sunnucks :
Born in London on the 15th November 1896, Peckover has lived in New York since 1921. He has composed about 70 endgame studies :
JE Peckover , 1st Prize, Problem 1958 – 59 Award July 1960.
Here is his Wikipedia entry
Here is his entry on chesscomposers.com
BCN remembers IM Colin Crouch (14-x-1956 16-iv-2015)
From Chessgames.com :
“Colin Stamford Crouch was born in Bushey, England. He was an International Master, and the author of a number of chess books.”
Here is an obituary from the ECF written by Stewart Reueben
An obituary from Kingpin Magazine
An obituary from The Telegraph written by Malcolm Pein
Colin was Southern Counties (SCCU) champion in the 2000-01 season sharing the title with Jeff Goldberg.
An obituary from The Guardian by David Crouch
BCN remembers Herbert William Trenchard (08-ix-1857 15-iv-1934)
From Wikipedia :
“Herbert William Trenchard (8 September 1857, Thorncombe – 15 April 1934, London) was an English chess master.
He took 11th and tied for 4-5th in London in 1886, shared twice 3rd at Cambridge 1890 and Oxford 1891, tied for 4-5th at Brighton 1892, took 2nd at London 1892 (B tourn), tied for 3rd-4th at Woolhall Spa 1893, and took 3rd at London 1896,[1]
He also participated at Vienna 1898 (Kaiser-Jubiläumsturnier, Siegbert Tarrasch and Harry Pillsbury won) and took 19th place there.[2][3]”
Here is a fascinating article about the National Liberal Club Chess Circle
Remembering Theophilus Harding Willcocks (19-iv-1912 14-iv-2014)
An innovator in both mathematics and fairy chess.
Here is an excellent article on squaring.net
An article from matplus.net
Remembering Theophilus Harding Willcocks (19-iv-1912 14-iv-2014)
An innovator in both mathematics and fairy chess.
Here is an excellent article on squaring.net
An article from matplus.net
Remembering Theophilus Harding Willcocks (19-iv-1912 14-iv-2014)
An innovator in both mathematics and fairy chess.
Here is an excellent article on squaring.net
An article from matplus.net
Remembering Theophilus Harding Willcocks (19-iv-1912 14-iv-2014)
An innovator in both mathematics and fairy chess.
Here is an excellent article on squaring.net
An article from matplus.net
Remembering Theophilus Harding Willcocks (19-iv-1912 14-iv-2014)
An innovator in both mathematics and fairy chess.
Here is an excellent article on squaring.net
An article from matplus.net
