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- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Joyce Evans
- Replies: 1
- Views: 483
Re: Joyce Evans
A sad loss! Joyce played in over 40 county matches for Worcestershire. Whenever I played away matches at Halesowen she always had a warm welcome. I Understand that she was a special needs teacher before she retired. Ray Collett (President Worcestershire Chess Association)
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Tony West (Hagley CC, 1940-2024)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 308
Tony West (Hagley CC, 1940-2024)
I learned that Tony West, former captain of Worcestershire correspondence team in the Brown Pond competition has passed away. The current team captain Jim Keene, wrote: "He was a team captain for the 2nd team Correspondence Chess for many years and assisted me in obtaining interested players. He onl...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:44 pm
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Jeremy Humphries
- Replies: 2
- Views: 683
Re: Jeremy Humphries
Very sad to hear this news. I spoke to him only a few weeks or so ago in relation to playing for the Worcestershire Wolfpack online teams in 4NCL. Stourbridge CC website has a short appreciation of him at: http://www.stourbridgechess.force9.co.uk/News.htm
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:00 am
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: David Pugh (Warley Quinborne, Greenlands and Longbridge))
- Replies: 0
- Views: 812
David Pugh (Warley Quinborne, Greenlands and Longbridge))
David William Pugh (Longbridge). With great sadness, the death is reported of David Pugh, President Longbridge CC, on 22 September after a long illness. David had been president of both Greenlands and then Longbridge CC. Steve Crees, secretary of Longbridge CC, has written a tribute to David on the...
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:04 pm
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Peter Gibbs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2156
Re: Peter Gibbs
A great loss for English chess. I first encountered Peter in my role as web editor for MCCU where I found him to be an excellent source of information about older players. He was chess correspondent for local newspapers and possibly the Birmingham Post. After several email exchanges, I met him to gi...
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 5:28 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Worcester & District Chess League
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1655
Worcester & District Chess League
On 23 August 2022 Worcester & District League club representatives decided to merge with Worcestershire Chess Association. This brings to an end the independent existence of the District League, but its competitions live on. The District league, and the individual tournaments for the Bennett (open) ...
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:19 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Earliest English Chess Clubs
- Replies: 46
- Views: 18498
Re: Earliest English Chess Clubs: Kidderminster
John Wrench (Kidderminster CC) has sent me a note that the Illustrated London News 1845 published in Staunton's column 'the birth of a Chess club' in Kidderminster - 'a pleasant little town, under the auspices of Mr Knight MP member of St George's'. The subscription was announced to be 20s which, ac...
- Wed Nov 24, 2021 8:48 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Chess Club Covid Policy
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2548
Re: Chess Club Covid Policy
For Worcester City Chess Club see the club's website at: http://www.raycollett.net/city/ It's likely that the most cost-effective anti-covid precautions will be players wearing face-coverings especially when sat at the board and provision of hand sanitiser. Obviously it costs nothing to make maximum...
- Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:24 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: History of Chess Clubs
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7019
Re: History of Chess Clubs
Longbridge Chess Club, Birmingham history is at: <https://longbridgechess.wordpress.com/in-memory/>
- Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:20 pm
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Laurence J. Wheatley
- Replies: 1
- Views: 977
Re: Laurence J. Wheatley
Laurence was a larger than life chess player and part 4 of the history of Longbridge Chess Club (Birmingham) <https://longbridgechess.wordpress.com/in-memory/> by Steve Crees captures his spirit. Infuriating at times, but much less would have been achieved and now Birmingham and Worcestershire chess...
- Sun Sep 19, 2021 3:24 pm
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Nick Harris 1937-2021
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1262
Nick Harris 1937-2021
With sadness I am reporting the death of Nick Harris who was champion of the Worcester City Club. He suffered a massive heart attack in mid-June. Nick moved to Worcester in 1986 having previously played for Windermere club in Cumbria. Nick, publishing under the name Nathaniel Harris, was a prolific ...
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:21 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: History of Wolverhampton & District Chess League
- Replies: 0
- Views: 931
History of Wolverhampton & District Chess League
In March 2020, David Short (W&DCL publicity secretary) published a 75th birthday tribute to its founders at: http://www.wdclchess.org.uk/blog/?news=rockets-rationing-75-years-ago He also maintains the website which has the league's official history 1945-2013, lists of officials, trophy winners, and ...
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 10:21 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: History of Chess Clubs
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7019
Re: History of Chess Clubs
Worcester City Chess Club's history is viewable at: http://www.raycollett.net/city/hist/history1.htm
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Covid-19 - Suspend Chess Immediately
- Replies: 340
- Views: 28827
Re: Covid-19 - Suspend Chess Immediately
Japan Today also reports 16-3-20
TOKYO The Japanese government is considering postponing Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako's planned state visit to Britain this spring due to the spread of the new coronavirus, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:41 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Covid-19 - Suspend Chess Immediately
- Replies: 340
- Views: 28827
Re: Covid-19 - Suspend Chess Immediately
Disease experts are calling for tougher measures in the US
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03 ... iness-slow
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03 ... iness-slow