As an indication of Len Pickett's playing strength, here's a creditable draw of his as white against rising star Joe Gallagher. Lewisham International 1984, Round 3.
'The Famous Eccles'
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John Clarke
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Re: 'The Famous Eccles'
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
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Geoff Chandler
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Re: 'The Famous Eccles'
Tony Gillam says sorry, he can be of no help in this matter.
Looking like we will never know. I thought it might be rhyming slang 'Eccles Cake = Checkmate'.
Now trying to help Justin figure which book Len Deighton used in 'Funeral in Berlin'.
http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.c ... ce-by.html
Been through my Library. Nothing really matches. A new quest.
Looking like we will never know. I thought it might be rhyming slang 'Eccles Cake = Checkmate'.
Now trying to help Justin figure which book Len Deighton used in 'Funeral in Berlin'.
http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.c ... ce-by.html
Been through my Library. Nothing really matches. A new quest.