English-resident strong chess players
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Re: English-resident strong chess players
More on Zollner... In his 1890 bicycle vs boat race, he won a 100 guinea bet, which was rather a lot in those days. Died Jan 1945 aged 91 according to Chess. He knew Steinitz and drew with Capablanca and beat Alekhine in Simuls.
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Re: English-resident strong chess players
While I gather this is mostly about players from long ago, I'll mention that US Champion Stuart Rachels played a few times for Oxfordshire (as I recall he couldn't make the Minor Counties' Final, which we lost by a narrow margin) and Jesse Kraai was a teammate of mine at Cowley chess club.
Both were pursuing postgraduate degrees at Oxford University. As was, for instance, Ken Regan a few years earlier. I imagine that lots of strong players from overseas must have similarly studied in the UK at one time or another.
Both were pursuing postgraduate degrees at Oxford University. As was, for instance, Ken Regan a few years earlier. I imagine that lots of strong players from overseas must have similarly studied in the UK at one time or another.
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