Chess history trivia

[Leonard Barden]

Ok, so if I may ask another question of my own which Richard James kindly helped with greatly, which individual who played (at least once) for the strong Middlesex side of the 1920s beat both Capablanca and Fischer in simuls? I should add he also drew with Alekhine in one too.

The win against Fischer was a tournament game, not a simul. Not sure whether or not that will help anyone.

Maurice Fox. See, here we are, close together.

http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/amsterdam.html

Older congress players may remember Maurice's nephew Malcolm Fox, who organised the Borehamwood congress for many years and whose son Neil was a strong junior.

[MJMcCready]

Yes saw that, great picture. I was looking at http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter58.html 6115 also. Who was this chap L.Savage that was reportedly killed in the Alps?

[MJMcCready]

Ok, so if I may ask another question of my own which Richard James kindly helped with greatly, which individual who played (at least once) for the strong Middlesex side of the 1920s beat both Capablanca and Fischer in simuls? I should add he also drew with Alekhine in one too.

The win against Fischer was a tournament game, not a simul. Not sure whether or not that will help anyone.

Thanks Richard, noted.

[MJMcCready]

Can I ask another question? Which English player tragically lost two wives (both players themselves) within a decade of one another last century?

[Matt Mackenzie]

That's an easy one - R H S Stevenson.

[MJMcCready]

Hmmm...Major E.Montague Jones was the long-standing headmaster of which school? (No Googling allowed)

[Tim Harding]

Hmmm...Major E.Montague Jones was the long-standing headmaster of which school? (No Googling allowed)

St. Alban's School. He was head from 1902 and was one of the founders of the Officer Training Corps in public schools.
Champion of the British Correspondence Chess Association in 1909.

(No need to Google. See my history of correspondence chess page 217 footnote.)

[MJMcCready]

Hmmm...Major E.Montague Jones was the long-standing headmaster of which school? (No Googling allowed)

St. Alban's School. He was head from 1902 and was one of the founders of the Officer Training Corps in public schools.
Champion of the British Correspondence Chess Association in 1909.

(No need to Google. See my history of correspondence chess page 217 footnote.)

Okay, so something a bit harder then. Who in Northampton at the Oriental Cafe (year can be provided if necessary) had the pleasure of beating a certain J. H. Blackburne on two consecutive occasions during simul play?

[MJMcCready]

According to The Northampton Mercury Friday Oct 14th 1910, it was Mr. A. J. Margetts.

[MJMcCready]

I have another to ask, again no googling allowed, Tal's first victory as world champion was against which future unpopular character?

[John Moore]

Gotta be Jadoubovic - otherwise known as Milan Matulovic.

[Joshua Gibbs]

who is the lowest rated grandmaster? His Fide is 2170

[MJMcCready]

Not Matulovic, no. Someone more important.

[NickFaulks]

who is the lowest rated grandmaster? His Fide is 2170

I assume you're thinking of my old friend Arthur Bisguier. He doesn't play much FIDE rated chess nowadays. The Bulgarian GM Nikola Spirodinov has rated games this year and is at 2155.

[Paul McKeown]

Campo.