Even now I run into people who believe things can still be done in this way. It's an uphill struggle convincing them otherwise.Stewart Reuben wrote: Until relatively recently, titles were awarded on a who you knew basis rather than an absolute system.
Who was / is WH Corry Vreeken?
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NickFaulks
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JustinHorton
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Nor Ilya Khan, as far as I know.Stewart Reuben wrote: Indian chess administration was nowhere in the 1960s. Presumably nobody thought of giving Sultan Kan the title.
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Leonard Barden
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Re: Who was / is WH Corry Vreeken?
Ilya Kan was awarded the IM title in 1950.JustinHorton wrote:Nor Ilya Khan, as far as I know.Stewart Reuben wrote: Indian chess administration was nowhere in the 1960s. Presumably nobody thought of giving Sultan Kan the title.