Dave captained the Greater Manchester county u150 team and was also a regular in the 4NCL for the Manticores
Dave played in the North East for many years and was a member at South Shields where he posted:
The funeral has been arranged at Stockport Crematorium on Monday 18th December at 12:00 noon. If anyone is able to attend the service, I am told they will be very welcome.I was a member from about 1966-70, and remember some of the people mentioned, including Jack Bishop, Mr Dodds, Lance Oliver and Mr Johnson. I recall one night around 1968, when the club hosted a Simultaneous Chess Event featuring one of Englands leading players, P H Clarke. I think about 40 players took part at the Marine & Tech, and there were two who beat him, myself and Eric Whiting if I remember correctly. We received book prizes, but it was a memorable night. It was a great challenge by Peter Clarke to take on 40 players simultaneously, and these days our top players limit themselves to about 30 opponents. He played at Newcastle and Sunderland clubs also on that tour and was probably a top 10 British player in the mid 60’s, and wrote some classic books on chess. He went on to become British Master and Chess Correspondent for The Times. In those days South Shields had about 20 active members I believe, including Bill Jenkings, and a great chap called Mr Joss, whose advice to me as a young player was invaluable.
