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Like everyone posting here, this news came as a huge shock. I have played in teams for Richmond & Twickenham countless times with Gavin since the 1980s including the Thames Valley and London leagues and the 4NCL as well as socialising with him on many occasions over the years. Condolences to his fam...

Very interesting, Richard. However, you don't seem to have mentioned Richmond Community Centre Chess Club, which I played for in the 1970s & 80s until the community centre was demolished and replaced by Waitrose supermarket.

Can you or anyone else shed light on the history of this club?

A great shame that we have lost Michael. I played him a number of times over the years and was often in the same team as him playing for Richmond & Twickenham. As others have noted, he was a true English gentleman and always had a polite word for everyone. One of his passions I haven't seen mentione...

In today's Daily Telegraph the Arts & Entertainment editor writes in an article concerning the recent sale of a pair of Ian Fleming's cufflinks: 'You Only Live Twice featured a Japanese deciphering system that was "remarkably close" to to the real-life goings on at Bletchley, (author Sinclair) McKay...

Not to defend Dover Publications, but I have in my collection: Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953 by Bronstein 100 Soviet Chess Miniatures by PH Clarke A Guide to Chess Endings by Euwe and Hooper The Art of the Middle Game by Keres and Kotov One Hundred Selected Games by Botvinnik Rubinstein...

I have known Andrew for many years and have had a copy of his book for a couple of weeks now. If you enjoy tactics, off-beat openings, anecdotes and more tactics (without too much analysis), this will definitely be a book for you. What makes this book a bit different from most is that I know persona...

Bit of a late reply, but the gazettes are available again. A problem with Google Docs, apparently.

If you wish to view them, please visit https://www.westlondonchess.com/history/gazette.