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Are these his birth registration details? Births Mar 1953 NEWBURY Martin L BROWN Gosport 6b 324 (with acknowledgement and thanks to Free BMD) If so, then he was a year or two younger than the lower end of my estimate! That looks to be correct. Martin was a promising junior. He worked for ONS for ma...

I am sorry to inform the passing of Hampshire chess player Martin Newbury. Martin was a long time Southampton and Portsmouth Chess League player, and most recently played for the Hamble Chess club. Previously Martin had played for Sarisbury Green, British Rail and Passed Pawn in the Southampton and ...

Following on from the post on "Do the ECF have a new policy to demerit the FM Title" https://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15330&start=30 which touched on the National Titles / Master Points System, I looked at the USA Ratings site and the level of data is very impressive. As well as detail...

Genuine question, is the NM title still a thing? Yes - see here: https://www.englishchess.org.uk/master-points-system/ . It is the lowest title we record on the rating system. It is quite popular as it allows players to enter some elite online events (I can't comment on whether they get a discount ...

There are some on Britbase (2006 and 2025). PGN file from the 2006 includes 72 games. https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/brit2000.htm TWIC has some (72 from 2006), could be associated articles in the actual weekly updates (not checked). CB also has some but not checked to see if these are different. N...

Of course John.

https://www.olimpbase.org/index.php has a 4NCL page with details from the first season. Not looked in great detail, but certainly has the standings and match results.

I have found the solution to annoying coughing at chess events .... Southern Daily Echo 18th Nov 1931. Don't forget as recommended by 1004 British Doctors, so must be good for you.

Adams: 2nd: 17 years 7 months - winning Park Hall International outright GM: 17 years 8 months - winning Icklicki Masters outright Source: Development of a Grandmaster - Bill and Michael Adams Thanks, Graham. Some people get lots of norms very quickly... others take a few years. Depends on the cont...

Adams:
2nd: 17 years 7 months - winning Park Hall International outright
GM: 17 years 8 months - winning Icklicki Masters outright

Source: Development of a Grandmaster - Bill and Michael Adams

I can confirm you were graded 125 in January 1992 when you beat me at the Basingstoke Minor! I had beaten top seed Kieron Smallbone in the first round with a stinking hangover. But after that my tournament well south and he went on to win his remaining games. [Event "Basinsgtoke Minor 1992"] [Site "...

I really enjoyed the comms and commentary. As DG has said he'll be playing in the British next year, it might be worth exploring whether the ECF could bring in someone with a profile similar to Gotham Chess to join the commentary team. I would like to see the return of Andrew Martin! Danny's commen...

Thoroughly enjoyed the British Championship from home. The You Tube stream was excellent with both Danny and Nick doing an excellent job. Some of the interviews were great, especially the Freddie - Supratit round 8 one (4 hours 4 mins in - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnFicbNZMEQ). Someone on FB ...

2.30pm start time. I would suggest on paper Shreyas Royal should be able to draw comfortably given his rating, but I suppose it depends on the opening and the approach Svyatoslav Bazakutsa takes (a draw would be a good result for him tournament-wise). Would expect Harry Grieve to try hard to win. I...

The annual Hampshire Chess Congress & Hampshire Individual Championships will take place from Friday 23rd to Sunday October 25th 2026 at the Lysses House Hotel, 51 High Street, Fareham, Hampshire. There are the normal three sections, although this year all three will be ECF and FIDE rated. Entries a...