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Could anyone point me at a list of SCCU Individual Champions?

I've looked at the SCCU web site but have failed to locate the information.

Many thanks !

JustinHorton wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 08, 2020 2:34 pm

I'm also thinking somebody should probably be able to identify the venue of the "unknown event".

Yes, that would be appreciated.

See https://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/08/remembering-fm-david-edward-rumens-23-ix-1939-08-vii-2017/ :D link not working for me Nick, There was a temporary server outage from which it has recovered. Thanks for the alert (which also gets sent to me via SMS and email). I hope you enjoy the article....

See https://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/08 ... -vii-2017/

See https://britishchessnews.com/2020/02/15 ... 5-ii-1974/

See https://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/07 ... -vii-2014/

John Townsend wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:58 pm

Ah, yes, Justin. Too easy, I can see ...

We need questions that a search engine will not answer.

I would agree that


or maybe
would raise your suspicions.

Any other example of "unusual attire" that you have encountered Roger ?

Roger, I'm intrigued to learn the of the potential correlations between "unusual attire" and cheating ? Is this something you have noticed in any opponents or other players ? Would playing barefoot (but not being a Contessa) qualify as unusual attire and a possible indicator of cheating? Tell me mor...

I can confirm that Camberley Chess Club does not have an Allan J Brown as a current or past member.

No idea where that entry came from.

Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:16 am

I managed to get on for a day, now it's gone again.

A little tardy in initial response but it is working today.

See https://britishchessnews.com/2020/06/27 ... niversary/ which includes a curiously worded obituary from EGR Cordingley.


Was she really a pagan or was this a turn of phrase from EGRC ?

Thanks Leonard.

I fell into the trap hook, line and sinker !

The signs were all there as you point out.

I wonder if you can help ? I'm attempting to locate the score of a game between Vera Menchk and Sir GA Thomas at Hastings , year unknown. Getty images has this image : 2e90a458ba01104ee800eb4de989bfab.jpg which appears to show a position in which Black is about deliver mate in one. As far as I can t...

Is it true Harry Golombek received an OBE? Harry became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Civil division in the 1966 Birthday (rather than New Years) Honours list. The citation read simply : Harry Golombek. For services to Chess. (rather than more accurately, services to chess an...