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Morning Justin, Good spot with the BCM. Regarding the Bishop mate, W.H.Watts has two Bishop mates on chessgames.com but neither being v a female nor a lone Bishop. One was v H.L.Crawford who I think may have been https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Leighton_Crawford (or one his sons with the same in...

Anybody throw any light on these two snippets from the above column



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I think she was used to it Matt, there is her 1961 quote; "I’m the most important American chess player,” she said in the New York Times in 1961. “People will be attracted to the game by a young, pretty girl. That’s why chess should support me. I’m bringing it publicity, and ultimately, money.” http...

Lisa Lane appeared on 'What's My Line' in 1961

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EDpxRF1fYA

She beat the panel.
Abe Burrows; "....we were very snobbish, because she is so pretty we ruled out anything intellectual." (laughter)
A quip which today that may have caused a mini storm on social media.

From 2013 in Bangalore (Bengaluru) India. Also recall not too long ago Louis Vuitton had a chess themed display. https://retaildesignblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Louis-Philippe-Window-Display-October-2013-Delhi-India.jpg Over the years I have received 8-9 pairs of chess themed socks. I will n...

Hi Chris, Do not know if you have seen this 2018 vid. Oliver in interviewed by Sir John Ball (Heriot-Watt University) Professor Oliver Penrose, FRS, FRSE is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics at Heriot-Watt University. In this interview with Sir John Ball (Heriot-Watt University), h...

So you thought, “I know, I’ll see what’s going on at the English Chess Forum”. One of my regular three port of calls is here just to see what is happening. I knew that list was on chessgames.com and the person who complied it is usually on the button. I too recognise quite a lot of players on that ...

Fell asleep in the armchair at 20:30ish wife tip-toed to bed. Just woke up and am wide awake at 03:45 in the morning. Interesting debate. The complete list of all 34 Honorary Grandmasters and the year their title was awarded. 1977 • Julio Bolbochán (Argentina) • Esteban Canal (Peru / Italy) • Borisl...

This is the game https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1498652
One of the comments reads; "I almost spilt my boiling coffee after seeing 21.♕xe5!!"

r2r1nk1/p3q1pp/1p3p2/n2Pp2P/2p3RB/2Q1PP2/PP2BP2/2K3R1 w - - 0 21

CHESS May 1986.

Hi Chris,

This one still raises a smile, apparently it is a genuine error, (not a joke which at first I thought it was.)
one wonders how it slipped through.

I thought the collective term for chess players was 'a set of chess players.' it seems quite apt.

Keres is on a banknote (so is Petrosian) Keres also has a ship named after him. Korchnoi was race horse.https://www.racingsa.com.au/horse/389402

There is a plaque to Johnny Marr in the Edinburgh Chess Club. I put it there. (with the club's permission)

Yes! Soviet Miniatures an old friend. Another one I kept back when I sold my collection (approx 400 books) back in the mid 90's. The other two Clarke's (Tal and Petrosian) also stayed at home. Thanks to charity and junk shops that collection has built up again. Had a niggle there was something else ...