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Yes, those are the correct details. Indeed, Wood may have put in considerable work, depending on the quality of the translation and how far he had to go to appeal to a home audience. I can't say I'm a big fan of the book, but I suppose it will have been enjoyed by those with a keen eye for chess in ...

No, Wood didn't translate it. He edited the translated text, adding some extra material on the Anglo-Saxon aspects of chess history and a new chapter on the development of the game in Britain. Whoever put together the dust cover has omitted Gizycki's name ("Edited by BH Wood") and then written a sho...

A complex game, but Adair now has a winning advantage if he can keep a clear head.

John's post has reminded me that 'Lasker's Greatest Chess Games' by Reinfeld & Fine employs this minimalist 'B-R' notation system that he speaks of. I was initially convinced that the book was full of typing errors. Thankfully, that wasn't the case, but I don't think I've seen it used elsewhere.

Okay, this also seems plausible, but are there really no instances during his lifetime when a journalist referred to him, in writing, by his full name? Irritatingly, BCM appears to have exclusively used FD Yates, and I think I got the same sense on a general trawl of The Times. Even in his obituary ...

Hmmm. I can't say I'm altogether convinced by this Yates name change stuff. WH Watts and W Winter (W&W) posthumously arranged and edited his best games collection (published 1934, two years after his death) and name him in the biography as Frederick Dewhurst Yates. I can only suppose, being entruste...

Thanks for the replies. I was hoping that a forumite keen on chess biographies might own these books, but it doesn't seem to be the case. I had skimmed through the Hardinge-Simpole blurb about the Tal book, but had somehow missed the vital part that Roger highlighted above. This 'reproduced BCM arti...

I was wondering if anyone has knowledge of the Hardinge-Simpole books ... Reuben Fine's Best Games (by Fine), and Mikhail Tal: The shooting star of chess (by Golombek) Both with the familiar white covers. In particular, are these old books that have been repackaged and/or retitled? I presume so, as ...

That's correct - well remembered, Gordon and Richard. CHESS Magazine (25th February 1961, p.186) reports that he "is engaged on a thesis on Chess In Schools", which implies a later date of publication than 1960, but hard to be sure. It is also mentioned that KW Lloyd (Durham Univ) and DJ Mabbs (Shef...

'Chess In Schools' may seem like a fairly modern concept given its current popularity, but which British chess player wrote a University thesis about the idea in the early 1960s?

Stewart,
Re: New edition of FIDE Golden Book.
Good news indeed. I'll look forward to that, as long as getting hold of a copy is easier than was the case with the first edition!

Thanks Stewart. I've not got the ECF Yearbooks unfortunately, but if I'm ever passing a specialized chess library I may well call in and check them out.

I would certainly welcome an update of the FIDE Golden Book for the 2003-2017 era ... but I suspect it's not likely.

Great additions David. Thanks for the contribution.

Yes, aside from Mickey's Olympiad medal, I was struggling to think of too many others.

Josh Altman in 2012, took Bronze at the World Youth Under 10.
Keith Arkell of course, in 2014, took Gold at the European Senior 50+, then Silver at the World Senior 50+ ...

Any others spring to mind?

Panic over. Title was 'FIDE Honours' - I found it on an archive site at http://archive.li/BULlt#selection-331.0-3493.13 In fact it was last updated in 2002/3. Surprising how many honours had been won. Would be interesting to see how it would look updated for the last 14 years? Maybe not a lot differ...