Search found 311 matches
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 12:13 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Gawain Jones in European semi-final 7pm TONIGHT
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1306
Re: Gawain Jones in European semi-final 7pm TONIGHT
Terrific result. Gawain on Twitter: "Well I didn't make it easy for myself. Thought I'd blown it when I squandered a 2-0 lead against David, such elite players don't tend to give you second chances. Got my luck in the Armageddon. Then a Dragon punt and Scotch Gambit opening trap sees me over the lin...
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 5:26 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Battle of Britain Tournaments?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1073
Re: Battle of Britain Tournaments?
1948 ---- Battle of Britain. London ENG – RF Boxall 4/5, DB Pritchard 3.5, G Wood 3, NT Honan 2, HI Woolverton 1.5, Ms E Saunders 1 (6) 1954 Sep. Battle of Britain. Final. London ENG – GJ Martin, MJ Franklin 2.5/3, EC Hughes, GC Nurse 0.5 (4). Martin won the playoff to make it two wins in succession...
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 5:16 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Battle of Britain Tournaments?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1073
Re: Battle of Britain Tournaments?
1964 Sep. Battle of Britain. London ENG – MJ Basman 3/3, NA Perkins 2, WF Coles 1, A Bernfield 0 (4). A fundraiser for the RAF Benevolent Fund. Qualifying events were held at monthly intervals to arrive at the four finalists. The winner’s trophy is held for a year.
(from CHESS magazine)
(from CHESS magazine)
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 5:13 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Battle of Britain Tournaments?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1073
Re: Battle of Britain Tournaments?
1955 Sep. Battle of Britain. London ENG – LW Barden, JB Hawson, M Rogan 2/3, A Lukowicz 0 (4). It was fitting that Rogan (USA) and Lukowicz (a Polish airman) could represent two of Britain’s strongest wartime allies. Barden won out in the three-way play-off for first place.
(from CHESS magazine)
(from CHESS magazine)
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:14 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Frank Winter : can you help?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 574
Re: Frank Winter : can you help?
Reminds me of a friend of mine who would regularly play 1.a3 if his opponent hadn't turned up for the start of play. He would cunningly set the pawn only half onto the a3 square, leave the remaining pieces in a messy arrangement, start the clock, push his chair in and walk away. Arriving late, many ...
- Sun Oct 11, 2020 4:43 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Queen's Birthday Honours 2020
- Replies: 60
- Views: 3454
Re: Queen's Birthday Honours 2020
Anderson's wiki page has him as an OBE, DFC though.
- Sun Oct 11, 2020 4:34 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Queen's Birthday Honours 2020
- Replies: 60
- Views: 3454
Re: Queen's Birthday Honours 2020
Right, thanks.
Three entries in Pergamon's British Chess (1983):
Gerald Frank Anderson, MBE - an IM in chess composition.
Robin Charles Oliver Matthews, CBE, FBA - IM in chess composition, Master of Clare College, Cambridge.
Sir Jeremy Morse - FIDE Int. Judge for Chess Composition.
Three entries in Pergamon's British Chess (1983):
Gerald Frank Anderson, MBE - an IM in chess composition.
Robin Charles Oliver Matthews, CBE, FBA - IM in chess composition, Master of Clare College, Cambridge.
Sir Jeremy Morse - FIDE Int. Judge for Chess Composition.
- Sun Oct 11, 2020 4:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Queen's Birthday Honours 2020
- Replies: 60
- Views: 3454
Re: Queen's Birthday Honours 2020
I think I recall William Fairhurst being made a CBE, but whether it was for chess or structural engineering, I couldn't say.
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 2:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Recreating chess book covers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 546
Re: Recreating chess book covers
Hah! Nice one.
'Chess For Tigers' is maybe the one cover replication that shouldn't be attempted.
'Chess For Tigers' is maybe the one cover replication that shouldn't be attempted.
- Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:32 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Jonathan Penrose
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3721
Re: Jonathan Penrose
Over the years I did manage to locate a couple of articles about Penrose: One is in the archives of spraggettonchess.com. I guess this link should work - http://www.spraggettonchess.com/saturdays-chess-puzzle-3/ but if not, I used the archive box, right hand side of the homepage, where I selected Ma...
- Wed May 06, 2020 4:40 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Harry Golombek games
- Replies: 71
- Views: 4502
Re: Harry Golombek games
Playing chess may have had a direct bearing on Harry surviving the war: “Without chess I would almost certainly be dead. My artillery battery was about to leave for Singapore during WWII. My commanding officer arranged for me to be transferred to Intelligence a week before they left because he knew ...
- Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:56 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 4146
- Views: 448516
Re: Media comments on chess
This reminds me of a (possibly apocryphal) tale featuring John Nunn. In essence, it was told to me as follows ... "John's mother picked him up from his first day of elementary school and was called over by the teacher. She warned Mrs Nunn that they suspected John may be a slow learner, as he had sho...
- Thu Feb 06, 2020 5:25 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: Badge
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2437
Re: Badge
Am I the only non-recipient curious to see what this 'badge' looks like?
Can someone post a photo of it?
I'll need to know what I'm looking out for on my future eBay searches
Can someone post a photo of it?
I'll need to know what I'm looking out for on my future eBay searches

- Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:09 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Tata Steel 10th-28th Jan 2020
- Replies: 169
- Views: 12440
Re: Tata Steel 10th-28th Jan 2020
Thanks for the correction Lawrence.
I read a tweet from Ramesh that was congratulating Sohum, and somehow deduced that they were working together.
I read a tweet from Ramesh that was congratulating Sohum, and somehow deduced that they were working together.
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:59 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Tata Steel 10th-28th Jan 2020
- Replies: 169
- Views: 12440
Re: Tata Steel 10th-28th Jan 2020
Ten-year-old Sohum Lohia (ENG) wins Group 3b of the Wijk Amateurs with a TPR of 2200. Won by a full point. Another promising surge from him.
Being coached by former British Champion RB Ramesh by the look of it.
Being coached by former British Champion RB Ramesh by the look of it.