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Many happy returns, Leonard. Thanks for all you've done, and continue to do, for chess.

Assuming Roger is correct, which I'm sure he is, there's a game and photo in a report of Paul Keres's 1962 simul tour here . [Event "Simul - Keres 30 bds"] [Site "London"] [Date "1962.11.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Keres, Paul"] [Black "Gillman, Brian C"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C11"] [PlyCount "57"] [Eve...

This one's even more popular:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. c3 Qd3 8. hxg4 hxg4 9. Nxe5 Bd6 10. Nxd3 Bh2+

John Upham wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:26 am

Richard Pert "is" Richard Grivas Pert but the Grivas was removed be Deed Poll according to Nick.

Giscard, not Grivas. likewise Nicholas Giscard Pert.

"I don't think it was in the book" The book was brilliant - surely time for another one... I might possibly do something when I've finished the Chess Heroes books, but it would be very different. One reason it was very much something I did with Mike: it wouldn't be the same without him. Societal at...

"Is that possibly just a reference to the episode where he mentions having seen them play in 1927 rather than to a previously unknown episode?" That seems plausible. Is that the one where he gets cross when K9 beats him? I think the only unseen story was "Shada"(?) which was made during a technicia...

HELP REQUESTED This came to me from Martin Fitzpatrick, 164 Cavendish Street, Belfast 12 7AX, N Ireland. Has anyone seen the ATV programme that was called 'CHECKMATE - David Nixon teaches chess. It was shown around April 1975. It was written by Bob Wade and there were 13 programmes. Some detail are...

This is rather a weird coincidence. I've just read this thread an hour or so after researching a bit of chess history which led me unexpectedly to a website about Oswald Mosley. I've just put up a new item at BritBase with games played by the strong Hampshire player Wilfred Pratten (1908-1985). The...

Andrew McGettigan also recommended it to me. Some of us have also heard Fernand Gobet speaking at the London Chess Conference.

Here's my take on the book.

Would it be posssible to copy the previous 6 posts (from here ) onwards) into the Chess History section under a suitable title. It is very hard to find them again otherwise, and there is some fascinating history there. Quick question: which magazines are those scans from? While looking some more in...

Would it be posssible to copy the previous 6 posts (from here ) onwards) into the Chess History section under a suitable title. It is very hard to find them again otherwise, and there is some fascinating history there. Quick question: which magazines are those scans from? While looking some more in...

Here, by the way, is Tolush's loss to the eccentric JC Thompson.

Ralph Ladislas Barnett (1911-1976) lived in Hayes, Middx. He played chess for Middlesex and EMI (in the Middlesex League) between about 1930 and 1960. He was awarded an MBE in the 1967 Birthday Honours List. (Citation: Location Manager, Electric & Musical Industries Electronics Ltd.) I'd imagine he ...

Olive Cecily Richards born Sanderstead, Croydon 31 August 1906 Professional cello player from a family of musicians. An online search of concert programmes from the 1930s comes up with many references. I believe she was the sister of Bernard (Roland) Richards (1913-1996), a very distinguished cellis...